All I want for Christmas is… a festive Bucks County weekend! Celebrate the holiday weekend with a ride through the Shady Brook Farm light show, tour the beautifully decorated Fonthill Castle and don’t forget to watch Washington cross the Delaware during the 70th Crossing Reenactment!

Check out our guide below for details on this weekend’s must-see events around the County. Stay up-to-date on what’s coming up next week with our Upcoming Events Calendar.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23

Christmas Village

Amazing Christmas Village

Amazing Christmas Village is a traditional European-style outdoor market where you can expect to have endless fun and a jolly time while eating, shopping and being festive to kick off celebrating this Holiday season. 

When: Weekends through December 23

Where: Neshaminy Square Shopping Center

Cost: Free to attend

A Very Furry Christmas

A Very Furry Christmas Celebration at Sesame Place is a festive, family-friendly celebration with everyone’s favorite Sesame Street friends. The park is transformed into a one-of-a-kind Christmas wonderland with millions of twinkling lights and festive decorations all around!

When: Now through January 1

Where: Sesame Place

Cost: Ticket prices vary

Pearl S. Buck House Festival of Trees

Each year during the Annual Festival of Trees, the rooms of Pearl S. Buck’s iconic Bucks County stone farmhouse come alive with the glow of holiday decorations. The event showcases beautiful trees and vignettes designed by Bucks County’s best artists, decorators, and local community groups to convey the spirit of Pearl S. Buck’s legacy.

When: Now through January 8

Where: Pearl S. Buck House & Historic Site

Cost: Prices vary

Outdoor Ice-Skating Rink

You can expect a winter wonderland filled with fun for the whole family including affordable skate rentals, free on-site parking, festive music, and much more!

When: Now through February 26

Where: Neshaminy Mall

Cost: Prices vary

Walk This Way

Focused on the women who designed, manufactured, sold, and collected footwear, Walk This Way explores how shoes have transcended their utilitarian purpose to become representations of culture—coveted as objects of desire, designed with artistic consideration, and expressing complicated meanings of femininity, power, and aspiration.

When: Now through January 15

Where: Michener Art Museum

Cost: Prices vary

Annual Holiday Small Works Show

Join Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery as they welcome over 35 artists that are participating and work in a variety of mediums, including oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, egg tempera, and monotypes.

When: Now through December 30

Where: Canal Frame-Crafts Gallery

Cost: Free to attend

A Christmas Story

Join the Newtown Theatre for a screening of A Christmas Story on Friday, December 23 at 2 PM, we triple dog dare ya!

When: December 23

Where: Newtown Theatre

Cost: $5

Aristaeus Holiday Show

Join Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company for the Aristaeus Holiday Show with live music from members of Doubtfull and Last Call Bands, and Beth Arnold Gilbert and the Bah-Humbugs. Santa hats, holiday pajamas, and ugly sweaters strongly encouraged!

When: December 23

Where: Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company

Cost: Free to attend

The Slambovian Circus of Dreams..

The music of The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams has been described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock,” and “surreal Americana;” a clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness.

When: December 23

Where: Sellersville Theater

Cost: $25

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24

Bert and Ernie during A Very Furry Christmas at Sesame Place

Santa’s ‘Twas The Night Celebration

Gather around the Sesame Street Neighborhood with your favorite Sesame Street friends for a special Christmas Eve celebration as we wish Santa Claus good luck on the eve of his Big Ride with a dazzling, Christmas spirit filled send-off!

When: December 24

Where: Sesame Place

Cost: Prices vary

North Pole Express Train

Christmas time will soon be here, bringing along joyous memories of times past. This year the New Hope Railroad invites you along as we set the clock back and showcase a magical journey mirroring those of years ago.

When: Now through December 30

Where: New Hope Railroad

Cost: Prices vary

Million Dollar Quartet Christmas

Join Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley as they come together again to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.

When: Now through January 1

Where: Bucks County Playhouse

Cost: Prices vary

Winter Wonderland Guided Tours

The daily one-hour guided tours of historic Fonthill Castle showcase Henry Mercer’s home decked for the holidays while sharing the history of Mercer and the construction of this unique property. Tours are 60 minutes and guided.

When: Now through December 30

Where: Fonthill Castle

Cost: Prices vary

Bucks County Wine Trail Vineyard Illumination

Come see the wonder of festive illuminations along the Bucks County Wine Trail as part of the third annual Light Up the Vines holiday vineyard lighting.

When: Now through January 1

Where: Bucks County Wineries

Cost: Free to attend

A Very (Un)Merry Grinchmas Party

Join Funzilla for a Whobilation on Saturday, December 24th 9am-12pm for a Very (un)Merry Grinchmas Party. Snack, crafts, games and the Big Man himself...no, not that one - the 'OTHER' one!

When: December 24

Where: Funzilla

Cost: Prices vary

Christmas Eve Buffet

Christmas Eve buffet with raw bar, filet mignon, lobster bisque and more!

When: December 24

Where: Washington Crossing Inn

Cost: $65

Christmas Eve Luncheon

Join Washington House Hotel & Restaurant for their annual Christmas Eve tradition. Start the holiday right with a three-course prix fixe luncheon served for $35 per person.

When: December 24

Where: Washington House Hotel & Restaurant

Cost: $35

Free Movie: Elf

Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.

When: December 24

Where: Sellersville Theater

Cost: Free to attend

Holiday Lights Meander

Explore the special 2022 Holiday Lights Meander route with your loved ones and spend 30 minutes gazing at the splendor of the holiday decorations of historic Fonthill Castle on your own.

When: December 24

Where: Fonthill Castle

Cost: Prices vary

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25

Washington Crossing Reenactmant

Washington Crossing the Delaware Reenactment

Each December, thousands gather on the banks of the Delaware River to watch the reenactment of George Washington's daring 1776 Christmas night river crossing. During the event, several hundred reenactors in Continental military dress listen to an inspiring speech by General Washington and then row across the river in replica Durham boats.

When: December 25

Where: Washington Crossing Historic Park

Cost: Free to attend

Hanukkah Celebration

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with Sesame Place’s Menorah Lighting Ceremony.  Join a local cantor, Baby Bear, who celebrates Hanukkah with his family, Grover, and more of your Sesame Street friends as we play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, and learn all about Hanukkah!

When: Now through December 25

Where: Sesame Place

Cost: Prices vary

Shady Brook Farms Holiday Light Show

Razzle dazzle at Shady Brook Farm's spectacular Holiday Light Show featuring more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland. Encounter whimsical displays and familiar characters as you drive through in the comfort of your own car or enjoy the show on an open-air wagon ride.

When: Now through January 28

Where: Shady Brook Farms

Cost: Prices vary

Gingerbread Contest & Display

The Gingerbread Competition and Display is a feast for the eyes with more than 75 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in different categories!

When: Now through January 8

Where: Peddler’s Village

Cost: Free to attend

New Hope History Walking Tours

Take this expertly guided walking tour to see the places and hear the tales that make New Hope such a fascinating place. The tour is approximately one mile long and lasts about one hour.

When: Every Sunday, 2:00PM to 3:00PM

Where: Start at The Parry Mansion 

Cost: $10 per person 

Christmas Day Buffet

Christmas Day lavish buffet, across the street from the reenactment! Super omelet station, salads, ham, prime rib, desserts & much more.

When: December 25

Where: Washington Crossing Inn

Cost: $65