It's another busy weekend in Bucks County! Grab your stein and explore OctoberFeast at Peddler's Village, shop unique finds at Crafts in the Meadow or get spooked on a haunted history tour in New Hope. 

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, OCTOBER 15 

Hellerick's Family Farm

Fall Festival at Hellerick’s Family Farm

Bring your family and friends to the rolling hills of Bucks County amidst the beauty of fall's finest colors to enjoy a great day of fun on the farm. General Admission includes entry to our 18 acre Adventure Farm area which includes a Hayride, 2 Corn mazes, Farm animals, 3 slides, Tractor Tire playground and 40+ activities for children and adults of all ages.

When: Fall weekends

Where: Hellerick’s Family Farm

Cost: Ticket prices vary

Scarecrows in the Village 

For eight fun-filled weeks, one hundred scarecrows dot the brick pathways of our autumn-tinted Village. Some are inspired by famous characters, some are humorous, some are scary – but all of them are carefully handmade by Philly-area residents and organizations.

When: Now through October 30 

Where: Peddler's Village

Cost: Free to attend 

GhostDusters

Join the GhostDusters as they discuss Bucks County’s famous haunts. But beware: While some of the ghost tales are true, some may be…less than authentic. Can you guess which stories are true and which are phantoms? Prizes will be awarded to those who know their Bucks County ghosts, but beware…We’re ready to deceive you!

When: Now through November 7 

Where: Peddler's Village

Cost: $25 per guest 

Golden Girls Murder Mystery: The Halloween Caper 

The Golden Girls are at it again! Miami’s Fab Four are planning their annual Halloween shindig, and the goblins and ghouls have all come out to play. Will you solve the mystery? Before the show, make sure to visit the unique  restaurants and shops at Peddler's Village. 

When: Now through November 13 

Where: Cock 'n Bull 

Cost: Ticket prices vary 

Autumn Concert Series 

Celebrate the fall season in the heart of New Hope with live music under the stars. Enjoy Eclectic World Fusion with Mary Roth: a concert ranging of Celtic Ballads weaving a Tale of Gypsies to Indigenous/Swahili Chants, and an added spice of Originals to Joni Mitchell and other favorites. Bring a blanket or chair for this outdoor concert event! 

When: October 8, 6:00PM

Where: Parry Mansion Museum

Cost: Free to attend 

Haunted History Tours

The Parry Mansion Museum Haunted History Tours featuring decades of haunting accounts from paranormal investigations, parapsychologist‘s, local residents and visitors. Come in and discover the hauntings if you dare!

When: Now through October 29 

Where: Parry Mansion Museum

Cost: $10 

An Evening with Craig Shoemaker: "The Lovemaster"

Named Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards, Craig Shoemaker won two Emmys, appeared on Broadway and performed at every major comedy venue in the country. Let’s welcome back Craig Shoemaker to the Sellersville Theater stage where he's sold out several times!

When: October 15, 8:00PM

Where: Sellersville Theater

Cost: $29.50 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 

OctoberFeast

OctoberFeast 

Join Peddler's Village for OctoberFeast, a weekend featuring food trucks, beer & wine garden, live entertainment, and family activities. Grab your stein and stroll amongst larger-than-life scarecrows every day through October 30, part of our 42nd Annual Scarecrows in the Village! 

When: October 16 & 17 

Where: Peddler's Village 

Cost: Free to attend 

FallFest at Shady Brook Farm

Come on out for some down on the farm fun including wagon rides, apple picking, pumpkin picking, 5 acre corn maze, live music (weekends) & lots more festival activities. 

When: Now through October 31 

Where: Shady Brook Farm

Cost: $12 weekday; $20 weekend

Fall Festival Weekends

Come enjoy Fall Fun on the Farm! Activities include pumpkin painting, pumpkin bowling, pumpkin ring toss, straw mountain, straw maze, an obstacle course, a corn pit, live animals, and more! 

When: Weekends through October 31 

Where: Charlann Farms 

Cost: $8.99 

Fall Festival 2021

Froehlich's Fall Festival is the perfect fall adventure for all ages. The festival includes pick-your-own pumpkin patch, live music, bonfires + s'mores, cut out boards, hay maze, scarecrows and tractors, family photo opportunities and more. 

