BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Halloween is 14 weeks away, but a Pride event in South Bethlehem will celebrate spooky season early.
The third annual Greenway Pride will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Southside Bethlehem’s Greenway between Taylor and Adams streets.
This year's theme, Halloween in July, will feature drag performers, a costume contest, oddies market and vendor tables featuring local LGBTQIA+ organizations.
Entry will be free.
Entertainment will include tunes by Sakura Ryoko.
Greenway Pride was founded in 2023 by community members Alison Leigh, Rachel Farrow and Maggie Riegel, with the hope of creating an inclusive space for community youth and residents of South Side Bethlehem.Greenway Pride website
Master of ceremonies for the event will be Philadelphia-based drag performer Jenny Henny of Henn House Events.
Henny will perform as Winifred Sanderson from the film "Hocus Pocus," portrayed onscreen by Bette Midler.
Additionally, fellow drag performer Chaotique Energie will perform as Agatha from "Agatha All Along."
The event also will feature face-painting and balloon character making, as well as a performance by the Lehigh Valley Queer Choir at 4 p.m.
The choir will perform "Abracadabra" from Lady Gaga's 2025 album "Mayhem."
Scheduled vendors are Ghost Encounters, Eskankdo! The Other Side, Bad Ashes Oddities, Henna Chakra, Never Ending Glass and Petrichor Art.
Greenway Pride was founded in 2023 by community members Alison Leigh, Rachel Farrow and Maggie Riegel, with the hope of creating an inclusive space for community youth and residents of South Side Bethlehem.
For more information, visit the Greenway Pride website.
