Events
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Organization |
Dates |
Location |
Second Saturday Tours of Paulsdale, the Mt. Laurel Birthplace of Quaker Suffragist Alice Paul
Presented by Alice Paul Institute at Paulsdale March 10-November 10, 2012 A 15-minute presentation about Alice Paul's life and work and a guided tour of the first floor of the property, where visitors learn about the Paul family's daily life in the house and its present day use as a girls' leadership center. |
Alice Paul Institute |
03/10/12 -
11/10/12 |
Paulsdale, Mount Laurel |
Tropical Sail
Presented by American Sailing Tours at Pier 24 April 22-October 29, 2012 If the island life is a state of mind, then this is the destination for your imagination. You might not see Jimmy Buffett in a hammock under the palm tree, but you'll come close! American Sailing Tours plays a great variety of tropical beach music with their own jambalaya mixture of Caribbean, Cajun, reggae, New Orleans and Memphis music, with plenty of Florida and California sunshine thrown in. They always have a good time, and so will you! |
American Sailing Tours |
04/22/12 -
10/29/12 |
Pier 24, Philadelphia |
Sunset Sail
Presented by American Sailing Tours at Pier 24 April 22-October 29, 2012 Enjoy the romantic sounds of Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett and others at the end of a warm summer day. American Sailing Tours will introduce you to some new favorites, as well. The sun sinks below the city and the skyline lights up just for you. Bring your favorite bottle of wine, snuggle up with someone you love and let the day melt away. The stars mix with the lights of the city and the summer wind sails on... |
American Sailing Tours |
04/22/12 -
10/29/12 |
Pier 24, Philadelphia |
Wine & Cheese Sail
Presented by American Sailing Tours at Pier 24 April 22-October 28, 2012 American Sailing Tours is taking the Sunset Sail to a whole new level with their new Wine & Cheese Sail this season on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. You bring your favorite bottle of wine and they supply the rest, including several gourmet cheeses, crackers, and several cutting boards on deck. They'll have corkscrews and wine glasses on board, so you don't need to bring anything else. Don't forget your camera! |
American Sailing Tours |
04/22/12 -
10/28/12 |
Pier 24, Philadelphia |
Awfully Nice Tours Private Driving Tours
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Various Locations March 11, 2011-March 31, 2015 Looking for Philadelphia tours? For your guided tours of Philadelphia and the best way to see Philadelphia attractions and the best of Philadelphia sightseeing. Awfully Nice Tours provides the only personal driving tour service in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley. Think of Awfully Nice Tours as your hassle-free, educational, relaxed and fun way to see the sights, learn the history and experience the culture of the area. Whether you are a couple, a small family group, a few... |
Awfully Nice Tours |
03/11/11 -
03/31/15 |
Various Locations, |
City Tour
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Center City Philadelphia April 1, 2011-March 15, 2015 Whether you have 2 hours, half a day or a full day Awfully Nice Tours will take you on a Philadelphia tour through the city from the Delaware River to the Schuylkill River and beyond into Fairmount Park. However long you have you will discover many Philadelphia attractions and some of the finer historic details of the city, and even the shorter whistle-stop adventure will give travelers the chance to understand the overall grandeur and districts of the city...and you'll learn about the... |
Awfully Nice Tours |
04/01/11 -
03/15/15 |
Center City Philadelphia, Philadelphia |
Driving Tours of Lancaster County & Amish Attractions
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Lancaster Historic Downtown April 1, 2011-March 15, 2015 Only an hour to 90 minutes out of Philadelphia lies the beautiful landscaped scenery of Lancaster County, home of many Amish and Mennonite families, and a popular tourist destination. Both the Amish and Mennonite religions are Anabaptist in their foundation, although it is the Amish that people generally come to see, because of their strict adherence to a number of principles (known as the ordnung). In particular, the Amish people do not drive motorized vehicles, wear very similar... |
Awfully Nice Tours |
04/01/11 -
03/15/15 |
Lancaster Historic Downtown, Lancaster |
Valley Forge Driving Tours
