Showing posts with label apple festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apple festival. Show all posts

Monday, September 27, 2010

Scattered Raindrops Fail to Dampen Spirits at New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival

Oil by Stephen Brehm (www.stephenbrehm.com)

The 17th Annual New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival came off without a major hitch this weekend, with great weather Saturday followed by a soggy Sunday that didn't deter interest in the event.

Contestents, exhibitors and vendors were varied and interesting, and there was no shortage of junk food to nosh upon while plying the crowded streets.  A crowd favorite: the cup of seafood chowder with buttered roll offered for $2 by New Hope's Eagle Fire Company.

A fun time, indeed!

Engaging work (L) and charming smile (R) of artist Natalie Alleyne (www.alleynestudios.com)

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Peddler's Village Celebrates 38th Annual Apple Festival This Weekend


New Hope PA will be getting even more crowded this weekend as Peddler's Village in nearby Lahaska PA puts on its 38th Annual Apple Festival.

It all takes place Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m, rain or shine. Free admission and parking.

Love fall fruit? Dig into favorite apple dishes from crisp apple fritters and warm apple pie to savory apple dumplings and freshly pressed apple cider. Peddler’s Village restaurants will feature delicious apple specialties all weekend.

One can also take home a bushel of green, golden or red delicious apples from local orchards, or watch authentic demonstrations of cider production in an antique cider press and cooking old-fashioned apple butter in a huge cauldron stirred by hand over an open fire.

Also enjoy the live musical entertainment, jugglers and stilt walkers on the Main Green, shop the handcrafted items at the 40 artisan booths on the Street Road Green, and cheer on the brave contestants in the traditional pie eating contests. (Competitions are held at 3:00 p.m. each day by age category, contestants are chosen by lottery and must sign up from 10 a.m.-2: 45 p.m. at the Hospitality Booth on the Main Green.)

Peddler’s Village is located just off Route 202 in Lahaska PA...about a five minute drive west of New Hope PA.

Tip: If you're visiting New Hope PA this weekend, make reservations and park early, the town gets packed with festival goers, revelers and those enjoying the last foliage of autumn.

For more information, please visit www.peddlersvillage.com or call 215-794-4000.