101 Fun Things To Do With Kids in Bucks County

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George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition Exhibit at The Michener Art Museum

Michener Art Museum 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

This exhibiton celebrates the arc of Anthonisen’s artistic career spanning 65 years as a figurative sculptor. Well versed in history and current events, Anthonisen (b. 1936) creates visual dialogues, primarily in bronze, that investigate the human condition and people’s capacity to destroy, to create, to […]

Morris Goes Mesozoic! Garden Railway: Dinos and Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs

Morris Arboretum 100 E Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Visitors are invited to discover Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs—a self-guided exhibition featuring plants with roots that go back to prehistoric times. There is also a brand-new dinosaur exhibition in the Garden Railway, Garden Railway: Dinos! Plus, there will be a pop-up paleontologist’s cottage featuring hands-on […]

Event Series Escape Room Adventures

Escape Room Adventures

Southampton Free Library 947 Street Road, Southampton, PA, United States

Join the Southampton Free Library for a special series of escape rooms for Summer Quest!  Will you be able to complete your adventure and escape?  You will have 45 minutes to figure out the clues and escape! Escape rooms will be offered on various Saturdays […]

Red, White, and Blueberries BBQ Bash

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

An all-day, all-American outdoor BBQ on Thursday, July 4, marks the start of this four-day party that includes blueberry treats, live music, family activities, lawn games, pony rides, watermelon-eating contests, axe-throwing, mural painting, plenty of shopping, and indoor and outdoor restaurant dining.

Ambler Kiwanis Carnival and Fireworks

Wissahickon High School 521 Houston Road, Ambler, PA, United States

The annual carnival returns with five nights of carnival fun (Tuesday, July 2nd through Saturday, July 6th) Fireworks will be Friday, July 5th. The fireworks rain date is Saturday July 6th. Gather your friends and join for a fun carnival and fireworks event. The Kiwanis is […]

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square

Franklin Square 200 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The year of the dragon soars into summer 2024 as the spectacular Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square brings light and culture with magnificent steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted artistic sculptures. The popular 200-foot-long dragon returns along with never-before-seen giant lantern displays. In addition […]

Event Series Breakfast With the Giraffes

Breakfast With the Giraffes

Elmwood Park Zoo 1661 Harding Blvd., Norristown, PA, United States

Enjoy a delicious outdoor breakfast buffet, right next to three towering giraffes. After you’ve cleared your plate, you’ll enjoy an exclusive giraffe feeding! Space is limited for this event, so don’t delay in purchasing your tickets here.  

Wild Kratts: Creature Power!

Please Touch Museum 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! The Exhibit! opens May 31st! Visitors will embark on an adventurous experience focusing on building STEM skills while exploring the natural world. Created by Minnesota Children’s Museum and inspired by the popular PBS children’s series, Wild Kratts: Creature Power! invites you to explore the […]

Event Series The Art of the Brick

The Art of the Brick

Franklin Institute 222 North 20th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Named one of CNN’s Top Ten “Global Must-See Exhibitions,” The Art of the Brick exhibit by artist Nathan Sawaya is a critically acclaimed collection of inspiring artworks made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world: the LEGO® brick. From child’s toy to sophisticated art form and beyond, the […]

Under The Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest

The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Travel to the most diverse ecosystem on the planet! Under the Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest is an immersive exhibition introducing you to the fascinating world of rainforests and the animals that inhabit them. Learn about unique plants and rainforest ecology as you encounter a […]

George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition Exhibit at The Michener Art Museum

Michener Art Museum 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

This exhibiton celebrates the arc of Anthonisen’s artistic career spanning 65 years as a figurative sculptor. Well versed in history and current events, Anthonisen (b. 1936) creates visual dialogues, primarily in bronze, that investigate the human condition and people’s capacity to destroy, to create, to […]

Morris Goes Mesozoic! Garden Railway: Dinos and Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs

Morris Arboretum 100 E Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Visitors are invited to discover Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs—a self-guided exhibition featuring plants with roots that go back to prehistoric times. There is also a brand-new dinosaur exhibition in the Garden Railway, Garden Railway: Dinos! Plus, there will be a pop-up paleontologist’s cottage featuring hands-on […]

Red, White, and Blueberries BBQ Bash

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

An all-day, all-American outdoor BBQ on Thursday, July 4, marks the start of this four-day party that includes blueberry treats, live music, family activities, lawn games, pony rides, watermelon-eating contests, axe-throwing, mural painting, plenty of shopping, and indoor and outdoor restaurant dining.

Event Series Sunday Pony Rides

Sunday Pony Rides

Rainbow Ridge Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center 4841 Applebutter Rd, Pipersvill, PA, United States

Bring your children (ages 1 through 10) to Rainbow Ridge Farm Therapeutic Equestrian Center for a pony ride! Every Sunday, they offer pony rides for $10.  

