BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Fall festival season is in full swing. And that means plenty of fun things to do this weekend in Bucks County.
Yardley's big Harvest Day festival unfolds on Saturday with lots to see and do in the town's Buttonwood Park. The weekend also brings food trucks, fireworks, and Touch-A-Truck to Falls Township's Community Park.
For those who enjoy history, you can catch "Spirits of the Outlaws," which will share the exploits of Bucks County's notorious Doan Gang through poetry, music, and stories at the ArtWRKD Gallery in Newtown.
Here are five fun things to do this weekend in Bucks:
ArtWRKD presents "Spirits of the Outlaws: The Doan Gang and Bucks County," part of its Show and Tell History Series where local history is brought back to life through storytelling, poetry, and original music. Beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday, the program revisits the story of the Doan Outlaws, the infamous Bucks County Loyalists whose exploits during the American Revolution became part history, part folklore, and part local legend.
Harvest Day returns to the streets of Yardley for its 57th year on Saturday. The day long street fair annually attracts thousands of visitors from all over Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The event features unique crafters and artisans, businesses, kids and adult entertainment, activities, live music, and food. Admission is free.
(Harvest Day Map)
The Doylestown Historical Society continues its commemoration of the nation's 250th birthday with a special program, "Women In The Revolution," taking place on Saturday. The program offers a deep dive into the crucial, dangerous, and diverse roles women played during the American Revolutionary War. It will begin at 2 p.m. at the Doylestown Borough Hall, 10 Doyle Street.
A Town Crier announces the upcoming program. (Jeff Werner/Patch)
Falls Township's Food Truck Festival and Touch a Truck will take place at Community Park on Friday and Saturday. The Food Truck Festival kicks off the two-day community events beginning Friday at 6 p.m. with a variety of food truck fare, live music from Fish Out of Water, children's activities, including Anywhere Mini Golf, a beer garden for guests 21+ with proceeds benefiting Fairless Hill Fire Department, and culminating with fireworks at 9 p.m. Touch a Truck will roar into the park on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Featuring dozens of large trucks, excavators, towing vehicles, emergency response vehicles, and various types of heavy machinery, the event kicks off with a sensory-friendly quiet hour until 10 a.m. Truck operators will refrain from flashing their lights or blowing their air horns during this time.
(Photo courtesy of Falls Township)
A photo exhibition of the punk rock scene by legendary music photographer Jim Saah closes at Native Cafe in Doylestown on Saturday with a "Punk Crawl" across Doylestown. The event, called Salad Days, will unfold across several downtown locations, bringing together film, photography, music, and community in a shared celebration of one of America's most influential independent music movements. The documentary film,"Salad Days: A Decade of Punk In Washington, D.C." is the namesake for the event, and kicks off the day-long festivities with a 10th Anniversary Director's Cut screening at the County Theater.
The County Theatre in Doylestown. (Jeff Werner/Patch)
AbbeyFest, greater Philadelphia's premier Catholic faith and music festival, returns on Saturday at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in New Britain Township. Celebrating its 12th year, AbbeyFest continues its mission of bringing people into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ through inspiring music, prayer, fellowship, and the sacraments. The day-long festival welcomes families, parish groups, young adults, and individuals seeking to celebrate their Catholic faith through worship, community, and music.
(Abbeyfest)
The historic Octagonal Schoolhouse in Wrightstown will open its doors to the public on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. This month's program - "In Word & Deed" - will feature Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Robin Robinson. Robinson will display restored original deeds containing significant land transactions from Wrightstown history. The Octagonal Schoolhouse is located at 2091 Second Street Pike in Wrightstown 18940.
(Jeff Werner/Patch)
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