Holiday-oriented events will fill local and regional venues over the next couple of weeks, as 2023 makes way for the new year.

In terms of pre-Christmas diversions, Jimmy and The Parrots - a Jimmy Buffet tribute act - will bring its Parrot Holiday Party to Bethlehem’s Musikfest Café. Over in Easton, the State Theatre will host The Wizards of Winter’s rock opera “The Christmas Dream.”

The annual “Messiah” Sing-In concert, meanwhile, will bring the community together at The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort, located in Shawnee-on-Delaware.

Looking beyond Christmas, a number of outlets will host New Year’s Eve events. Mauch Chunk Opera House welcomes retro funk-soul band Hunkajunk, while Country Junction celebrates with a kids’ party.

For the 21-and-up crowd, Wind Creek Event Center and Mount Airy Casino Resort will ring in the new year with parties in the Bethlehem and Mount Pocono areas, respectively.

PENN’S PEAK

325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe

866-605-7325, pennspeak.com

• Double Vision: The Foreigner Experience, 8 p.m. Dec. 29. The band, consisting of New York City musicians, performs the music of rock band Foreigner. Double Vision takes its name from Foreigner’s same-titled 1978 album and single.

• The Ultimate Doors, 8 p.m. Dec. 30. The group, a tribute to The Doors, recreates the look and sound of the classic rock band, from Jim Morrison’s leather outfits down to the color of the microphone cable.

MAUCH CHUNK OPERA HOUSE

14 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe

570-325-0249, mcohjt.com

• Mystery City, 8 p.m. Dec. 29. The classic rock tribute band, formed in 2014, includes members hailing from Carbon County and the northeastern Pennsylvania area.

• New Year’s Eve Party with Hunkajunk, 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Formed in 2015 and based in northeast Pennsylvania, Hunkajunk performs retro hits, modern classics and original jams. Three members of the band - Justine Williams, Brett Andrew, and Kyle O’Brien - perform in Honey & Nutz, a Hunkajunk spin-off focusing on upbeat pop, soul, duets and harmony.

MUSIKFEST CAFÉ AT STEELSTACKS

101 Founders Way, Bethlehem

610-332-1300, steelstacks.org

• Jimmy and The Parrots: A Parrot Holiday Party, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22. The band, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett, performs the late singer’s hits, as well as new and classic rock covers. Jimmy and the Parrots, performing for 20-plus years, also plays original songs by lead singer/guitarist Jimmy Maraventano.

• The Sofa King All-Stars, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28. The group, hailing from southeastern Pennsylvania, performs dance, Motown, R&B, classic rock and current Billboard hits.

• James Supra and Sarah Ayers Band, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 29. Supra, winner of numerous Lehigh Valley Music Awards, has played harmonica with variations of his own bands for almost 40 years. Ayers, a former opera singer, formed a blues band in 2002 and also has won multiple LVMA awards. Becky and the Beasts, a Carbon County cover band, will also perform.

• PeepsFest, 3 p.m. Dec. 30 and 31, SteelStacks campus. Just Born Quality Confections will present the indoor/outdoor event. Activities and attractions include a scavenger hunt, games, crafts, sampling stations, live music and fireworks. The 400-pound, 4-foot-9 Peeps Chick will descend for the New Year’s countdown at 5:35 p.m. both days.

• Splintered Sunlight, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30. The tribute band performed the music of the Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band for 25-plus years.

• Start Making Sense, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31. The act, a Talking Heads tribute, features, among others, Jon Braun in the role of David Byrne.

COUNTRY JUNCTION

6565 Interchange Road, Lehighton

610-377-5050, countryjunction.com

• New Year’s Eve Kids Party, 11 a.m. Dec. 31. The event includes 90 minutes of unlimited bumper cars, mini bowling and arcade games. Other highlights include tickets for prizes, a drink cup, unlimited popcorn, characters and a New Year’s Eve countdown at 1 p.m.

WIND CREEK EVENT CENTER

77 Wind Creek Blvd., Bethlehem

610-297-7414, windcreekeventcenter.com

• New Year’s Eve Party, 9 p.m. Dec. 31. The event, for ages 21 and up, includes dancers, dance hits and a balloon drop at midnight.

STATE THEATRE

453 Northampton St., Easton

800-999-7828, statetheatre.org

• The Wizards of Winter: “The Christmas Dream,” 4 p.m. Dec. 23. The ensemble, hailing from the Lehigh Valley, performs a holiday rock opera based around music from the act’s latest release “The Christmas Dream,” plus the group’s self-titled and “The Magic of Winter” albums. The Wizards of Winter features former members of Trans-Siberian Orchestra and other rock acts, along with Broadway and theater veterans.

• “Come From Away,” 7 p.m. Jan. 3 and 4, 2024. The musical shows the true story of the small town in Newfoundland that opened homes to 7,000 stranded travelers on 9/11. During that fateful week, cultures clashed and nerves ran high, though uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night and gratitude grew into enduring friendships.

SHERMAN THEATER

524 Main St., Stroudsburg

570-420-2808, shermantheater.com

• Lotus, 8 p.m. Dec. 29. Formed in 1998 in Goshen, Indiana, the instrumental electronic jam band has released more than a dozen albums, with its most recent, “Bloom & Recede,” out in 2022. Lotus hosts the annual Summerdance festival in Garrettsville, Ohio.

• A Very Merry Emo New Year’s Eve Eve, 8 p.m. Dec. 30. The lineup features Good Stuff, Stereo Jo, We’re From Antarctica and music from DJ AJ Stack.

THE SHAWNEE INN AND GOLF RESORT

100 Shawnee Inn Drive, Shawnee-on-Delaware

570-424-4000, shawneeinn.com

• Handel’s “Messiah” Sing-In, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22, Worthington Ballroom. The annual concert, a community gift from Charlie and Ginny Kirkwood, will feature a conductor, orchestra and soloists performing George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” Audience members may sing the chorus numbers. Seating on a first-come, first-served basis.

MOUNT AIRY CASINO RESORT

312 Woodland Road, Mount Pocono

877-682-4791, mountairycasino.com

• New Year’s Eve Starry Night Celebration, 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31, Event Center. The celebration, for ages 21 and up, will feature beats from Into the Spin and a bubbly champagne toast at midnight.