The Best Things To Do in Bucks County with Kids

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Holidays at Fonthill Castle

Fonthill Castle 525 E Court St, Doylestown, PA, United States

This holiday season, Fonthill Castle offers three ways to visit – Their Daily Winter Wonderland Guided Tours, Holiday Lights Meander Days and Fonthill Castle Guided Evening Tours. Starting on Saturday, November 16th, on all weekdays as well as weekends in November, daily one-hour guided tours […]

The Polar Express – $5 Matinee Family Day at the County Theater

The County Theater 20 East State Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

Come in your pajamas to kick off the Holiday season with your whole family at The County Theater's $5 Family Matinee Screening of The Polar Express. Tickets are only $5 a piece and admission is free for members of our nonprofit theater and their kids. […]

First Annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend

First Annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend

Bountiful Acres 5074 York Road, Holicong, PA, United States

Join Bountiful Acres for their first annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend. It’s the perfect time to select your fresh-cut Christmas tree, and ring in the Holiday season. Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo will be joining them with Percy "the Bucks County Camel." YOYO will performing at noon […]

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village 100 Peddlers Village, New Hope, PA, United States

The Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler’s Village is a feast for the eyes with more than 100 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in eight different categories: Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation Reproduction of a Movie or TV […]

Buckingham Friends School Snowflake Festival

Buckingham Friends School 5684 York Road, Lahaska, PA, United States

The 2024 Buckingham Friends School Snowflake Festival will be held on Saturday, December 7th, from 11 am - 3 pm at its Lahaska location. Families can purchase “snowflake tickets,” which are used for creative crafts, the kids-only Secret Shop, the Pocket Gnome, and a winter […]

Alpaca Christmas at the Farm

Alpaca Christmas at the Farm

Harley Hill Farm 451 Kellers Road, Quakertown, PA, United States

Looking for that old fashioned and magical family holiday experience? Bring the family to visit with 25 alpacas, including a new baby. Enjoy a complimentary cup of hot cocoa. Be sure to visit Santa in the Alpaca barn from 1 to 3 pm each day. […]

Photos with Santa at the Quakertown Farmer’s Market

Photos with Santa at the Quakertown Farmer’s Market

Quakertown Farmers Market and Flea Market 201 Station Rd, Quakertown, PA, United States

Santa is visiting the Quakertown Farmer's Market every Saturday and Sunday in December up (excluding the weekend following Christmas). Bucks County families are welcome to visit with Santa, get a picture to come and tell him your Christmas present wishes! Santa’s display is set up […]

Christmas in Doylestown Outdoor Lights Tour

Christmas in Doylestown Outdoor Lights Tour

St. Paul's Episcopal Church 84 E Oakland Ave, Doylestown, PA, United States

This year, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Doylestown is hosting its 2024 Christmas in Doylestown House Tour and Tea. Running both Friday and Saturday, December 6th and 7th, this is an exclusive family friendly way to celebrate the holidays. Tickets are $40 in advance to […]

Jingle Trails With Mrs. Claus

Silver Lake Nature Center 1306 Bath Rd, Bristol, PA, United States

Join Mrs. Claus for story-time and to make a fun holiday treat! Then you'll take a walk on the beautiful Silver Lake Nature Center Trails with her to find and follow clues on a magical adventure!! $12/person or $10/person for Friends of SLNC Members. Advanced […]

Yardley’s Old Fashioned Christmas Parade

Join in on the holiday celebration right down Main Street Yardley! Crowds will gather on Main Street to watch the procession featuring Father Christmas, Victorian carolers, the Yardleyville Horse Thieves, holiday displays, bands, the Yardley-Makefield Fire Company, and the Durham Boat re-enactors,

Perkasie’s 116th Tree Lighting Ceremony – America’s Oldest

Perkasie Town Center 620 West Chestnut Street, Perkasie, PA, United States

Families can expect a traditional evening out, with holiday music, food and fun. Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will arrive on a Perkasie Electric Truck to light the Christmas tree at 7pm and one lucky child will be chosen to climb on the stage to […]

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA, United States

Shady Brook Farm’s spectacular Holiday Light Show features more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland. Encounter familiar characters and whimsical displays in the comfort of your own car or on an open-air wagon ride. While you’re there you can also experience the Candy Cane […]

Anastasia: The Musical

Anastasia: The Musical

Bucks County Playhouse 70 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA, United States

Featuring the popular songs from the original animated feature and more, Anastasia is a sweeping musical adventure that transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920's. A brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the […]

White Christmas, The Musical

Newtown Theatre 120 North State Street, Newtown, PA, United States

Newtown Theatre will perform White Christmas: The Musical, from Thursday, Dec. 5 through Sunday, Dec. 8, with various evening and matinee showings.  Paramount Pictures released the movie musical White Christmas in 1954. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film starred Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney […]

Holidays at Fonthill Castle

Fonthill Castle 525 E Court St, Doylestown, PA, United States

This holiday season, Fonthill Castle offers three ways to visit – Their Daily Winter Wonderland Guided Tours, Holiday Lights Meander Days and Fonthill Castle Guided Evening Tours. Starting on Saturday, November 16th, on all weekdays as well as weekends in November, daily one-hour guided tours […]

First Annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend

First Annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend

Bountiful Acres 5074 York Road, Holicong, PA, United States

Join Bountiful Acres for their first annual Christmas Wonderland Weekend. It’s the perfect time to select your fresh-cut Christmas tree, and ring in the Holiday season. Peaceable Kingdom Petting Zoo will be joining them with Percy "the Bucks County Camel." YOYO will performing at noon […]

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village 100 Peddlers Village, New Hope, PA, United States

The Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler’s Village is a feast for the eyes with more than 100 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in eight different categories: Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation Reproduction of a Movie or TV […]

Holiday With The Herd

Special Equestrians 2800 Street Road, Warrington, PA, United States

Join Special Equestrians on Sunday, December 8th from 11am - 2pm for Holiday With The Herd! Have your photo taken with a member of the Special Equestrian's herd for a suggested donation of $10 (per family) and enjoy a complimentary hot cocoa bar and holiday […]

Photos with Santa at the Quakertown Farmer’s Market

Photos with Santa at the Quakertown Farmer’s Market

Quakertown Farmers Market and Flea Market 201 Station Rd, Quakertown, PA, United States

Santa is visiting the Quakertown Farmer's Market every Saturday and Sunday in December up (excluding the weekend following Christmas). Bucks County families are welcome to visit with Santa, get a picture to come and tell him your Christmas present wishes! Santa’s display is set up […]

Friends and Family Sundays – Utensil Holder

Tyler Park Center for the Arts 10 Stable Mill Trail, Richboro, PA, United States

Join Earth Center Pottery (located at Tyler Park Center for the Arts in Tyler State Park) on their Friends and Family Sundays December 8th to create a utensil holder. No experience is needed for this guided clay work. Participants of all ages will complete each Sunday's […]

Sweet Suites and Musical Treats – Bucks County Symphony Orchestra Family Concert

Central Bucks East High School 2804 Holicong Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

The Bucks County Symphony Orchestra presents its Family Concert—Sweet Suites and Musical Treats—at Central Bucks High School East, as narrator Valerie Eastburn entertains the audience with captivating stories and fun facts while the BCSO plays nuggets from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and other enthralling pieces. The […]

New Hope Holiday Parade

New Hope Borough New Hope, PA, United States

The Annual New Hope Chamber of Commerce Holiday Parade will take place (starting along Bridge and Main Streets) on Sunday, December 8th at 4pm. This is a free event for residents and visitors alike. Ring in the holiday season and be a part of this […]

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA, United States

Shady Brook Farm’s spectacular Holiday Light Show features more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland. Encounter familiar characters and whimsical displays in the comfort of your own car or on an open-air wagon ride. While you’re there you can also experience the Candy Cane […]

Anastasia: The Musical

Anastasia: The Musical

Bucks County Playhouse 70 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA, United States

Featuring the popular songs from the original animated feature and more, Anastasia is a sweeping musical adventure that transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920's. A brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the […]

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village 100 Peddlers Village, New Hope, PA, United States

The Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler’s Village is a feast for the eyes with more than 100 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in eight different categories: Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation Reproduction of a Movie or TV […]

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA, United States

Shady Brook Farm’s spectacular Holiday Light Show features more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland. Encounter familiar characters and whimsical displays in the comfort of your own car or on an open-air wagon ride. While you’re there you can also experience the Candy Cane […]

Anastasia: The Musical

Anastasia: The Musical

Bucks County Playhouse 70 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA, United States

Featuring the popular songs from the original animated feature and more, Anastasia is a sweeping musical adventure that transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920's. A brave young woman named Anya sets out to discover the […]

Holidays at Fonthill Castle

Fonthill Castle 525 E Court St, Doylestown, PA, United States

This holiday season, Fonthill Castle offers three ways to visit – Their Daily Winter Wonderland Guided Tours, Holiday Lights Meander Days and Fonthill Castle Guided Evening Tours. Starting on Saturday, November 16th, on all weekdays as well as weekends in November, daily one-hour guided tours […]

Buyers’ Choice Christmas Museum

Byers’ Choice Christmas Museum

Byers' Choice 4355 County Line Road, Chalfont, PA, United States

A special treat for Christmas enthusiasts is a trip to the Byers’ Choice Christmas Museum. Start with a short film about our company's history inside a Victorian theater. Next walk down a cobblestone street scene straight out of Dickens’ London and peer through the windows […]

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village Gingerbread Competition and Display

Peddler’s Village 100 Peddlers Village, New Hope, PA, United States

The Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler’s Village is a feast for the eyes with more than 100 creative and whimsical entries crafted by the public in eight different categories: Traditional Holiday Gingerbread House Incredibly Unusual 3-Dimensional Gingerbread Creation Reproduction of a Movie or TV […]

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm’s Holiday Light Show

Shady Brook Farm 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley, PA, United States

Shady Brook Farm’s spectacular Holiday Light Show features more than three million lights illuminating acres of farmland. Encounter familiar characters and whimsical displays in the comfort of your own car or on an open-air wagon ride. While you’re there you can also experience the Candy Cane […]