We haven’t found a 2026 Thanksgiving parade in Lehigh Valley with posted details yet. In all we found five Thanksgiving-weekend outings in and around Lehigh Valley: one turkey trot with a kids’ race and four Black Friday weekend picks, and one is free.
Thursday to Sunday
Everything below, laid out by day. Tap any outing to jump to its details.
Nothing posted yet
Monday to Wednesday, Nov. 23–25
Many schools are off all week. The full Monday-to-Wednesday list goes up with the weekly update on Monday, Nov. 23; what’s already posted is below.
It comes from the same weekly check as the Lehigh Valley this-week page.
Thursday morning
Start time, route and what to know with a stroller, from the organizer’s page.
We check the organizers every week. The 5 outings below are confirmed on their official pages.
Run it off
Kids’ races, family walks and stroller rules, from each race’s own page. Kids’ turkey trots in other cities.
Luckenbach Mill · 459 Old York Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18018
For kids: A 1.7-mile fun walk and youth age groups up to age 15. It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday
Holiday hours from each place’s own hours page. “Not posted” means the page doesn’t list Friday hours yet. Worth a quick check that morning.
Museums, zoos and play places post holiday hours in November. We add them as soon as they do.
Friday, Nov. 27
Tree lightings, parades, light-display openings and Santa arrivals on Black Friday.
Lehigh Parkway · Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, PA
With littles: Light display opening this weekend. The city’s drive-through lights in the Lehigh Parkway. Mondays are walk, run and bike nights, with Santa and reindeer on Dec 21.
Philadelphia Premium Outlets · 18 W Lightcap Rd, Pottstown, PA 19464
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Reserving a time online skips most of the line. Walk-ups are welcome when slots are open.
Saturday and Sunday
Parades, lightings, light displays and other easy outings Saturday and Sunday.
Christkindlmarkt, PNC Plaza at SteelStacks · SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Breakfast with St. Nick at the Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem. Buy tickets ahead.
Christmas City Village, Sun Inn Courtyard · Sun Inn Courtyard, Main St., Bethlehem, PA
With littles: Santa visits opening this weekend. Santa visits in historic Bethlehem. Take your own photos.
Keep planning
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Christmas markets in Lehigh ValleyChristkindlmarkts and winter wonderlands with hoursThis week in Lehigh ValleyDated outings for ages 0–6, checked every Thursday
Good questions
We haven’t found 2026 details for a Thanksgiving parade in Lehigh Valley yet. We check again every Thursday and add it as soon as the organizer posts it.
Historic Bethlehem Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Walk: Sat, Nov 28, 2026. A 1.7-mile fun walk and youth age groups up to age 15. It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
On Friday, Nov. 27: Lights in the Parkway and Santa at Philadelphia Premium Outlets. Times and prices are on each card.
Lights in the Parkway, Breakfast with St. Nick at Christkindlmarkt, Free Santa visits at Christmas City Village and Santa at Philadelphia Premium Outlets. Dates and times are on each card.
Free Santa visits at Christmas City Village is free to watch or attend. More free ideas are on free things to do in Lehigh Valley.
Each listing comes from the venue’s or organizer’s own page and links to it. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 30, 2026, and we recheck them every Thursday through Thanksgiving week. How we choose and check.
One short email every Thursday evening: the best things to do with little kids in Lehigh Valley that weekend, Thanksgiving week included.
