Fall has arrived in Bucks County! This weekend is busy with fabulous fall festivals, exciting live music, Oktoberfest’s and more!
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 22
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
Fall Charcuterie Workshop
Learn how to prepare a beautiful cheese and charcuterie board filled to the brim with dried fruit, nuts, meats and more! Enjoy learning how to create flowers and special folds, and about all different types of cheese!
When: September 22
Where: Old Nursery Farm
Cost: $75
Kick – The INXS Experience
KICK - The INXS Experience is the USA's most captivating salute and tribute to the internationally acclaimed rock band, INXS.
When: September 22
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $29.50
Oktoberfest 2023
The celebration will include 3 beer releases: Aristaeus Festbier (a pale German lager), Grosses Zelt Bräu (a Munich Dunkel), and a brand new Märzen.
When: September 22
Where: Aristaeus Craft Brewing Company
Cost: Free to attend
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 22
Where: New Hope Railroad
Cost: Prices vary
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
They have performed in over 35 countries worldwide; played at David Gilmour's 50th birthday celebration and were even joined on stage by Rick Wright. TAPFS is the leading and biggest show of its kind in the world.
When: September 22
Where: Parx Casino®
Cost: Prices vary
Menopause the Musical 2
The sequel to the international hit: Menopause The Musical ®. Set five years after the original, this new musical finds our original characters aboard a cruise ship, reuniting for more high jinks on the high seas.
When: Now through October 1
Where: Bucks County Playhouse
Cost: Prices vary
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
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 23
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
Dickens Returns!
Join in at Byers' Choice Ltd as our production floor is transformed into a stage for Gerald Dickens' masterful one-man performance of two little-known treasures inspired by Charles Dickens — one of the greatest writers of all time.
When: September 23
Where: Byers' Choice®, Ltd.
Cost: $28
Champagne Garden Tours
Head to the grand porch of the Big House, overlooking the Delaware River, for a glass of champagne and light refreshments. Horticulturalist Kristin Biddle will give a guided tour of the formal gardens, returning you to the Big House for a chance to relax or stroll the River Walk.
When: September 23
Where: Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum
Cost: $65
Dog Days
What could be better than enjoying a glass (or two) with your furry best friend by your side? Chaddsford Winery is celebrating your beloved companions all weekend long with local vendors, live music, and specials!
When: September 23-24
Where: Chaddsford Winery
Cost: Free to attend
New Britain Township Annual Fall Festival and Fireworks
Head to North Branch Park to celebrate the beginning of fall! Enjoy craft fair vendors, a car show, plenty of family fun activities and of course… fireworks!
When: September 23
Where: North Branch Park
Cost: Free to attend
Open Saturday’s
Stroll the spectacular formal gardens and native woodlands at your leisure, and enjoy sweeping views from the banks of the Delaware River.
When: September 23
Where: Andalusia Historic House, Gardens and Arboretum
Cost: Prices vary
Steve’n’Seagulls
Since 2014, Steve'n'Seagulls have recorded four studio albums and all four have hit the album charts in Finland and the Billboard bluegrass chart.
When: September 23
Where: Sellersville Theater
Cost: $25
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters began their formal vocal training in their father's church, The Church of God in West Oakland, California. They went on to achieve worldwide fame and have secured a place in pop music history as a dynamic female group!
When: September 23
Where: Parx Casino®
Cost: Prices vary
Tyler State Park Self-Guided Walking Tours
This annual event is designed as a self-guided walking tour of the historic properties and farmhouses scattered throughout the Tyler State Park grounds.
When: September 23
Where: Tyler State Park
Cost: $15
Yardley Harvest Day
Located in downtown Yardley, P.A., Yardley Harvest Day is a community-wide, family-friendly exhibitor’s event that features unique crafter and artisans, businesses, kids and adult entertainment, and delicious food!
When: September 23
Where: Yardley Borough
Cost: Free to attend
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
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 24
New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival
Visit the New Hope’s Annual Outdoor Juried Arts and Crafts Festival. Fine Arts, Pottery, Woodwork, Glass, Jewelry, Photography, Fiber, Mixed Media, Paintings, Pastels, Illustrations, Etchings, and other fine artists and craftsmen are honored with cash prizes and ribbons.
When: September 23-24
Where: New Hope-Solebury High School
Cost: $5
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
Art on the Farm
AOY invites you to our 4th annual Art on the Farm where you can buy direct from over 40 artisans at this outdoor arts festival!
When: September 24
Where: AOY Art Center
Cost: Free to attend
Bluegrass at the Tileworks
Head to The Tileworks for an afternoon of bluegrass music from two different bands! Make sure to bring your blankets and chairs.
When: September 24
Where: Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
Cost: $40
Charlann Farms Fall Festival
Don't miss Charlann Farm's annual Fall Festival which includes TONS of family fun like pumpkin painting, pumpkin bowling, barrel train rides, pony rides, a corn pit, a huge Jump Pad, and much more!
When: Weekends through October 29
Where: Charlann Farms
Cost: Prices vary
Sunday Stroll
Come take a stroll down historic Mill Street where Bristol Borough comes alive with a day of entertainment, vendors, food, activities and much more!
When: September 24
Where: Mill Street, Bristol PA
Cost: Free to attend
Yoga and Mimosas
Relax and find your inner calm with a 45-minute yoga session overlooking the vineyard, followed by a continental breakfast plate & mimosa.
When: September 24
Where: Crossing Vineyards and Winery
Cost: $55
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
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
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
