5 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Bucks County

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Spring is in the air in Bucks County this weekend with sunny skies and comfortable temperatures.

Along with plenty of spring flowers, the weekend is bursting with lots of fun things to do, from the opening of a new exhibit at the Michener Museum in Doylestown to an exploration of rocks and minerals at the Churchville Nature Center in Northampton.

Headlining the weekend lineup is a new and exciting exhibit featuring photographs taken by legendary Bucks County arts administrator Bruce Katsiff, which opens Saturday at the Michener.

And if you're a fan of slapstick comedy, mark Sunday down for a Three Stooges Film Festival at the historic Newtown Thearre.

Here are some of the fun things to do across the county this weekend. Enjoy!

"Pieces Of A Life" Opens At Michener

The 60-year photography career of legendary Bucks County arts administrator Bruce Katsiff is on view at the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown with the new exhibition, "Pieces of a Life," from April 11 to August 12. Known as the founding director who established the Michener as a regional destination for American art, Katsiff returns to its galleries as an accomplished Bucks County artist. A graduate from the Rochester Institute of Technology, Katsiff saw early success as a photographer with an appearance at Museum of Modern Art in New York for a 1968 exhibition. Bruce Katsiff: Pieces of a Life features 60 photographs in a retrospective on the artist, guest curated by art historian Dorothy Fisher.

Bruce Katsiff (b. 1945), Pieces of a Life, 2013. Platinum palladium print, 12 x 20 inches. (Courtesy of Katsiff Art Trust)

Expo "Rocks" Churchville Nature Center

The Churchville Nature Center will bring the excitement of rocks and minerals to Bucks County during a two-day expo in Northampton Township. Following a "Gold Rush" theme, the weekend celebration will "rock" with hands-on Earth Science demonstrations, crafts, and games. Special activity stations will include sluicing, gold panning, cave exploring, geode breaking, and more. The Expo takes place on Saturday, April 11, and Sunday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $6 for adults and free to children 12 and under. Some of the children's activities will be free, while there will be a charge for others to cover the cost of materials.

Panning for Gold at the Rock & Mineral Expo.

3 Stooges Film Fest To Nyuk It Up In Bucks

Slapstick fans are invited to “nyuk-nyuk-nyuk” it up with Larry, Moe and Curly during the Newtown Theatre’s 9th annual Three Stooges Film Fest on Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. Michelle Squiccimara, registrar and outreach coordinator of the Stoogeum history museum in Ambler, will host the event and introduce five classic short films: Three Little Beers (1935), Termites of 1938 (1938), Cookoo Cavaliers (1940), Studio Stoops (1950) and Listen Judge (1952).

Curly, Moe and Larry will be providing the laughs during a Three Stooges Film Fest on Sunday. (Courtesy of the Newtown Theatre)

Elmo's Springtacular At Sesame Place

Elmo’s Springtacular arrives this weekend at Sesame Place Philadelphia. The Middletown Township-based amusement park will begin its spring celebration with an exciting lineup of Meet & Greets, music, magic, pirate adventures, and fireworks to the park. The celebration kicks off on Saturday, with Meet & Greets with children’s entertainer Blippi.

(Photo Credit Netflix @ 2025)

"Stunning Images" On Exhibit In Bucks

Phillips' Mill has announced the winners of this year's 33rd Annual Photographic Exhibition, on display from now through April 17 at the mill in Solebury Township. The winners - a series of stunning images - were selected by the show's three preeminent jurors and represent a breadth and depth of visual artistry, from portraiture and botanicals to nature, architecture, and street photography. The Best in Show honor went to Rebecca Carpenter for "Boxed In — Timeless # II." A tie for second place recognized Laura Brandt’s “Final Bow” and Michael Frank’s “Held Between Stops."

"The Final Bow" by Laura Brandt. (Taken by Laura Brandt)