# Things to do with kids in New Hope, PA > 9 upcoming family events and 1 places and ongoing programs in New Hope, PA (Bucks County, PA), in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24. Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/new-hope-pa ## Events ahead - [Trunk or Treat in the Village](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/trunk-or-treat-in-the-village--listing-ea15c0e6f8d9dc961dd23fd9) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Peddler's Village, New Hope · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Families arrive in costume to trick-or-treat along Peddler's Village brick walkways and participating shops, plus Trunk-or-Treat Lane with 15–25 decorated vehicles behind the… - [Peddler's Village Apple Festival](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/peddler-s-village-apple-festival--listing-4f17cc98d3ee26465cb9b623) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Peddler's Village, New Hope · Free · checked Oct 16. Annual Bucks County apple festival held since 1973: an outdoor weekend of family fun with entertainment, artisans and food trucks. Held rain or shine. Admission and parking are… - [Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at Bucks County Playhouse](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/irving-berlin-s-holiday-inn-at-bucks-county-playhouse--listing-872dc5256cc95119bc6fe8c3) — Nov 19 – Jan 3 · Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope · Paid · checked Oct 24. Bucks County Playhouse stages Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, the Broadway musical based on the Universal film, for its holiday season in New Hope. The story follows song-and-dance… - [26th Annual Grand Illumination Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/26th-annual-grand-illumination-celebration--listing-3d2250a4cb0cb2976f01a10d) — Fri, Nov 20 · 4:30 PM – 10:00 PM · Peddler's Village, New Hope · Free · checked Oct 16. Peddler's Village lights up for the holidays with a show of local music and dance performers; at 6:15 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus flip the switch to illuminate the Village. Holiday… - [Gingerbread Competition & Display at Peddler's Village](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/gingerbread-competition-and-display-at-peddler-s-village--listing-26c5170eafd22af91333d24a) — Nov 20 – Jan 9 · Visitor & Event Center (Shop #25), Peddler's Village, New Hope · Free · checked Oct 20. More than 100 gingerbread houses and edible scenes made by members of the public go on show in the Visitor & Event Center at Peddler's Village, a holiday tradition there since… - [Holiday Hustle 2- and 1-mile run/walk under the lights](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/holiday-hustle-2-and-1-mile-run-walk-under-the-lights--listing-3168577eb7a41b79c7797b8b) — Thu, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Peddler's Village, New Hope · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. 6th Annual Holiday Hustle at Peddler's Village: runners and walkers of all ages and abilities in Santa hats, ugly sweaters or elf costumes do a 2-mile or 1-mile run/jog/walk… - [Holly Jolly Weekend with Santa Parades and Gingerbread Display](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/holly-jolly-weekend-with-santa-parades-and-gingerbread-display--listing-c5daa16833bbea7c8a1a3756) — Sat, Dec 5 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM · Peddler's Village, New Hope · Free · checked Oct 16. Holiday weekend at Peddler's Village with Santa Parades through the Village starting 12 p.m. both days, live music, family activities, holiday food and drink, and the 42nd Annual… - [Holiday Gingerbread House Decorating at Sweet Occasions](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/holiday-gingerbread-house-decorating-at-sweet-occasions--listing-eee054388e639bf29d2a16db) — Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Sweet Occasions (Shop #74), Peddler's Village, New Hope · All ages · From $45 · checked Oct 16. Decorate a pre-assembled gingerbread house with royal icing and plenty of sweets, with hot chocolate, in the loft at Sweet Occasions in Peddler's Village. All ages welcome. Three… - [Kids Holiday Cookie Night at Sweet Occasions](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/kids-holiday-cookie-night-at-sweet-occasions--listing-d5c7cfc7111c5e0b63c70ad4) — Mon, Dec 21 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Sweet Occasions (Shop #74), Peddler's Village, New Hope · Ages 6+ · From $65 · checked Oct 16. Annual kids' holiday cookie decorating night: each ticket covers one child and one adult and includes materials, basic decorating instruction, hot chocolate and two dozen shaped… ## Places and ongoing programs - [Santa's Premium Train Ride — New Hope Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/santa-s-premium-train-ride-new-hope-railroad--listing-56893ca747d0971c208dd249) — Holiday-season departures; available dates, departure times and current prices are shown… · New Hope Train Station · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 20. New for 2026, Santa's Premium Train Ride is the New Hope Railroad's upgraded Santa train: an approximately 60-minute round trip from the historic New Hope Train Station toward… ## Recently ended - [Scarecrow Shuffle family fun run](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/scarecrow-shuffle-family-fun-run--listing-f45e77a68a6ef1c0b76272ad) — ended Sun, Oct 18 ## Nearby - [Things to do with kids in Bucks County, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/counties/bucks-county-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/counties/bucks-county-pa.md) - Other towns in Bucks County, PA: [Doylestown, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/doylestown-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/doylestown-pa.md), [Langhorne, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/langhorne-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/langhorne-pa.md), [Morrisville, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/morrisville-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/morrisville-pa.md), [Yardley, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/yardley-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/yardley-pa.md) - [Things to do with kids in Philadelphia](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia.md) - [This weekend in Philadelphia](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/this-weekend.md) Town pages are listed once a town has 3 current listings, county pages at 10.