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TRADESHOWS, FESTIVALS & EVENTS

Visit Bucks County (VBC) attends and hosts a variety of tradeshows, festivals & events throughout the year to promote visitation to Bucks County and bring together the industry to network and collaborate.

Here’s how to get involved:

  • Come to an event and sip Bucks County wine, enjoy a Bucks County craft brew or cocktail made from a Bucks County distilled spirit.
  • Attend a Visit Bucks County webinar, roundtable, meeting or event.
  • Reach out to receive meetings, weddings, sports and group tour leads.
  • Be our buddy and share a booth at an upcoming tradeshow.
  • Showcase your location by hosting an event.
  • Nominate a member of your team for a National Travel & Tourism Week Award.

ANNUAL EVENTS

What’s Ahead

Each January industry and community leaders hear from Visit Bucks County President & COO and Board Chair about hospitality trends and developments in Bucks County for the coming year.

 

Annual Meeting

Visit Bucks County’s Annual Meeting takes place every October for Bucks County’s largest hospitality industry gathering of the year. Industry and community leaders can network, hear the latest data on travel trends to Bucks County, and learn how VBC is marketing and supporting its partners.

  • Annual Meeting 2023
  • Annual Meeting 2023

National Travel & Tourism Week

The U.S. Travel community celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week each May to recognize the economic impact of travel.  During this week, Visit Bucks County recognizes the incredible achievements of the travel workforce in Bucks County by presenting awards to employees and organizations in the tourism and hospitality field.

The five awards categories are Tourism Innovation, Guest Service Excellence, Leadership, Rising Star and The Visit Bucks County Award. View winners from previous years.

  • NTTW 2023 Award Recipients

 

2024 TRADESHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS

Visit Bucks County will be promoting Bucks County to visitors at the following tradeshows, festivals and events this year.  For more information email industryrelations@visitbuckscounty.com.

FESTIVALS & EVENTS:

February 17: Red, White & Brew Fest

February 25: AAA Lehigh Valley Vacation Expo 

April 12 & 13: AC Beer & Music Fest 

April 20 & 21: Lambertville Shad Fest 

April 27: Earth Day Event at Core Creek Park 

May 4: Washington Crossing Brew Fest

May 4 & 5: Peddler’s Village- Strawberry Festival 

May 11: Perkasie Porch Fest 2024 

May 18 & 19: Tile Fest 24 

May 18: New Hope Celebrate’s PRIDE 

June 8: Neshaminy Creek 12th Anniversary Party 

June 9: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball Game

June 21: Quakertown Summer Series Scotty McCreery Concert

June 22: Doylestown Pride- Block Party 

June 29: ¡Sabor! Latin Festival

July 13 & 14: Tinicum Arts Festival

July 27: Wine on the Waterfront

August 6: Musik Fest 2024

August 17 & 18: Zolocon Summer Expo 2024

August 24: Fonthill Castle Beer Fest

August 25: Ukrainian Folk Festival

August TBD: Revolutionary War Re-enactment- Moland House 

September TBD: Polish-American Family Festival & Country Fair

September TBD: Frenchtown Riverfest

September TBD: Yardley Harvest Day 

September 7 & 8: Doylestown Arts Festival & Bucks County Classic

September 21 & 22: New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival

September 28: The Central Jersey Beer Festival

October TBD: Delaware Beer Fest 

October TBD: Annual Art and Antiques Weekend 

October 5: Historic Newtown Market Day

October 12: Historic Fallsington Day

October 19: Autumn Alive 

October 19: 2024 Historic Bristol Day

November 2 & 3: Peddler’s Village Apple Festival

December TBD: Washington Crossing Historic Park First Crossing Re-enactment 

December TBD: Holly Nights 

  • New Hope Pride
  • Tinicum Arts Festival

WEDDING EXPOS:

January 6 & 7: Pennsylvania & South Jersey Bridal & Wedding Expo on January 6 & 7 (Philadelphia, PA) 

February 18: Delaware Bridal & Wedding Expo

March 3: Bucks County LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo

April 21: Pennsylvania Bridal & Wedding Expo (Oaks, PA)

June 9: New Jersey Bridal and Wedding Expo

November 3: Pennsylvania Bridal & Wedding Expo (Allentown, PA)

  • Wedding Expo

MEETING CONFERENCES & EVENTS:

March 4 & 5: MPI New Jersey Meets Conference

March 20: MPI Philadelphia Educational Institute

March 21 & 22: PASAE Connections Conference

April 15: MPI Philadelphia Spring Fundraiser

May 23: PCMA Phillies Businessperson’s Special

September 12: PCMA Education Day & Trade Show

September TBD: MPI PHL Bosses Night

October 15 - 17: The Event Planner Expo

 

GROUP TOUR TRADESHOWS:

March 25 & 26: Pennsylvania Bus Association Group Leader Marketplace

April 8 & 9: GNEMA Annual Spring Association Meeting

August 27 - 30: VMA-MCASC-NCMA Regional Joint Meeting and Group Leader Marketplace

September 17 - 19: GNEMA Group Leader Marketplace

September 22 -24: MMA 2024 Annual Group Leader Travel Showcase

November 17 - 20: NTA Travel Exchange 2024