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Friday, May 16:
10am: Elmwood Park Zoo, Car Seat Check
5pm: Visit New Hope’s Fireworks and Drone Show (Stockton Avenue)
5:30pm: Shady Brook Farm, Summer Unwined Concert
6pm: Game Gallery, Pinball Tournament
6:15pm: Citizens Bank Park, Phillies vs. Pirates
7pm: Arden Theatre, Rent
7:30pm: Bucks County Playhouse, The Apple Boys
8pm: Newportville Fire Company, Movie on the Hill: “Moana 2”
Saturday, May 17:
* Opening For The Season: Core Creek Park’s Boat Rentals, Diggerland’s Water Main , and Tyler State Park’s Driftwood Water Adventures
8am: Sunshine Foundation, RunWalkBark4Dreams
8am: KW Newtown/Yardley, Red Day Yard Sale (12 Terry Drive, Newtown)
8:45am: Poconos Bike Train
9am: Fan Expo Philadelphia
9am: Friends of Tyler State Park, Earth Day Community Service Day
9am: Kitchen Kettle Village, Rhubarb Festival
9am: Wrightstown Farmers Market
9am: Yardley Farmers Market
9am: Pipersville Library, Used Book Sale
9:30am: Bucks County Community College, Parkinson’s Walk
10am: Sesame Place, Meet & Greet with PJ Masks
10am: Please Touch Museum, Fairytale Saturday
10am: NJ Renaissance Faire
10am: Lowe’s, Kids Workshop
10am: Arts Alive! (Broad Street, Quakertown)
10am: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Gluten Free Expo
10am: Doylestown Township’s Touch-A-Truck
10am: Howell Living History Farm, Family Event
10am: Northampton Library, Puzzle Swap Event
10:30am: Northampton Library, Saturday Stories
11am: Pennsbury High School, Food truck festival benefitting the Pennsbury Instrumental Music Department
11am: Upper Southampton Parks & Rec, Touch-A-Truck
11am (& 1pm): Music Mountain Theatre, Snow White
11am: Mercer County Park, Annual World Food Festival
11am: New Hope Pride Parade
11am: Southampton Library, Reading to the Dogs
11am: Warminster Library, Read to a Dog
12pm: Green Philly’s EcoFair
12:30pm: Goldfish Swim School Doylestown, Family Swim
1pm: Blank Space Community Center, Kids Drawing Classes
1pm: Commonplace Reader, Cops N Kids
2pm: Gather Place Museum, Guided Walking Tour
2pm (& 7:30pm): Bucks County Playhouse, The Apple Boys
2pm: Northampton Library, Lego Master Builders
2:30pm: Art Dept Studios, Kids Clay Workshop
6pm: Blank Space Community Center, Parents’ Night Out
6pm: Dynamix Gymnastics, Kids Night Out
6pm: Citizens Bank Park, Phillies vs. Pirates
Sunday, May 18:
7am: Sesame Place, 5K Classic
8:45am: Poconos Bike Train
9am: Fan Expo Philadelphia
9am: Blank Space Community Center, Kids Drawing Class
10am: Sesame Place, Meet & Greet with PJ Masks
10am: NJ Renaissance Faire
11am: Pita Chip, Sing Along with Miss Sally
11am: Mercer County Park, Annual World Food Festival
12pm: LMT Parks & Rec, Family Hike Program
1pm: Newtown Brewing Company, Local Artisan Craft Fair
1pm: Michener Art Museum, All Ages Workshop
1pm: Pennsbury Manor, Open Hearth Cooking
1:30pm: Healthy Kids Running Series
1:30pm: Bucks County Playhouse, The Apple Boys
1:35pm: Citizens Bank Park, Phillies vs. Pirates
2pm: Earth Center Pottery, Friends & Family Sunday
2pm: Arden Theatre, Rent
7:30pm: Mann Center, Teddy Swims
NEW PODCAST!
Weekly Tips:
Christmas Con: Tickets now available
Armed Forces Day Offers: TreeTrails Adventures (May 16-18) and Philly Skate Plex (May 18)
Visiting a National Park this Summer? Get the 4th Grade Pass
LiveNation: “$30 Tickets To Summer” offer begins on May 21 and includes The Mann Center and Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Ensemble Arts Philly: 2025-2026 Broadway Shows announced
Regal Summer Movie Express: $1 Movies
Movies at the Mercer Museum: Summer lineup now available.
Outdoor Fun:
AMUSEMENT PARKS: Diggerland, Dorney Park, Dutch Wonderland, Hershey Park, Knoebel’s, Legoland, Sesame Place, Six Flags Great Adventure, Storybook Land
ANIMALS: Cape May Zoo (No admission fees), Elmwood Park Zoo, Howell Living History Farm (Saturdays), Lehigh Valley Zoo, Philadelphia Zoo, Snipes Farm (Saturdays), Mercer County Wildlife Center (Outdoor Education Area), Ross Mill Pig Farm
ATTRACTIONS: Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, Grounds For Sculpture, Independence Blue Cross RiverRink, Lost River Caverns, Trenton Thunder, Phillies, Philadelphia Union, Black River & Western Railroad, Churchville Nature Center, Longwood Gardens, Morris Arboretum & Gardens, Bowman’s Hill Tower
EXPLORE: Peddler’s Village, Princeton, Historic Smithville, Jim Thorpe, Bethlehem, Kitchen Kettle Village, New Hope, Lambertville, Doylestown
HIKING TRAILS: Goat Hill Overlook, Ralph Stover State Park, Ringing Rocks, Bowman’s Wildflower Preserve
LOCAL FARMS: Charlann Farms, Head Over Hooves Farm, Hellerick’s Family Farm, Shady Brook Farm, Terhune Farms
PARKS: Central Park (Doylestown), Core Creek Park, Nockamixon State Park, Peace Valley Park, Spruce Run Harbor Park, Tyler State Park, Washington Crossing Historic Park
PLAYGROUNDS: Noah’s Playground, Kids Castle, Garden of Reflection, Kids Kingdom (and many more)
ROPES COURSES: Tree Trails Adventures, Hellerick’s Family Farm, Treetop Quest Philly
WATER FUN: Core Creek Park’s Boat Rentals, Driftwood Water Adventures (Tyler Park & Falls Park), Princeton Canoe & Kayak, Big Bear Gear’s River Tubing, Bucks Country River Country, Nockamixon Boat Rentals
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