Departments

Parks and Recreation

Local Attractions & Events

Local Attractions

• Nockamixon State Park, Rt. 563 (hiking/biking trails, environmental education center, swimming pool and boat rental in season, boat launch, horse trails, picnicking, sledding & skating in season - the hostel is located within the Park.)
• Quakertown Farmer's & Flea Market, Station Road, Quakertown - Distance 5 miles
• Rice's Sale & Country Market, Greenhill Road, New Hope - Distance 16 miles
• Peddler's Village, Rtes. 202 and 263, Lahaska - Distance 18 miles
• Quakertown Alive (Theatre) W. Broad St. - 215-536-2273 - Distance 3 miles
• Lehigh Valley Velodrome - 610-967-7587 - Distance 20 miles
• Lost River Caverns in Hellertown - 610-838-8767 - Distance 10 miles
• Crayola Factory, Easton - 610-559-6607 - Distance 20 miles
• Historic New Hope - 215 -862-5880
• National Canal Museum, Easton - 610-515-8000
• Historic Covered Bridges abound in Bucks County. Once a common sight in Colonial America, Bucks County has 12 surviving bridges dating from 1832 to

Events

• New Hope Performing Arts Festival - Shows all year - 215-862-1474
• Bucks County Kennel Club Dog Show, Tinicum Park, (first Sat. in May) 215-898-8862
• Mercer Folk Fest - Mid-May - 215-345-0210
• Bucks County Covered Bridge and Garden Tour - May, June, Sept and Oct. - 215-766-2211
• Old Fashioned Fourth of July (Fonthill Museum) July 4th - 215-348-9461
• Tinicum Art Show, Tinicum Park (Second weekend in July) 215-489-5133
• Scottish Heritage Festival - July - 215-343-0965
• New Hope Auto Show - August - 215-862-5665
• Annual Polish Festival (Nat. Shrine of Czestochowa) Sept. - 215-345-0600
• Mercer Museum Christmas Open House - Dec. (Same as above)
• Washington Crossing the Delaware Re-Enactment - (Dec. 25) 215-862-2388
• Bethlehem Music Festival
• Celtic Festival

Antiques

• Seraphim Gifts and Collectibles, Quakertown - 215-536-3242
• Grampa's Treasure, Quakertown 215-536-5066
• Milford Antiques, Quakertown 215-536-9115

Museums

• Moravian Museum of Bethlehem - 610-867-0173
• Lenni Lenape Museum, Allentown - 610-435-4232
• Allentown Art Museum - 610-432-4333
• James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown - 215-340-9800 - Distance 14 miles
• "The Mercer Mile" - Mercer & Fonthill Museums - 215-348-9461; Moravian Pottery and Tile Works 215-345-6722 (All three museums are in Doylestown, distance 13 miles.)
• Pearl S. Buck House in Dublin - 215-249-1330 - Distance 6 miles.