The Montgomery County Commissioners - Dr. Val Arkoosh, Ken Lawrence Jr., and Joe Gale - will light the county tree, menorah, and kinara celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa at 4:30 p.m. onTuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. The brief ceremony will take place on the plaza level of the courthouse overlooking Main Street in Norristown. (The lighting will take place [...]
By Betsy Natter Enjoy the wonder and sparkle of the season during one of these month-long exhibits that celebrates so many aspects of the holiday. These exhibits are on display through the first week of January; check each website for dates and hours. American Treasure Tour One American Treasure Way, Oaks, PA 19456 (866) 970-8687 [...]
King of Prussia’s outdoor King of Prussia Town Center, celebrates the season with its second-annual FREE Winterfest celebration Saturday, December 2nd 10:30 – 2:00 p.m. The family-friendly festival will feature local school choir performances, ice sculptures, cookie decorating, hot chocolate stations, a visit from Elza from Disney’s Frozen and Santa Claus and much more. Guests will also get to try samples from [...]
By Betsy Natter Looking for some inspiration for your home decorating this holiday? Take a break from the bustle of the season and consider one of Montgomery County’s holiday house tours through the many historic and unique homes beautifully decorated in lights and holiday greenery. Many of these tours are annual events that support ongoing [...]
By Betsy Natter The holidays are a time filled with shopping, cookie baking, decorating and the anticipation of spending time with friends and family. As always there is plenty of holiday spirit in Montgomery County too. Whether it’s petting a reindeer or riding a train with Santa one of these activities listed below is sure [...]
by Melanie Stauble The weather is getting colder and the decorations are starting be displayed because it is everyone’s favorite time of the year. Jump right into the holiday spirit and start planning all of the fun activities to come over the next few weeks. Layer up for the outdoor activities or put on your best [...]
Get in the holiday spirit with a tour of eight private homes, historic houses, and churches along the Main Street corridor. It's all happening on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 between noon and 4 p.m. Stops include: Grange Hall, with a display of Swedish Christmas decorations Speaker's House, where the new corner fireplaces will be lit [...]
The Montgomery Awards Program is an annual program that recognizes the best in planning, design, and advocacy in Montgomery County. In 2017, the program will celebrate its 50th anniversary. This year, the Montgomery County Planning Commission partnered with the Montgomery County Conservation District, which will present a 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award as part of the Montgomery [...]
Montgomery County’s Green Lane Park will hold two Holiday Craft Workshops on Saturday December 2nd at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Join us at 10:00 a.m. when we make “Kissing Balls” from local nuts, pods and cones. At 1:00 p.m. we will be making a “Holiday Wall Hanging” using local natural materials. Participants are welcome [...]
On Wednesday, November 8, 2017, hundreds of Happenistas gathered for a spectacular evening at Sheraton Bucks County to discover amazing gifts from dozens of local vendors; participate in fabulous beauty demonstrations; sip on delicious drinks; win big prizes, get tips from local experts on the demo stage (videos coming soon!), and meet the [...]
