6 Fun Things To Do This Weekend In Eastern PA

EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA —If you're planning on attending a festival in the Philadelphia region this weekend, you better bring your appetite.

There are food festivals galore and you can gouge yourself until you burst from the seams. And you can do it on Saturday and Sunday.

The Phoenixville area will see the second annual Philly Halal Food Festival on Saturday. A food truck festival will be held on Sunday in Doylestown Township. You can also check out food trucks in Falls Township on Saturday.

These are some of the events taking place in Eastern Pennsylvania this weekend:

Philly Halal Food Festival Coming Up In Upper Providence

A major food festival is coming up in the greater Phoenixville area which aims to showcase the culinary diversity of Muslim culture to a primarily non-Muslim audience. The second annual Philly Halal Food Festival will take place on Saturday at the Khair Community Center on 1079 Egypt Road. The event will feature more than 30 food, beverage, and dessert vendors. (Read More)

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Food Truck Festival Rolls Into Doylestown's Central Park

A banquet of food trucks will roll into Doylestown Township on Sunday, September 22 for the township’s annual Fall Food Truck Fest. The event takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. at Central Park. Admission is free and reservations are not required. Featured will be 18 food trucks, Warwick Farm Brewing, and fun for the whole family. Bring your blankets and chairs and enjoy the sounds of Doylestown’s very own Cherry Lane Band, which will be performing. (Read More)

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100-Plus Scarecrows On Display At Peddler's Village

Peddler’s Village has launched this year's “Scarecrow Season” with Scarecrows in the Village, a display of more than 100 handmade creations; a Scarecrow Festival, and scarecrow-making workshops that begin during the festival and continue on Sept. 21 and 28. (Read More)

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Harvest Day Celebration Saturday In Yardley

They are pretending like last year's Harvest Festival didn't happen. Because it didn't. For the first time in its history, Harvest Day got washed out by weather last year. Not even the rain date could save the annual event from getting canceled by inclement weather. But with the forecast looking promising Saturday, the 55th annual Harvest Day festival will resume its reputation as the borough's biggest event. (Read More)

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New Hope Arts And Crafts Festival Returns For 30th Year

More than 160 juried fine artists and craftspeople will descend on New Hope over the weekend for the 30th Annual New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival presented by the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce. The event unfolds on Saturday, Sept. 21, and continues on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the New Hope-Solebury High School, 180 West Bridge St. in New Hope. (Read More)

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Food Truck Festival/Touch a Truck Saturday In Falls Twp.

Falls Township’s Food Truck Festival and Touch a Truck/Family Festival is offering plenty of fun, food, and fundraising on Saturday. The township’s annual Touch a Truck/Family Festival event will return on Saturday at Falls Township Community Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featuring dozens of large trucks, excavators, towing vehicles, emergency response vehicles, and various types of heavy machinery, the township’s seventh annual event kicks off at 9 a.m. with a sensory-friendly quiet hour until 10 a.m. (Read More)

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