The Best Things To Do in Bucks County with Kids

Discover the best family-friendly things to do in and around Bucks County with kids, including events, festivals, attractions, and free activities through our curated calendar. Find what’s happening in Bucks today and plan your next family adventure!

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A Very Furry Christmas Celebration

Sesame Place 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, PA, United States

A Very Furry Christmas at Sesame Place is a festive, family-friendly celebration with everyone’s favorite Sesame Street friends. The park is transformed into a one-of-a-kind Christmas wonderland with millions of twinkling lights, whirling rides, and festive decorations all around. Sing and dance along at special […]

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. […]

Peter Wentz Farmstead Holiday Open House

Peter Wentz Farmstead 2030 Shearer Road, Lansdale, PA, United States

You’re invited to the Peter Wentz Farmstead’s first-ever Holiday Open House! Join on Saturday, December 7th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm to celebrate the coming of winter in Eighteenth century style. Tour the historic house, watch a Colonial cooking demonstration, and if you’ve been […]

Free
Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium 1 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ, United States

Through December 24, guests can surf the yuletide at Christmas Underwater and explore a winter waterland filled with holiday d-eel-ights like Scuba Santa, indoor snow flurries, the World’s Tallest Underwater Christmas Tree, and merry more! Adventure Aquarium’s most notable holiday experiences include: Photo Opps with […]

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 […]

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting Mall, 500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States

Build the best memories at Philadelphia's top family holiday event, Holiday Bricktacular! Daily from November 29 - January 1, families can enjoy a winter wonderland of activities, festive decorations and more at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia. Holiday Bricktacular Activities: New for 2024! Build To Give […]

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 […]

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

Music Mountain Theatre 1483 NJ-179, Lambertville, NJ, United States

The villainous Barnaby has fallen in love with sweet Mistress Mary Quite Contrary.  If he can’t buy her love, then he’ll force her to marry him by threatening to foreclose on her mother, the poor Widow Piper.  Mary already has her heart set on marrying […]

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. […]

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 […]

Montgomery County Chorale and Orchestra Presents Festival of Carols: A Time Of Hope

Trinity Lutheran Church 1000 W. Main Street, Lansdale, PA, United States

Festival of Carols will present new and exciting arrangements of familiar carols, other inspiring music, and readings  around the theme “A Time of Hope.” This concert has something for everyone, and will surely get you into the spirit of the season. Performances Saturday December 7th […]

$5.00 – $25

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 […]

Walking Wonderland Light Show

Walking Wonderland Light Show

Arader Farm 746 S. Trappe Road, Collegeville, PA, United States

In Partnership with Upper Providence Parks & Rec, Arader Farms presents Walking Wonderland Light Show happening Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 29–Dec. 21, 2024. This walk-through attraction is something the whole family will enjoy! Each weekend features special guests and activities, so visit their website for […]

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Music Mountain Theatre 1483 NJ-179, Lambertville, NJ, United States

Ebenezer Scrooge is a prosperous curmudgeon who believes that personal wealth is far more valuable than happiness. But, on Christmas Eve, he is forced to face his selfish ways when three ghosts lead him through his Past, Present, and Future. This spectacular musical adaptation of […]

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 […]

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium 1 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ, United States

Through December 24, guests can surf the yuletide at Christmas Underwater and explore a winter waterland filled with holiday d-eel-ights like Scuba Santa, indoor snow flurries, the World’s Tallest Underwater Christmas Tree, and merry more! Adventure Aquarium’s most notable holiday experiences include: Photo Opps with […]

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 […]

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting Mall, 500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States

Build the best memories at Philadelphia's top family holiday event, Holiday Bricktacular! Daily from November 29 - January 1, families can enjoy a winter wonderland of activities, festive decorations and more at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia. Holiday Bricktacular Activities: New for 2024! Build To Give […]

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 […]

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 […]

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium 1 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ, United States

Through December 24, guests can surf the yuletide at Christmas Underwater and explore a winter waterland filled with holiday d-eel-ights like Scuba Santa, indoor snow flurries, the World’s Tallest Underwater Christmas Tree, and merry more! Adventure Aquarium’s most notable holiday experiences include: Photo Opps with […]

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

Holiday Bricktacular at LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia Plymouth Meeting Mall, 500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, United States

Build the best memories at Philadelphia's top family holiday event, Holiday Bricktacular! Daily from November 29 - January 1, families can enjoy a winter wonderland of activities, festive decorations and more at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia. Holiday Bricktacular Activities: New for 2024! Build To Give […]

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 […]

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 […]

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium 1 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ, United States

Through December 24, guests can surf the yuletide at Christmas Underwater and explore a winter waterland filled with holiday d-eel-ights like Scuba Santa, indoor snow flurries, the World’s Tallest Underwater Christmas Tree, and merry more! Adventure Aquarium’s most notable holiday experiences include: Photo Opps with […]