TRADESHOWS, FESTIVALS & EVENTS
Visit Bucks County (VBC) attends and hosts a variety of tradeshows, festivals & events throughout the year to promote visitation to Bucks County and bring together the industry to network and collaborate.
Here’s how to get involved:
- Come to an event and sip Bucks County wine, enjoy a Bucks County craft brew or cocktail made from a Bucks County distilled spirit.
- Attend a Visit Bucks County webinar, roundtable, meeting or event.
- Reach out to receive meetings, weddings, sports and group tour leads.
- Be our buddy and share a booth at an upcoming tradeshow.
- Showcase your location by hosting an event.
- Nominate a member of your team for a National Travel & Tourism Week Award.
ANNUAL EVENTS
What’s Ahead
Each January industry and community leaders hear from Visit Bucks County President & COO and Board Chair about hospitality trends and developments in Bucks County for the coming year.
Annual Meeting
Visit Bucks County’s Annual Meeting takes place every October for Bucks County’s largest hospitality industry gathering of the year. Industry and community leaders can network, hear the latest data on travel trends to Bucks County, and learn how VBC is marketing and supporting its partners.
- Annual Meeting 2023
- Annual Meeting 2023
National Travel & Tourism Week
The U.S. Travel community celebrates National Travel & Tourism Week each May to recognize the economic impact of travel. During this week, Visit Bucks County recognizes the incredible achievements of the travel workforce in Bucks County by presenting awards to employees and organizations in the tourism and hospitality field.
The five awards categories are Tourism Innovation, Guest Service Excellence, Leadership, Rising Star and The Visit Bucks County Award. View winners from previous years.
- NTTW 2023 Award Recipients
2024 TRADESHOWS, FESTIVALS AND EVENTS
Visit Bucks County will be promoting Bucks County to visitors at the following tradeshows, festivals and events this year. For more information email industryrelations@visitbuckscounty.com.
FESTIVALS & EVENTS:
February 17: Red, White & Brew Fest
February 25: AAA Lehigh Valley Vacation Expo
April 12 & 13: AC Beer & Music Fest
April 20 & 21: Lambertville Shad Fest
April 27: Earth Day Event at Core Creek Park
May 4: Washington Crossing Brew Fest
May 4 & 5: Peddler’s Village- Strawberry Festival
May 11: Perkasie Porch Fest 2024
May 18 & 19: Tile Fest 24
May 18: New Hope Celebrate’s PRIDE
June 8: Neshaminy Creek 12th Anniversary Party
June 9: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball Game
June 21: Quakertown Summer Series Scotty McCreery Concert
June 22: Doylestown Pride- Block Party
June 29: ¡Sabor! Latin Festival
July 13 & 14: Tinicum Arts Festival
July 27: Wine on the Waterfront
August 6: Musik Fest 2024
August 17 & 18: Zolocon Summer Expo 2024
August 24: Fonthill Castle Beer Fest
August 25: Ukrainian Folk Festival
August TBD: Revolutionary War Re-enactment- Moland House
September TBD: Polish-American Family Festival & Country Fair
September TBD: Frenchtown Riverfest
September TBD: Yardley Harvest Day
September 7 & 8: Doylestown Arts Festival & Bucks County Classic
September 21 & 22: New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival
September 28: The Central Jersey Beer Festival
October TBD: Delaware Beer Fest
October TBD: Annual Art and Antiques Weekend
October 5: Historic Newtown Market Day
October 12: Historic Fallsington Day
October 19: Autumn Alive
October 19: 2024 Historic Bristol Day
November 2 & 3: Peddler’s Village Apple Festival
December TBD: Washington Crossing Historic Park First Crossing Re-enactment
December TBD: Holly Nights
- New Hope Pride
- Tinicum Arts Festival
WEDDING EXPOS:
January 6 & 7: Pennsylvania & South Jersey Bridal & Wedding Expo on January 6 & 7 (Philadelphia, PA)
February 18: Delaware Bridal & Wedding Expo
March 3: Bucks County LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo
April 21: Pennsylvania Bridal & Wedding Expo (Oaks, PA)
June 9: New Jersey Bridal and Wedding Expo
November 3: Pennsylvania Bridal & Wedding Expo (Allentown, PA)
- Wedding Expo
MEETING CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
March 4 & 5: MPI New Jersey Meets Conference
March 20: MPI Philadelphia Educational Institute
March 21 & 22: PASAE Connections Conference
April 15: MPI Philadelphia Spring Fundraiser
May 23: PCMA Phillies Businessperson’s Special
September 12: PCMA Education Day & Trade Show
September TBD: MPI PHL Bosses Night
October 15 - 17: The Event Planner Expo
GROUP TOUR TRADESHOWS:
March 25 & 26: Pennsylvania Bus Association Group Leader Marketplace
April 8 & 9: GNEMA Annual Spring Association Meeting
August 27 - 30: VMA-MCASC-NCMA Regional Joint Meeting and Group Leader Marketplace
September 17 - 19: GNEMA Group Leader Marketplace
September 22 -24: MMA 2024 Annual Group Leader Travel Showcase
November 17 - 20: NTA Travel Exchange 2024