12-3: Holly Nights at Pennsbury Manor - Experience the enchantment of Pennsbury Manor by candlelight. Enjoy crackling bonfires, carolers, craft demonstrations and a candlelit tour of the Manor House. A truly memorable evening for all ages on 12/3 and again on 12/4. $14 - Adults $12 - Seniors $6 - Children age 3-11. 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road Morrisville, PA 19067 215-946-0400
12-4: Langhorne’s Dickens Night - Langhorne Business Association Presents Dickens Night. Corner of Bellevue and Maple, Langhorne, PA 19047. Join us for bonfires, music, shopping, crafts, food and family fun from 6-9pm. Santa lights the tree at 7pm, Ugly Sweater Contest at 7:30pm
12-4: Artists of Yardley Small Works Show - Artists of Yardley 949 Mirror Lake Road Yardley, PA 19067. A “small works” show will run December 4th through 20th. Give a little art for the holidays with 100 unique pieces for $100. Opening Reception is December 4, 2015 from 6 to 9 pm - free and open to the public. Show hours are Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12-5pm. www.artistsofyardley.org
12-4: Newtown Borough Christmas Tree Lighting - Tree Lighting will be held in the Newtown Fire House Parking Lot from 6-7pm.
12-5: Santa’s Candy Hunt at Roberts Ridge Park - Santa will start this annual Newtown candy cane hunt for kids age 3-6 from 10-11am. Free event, but Pre-registration is required. Please call Newtown Township Parks & Rec at 215-968-2800, extension 239. Roberts Ridge Park, 286 Frost Lane, Newtown PA 18940
12-5: St. Andrew Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show - The Annual St Andrew Christmas Bazaar event features local arts & crafts vendors, food, raffle tables and kid's games. It will be held Saturday 12/5 9-4pm and again on Sunday 12/6 from 10am-2pm. St Andrew Catholic Education Center. 51 Wrights Road Newtown PA 18940
12-5: An Old Fashioned Christmas in Yardley - Yardley Historical Association invites you to a holiday open house at the Old Library by Lake Afton. A model train layout depicting the town of Yardley in Victorian times will be the centerpiece of the festively decorated building. Have mulled cider and homemade cookies. Yardley themed gifts of all sorts, including a new ornament depicting one of Lake Afton's waterfowl and a watercolor print of the Old Library by artist Gloria Bertz will be available for purchase. 2-5 pm at The Old Library by Lake Afton , 46 West Afton Avenue, Yardley PA
12-5: Holiday Open House Tour in Historic Newtown - Tour 11 Private Homes and Public Buildings decorated for the Holidays. Get your passbook for $30.00 at www.newtownhistoric.org or purchase your pass the day of the tour at the Half Moon Inn, 105 Court St. Newtown or at The Stocking Works, 303 S. State St. Newtown. Tour begins at the Half Moon Inn. Newtown Historic Association, 215-968-3914
12-5: Rose Bank Winery Holiday Festival - Come wine tasting, shop for gifts for the wine lover -- or stock your own wine bar this weekend as Rose Bank Winery joins the rest of the Bucks County Wine Trail in celebration of the holiday season! Saturday 12/5 and Sunday 12/6 11am-4pm. Rose Bank Winery, 258 Durham Rd, Newtown PA 18940
12-5: Geocache the Park, Washington Crossing State Park, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Scavenger hunt using GPS to locate objects hidden among the forests, fields, and tails of parks, playgrounds, natural areas, and other open lands. A limited number of GPS navigators will be available. Bring your own if you have one. Bring a pocket full of trinkets to exchange (toys, pens, scratch pads, coins, etc). Meet at the Visitor Center, Titusville side of park 609-737-0609
12-5: Pet Photos with Santa Paws at Indian Walk - Pet Pictures with Santa, $12/photo - all proceeds go to IWVC's foundation to help homeless and injured pets and wildlife. 1-3pm. Pets must be on a leash. Indian Walk Veterinary Center, 662 Durham Road, Newtown PA
12-6: McCaffrey’s Food Markets Newtown Holiday Parade - The 11th annual will take place on Sunday, December 6th at 2:00 pm and is hosted by the Newtown Business Association. With an estimated 1800 participants, this parade continues to provide a magical experience for the entire community and will include the Council Rock Marching bands, Philadelphia’s Mummers Bands, horse drawn carriages, floats, antique cars, color guard, fire trucks with Santa and much, much more! The parade will begin on South State Street at the Stocking Works Building and continue north on State Street, turning left onto Washington Ave, then turning right onto Sycamore Street and coming to an end at the Durham Rd (just past the Green Parrot). For more information, visitwww.NewtownBA.org
12-6: Hanukkah Feast - Celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah with a festive feast! Kids will make potato latkes, chunky applesauce & will decorate holiday shaped brownies and cookies. Bring a small container to take home extras. 1-2 pm. $22 Newtown residents/$26 non resident. Preregistration at www.newtownfun.com. Newtown Township Administration Building, 100 Municipal Drive Newtown PA 18940
12-6: Holiday Gathering, Yardley Historical Association - Community supper and conversation at 5:30pm. Bring your favorite covered dish to share! The Old Library at Lake Afton 46 West Afton, Avenue, Yardley, PA, 215-369-1479. www.yardleyhistory.org
12-6: Newtown Arts Company Presents Its a Wonderful Life - Newtown Arts Company’s 2015 season finale is A Wonderful Life, will perform a matinee at the historic Newtown Theatre at 2pm. Newtown Theatre, 120 North State Street, Newtown, PA 18940: Tickets are available by credit card by phone at 800-838-3006
12-8: Violinist Claudia Pellegrini To Perform at Grundy Library - Historic Grundy Library 680 Radcliffe Street Bristol, PA 19007. "Music Around The World with Violinist Claudia Pellegrini" is a free program presented by the Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library. Join us as Ms. Pellegrini takes us around the world with her music on Tuesday, December 8 from 6:30-7:30 pm
