Peddler's Village
Encyclopedia
Peddler's Village is a 42 acre 18th century style attraction in Bucks County
, Pennsylvania
featuring more than 70 shops and restaurants, a 70 room Inn and a Family Entertainment Center
. It has festivals, craft competitions and an antique carousel
. The destination is also used for wedding
s, holiday parties, reunions, retirement parties, picnics, and corporate meetings
. Special events and seasonal festivals draw nearly 2 million visitors to Peddler's Village each year.
The Village is located in Lahaska, Pennsylvania
near Doylestown
and New Hope
.
Yearly events include an art and contemporary crafts fair, sidewalk sale, scarecrow competition, apple festival, gingerbread house competition, Christmas
festival and quilt competition. The Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival is held on the first weekend in May since 1969. More than 1 million lights illuminate the Village from the Friday before Thanksgiving until New Year's Day.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
featuring more than 70 shops and restaurants, a 70 room Inn and a Family Entertainment Center
Family Entertainment Center
A family entertainment center , often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with small children to teenagers, and often entirely indoors or associated with a larger operation such as a theme park...
. It has festivals, craft competitions and an antique carousel
Carousel
A carousel , or merry-go-round, is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders...
. The destination is also used for wedding
Wedding
A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution. Wedding traditions and customs vary greatly between cultures, ethnic groups, religions, countries, and social classes...
s, holiday parties, reunions, retirement parties, picnics, and corporate meetings
Convention (meeting)
A convention, in the sense of a meeting, is a gathering of individuals who meet at an arranged place and time in order to discuss or engage in some common interest. The most common conventions are based upon industry, profession, and fandom...
. Special events and seasonal festivals draw nearly 2 million visitors to Peddler's Village each year.
The Village is located in Lahaska, Pennsylvania
Lahaska, Pennsylvania
Lahaska is an unincorporated community in central Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies just east of Buckingham and west of New Hope on Route 202. Lahaska is home to one of the most popular shopping areas in the region, Peddler's Village, as well as Buckingham Friends School, a...
near Doylestown
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Doylestown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 8,380. The borough is the county seat of Bucks County.- History :...
and New Hope
New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, formerly known as Coryell's Ferry, is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,528 at the 2010 census. The borough lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. A two-lane bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the...
.
Yearly events include an art and contemporary crafts fair, sidewalk sale, scarecrow competition, apple festival, gingerbread house competition, Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
festival and quilt competition. The Peddler's Village Strawberry Festival is held on the first weekend in May since 1969. More than 1 million lights illuminate the Village from the Friday before Thanksgiving until New Year's Day.