Free Bubble Festival

Lenape Park - Perkasie Perkasie, PA, United States

Kids will make the BIGGEST bubbles of their lives with GRANDPOP BUBBLES™. Pennridge Rotary Club will sponsor Grandpop Bubbles™ and his amazing "Free Bubble Festival" at Penridge Community Park. Grandpop Bubbles will bring his bubble wands, tristrings, poles, basins, buckets, and many gallons of SPECIAL […]

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square

Franklin Square 200 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The year of the dragon soars into summer 2024 as the spectacular Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square brings light and culture with magnificent steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted artistic sculptures. The popular 200-foot-long dragon returns along with never-before-seen giant lantern displays. In addition […]

Wild Kratts: Creature Power!

Please Touch Museum 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! The Exhibit! opens May 31st! Visitors will embark on an adventurous experience focusing on building STEM skills while exploring the natural world. Created by Minnesota Children’s Museum and inspired by the popular PBS children’s series, Wild Kratts: Creature Power! invites you to explore the […]

Event Series The Art of the Brick

The Art of the Brick

Franklin Institute 222 North 20th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Named one of CNN’s Top Ten “Global Must-See Exhibitions,” The Art of the Brick exhibit by artist Nathan Sawaya is a critically acclaimed collection of inspiring artworks made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world: the LEGO® brick. From child’s toy to sophisticated art form and beyond, the […]

Event Series Backyard Bubbles and Art

Backyard Bubbles and Art

Bucks County Free Library-Doylestown 150 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

Join in the Backyard at the Doylestown Library for a bubble bonanza! Blow giant bubbles, explore the backyard, and, of course, express your creativity with chalk art! All ages are welcome!

George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition Exhibit at The Michener Art Museum

Michener Art Museum 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

This exhibiton celebrates the arc of Anthonisen’s artistic career spanning 65 years as a figurative sculptor. Well versed in history and current events, Anthonisen (b. 1936) creates visual dialogues, primarily in bronze, that investigate the human condition and people’s capacity to destroy, to create, to […]

Morris Goes Mesozoic! Garden Railway: Dinos and Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs

Morris Arboretum 100 E Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Visitors are invited to discover Plants in the Age of Dinosaurs—a self-guided exhibition featuring plants with roots that go back to prehistoric times. There is also a brand-new dinosaur exhibition in the Garden Railway, Garden Railway: Dinos! Plus, there will be a pop-up paleontologist’s cottage featuring hands-on […]

Family Storytime

Bucks County Library - Perkasie 491 Arthur Ave, Perkasie, PA, United States

Develop your child’s love of reading with books, rhymes, singing, movement, and more at this active family story program provided by the Perkasie Branch of the Bucks County Free Library. This program is 30 minutes long and best for ages 2 through 5.

Event Series Jordan Jams

Jordan Jams

Southampton Community Center 913 Willow Street, Southampton, PA, United States

Get those feet moving! Join Jordan Jams every Monday morning to sing, dance, and rhyme. This class is best for children 0-5 years old. Registration is required. Earn a Summer Quest Raffle Prize Ticket when you attend!

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square

Franklin Square 200 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The year of the dragon soars into summer 2024 as the spectacular Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square brings light and culture with magnificent steel-framed and silk-wrapped giant lighted artistic sculptures. The popular 200-foot-long dragon returns along with never-before-seen giant lantern displays. In addition […]

Wild Kratts: Creature Power!

Please Touch Museum 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Wild Kratts®: Creature Power®! The Exhibit! opens May 31st! Visitors will embark on an adventurous experience focusing on building STEM skills while exploring the natural world. Created by Minnesota Children’s Museum and inspired by the popular PBS children’s series, Wild Kratts: Creature Power! invites you to explore the […]

Event Series The Art of the Brick

The Art of the Brick

Franklin Institute 222 North 20th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Named one of CNN’s Top Ten “Global Must-See Exhibitions,” The Art of the Brick exhibit by artist Nathan Sawaya is a critically acclaimed collection of inspiring artworks made exclusively from one of the most recognizable toys in the world: the LEGO® brick. From child’s toy to sophisticated art form and beyond, the […]

Event Series Mr. Jim’s Storytime

Mr. Jim’s Storytime

Union Library Company of Hatboro 243 S. York Road, Hatboro, PA, United States

Drop in for a fun story time with Mr. Jim at the library every Tuesday morning at the Hatboro Library. All ages are welcome to this free event and requires no reservation.

$10 Tuesdays at The Academy of Natural Sciences

The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Experience everything the Academy has to offer — including  limited-time special exhibitions — for just $10 per person on Tuesdays this summer, through August. Enjoy Dinosaur Hall, Outside In and dioramas from around the world. Learn all about the incredible discovery of Tiktaalik roseaeLife Onto Land, […]

George R. Anthonisen: Meditations on the Human Condition Exhibit at The Michener Art Museum

Michener Art Museum 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA, United States

This exhibiton celebrates the arc of Anthonisen’s artistic career spanning 65 years as a figurative sculptor. Well versed in history and current events, Anthonisen (b. 1936) creates visual dialogues, primarily in bronze, that investigate the human condition and people’s capacity to destroy, to create, to […]