From exciting scarecrow festivals to art exhibits and bike tours, there is something for everyone this weekend in Bucks County!
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, SEPTEMBER 15
FallFest
Bring the family for a day or night down on the farm! There's endless fun including a 5-acre corn maze, pumpkin patch, wagon rides, live music, tasty food and much more!
When: Now through October 29
Where: Shady Brook Farm
Cost: Prices vary
Scarecrows in the Village
For six fun-filled weeks, over 100 scarecrows line 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 29
Where: Peddler's Village
Cost: Free to attend
Bruce Springsteen Exhibit
Immerse yourself in the world of "The Boss" through a curated collection of rare and iconic memorabilia that spans his incredible career.
When: Now through September 17
Where: Arete Gallery
Cost: Free to attend
Joscho Stephan
His roots lie in Gipsy Swing music, the style pioneered in the 1930s by the legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Joscho Stephan has not merely absorbed this music, but also interprets it on the highest level and is actively engaged in extending its boundaries.
When: September 15
Where: Zlock Performing Arts Center
Cost: Prices vary
2023 Summer Wine & Music Series
Head to Crossing Vineyards every Friday this summer to enjoy the beautiful weather and a glass of wine (or two) along with exciting live music!
When: Fridays through September 15
Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery
Cost: Prices vary
Exhibition- Alan Goldstein Elemental
Using the language of abstraction, Alan Goldstein (b. 1938) explores nature, the human figure, and mortality in his large-scale paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
When: Now through September 24
Where: Michener Art Museum
Cost: Prices vary
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Lahaska Limited
Enjoy a traditional American railroading experience aboard a vintage 1900s train. Departing from the historic 1891 built witch’s hat train station in downtown New Hope, you will experience a round trip through historic Bucks County.
When: Weekends through November 19
Where: New Hope Railroad
Cost: Prices vary
Broad Street Brewing Oktoberfest
Join in to celebrate Oktoberfest at Broad Street Brewing! Your ticket includes: Custom BSB stein, tickets for 4 complementary fills, unlimited food, games and more!
When: September 16
Where: Broad Street Brewing Company
Cost: $75
Scarecrow Festival
The Scarecrow Festival is a weekend of fall family fun including scarecrow-making workshops, pumpkin painting, live musical entertainment and children’s activities.
When: September 16-17
Where: Peddler's Village
Cost: Free to attend
Harvest Wine Tasting with Lunch
Join in for a delightful afternoon of grape tasting, wine drinking and savoring a delicious light lunch. Get ready to learn, laugh and simply enjoy life!
When: September 16
Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery
Cost: $75
Hilltown Historical Society’s Fall Festival
The festival includes the Open House of their historical buildings, antique sales, book and map sales, and local artisans and their crafts.
When: September 16
Where: Historic Strassburger Farmstead
Cost: Free to attend
Loudon Wainwright III
For the past fifty-two years, Loudon Wainwright III has carved out a distinguished career as one of our most original singer-songwriters, a six-string diarist with material that is by turns, tongue-in-cheek, tender, sarcastic, heart-wrenching, and always deeply personal.
When: September 16
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $35
Speakeasy Train
Embark on a journey through the Bucks County foothills and to the surreptitious underbelly of 1920s nightlife. Shady figures will board you onto our early 20th-century parlor cars, where our parlor car attendants will serve you.
When: September 16
Where: New Hope Railroad
Cost: Prices vary
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 5
Where: Sesame Place® Philadelphia
Cost: Prices vary
The Craftery Market at the Square
The Craftery Market is a modern and unique market experience with 70+ vendors, featuring carefully curated, artisan handmade items, antique and vintage finds, fresh flowers, original art and more!
When: September 16
Where: Dublin Town Center
Cost: Free to attend
The Planet Smashers Live
Canada's own The Planet Smasher's bring their infectious sound for a night of ska and punk with special guests The Bad Ups and Grayson.
When: September 16
Where: Broken Goblet
Cost: Prices vary
Tour Pearl S. Buck and Oscar Hammerstein
Learn about the lives and legacies of two of Bucks County's most prominent and influential artists and humanitarians as you tour the former homes of Pearl S. Buck and Oscar Hammerstein II.
When: September 16
Where: Pearl S. Buck House & Historic Site & Highland Farm Bed and Breakfast
Cost: $30
Hortulus Wildflower Festival
The farm's wildflower field will be a floral wonderland, welcoming visitors to stroll through and cut their very own bouquets, hand-tied by Hortulus.
When: Weekends through September 24
Where: Hortulus Farm Garden and Nursery
Cost: Free to attend
The Collective Board – Then & Now
An exhibition celebrating the New Hope Colony Past & Present featuring rarely seen highlights from the collections and studios of their Board of Directors.
When: Now through September 30
Where: New Hope Colony Foundation for the Arts
Cost: Prices vary
Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer
Everyday Rhythms explores some of these common uses of music and musical instruments – shared across many regions, people and cultures. These instruments were once a part of the acoustic landscape – the soundscape – of everyday life around the globe.