When: Weekends through October 31 

Where: Froehlich's Farm and Garden

Cost: Ticket prices vary 

Crafts in the Meadow 

The Crafts in the Meadow Fall Invitational Craft Show is a fine art and craft event showcasing excellence in craftsmanship alongside a festive weekend of live music, performing arts, and refreshments. There will be over 100 fine artisans, demonstrations, live music, great food and *new* this year a beer garden hosted by Warwick Farm Brewing! There’s lots for the kids to enjoy too!

When: October 16 & 17, 10:00AM to 5:00PM

Where: Tyler Park Center for the Arts

Cost: $10 per person 

The Craftery Market at the Square

The Craftery Market is a modern and unique market experience with 50 vendors, featuring carefully curated, artisan handmade items, antique and vintage finds, fresh flowers, original art and more! Enjoy live music, good eats from Farm to Toast, The Novel Baker and The Boiler Room and additional shopping at the Shops at The Square!

When: October 16, 11:00AM to 4:00PM

Where: The Square 

Cost: Free to attend 

Boo at Bolton: Food Truck Fest & Trick-or-Treat 

Enjoy moonbounces, balloon art, a DJ, trick-or-treating (from 12-2pm and while supplies last), vendors, food trucks, kid-friendly ghost tours of the mansion (not scary - just fun) and more! You can join real paranormal investigators for a kid friendly ghost tour of the first floor. 

When: October 16, 11:00AM to 4:00PM

Where: Bolton Mansion 

Cost: Admission is free. Cost of tours is $10 per person. 

Historic Bristol Day

Come for a day of fun. The event includes entertainment, historical tours, crafters and vendors, an amazing car show, a sailing regatta, an antique boat show, children's activities and a food court by the lovely Delaware River.

When: October 16, 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Where: Bristol Riverfront Park

Cost: Free to attend 

Saturdays at the Cidery 

Come have a flight or share a chilled bottle of hard cider on Saturdays! The bonfire will be going during chilly days so dress appropriately. Our hard cider is made in house from our very own apples. Mostly dry and sparkling it's a refreshing drink of choice for sociable day drinking. 

When: Saturdays through November 20 

Where: Manoff Market Gardens & Cidery 

Cost: Free to attend  

Ghost Tours of Historic Hulmeville Borough 

View a short film about the history of Hulmeville and the paranormal hot spots in town. Then follow lantern led walking tour through downtown historic Hulmeville exploring 150 years of haunted history. 

When: Now through October 30 

Where: 321 Main Street, Hulmeville (Hulmeville Borough Hall)

Cost: $10 

'Concert in the Park' Presented by the Delaware Valley Wind Symphony 

Enjoy a free, outdoor concert at this beautiful, new, amphitheater. Program includes patriotic music, and favorites from the movies, Broadway and jazz.

When: October 16, 2:00PM

Where: Bristol Municipal Amphitheater, 2501 Bath Rd.

Cost: Free to attend 

Live Music Series at the New Hope Winery

Join New Hope Winery every Saturday and Sunday for free live music performed by the greatest local talent in Bucks County. Performances are outdoors as weather permits, with a family and pet friendly experience!

When: Weekends through October 24 

Where: The Pour House at the New Hope Winery

Cost: Free to attend 

Murder by Gaslight: Murder of James Cosgrove 

The year is 1927, and as the champagne flows and the jazz plays, a shot splits the night...but who fired the shot that caused the demise of James Cosgrove? Enter a world of molls and gangsters, flappers and fellas, jazz bands, and gin joints. Stroll the mansion grounds and peek into the shadowy corners, led by your guide - who just happens to be the victim of a 100 year old murder!

When: Now through October 30 

Where: Historic Bolton Mansion 

Cost: $25  

A Closer Look at the Fall Salon Show at Freeman Hall

Come take “A Closer Look” at some of the artists who have work in the Fall Salon Member Show at Freeman Hall in Doylestown. While there for “A Closer Look,” take some time to browse the Salon Show of nearly 140 artworks representing over 70 artists. Several artists will be painting en plein air on the lawn or porch, and community members may stop in any time during the day to see them at work and take a closer look at their process. 

