There is a flurry of festivals happening all around Bucks County! Join the party at Pride Fest, indulge in a village-wide strawberry celebration and peruse beautiful, handcrafted tiles from around the country in one weekend…
FROM THE LOCALS BLOG
What's Up This Weekend: 19+ Events to Melt Away Winter Woes
by Dan Lopez on March 8, 2018
Tired of being cooped up in your house, waiting for the snow to melt? Good news: “snowmageddon” is finally over and there is a whole lot to check out this weekend around Bucks County…
What's Up This Weekend: 20+ Events Happening Around Bucks County
by Dan Lopez on January 17, 2018
There are a ton of new art exhibitions, theatrical productions and live performances debuting this weekend in Bucks County…
A Festive Evening at the Mercer Museum Holiday Open House
by Brooke Hillman on December 11, 2017
The Mercer Museum Holiday Open House is one of my favorite events of the season. Wandering through the museum and Henry Mercer’s treasures, enjoying live holiday performances, sipping hot cider by a fire outside – it’s the epitome of holidays in Bucks County and the best part is it’s completely free…
What's Up This Weekend: Veterans Day Parades and Celebrations
by Dan Lopez on November 8, 2017
Looking for a way to honor our country’s veterans and active-military? Bucks County is brimming with parades and commemorative ceremonies that recognize the courage and sacrifice of local veterans…
What's Up This Weekend: Final Call for Halloween Spooks
by Dan Lopez on November 1, 2017
With the end of October comes the last hoorah for spooky celebrations, but it also means new fall festivals and holiday festivities are on the horizon…
Walking through Time at the Doylestown Historic Cemetery
by Brooke Hillman on June 20, 2017
Call me morbid, but I have always been fascinated by cemeteries. Maybe it’s the writer in me who is intrigued by the stories that lies behind each of the names carved into the polished stone, or the history nerd in me who is drawn to the dates marking the lives of those who walked the Earth at a different time...I’ve visited cemeteries from Europe to Bermuda and throughout the U.S. (I said it was okay to call me morbid). However, their history and their stories still don’t stack up to those found in one of my favorite graveyards – the Doylestown Historic Cemetery…
Come See the Second Annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival!
by Alan Fetterman on May 22, 2017
The second annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival will take place from June 5-11 and we’re so excited! From Monday through Thursday, look for artists laced about the county setting up their easels and painting beautiful landscapes, streetscapes, people, or whatever else captures their imagination…
Pairing History with Pints
by Jennifer Rogers Burns on March 15, 2017
Let’s be honest – who wouldn’t want to enjoy a bite and a brew after navigating through a castle? Just over 100 years ago, Henry Mercer – local historian and archaeologist – constructed the museum, a beautiful, six-story castle in the heart of Doylestown’s historic district…
Capturing Aerial Images of Bucks County
by Paul Loftland on December 13, 2016
I needed to get a bird’s eye view of landmarks and points of interest in Bucks County. This is possible with technology using unmanned aerial vehicles, a.k.a., drones, but I wanted to show a different view of Bucks County by getting high in the sky while taking video, 360 Virtual Reality panoramas and photos of locations in Bucks County. Since some areas are no-fly zones for drones, the only solution to capture these images was to take them from a helicopter…