150 Scarecrows and a Downhill Produce Derby Today
Feasterville Trevose, PA · September 19, 2026
The aroma of warm cider and woodsmoke is already drifting across county lines this morning. Between downhill produce races and riverside craft booths, there is little reason to stay cooped up indoors today.
The Lead
More than 150 handcrafted figures have taken over the brick walkways of Peddler’s Village for the 47th annual scarecrow exhibition, kicking off this weekend's dedicated harvest festival. The two-day gathering invites regional visitors to build custom, life-size scarecrows using provided straw and wardrobe bundles, while local acoustic groups and food vendors line the grounds through Sunday afternoon.
The annual outdoor competition has long bridged local artistic talent with community tradition, as school groups, independent artists, and families compete across whimsical, traditional, and spooky categories. Spectators can cast paper ballots at Village shops or vote digitally through October 14, when judges tally the final community picks. Anyone planning to try their hand at the assembly workshops should aim for early afternoon sessions before material supplies thin out along the lawn.
Local Pulse
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What's On Around Town
Today
Zucchini and Vegetable Car Race Middletown Grange Fairgrounds (576 Penns Park Rd), Newtown, 9:00 AM–Noon · Free Carve produce, attach wheels, and race downhill for anniversary prizes.
Yardley Harvest Day Downtown Yardley, 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · Free Handmade crafts, live music, and regional foods filling riverside streets.
Scarecrow Festival Peddler's Village (2400 Street Rd), Lahaska, 11:00 AM–6:00 PM · Free Scarecrow workshops, live music, pumpkin painting, and village-wide autumn displays.
Tomorrow
Outing at Styer Orchard Styer Orchard (1121 Woodbourne Rd), Langhorne, 10:30 AM–12:30 PM · Paid
Doylestown Fall Food Truck Festival Central Park (425 Wells Rd), Doylestown, 1:00–5:00 PM · Free
A Band Called Honalee Bristol Riverside Theatre (120 Radcliffe St), Bristol, 3:00 PM · Paid
Monday
- Captain Daniel Bray Presentation The Court Inn (105 Court St), Newtown, 7:30–9:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Buck Hotel
- In the 1770s, Phineas Paxson operated the site as Buck Tavern, a dusty stagecoach stop and early polling station opposite Aaron Feaster's farm. Shuttered in 1993, the Ruhling family preserved the original exterior stonework in 2001, reopening the rooms for fireside dinners and banquets.
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