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Bring Your Doll to the Market Day, Family Fun at Hellertown Library

There's a lot going on in the Saucon Valley area this weekend.

What's happening in the Saucon Valley area this weekend?

The fun starts Saturday, when the Hellertown Area Library will continue its 20th anniversary celebration with the running of the second annual "Get Bookin'" 5K race at 9 a.m. Saturday morning and a Family Fun Day from noon to 3 p.m.

Fun Day activities will include a Crayola craft table, a family yoga session with YogaMos starting at noon, music provided by Gr8soundz and food. There will also be raffles with prizes.

An event page for Family Fun Day has been set up on Facebook.

The library is located at 409 Constitution Ave., Hellertown.

And on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Saucon Valley Farmers' Market in Hellertown's Water Street Park will host a "Bring Your Doll to the Market Day" featuring stories told by Mother Goose, free refreshments, free gifts, a "Buy Fresh Buy Local" specialty crop game, crafts with Miss Maureen, the puppets of the Lower Saucon Township Historical Society and music by Lehigh Valley Drummers.

Here are some other events taking place in or near the Saucon Valley area this weekend:

Friday, Sept. 27

6 p.m. to midnight, Halloween Haunt, Dorney Park, 4000 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, featuring mazes, scary creatures and thrill rides. (Not for anyone under 13.) The park is also open 11 a.m. to midnight, Saturday. Tickets begin at $30.99.

8 to 10 p.m., entertainment by Breeze; 10 p.m. to close, DJ Mikey G., Revolutions at Saucon Valley, 3717 Rt. 378, Bethlehem

Saturday, Sept. 28

10 a.m. to 5 p.m., annual Lower Milford Township Fall Festival, township park, 7607 Chestnut Hill Church Road, Coopersburg. The festival will feature crafts, live music, a silent auction, food, a book sale, a photo contest, a children's coloring contest, free carriage rides, kiddie pedal tractor races with prizes, and much more.

1 p.m., Book Signing with Nadia Hassani, author of "Spoonfuls of Germany: German Regional Cuisine," Barnes & Noble, The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley, 2960 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley

Sunday, Sept. 29

9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saucon Valley Farmers' Market, Water Street Park, Hellertown

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