Yardley · Events

Pennsbury Manor's Tricks and Treats

Yardley kids

Daytime trick or treating around the historic site, costumes encouraged, no admission charge. The guided tour of the manor house is not included. Roughly fifteen minutes south of Yardley in Morrisville.

When: Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Where: Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville

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Historic Trade Demonstrations

history

Sun, Sep 6 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM · Pennsbury Manor

Joiners, blacksmiths and other tradespeople work the crafts that kept William Penn's estate running, out in the yard where you can ask questions. Sunday manor house tours run at 12:30 and 1:30.

Living History Theater: Hannah Penn

history

Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM–4:00 PM · Pennsbury Manor

Hannah Penn ran the colony of Pennsylvania for six years and rarely gets the credit. First-person theater on the grounds, included with admission along with the animals and the garden.

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Jen Howard

Ardmore live music

Wed, Oct 21 · Rusty Nail Nightclub

Jen Howard on a Wednesday night at the Nail. The Nail sits at 2580 Haverford Road and has been booking original music for seventy odd years.

Behind the Scenes Tours: Fonthill Castle From Tower to Crypt

Doylestown history

Wed, Oct 21 · 9:30 AM–2:30 PM · Fonthill Castle

Ninety minutes off the normal route through Henry Mercer's concrete castle: tower stairs, hidden passageways, the rooms the standard tour skips. Steep and dark in places, age fourteen and up.

Solar Viewing Drop-In

Downingtown community

Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM–12:00 PM · Downingtown Library

A weekday run of the library's solar telescope setup, ten to noon. All ages, no registration, and the observers walk you through what you are looking at. Cancelled if it is cloudy or raining.