Holiday Mardi Gras Parade
Lansdale's holiday kickoff parade, Mardi Gras in name only, rolls down Main Street on November 21 with floats, bands and Santa. It's the borough's cue that the shopping season is open.
More at Main Street
Richlandtown Fire Company Coin Drop
Volunteers work Main Street for four hours collecting change toward new fire equipment. It is the next borough over, about two miles up the road from Quakertown, so slow down through town.
Greater New Hope Chamber Holiday Parade
Floats, marching bands, and Santa come down Main Street at 4 p.m., the Greater New Hope Chamber's holiday parade. It lands on Sunday, December 6, a week after the tree lighting.
Sellersville Winterfest & Tree Lighting
Main Street shuts to traffic for Winterfest, where the borough lights what it bills as Pennsylvania's biggest tree alongside Santa photos, carousel rides, and crafts from 5 to 8. It closes out Sellersville's year on the second Saturday of December.
Around the same time
Autumn in Kyoto
PA Certified Horticulturist Sharee Solow, a Philadelphia Flower Show chair, gives a talk on Kyoto's autumn gardens at the Buck estate.
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