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Valley Forge National Historical Park April 1, 2011-March 15, 2015 The Valley Forge encampment is a hugely important story in the foundation of America. After retreating from the Battle of Brandywine, General Washington moved his army to the high ground at Valley Forge in December of 1777. Over the next 6 months, battling the cold, disease, desertion and famine, the army amazingly grew in numbers and strength and, with the help of Baron von Steuben, was transformed into a well trained fighting force, that ultimately went on to win the war against the... |
Awfully Nice Tours |
04/01/11 -
03/15/15 |
Valley Forge National Historical Park, King of Prussia |
Brandywine Valley Driving Tour
Presented by Awfully Nice Tours at Brandywine Battlefield Park April 1, 2011-March 15, 2015 The Brandywine Valley encompasses an area of rolling countryside set about 4 miles outside the city of Philadelphia. There are so many wonderful Brandywine attractions in the area it’s hard to choose. The most popular include Longwood Gardens, Winterthur Country Museum and Estate, Brandywine River Museum, the Nemours Mansion and the Hagley Museum. Any one of these can take at least half a day to visit, so you will have to make some hard choices. And of course, there are also a number... |
Awfully Nice Tours |
04/01/11 -
03/15/15 |
Brandywine Battlefield Park, Chadds Ford |
Guided Wildflower Walk
Presented by Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve at Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve March 1-May 31, 2012 See flowers and fruits in season and discover fun facts about their use. Learn about the Preserve’s history, habitats, and important plant/animal interactions while enjoying the beauty of the trails. Preserve staff or talented Volunteer Naturalists will lead the tours. |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve |
03/01/12 -
05/31/12 |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope |
Guided Wildflower Walk
Presented by Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve at Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve September 1-October 31, 2012 See flowers and fruits in season and discover fun facts about their use. Learn about the Preserve’s history, habitats, and important plant/animal interactions while enjoying the beauty of the trails. Preserve staff or talented Volunteer Naturalists will lead the tours. |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve |
09/01/12 -
10/31/12 |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope |
Guided Wildflower Walk
Presented by Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve at Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve June 1-August 31, 2012 See flowers and fruits in season and discover fun facts about their use. Learn about the Preserve’s history, habitats, and important plant/animal interactions while enjoying the beauty of the trails. Preserve staff or talented Volunteer Naturalists will lead the tours. |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve |
06/01/12 -
08/31/12 |
Bowmans Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope |
Advanced Explorers
Presented by Brandywine River Museum at Brandywine River Museum July 30-August 1, 2012 The three-day Advanced Explorers program has “Brandywine Inside and Out” as its theme. Children ages 9 and older will enjoy guided tours and make art projects inspired by landscape art, the Brandywine Conservancy’s River Trail and native plant gardens. |
Brandywine River Museum |
07/30/12 -
08/01/12 |
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford |
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Kuerner Farm Tours
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Brandywine River Museum |
04/01/12 -
11/18/12 |
Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford |
10th Annual Harvest Festival
Presented by Brandywine Valley Wine Trail at Brandywine Valley Wine Trail September 29-October 7, 2012 Have a grape stompin' good time and experience the sights and smells of harvest as the seven wineries of the Brandywine Valley Wine Trail celebrate the 2012 vintage! You’ll find grapes galore as the vineyards commence harvest activities. Enjoy pastoral settings for picnicking, live music to "sit n’ sip" or dance by, hayrides through the vineyards, BBQs, wine tastings, tours, and the opportunity to learn about the region where Pennsylvania’s most stellar... |
Brandywine Valley Wine Trail |
09/29/12 -
10/07/12 |
Brandywine Valley Wine Trail, Chadds Ford |
Wrightstown Farmers' Market
