It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Bucks County! Head to Sesame Place to celebrate the start of Hanukkah, meander through the beautifully decorated Fonthill Castle or catch a festive show at the Bucks County Playhouse!
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 16
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
80’s Revolution Band
Head back in time at Havana Restaurant & Bar with the 80’s Revolution Band!
When: December 16
Where: Havana Restaurant & Bar
Cost: $20
Dave Hause with Will Hoge
Dave Hause is a Philadelphia native and staple in the heartland rock, folk rock and punk rock scenes. On a base level, the term ‘blood harmony,’ the name of his most recent album, is simple—it describes the specific sound two siblings make when they sing together
When: December 16
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $29.50
Matt Freeman & The Herd
Freedman is a Bucks County PA born and raised 20-year music industry veteran who’s style ranges from big rock anthems to soulful rootsy ballads.
When: December 16
Where: The Tavern at New Hope Winery
Cost: $35
Michael Carbonaro
Best known as the star and executive producer of the hit series, THE CARBONARO EFFECT on truTV, Michael Carbonaro has also made frequent television appearances in shows such as Happily Divorced, 30 Rock, Grey's Anatomy, and CSI Miami.
When: December 16
Where: Parx Casino
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
To Drive the Winter Cold Away
The program features works by Henry VIII, Salamone Rossi, Philipp Friedrich Böddecker, John Playford, and Johann Sebastian Bach, as well as traditional music of Sweden & Ireland.
When: December 16
Where: Trinity Episcopal Church
Cost: Free to attend
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish middle-sister Mary as its unlikely heroine.
When: Now through December 18
Where: Actors’ NET of Bucks County
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 Carol
A beautiful adaptation of the Dickens work, you will be taken on the Christmas Carol journey by Charles Dickens himself as he narrates this classic tale of holiday spirit.
When: Now through December 17
Where: DCP Theatre
Cost: Prices vary
Grundy Museum Victorian Holiday House
This year the entire Museum will be decorated with exquisite Victorian displays. The Victorian Holiday House is a great way to celebrate an authentic, late 19th century Christmas in the beautifully restored home of the Grundy family.
When: Now through January 15
Where: Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum
Cost: Free to attend
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17
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
Annie Haslam & Friends… In The Spirit of the Holidays W/ Garrett Gardner
Enjoy an evening of hauntingly beautiful holiday classics with one of the pillar holiday performances.
When: December 17
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: Prices vary
Breakfast with Santa
The brewery will open early for a full breakfast experience prepared by Chef Matt and the Moss Mill crew! Beer and other alcohol will be available but is not included with your ticket.
When: December 17
Where: Moss Mill Brewing Company
Cost: Prices vary
Caroling Under the Stars
Bring your best singing voice to Byers Choice as they carol under the stars! Enjoy an evening with traditional Christmas caroling in their gardens and a visit from Mrs. Claus herself!
When: December 17
Where: Byers' Choice®, Ltd.
Cost: Free to attend
Breakfast with Santa
Enjoy a tasty breakfast with the Big Man himself! Enjoy a morning filled with a hot chocolate bar, breakfast buffet, souvenir cups and a meet and greet with Santa and Mrs. Claus!
When: December 17
Where: Shady Brook Farm
Cost: Prices vary
Christmas at the Creek
Christmas at the Creek will be a daylong celebration of the season with plenty of holiday cheer including hot chocolate, cookies, an appearance from Santa from 2-5pm, an ugly sweater contest at 6pm, a movie screening at 7pm, and more fun for the whole fam!
When: December 17
Where: Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company
Cost: Free to attend
Holiday Fest
Experience two days of festive family fun along the banks of the Delaware River at Lambertville Station Inn & Restaurant’s Holiday Fest. Enjoy delicious seasonal food and drinks, browse through tables of over 40 local specialty vendors, be entertained by local school choirs, and visit and take photos with Santa!
When: December 17-18
Where: Lambertville Station Restaurant & Inn
Cost: Free to attend
Holiday Swingin’: A Kat Edmonson Christmas
Kat Edmonson will perform swingin' Yule-tide favorites such as "Jingle Bell Rock", "O Christmas Tree", and "Let It Snow" as part of her festive show, Holiday Swingin'! A Kat Edmonson Christmas.
When: December 17
Where: Zlock Performing Arts Center
Cost: Prices vary
Jeffrey Gains
Throughout his two-and-a-half-decade recording career, Jeffrey Gaines has maintained an impressive standard for soul-searching, introspective lyrics and catchy, uplifting melodies.
When: December 17
Where: The Tavern at New Hope Winery
Cost: $39
Tony Orlando
Tony Orlando is one of America's most endearing and enduring iconic stars. 2017 finds Tony bringing his exhilarating energy, warmth and humor to a tour of live concert shows across the nation as he celebrates over five decades as a beloved entertainer.
When: December 17
Where: Parx Casino
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
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
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
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18
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 17-18
Where: Fonthill Castle
Cost: Prices vary
Anthony Nunziata – The Italian Broadway Christmas Show
Supporting his critically-acclaimed, and Broadwayworld Holiday Album of the Year "Together for Christmas", world-renowned tenor, songwriter, entertainer and Carnegie Hall headliner Anthony Nunziata makes his Sellersville Theater debut.
When: December 18
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $29.50
Best of the Eagles
Join Havana Restaurant & Bar for a night with the Best of the Eagles! You won't want to miss this!
When: December 18
Where: Havana Restaurant & Bar
Cost: $40
Brunch with Santa
Enjoy a delicious buffet brunch, a holly jolly gift bag for the kids, and as many Santa pics as you'd like!
When: December 18
Where: The Bar & Restaurant at 1720
Cost: Prices vary
Hanukkah Celebration
Join Temple Judea for a fun and interactive community Hanukkah celebration for all! Fun singing, delicious donuts, treat bags, crafts, raffle prizes!
When: December 18
Where: Doylestown Dreidel
Cost: Free to attend
Brunch with Santa
Great Barn Taphouse is going to host their first Brunch with Santa! They will have a delicious brunch menu, bloody Mary’s and other fun drinks!
When: December 18
Where: Great Barn Taphouse
Cost: Prices vary
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
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
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
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
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
They Wore It Well
The Grundy Museum invites you to travel back in time to view authentic Victorian-era clothing and accessories belonging to Mary and Margaret Grundy.
When: Now through December 22
Where: Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum
Cost: $30
An American Christmas Songbook
The chill of winter is in the air as Keith Baker and the BRT Concert Band, along with fabulous entertainers, take the stage to perform your favorite carols and heartwarming holiday songs. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to celebrate the holidays in style!
When: Now through December 18
Where: Bristol Riverside Theatre
Cost: $34
