Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market. Photo are courtesy of Bethlehem Vintage Market.
First-ever Vintage & Harvest Market Coming to Bethlehem
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites partners with Bethlehem Vintage Market on new event September 19.
Bethlehem Vintage and Harvest Market Details
Location: Historic Burnside, 1461 Schoenersville Rd., Bethlehem, PA 18018
Date: Saturday, September 19 | 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Admission: $3 in advance and $4 at the gate | Children under 14 get in free
Website: Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market
Bethlehem, PA–A brand-new Bethlehem event will feature thousands of vintage items and collectibles along with a DJ spinning vintage vinyl, crafts, family activities, and food vendors. Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) will host the new Bethlehem Vintage & Harvest Market on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Historic Burnside, 1461 Schoenersville Road in Bethlehem. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and tickets are on sale now at HistoricBethlehem.org.
Growing out of the Apple Days event that previously took place at Historic Burnside, the new Vintage & Harvest Market will feature more than 75 vintage vendors from throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region highlighting collectibles, antiques, heirlooms and unique finds. Attendees can stroll the aisles exploring racks of vintage clothing, crates of vinyl records, booths featuring mid-century furniture and much more. Just a few examples of the vendors already confirmed to attend are Jen Thunderhorse Jewelry of Philadelphia, which offers Southwest silver, costume pieces and deadstock biker accessories; Created by Corinne, which turns naturally preserved plants and blooms into wearable art; and Neverending Glassworks, which is known for its stained-glass pieces.
“With its focus on vintage finds and collectibles, paired with some of the most popular elements of Apple Days, the Vintage & Harvest Market feels like the natural next chapter for Burnside,” said Beth Beatty, event manager for Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. “Whether you’re digging through crates of vinyl, trying on vintage leather, or just enjoying a fall afternoon with good food and music, there’s something for every kind of treasure hunter.”
Two Historic Organizations Partner on Vintage Bonanza
HBMS is partnering with the Bethlehem Vintage Market to put on the Vintage & Harvest Market.
“Our mission is to build community and promote sustainability one vintage treasure at a time,” said Bethlehem Vintage Market co-founder Sophie Nicholas. “So, an event that allows us to partner with HBMS, which is such an important historical organization, is a perfect fit. We’re bringing the community together in a fun, sustainable way.”
In addition to browsing thousands of collectibles, clothing items and treasures from the past, bargain hunters and their families will enjoy a wide variety of historical activities and living history demonstrations. These include 18th-century toys and games, open-hearth cooking demonstrations, quill pen writing, blacksmithing, and tours of the historic Burnside farmhouse, barns, summer kitchen and award-winning gardens. Children will especially love the History Maker’s Pass that allows them to create and take home a hand-dipped beeswax candle, candle holder and cornhusk doll. They can also decorate their own birdhouse and try the popular Artifact Challenge, where they match items from the past with their correct names.
Enjoy the Flavors of Fall
If you’re ready to taste the flavors of fall, this event is for you. Building off of Apple Days’ popular apple desserts, the Vintage & Harvest Market offers more than one dozen autumn-inspired desserts — the most ever — including apple and pumpkin pie, cider doughnuts, cranberry orange scones, pumpkin spice ice cream and molasses sugar cookies. Desserts can be purchased from the dessert barn to enjoy at the event or take home; individuals who can’t attend the Vintage & Harvest Market but want to support HBMS can also order their favorites in advance and pick up at the Market to Go at Historic Burnside on Friday, Sept. 18, from 4–7 p.m.
“This is a great option for people who can’t make it out to the event Saturday or who want to get a sneak peek of all the goodies in advance,” Betty said.
If you work up an appetite from all the shopping at the market, there are also several food trucks on site, serving up everything from Mexican cuisine to mango sticky rice. Taste Budz, the eatery behind the blueberry grilled cheese everyone lines up for at HBMS’s Blueberry Festival, will be at the event with apple and pumpkin delights that will appeal to even the most discerning tastes.
The fall theme extends to the Apple Barrel Tavern, where guests ages 21 and older can purchase their favorite beverages, including local craft brews and ciders, as well as cocktails from Christmas City Spirits. A Tavern Pass, which includes admission to the market and five tastings, can be purchased in advance for only $18 ($20 day of the event).
About Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites (HBMS) is a nonprofit institution that brings to life three centuries of American history. HBMS tells the story of a small town of great influence, home to some of our nation’s earliest settlers, America’s first municipal water pumping system and one of the world’s greatest industrial companies. HBMS is located in eastern Pennsylvania, only a one-hour drive north of Philadelphia and two hours west of New York City. The nonprofit is a partner in Moravian Church Settlements-Bethlehem, the United States’ 26th World Heritage site; an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution; and part of Historic Moravian Bethlehem, which is a National Historic Landmark District. For more information, visit historicbethlehem.org.
Information provided to TVL by:
Mark Demko