Presented by Bucks County Foodshed Alliance at Wrightstown Township Municipal Building May 12-November 17, 2012 Welcome to the Wrightstown Farmers Market, a local producer-only market launched in September 2006 and sponsored by the Bucks County Foodshed Alliance. They promote sustainable farming practices such as organic vegetable, flower and fruit production and pastured, naturally raised animal products free of antibiotics or hormones. The market's more than 25 vendors offer seasonal, freshly harvested, organically and conventionally grown vegetables, herbs and flowers; preserved products; 100%... |
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance |
05/12/12 -
11/17/12 |
Wrightstown Township Municipal Building, Wrightstown |
BCFA's Summer Farm Tours: Community Gardens & Garden of Reflection
Presented by Bucks County Foodshed Alliance at 9-11 Memorial Garden of Reflection July 9, 2012 The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is again hosting a series of farm evenings that introduces consumers to the local producers that put the freshest foods onto our tables via direct sales, CSAs, farmers’ markets, farm stands and other venues. BCFA is making a few slight changes to this year’s schedule to allow more time to see the farms’ features and to accommodate a visit to a local non-farm processing facility. The evening’s pot luck meal will run from 6pm to 7pm,... |
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance |
07/09/12 |
9-11 Memorial Garden of Reflection, Yardley |
BCFA's Summer Farm Tours: Myerov Family Farm
Presented by Bucks County Foodshed Alliance at Myerov Family Farm & Market August 1, 2012 The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is again hosting a series of farm evenings that introduces consumers to the local producers that put the freshest foods onto our tables via direct sales, CSAs, farmers’ markets, farm stands and other venues. BCFA is making a few slight changes to this year’s schedule to allow more time to see the farms’ features and to accommodate a visit to a local non-farm processing facility. The evening’s pot luck meal will run from 6pm to 7pm,... |
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance |
08/01/12 |
Myerov Family Farm & Market, Perkasie |
BCFA's Farm Tours: Castle Valley Mill
Presented by Bucks County Foodshed Alliance at Castle Valley Mill October 3, 2012 The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance is again hosting a series of farm evenings that introduces consumers to the local producers that put the freshest foods onto our tables via direct sales, CSAs, farmers’ markets, farm stands and other venues. BCFA is making a few slight changes to this year’s schedule to allow more time to see the farms’ features and to accommodate a visit to a local non-farm processing facility. The evening’s pot luck meal will run from 6pm to 7pm,... |
Bucks County Foodshed Alliance |
10/03/12 |
Castle Valley Mill, Doylestown |
Cairnwood Estate Daily Historic Tours
Presented by Cairnwood at Cairnwood April 4, 2012-December 31, 2016 Come visit historic Cairnwood Estate located in the beautiful town of Bryn Athyn, PA. Cairnwood Estate is the beginning of the fascinating story of how Bryn Athyn came to be. Learn about the beautiful Beaux Arts style mansion that flurished in an amazing time in American history. |
Cairnwood |
04/04/12 -
12/31/16 |
Cairnwood, Bryn Athyn |
Creating Chemistry: Guided Tours of the Museum at CHF
Presented by Chemical Heritage Foundation at Chemical Heritage Foundation May 22-May 31, 2012 What do ancient glassmakers have in common with nanotechnologists? Medieval mine masters with modern chemical engineers? Early brewers with 21st-century pharmaceutical scientists? Chemistry.
Come for a tour of the Museum at CHF, featuring permanent and changing exhibits that explore the fascinating history of chemistry and the role science plays in the modern world.
All visitors will receive a special gift.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation |
05/22/12 -
05/31/12 |
Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia |
Chew Philly Food Tours
Presented by Chew Philly Food Tours April 12-November 30, 2012 Feast on cheesesteaks, tomato pie, soft pretzels, and more with Chew Philly Food Tours. This foodie's delight tour explores the 300-year-old Philadelphia neighborhood of Manayunk, and includes eight food tastings! Prepare to indulge at various delis, bakeries, and specialty shops along the scenic Schuylkill River. Eateries are family-owned and operated, and get their stamp of approval from the locals Learn historical, architectural and cultural secrets of this historic district, all while... |
Chew Philly Food Tours |
04/12/12 -
11/30/12 |
Marchiano's Bakery, Philadelphia |
Lenape Village Public Tours
Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center May 6-May 27, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.