When: October 16, 10:00AM to 7:00PM 

Where: Freeman Hall, Doylestown

Cost: Free to attend 

Foraging For Cocktails

During this culmination to my mini video series, learn more about foraging for wild edibles that can be found all over – from your own small, urban garden, to roadsides, to natural hiking trails! We shall start with a foraging walk, and then return for a cocktail & mocktail tasting experience. A portion of the proceeds is donated back to Peace Valley Nature Center.

When: October 16, 4:30PM to 6:00PM

Where: Peace Valley Nature Center

Cost: $40 per person 

Lisa Loeb 

Lisa Loeb started her career with the platinum selling hit song “Stay (I Missed You)” from the film Reality Bites. A trailblazing independent artist, Lisa was the first pop musician to have a Number One single while not signed to a recording contract. See her live this weekend in Sellersville! 

When: October 16, 8:00PM

Where: Sellersville Theater

Cost: $29.50 

Free House Tours

Tour highlights include newly-discovered research about the Grundy family’s domestic staff, details about our extensive interior restorations, and collection items never exhibited before. Required reservations can be made online through TicketLeap. 

When: Saturdays through November 

Where: Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum 

Cost: Free to attend, reservation required 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 

Sand Castle Winery

Wine Tasting and Haunted Historic Tour

Being a ghost doesn’t mean you can’t be driven to murder! The ghosts of Bucks County are in a quandary. Some of them have been disappearing…for good…and no one wants to be next. When afterlives collide, who will be left with a ghost of a chance? Solve a murder at Homicide and Hauntings!

When: Sundays through October 24 

Where: Sand Castle Winery

Cost: $40 per person 

The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular

The park will be transformed into a family-friendly Halloween haven and guests will enjoy trick-or-treating around the park, Halloween-themed shows, participating in our interactive Scarecrow Scavenger Hunt, and unique photo opportunities with everyone’s favorite furry friends dressed up in costume on their Halloween-themed floats!

When: Now through November 7

Where: Sesame Place Philadelphia

Cost: Ticket prices vary

Found, Gifted, Saved! The Mercer Museum Collects Local History 

“Found, Gifted, Saved! The Mercer Museum Collects Local History”, a new exhibit at the Mercer Museum, displays artifacts collected by the Bucks County Historical Society in the first two decades of the 21st Century. What objects, images, and documents are among these acquisitions, and what do they reveal about Bucks County’s people, history and culture?

When: Now through April 10 

Where: Mercer Museum

Cost: Exhibit included with Mercer Museum admission

Scarecrow Shuffle 

Please join Scoogie Events & Peddler’s Village for a very family friendly event for adults & children of all ages and abilities as we celebrate the Fall running season with a super festive event jam packed with family fun & activities!

When: October 17, 9:00AM to 11:00PM

Where: Peddler's Village 

Cost: Registration fees vary 

Lower Bucks Drive Thru Halloween Tour 

The Lower Bucks Drive-Thru Halloween House Tour is back for our second year! Take a driving tour at your leisure to see the sights at homes throughout Lower Bucks County without ever leaving your car! 

When: Now through October 31 

Where: Lower Bucks County (map will be posted on Facebook page)

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 

Yoga & Mimosas 

Relax and find your inner calm with a 45-minute yoga session overlooking the vineyard, followed by a continental breakfast plate & mimosa. Top off the experience with a wine tasting led by one of Crossing’s knowledgeable presenters. Includes a logo glass to keep!

When: October 17, 9:30AM 

Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery 

Cost: $50 per person 

Places I Remember

Joseph Marchetti, graduate of Central High School in Philadelphia and Tyler School of Art, Temple University presents “Places I Remember". The exhibit includes paintings that represent over two years of work in Bucks, Lancaster and Lehigh Counties. The body of work started with a painting of the Scholfield-Ford Covered Bridge in Tyler State Park and now includes covered bridges, farms, barns and castles in Pennsylvania.

When: Now through January 7

Where: Bucks County Visitor Center

Cost: Free to attend

New Talent - Emerging Artists Invitational Exhibition 

This exciting collection of works represents artists at various stages of their lives who all share the goal of pursuing a career in the arts. Featuring a selection of works by eleven artists we are reminded that “emerging” talent is not just the domain of the ingenue. 

When: Now through November 7 

Where: New Hope Arts Center 

Cost: Free to attend