Shine Bright With These Hanukkah Happenings
Hanukkah starts at sunset on December 25 this year. Get your family together for festive and kid-friendly celebrations around Bucks County.
Hanukkah starts at sunset on Wednesday, December 25th this year (and if you’re like my family, that also celebrates Christmas, you’re in for a busy day and night!). From dreidel making to menorah lightings, get your family together for festive and kid-friendly celebrations around Bucks County.
What Is Hanukkah?
Also known as the Festival of Lights, it’s an eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The holiday celebrates a powerful story of faith, resilience, and miraculous survival against overwhelming odds.
Families celebrate by lighting one candle each night, adding a new candle each night, and many families now exchange small presents, especially for children. Some give a gift each night, while others focus on one significant present.
Teaching Children About Hanukkah’s Meaning
Hanukkah provides an opportunity to teach children about:
- Religious freedom
- Cultural resilience
- The importance of faith
- Appreciating miracles in everyday life
A Celebration of Hope and Light
Beyond the candles, gifts, and delicious foods, Hanukkah represents hope, resilience, and the triumph of light over darkness. It’s a time for families to come together, share stories, and create lasting memories.
Tip for Families: Each family celebrates uniquely. Embrace your own traditions, create new ones, and focus on the joy of being together.
Bucks County Parent Community Calendar
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Doylestown Menorah Lighting
Bucks County Justice Center 100 N Main St, Doylestown, PA, United StatesCome celebrate Doylestown's Menorah lighting outside the Bucks County Justice Center, followed by an indoor celebration. There will be a bubble show, crafts for kids, hot latkes and doughnuts.
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Mickey’s Hanukkah Celebration at the Barn Yard
The Barn Yard 305 2nd Ave #212, Collegeville, PA, United StatesCome and Celebrate Hanukkah with Mickey at the Barn Yard! There will be a craft corner, donut bar and games. $35 1st child | $25 extra child $20 Member | $10 Extra Adult
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Yardley Chanukah Village
Downtown Yardley Yardley, PA, United StatesEnjoy an enriching holiday experience for the whole family as Main Street Yardley is transformed into a magical Chanukah village! Pick up your map at Buttonwood Park and stroll down Main Street as you enjoy exciting Chanukah activities, giveaways, and treats at participating vendors along […]
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Menorah Lighting at Valley Square
The Shops at Valley Square 1501 N Main Street, Warrington, PA, United StatesThe great chocolate gelt drop is back! Join Chabad Lubavitch Doylestown as they light the menorah. Thousands of chocolate coins will rain down for the kids and dreidels will glide down on parachutes. Stilt walker, games, hot latkes and doughnuts will also be there so […]
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
Hanukkah Celebration at Sesame Place
Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United StatesCelebrate Hanukkah at Sesame Place Philadelphia with your favorite Sesame Street friends. Play a game of dreidel, light the Menorah, craft in the Hanukah Activity Station, dance to festive music, and learn all about Hanukkah during a special Storytime!
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