12-9: New York Times Best Selling Author Elin Hilderbrand to Visit Grey Nun Academy. 7:00 PM. Grey Nun Academy & Newtown Bookshop will co-host New York Times best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand December 9, 7 p.m. at the school’s McKenna Center located at 1750 Quarry Road, Yardley, PA 19067. This event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
12-11: One Winter Night - Join locals and the Grace Point community for a free evening of festive winter fun! Christmas carols, a crackling bonfire, children’s crafts and activities, a live nativity, musical performances, horse drawn wagon rides, and Christmas cookies galore. 6pm - 11pm. Grace Point Baptist Church 592 Washington Crossing Rd Newtown PA
12-11: It’s A Wonderful Life, Bucks County Playhouse - 8pm. Classic performed as a 1940s live radio broadcast. On stage through December 27.www.bcptheater.org 70 South Main Street, New Hope, 215-862-2121
12-12: Photos with Santa at Piccolo Trattoria - Santa is coming to Piccolo Trattoria! Everyone gets a free photo with Santa. Stay and have lunch with us or get some food to take home. 1-3pm. Piccolo Trattoria Newtown, Newtown Shopping Center, 32 West Rd Newtown PA
12-13: Annual Crossing Reenactment - The first chance to see the annual crossing reenactment is Sunday, December 13, 10 AM to 4 PM (crossing will take place around 1 PM). The village buildings will be open all day for additional activities and demonstrations. Cost to attend is $8 for adults, $4 for children age five to 11, and free for those under five. Proceeds from the first crossing support future programs in the park. For more info, visit http://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/
12-13: Jingle Bell Rides Through Tyler State Park - Experience an old fashioned hayride pulled by Belgian Draft Horses wearing brass sleigh bells! Rides leave at 1, 1:45, 2:30 and 3:15pm. $15 per Newtown resident/ $18 all others, Includes cookies, marshmallows and a bonfire after the ride. Meet at the Tyler State Park boat house, prepayment is required- call Megan at 215-968-2800
12-16: Newtown Friends School Information Session - Please come visit and get to know this PreK-8 coed, Quaker independent school. Information Sessions are small group visits, when guests will meet with the Director of Admissions and tour the school while students are working in classrooms. These small sessions provide ample opportunity to ask your specific questions and learn firsthand the value of an NFS education. 9am- 11am. 1450 Newtown-Langhorne Rd. Newtown, PA 18940 215-968-2225. Visit www.newtownfriends.org to register or find out more information about the school.
12-17: Newtown Bookshop Storytime - 10:15 am, All are welcome! What a great free activity to do with your kids. Newtown Bookshop, Village at Newtown 2835 Eagle Rd Newtown PA 215-968-2400
12-19: Christmas Bird Count at Silver Lake Nature Center - Join us for the 116th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Call Robert Mercer at 215-785-1177 or email ramercer@buckscounty.org for details about this full day of birding. 6:30am-5pm Silver Lake Nature Center, 1306 Bath Road, Bristol PA 19007
12-19: Holiday POPS, Princeton Symphony Orchestra - The Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents Holiday POPS! Wonderlands. Featuring works by Vaughan-Williams, Tchaikovsky, Humperdinck, and Sibelius. The Princeton High School Choir and young violinists of El Sistema-Trenton will join the orchestra on selected pieces including the annual carol sing-a-long, an arrangement of traditional favorites by Leroy Anderson. John Devlin conducts. Sponsored by the Princeton branch of Fidelity Investments. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University Campus. General admission tickets: Adults $40, Students $25 (under 18). To order online go to:princetonsymphony.org or call (609) 497-0020.
12-23: Holiday Light Show at Shady Brook Farm, Yardley - Experience the magic of more than 3 million lights illuminating acres of farmland at the Shady Brook Farm 2015 Holiday Light Show! Drive thru the lights in the comfort of your own car between 5 and 10 pm seven nights a week until January 10, 2016. $25 carload. Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd Yardley, PA 19067 215-968-1670
12-25: Crossing Re-Enactment, Friends of Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing Historic Park, Route 32, Washington Crossing, PA, 215-493-4076. Historical reenactment of George Washington's daring 1776 river crossing at 1pm. Reenactors in Continental military dress listen to an inspiring speech by Washington and then row across the Delaware River in three replica Durham boats. Free event, Get to the area and get parked early. www.ushistory.org/washingtoncrossing
12-31: New Years Fireworks at Sesame Place - Thursday December 31, 2015 at 6:25 PM. Don't miss our fireworks-- set to Sesame Street music! Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road Langhorne, PA 19047
12-31: New Years Eve Hop Drop 2016 at The Vault - The Vault in Yardley is throwing a big New Year’s Eve party for our third annual Hop Drop event. Forget watching a boring lit-up ball slowly descend on a big pole… come celebrate the New Year at Vault where instead of the “ball drop,” we do a “Hop Drop!” Tens of thousands of hops will be stuffed into balloons that will be strung from the ceilings and then explode at midnight, showering whole flower hop cones on everyone. It’s an experience not to be missed. And in case you need more to convince you, tickets include all-you-can-drink beer & wine and a 4 course dinner from 9:00pm-1:00am. Live jazz will be playing all night long. Plus you’ll get a Souvenir Hop Drop glass ($15 value) as part of the package. Tickets will be $100 and everyone will have a reserved seat. Only 100 total tickets will be available. Formal attire. Tickets go on sale Nov 20 at 12:00 noon and will be available for purchase in the brewery or online.
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