When: Now through December 31
Where: Mercer Museum
Cost: Prices vary
The Pickers Junction Outdoor Antique Market
Join The Pickers Junction at the Sellersville Outdoor Antique Market. Multiple vendors will showcase antiques, collectables, crafts and more.
When: Saturdays through October 28
Where: The Pickers Junction
Cost: Free to attend
Doylestown Farmers Market
Shop from a variety of local food and craft vendors, ranging from produce, mushrooms, cheese, dog treats, sourdough bread, baked goods, pickles, microgreens, and much more!
When: Saturdays through November 18
Where: Doylestown Borough
Cost: Free to attend
Grapevine Express
Wine & Cheese will be served as you travel along the same railroad line passengers did when it was built in 1891 connecting New Hope with Philadelphia. Your journey will take you through the beautiful hills and valleys of Bucks County, along once vital waterways and streams and across numerous trestle bridges.
When: Saturdays and Sundays through September 24
Where: New Hope Railroad
Cost: $79.99
Plumsteadville Grange Farm Market
Head to the Plumsteadville Village for local and organic produce, honey, baked goods, goat soap, artisan crafts, live music, and family fun!
When: Saturdays through October 28
Where: Plumsteadville Village
Cost: Free to attend
Snipes Farmers Market
Come to the Big Red Barn on Snipes Farm to buy organic produce, plants, and other products. Visit with the animals: chickens, ducks, goats, bunnies and more!
When: Saturdays through November 4
Where: Snipes Farm and Education Center
Cost: Free to attend
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories
Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories considers the power of art to construct and dismantle inaccurate Indigenous histories through a dynamic display of contemporary art by Lenape (also called Delaware) artists.
When: Now through January 14
Where: Michener Art Museum
Cost: Prices vary
Crowbar Live
Sludge-metal pioneers Crowbar are hitting the road this Fall with a stop at Broken Goblet on Sunday, September 17th for a rager of a party with Primitive Man, Bodybox, and local support from Empyre Rock Club.
When: September 17
Where: Broken Goblet
Cost: Prices vary
Nockamixon Cliffs Bike Tour
Join FunVentures Tours for an easy, guided ride along the trail in historic Upper Black Eddy. You will bike past 300-foot red shale cliffs once known as the Palisades of the Delaware to a local farmers market, and stop for refreshments at a local inn as time permits
When: September 17
Where: D&L Trail Ringing Rocks Trailhead.
Cost: Prices vary
Pennridge Gallery of the Arts
Peruse the streets of Sellersville that are lined with arts, crafts, live music, food trucks and more!
When: September 17
Where: Downtown Sellersville
Cost: Free to attend
Progject- The Ultimate Prog Rock Experience
Performing the Classics & Epics of Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, ELP, Pink Floyd, Rush, and more...
When: September 17
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $35
Vines & Wines – Picnic in the Vineyard
Grab a blanket and head to the winery for a casual picnic lunch. Includes a basket full of goodies and a bottle of wine. Find yourself a shady spot and take in the vineyard views while you sip and snack!
When: September 17
Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery
Cost: $85
Artisan Series – Reserve Tasting
Chaddsford Winery is celebrating their expertly crafted and exceptionally delicious wines in September! From the award-winning traditional method sparkling to their 40th anniversary wine, taste your way through their palate pleasing, premium wines.
When: Weekends through September 17
Where: Chaddsford Winery
Cost: $35
Bucks County Wine & Art Trail Exhibition & Art Sale
The Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County has partnered with Visit Bucks County for this special exhibition of nearly 60 regional artists who have created paintings, drawings, and photographs inspired by Bucks County wineries.
When: Weekends through October 1
Where: Freeman Hall
Cost: Free to attend
Women are from Venus, Men are from Uranus
Featuring a simple set and a small cast of four, this heartfelt comedy follows the origins of mankind as two lab techs experiment with a pair of subjects labeled "man" and "women."
When: Weekends through October 1
Where: McCoole's Arts & Events Place
Cost: Prices vary
Members Show
Come explore the varied artwork created by the members of AOY Art Center in the past year!
When: Weekends through September 24
Where: AOY Art Center
Cost: Free to attend
nkwiluntàmën
nkwiluntàmën: I long for it; I am lonesome for it (such as the sound of a drum) is an immersive sound walk through the riverfront grounds of Pennsbury Manor by artist Nathan Young. Young takes listeners across the historic site, experiencing sounds of music, voice, and environmental recordings.
When: Now through Spring 2024
Where: Pennsbury Manor
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
Pony Rides
Join the Rainbow Ridge Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center for fun filled pony rides every Sunday from 12 PM – 2 PM. Spend the day with their adorable ponies and even go feed their petting zoo animals!
When: Every Sunday
Where: Rainbow Ridge Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center
Cost: $10
