Bucks Happening This Weekend: Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night from Bucks Happening! Make sure to check out ALL of the local holiday fum happening in Bucks with our 2011 Holiday Guide, 2011 Hanukkah Guide, New Year's Eve Guide, 12 Days of Christmas, & Restaurant Guide.

Every day at 5pm, 7pm, and 9pm at South Main & Ferry Street in New Hope, enjoy the breath-taking FREE Holiday Light Show! Bring the entire family and watch as the 35-foot spruce becomes a dazzling display of lights, decorated with 30,000 LED, environmentally-friendly lights that will illuminate the tree in the center of New Hope.

Have you visited the Shady Brook Farm light display yet this holiday season? Experience the magic of millions of lights illuminating acres of farmland during their Holiday Light Show! Whimsical holiday displays and familiar characters. Drive through the Holiday Light Show in the comfort of your own car or enjoy the show on a moonlit hayride. Open 5 PM to 10 PM now through Jan. 8, 2012. $20/carload (Sun. – Thurs.), $25/carload (Fri., & Sat.), Horse-drawn Hayride – $12/person (reservations recommended Mon. – Thurs.), $50/Bus, $30/Mini-Bus

With the kids off from school, it's the perfect time to stop in at Sesame Place's A Very Furry Christmas, which features three all-new holiday shows, a spectacular light show at the 1-2-3 Christmas Tree, and the Neighborhood Street Party Christmas Parade, which includes a whole new stop! Everyone’s favorite “Neighborhood Street Party” parade gets into the Christmas spirit with a whole new stop that includes exciting holiday favorites such as “Jingle Bells,”” Sleigh Ride,” “ Let it Snow” and “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer.” The parade concludes with a finale that is sure to leave everyone with warm, fuzzy feelings and their hearts filled with the Sesame Place Christmas spirit.

The annual memorial recreation of Washington Crossing the Delaware River is a great event for the entire family. Come and reflect on the historic activities of 1776 and witness this great commemorative event. Speeches and activities for this event are sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. On Christmas day the crossing will occur around 1:00 pm but early arrival for parking is suggested. River crossings are contingent upon safe conditions for participants.