Calendar of Events
Each season the Poconos lives up to its promise... the spring is fresh, lively and green; the summer fragrant, warm and inviting; the fall plentiful, colorful and sweet; and the winter pure, silent and majestic. Festivals, activities, indoor and outdoor life never slow.
Hundreds of events and activities take place in the Pocono Mountains each year. Music or ethnic festivals, holiday celebrations, sidewalk sales, whitewater rafting days and NASCAR are some of the exciting events that make the Poconos so popular.
In the meetings market? Considering planning your meeting around one of the Poconos' signature events? Or want to see what's going on during your meeting? Use the calendar to search for events on a specific day or week.
Learn the art of making glass beads with a torch and rods of glass. Beads are a big hobby right now, and lampwork beads are the best. When you can make the gorgeous focals, you will be able to make great jewelry. The cost of this class is $40 per hour with a three hour minimum for a private lesson. Open studio tours are available everyday from 1-3pm.
Take an introductory class with and make a suncatcher. Spend one on one class time, in the studio, with Nic the master artist. The cost of the class is $35 per hour with a three hour minimum for a private lesson. Price does not include materials. Open studio tours everyday from 1-3pm.
To end the first season, the JTX is offering a sweet deal for visitors in November. Enjoy any guided historic adventure tour that we offer, and receive a 20% discount off the posted price. Let us take you hiking, biking or maybe snowshoeing. A great deal on a great way to experience Jim Thorpe! Just mention the PMVB special when making your reservation.
All anglers interested in landing a monster trout and winning one of 100 prizes should be fishing the Lackawaxen River. In addition to the thousands of fish stocked by the PA Fish and Boat Commission, the Lackawaxen Township Business Owners Association will stock 100 five to ten pound trout between The Settler's Inn in Hawley and the Zane Gray Bridge in Lackawaxen. This is the third year for the hugely successful Monster Trout Derby. There is no entry fee or pre-sign up. Just go fishing, get lucky and win a prize. All fish are tagged and the tag numbers corresponds with each fish's sponsor.
The "Scranton Limited" short rain rides will continue operating Wednesdays through Sundays. There is a $3 charge for this ride, all ages 6 and older, in addition to the daily park entrance fee. The park entrance fee at Steamtown NHS is just $6 per adult, ages 17 and older. Children under age 16, accompanied by an adult, are admitted to the park at no cost. The entrance fee includes parking and access to the outdoor grounds, the museum complex, walking tours and the park movie, "Steel and Steam." These 30-minute train rides depart from the Core Complex boarding area at 10:30am and 11:30am, and 1:30pm and 2:15pm, operating with a historic diesel locomotive on Wednesdays.
Join a costumed GhostGuide for intriguing tales of ghoulish encounters along Broadway. Start at the Inn at Jim Thorpe. Cover a mile roundtrip to the Old Jail, approximately one hour, outdoors. Walk-ins welcome, reservations strongly recommended. Tickets available from the GhostHost in the lobby of the Inn 15 min before walk. Adults/$10, children 7-12/$5.
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11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009
Recurring daily
Location: Hill Home Forge
Town: Jim Thorpe
Phone: 570-325-0216
11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009
Recurring daily
Location: Hill Home Forge
Town: Jim Thorpe
Phone: 570-325-0216
11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009
Recurring daily
Location: The Jim Thorpe eXperience - JTX
Town: Jim Thorpe
Phone: (484) 225-1209
11/1/2009 - 11/30/2009
Recurring daily
Location: Lackawaxen River
Town: Hawley/Lackawaxen
Phone: 570-685-2010
11/1/2009 - 11/29/2009
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Location: Steamtown National Historic Site
Town: Scranton
Phone: (888) 693-9391
11/6/2009 - 11/28/2009
Recurring weekly on Friday, Saturday
Location: Broadway, Jim Thorpe
Town: Jim Thorpe
Phone: (570) 325-2346
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11/21/2009The two-day indoor festival at Split Rock Resort and Golf Club will feature close to 30 of America's finest classic and micro-breweries offering tastes of their latest brews. Musical entertainment will be performed on two different stages, while crafts and artwork will be on exhibition and for sale. Each attendee will receive a commemorative beer tasting glass to take home and be at least 21 years of age to enter. Seminars on various beer related topics will be featured throughout the festival. More
During the Festival of Lights, the Phifer Ice dam Park takes on a magical holiday glow with more than 400,000 lights in a giant outdoor walk-through display as the sounds of the season are heard throughout the park. Santa will appear at the festival nightly up until Christmas. The festival will continue December 4-6, 11-13, 19-23 and 27-28, 2009. Donation of $4 for adults and $1 children 6-12 years. Children under 6 are free. The festival will be held from 5:15-9pm. More