May 6 - Fire Making
May 13 - Bowl Making
May 27 - Wild Edibles |
Churchville Nature Center |
05/06/12 -
05/27/12 |
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville |
Lenape Village Public Tours
Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center July 1-July 29, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.
July 1 - Clay Bead Making
July 8 - Fire Making
July 15 - Storytelling
July 22 - Native Medicines
July 29 - Cordage |
Churchville Nature Center |
07/01/12 -
07/29/12 |
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville |
Lenape Village Public Tours
Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center August 5-August 26, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.
August 5 - Fire Making
August 12 - Clay Bead Making
August 19 - Quill Working Demo
August 26 - Give-Away |
Churchville Nature Center |
08/05/12 -
08/26/12 |
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville |
Lenape Village Public Tours
Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center September 2-September 30, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.
September 2 - Storytelling
September 9 - Fire Making
September 16 - Cordage
September 23 - Clay Bead Making
September 30 - General... |
Churchville Nature Center |
09/02/12 -
09/30/12 |
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville |
Lenape Village Public Tours
Presented by Churchville Nature Center at Churchville Nature Center October 14-October 28, 2012 Join us for public tours of our Lenape Village. Take a tour of the Lenape Village with one of our educators and experience a 1500’s era working village. Each week there will be a different craft or skill featured. Reservations are requested in advance. Pre-registration is required for groups of 15 or more.
October 7 - Closed for Lenape Village Cultural Festival at Core Creek Park in Langhorne
October 14 - Fire Making
October 21 - Native Medicines |
Churchville Nature Center |
10/14/12 -
10/28/12 |
Churchville Nature Center, Churchville |
Flavors of Philly Tour
Presented by City Food Tours at Various Locations January 29, 2010 - Ongoing Discover Philly's most popular food favorites while getting a taste of the city's rich history and culture! Eat like a local on this fun, casual, Philadelphia themed tour that all of 'youz' are sure to enjoy!
This delicious and entertaining tour takes place in the heart of Philadelphia and includes 5 stops. Make room: this is not only a tasting adventure, but a meal that includes classic Philly eats like cheesesteaks and cheese whiz fries, tomato pie, soft pretzels,... |
City Food Tours |
01/29/10 -
Ongoing |
Various Locations, |
Craft Beer and Artisanal Cheese Tour
Presented by City Food Tours at Various Locations February 6, 2010 - Ongoing During this entertaining and delicious 2-hour tasting adventure in Old City Philadelphia, a fun and knowledgeable food & beer pro will introduce you to 8 Craft Beers and 4 Artisanal Cheeses in one of Philly's best microbreweries.
You’ll enjoy 8 distinct craft beers—each brewed on-site—representing a vast range of styles. During the tasting, Eric Matzke (one of the owners of City Food Tours) will share some fun facts about how beer is made, the quirky... |
City Food Tours |
02/06/10 -
Ongoing |
Various Locations, |
Taste of Northern Liberties
Presented by City Food Tours at Various Locations April 17, 2010 - Ongoing Eat your way through one of Philly’s undiscovered foodie meccas on this 2.5-hour adventure that is Philadelphia’s one and only food tour of Northern Liberties. Your foray into NoLibs includes tasty treats at 5 fantastic hotspots, the inside story about some local architectural gems, and a great intro to a few of your new favorite haunts! This adventure includes enough food for lunch, and is served up with a generous helping of humor and a side of neighborhood history.
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City Food Tours |
04/17/10 -
Ongoing |
Various Locations, |
