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Calendar of News & Events
WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY
August 19, 2026
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World Humanitarian Day is a United Nations commemoration held every year to pay tribute to humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of their work, and to honor all aid and health workers who continue to provide life-saving support and protection to people most in need.
Ukrainian Independence Folk Festival
August 23, 2026
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Ukraine declared independence on August 24, 1991, and each year the Ukrainian American Sport Center "Tryzub" - a gathering place for Ukrainian immigrants since the 1950s - marks the anniversary with the region's largest Ukrainian folk festival. This year's festival, celebrating 35 years of independence, features Ukrainian dance ensembles from across the U.S., folk ballet, live orchestra, and a Ukrainian kitchen.
60th Polish American Family Festival & Country Fair
September 1
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Founded in 1966 at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa - the spiritual home of Polish Catholics in America - this festival has grown into one of the region's largest celebrations of Polish heritage. The 60th festival features pierogi and other Polish specialties, folk dance ensembles, crafts, and amusement rides.
Event time: Sept 5-7 & 12-13, 12 noon-8 pm
Labor Day
September 7, 2026
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Labor Day is a federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September, honoring the American labor movement and the workers who built the nation's strength and prosperity. Let's hear it for immigrant labor: immigrants work in industries with shortages like agriculture, construction, and caregiving; drive innovation as entrepreneurs and inventors; pay billions in taxes that help sustain Social Security and Medicare; and enrich communities with new languages, traditions, and ideas.
Doylestown Arts Festival (35th year)
September 12, 2026
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For 35 years, downtown Doylestown has closed its streets each September for the county's largest free arts festival. This year's festival features 160+ artists, live music on multiple stages, and food throughout the historic downtown.
Event time: Sept 12-13, 10 am-5 pm
Rosh Hashanah
September 13, 2026
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Rosh Hashanah is the New Year in Judaism. It is the first of the High Holy Days, as specified by Leviticus 23:23-25, that occur in the late summer/early autumn. In the Jewish calendar, 2026 is 5787. Happy New Year!
image credit: Len Radin CCLicense2.0
Yardley Harvest Day
September 19, 2026
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Harvest festivals are a small-town American autumn tradition, and Yardley's community-wide version has become a Lower Bucks favorite, featuring crafters, local businesses, kids' entertainment, and food.
Photo Credit: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival (32nd annual)
September 26, 2026
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New Hope has been an artists' colony for more than a century, and its outdoor juried festival carries on that tradition with 160+ fine artists and craftspeople exhibiting paintings, sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, glass art, photography, and more.
Event time: Sat Sept 26, 10 am-5 pm; Sun Sept 27, 10 am-4 pm
Photo credit: Teatro, Cinema e Cia, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day
October 12, 2026
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While Columbus Day traditionally celebrates Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, Indigenous Peoples' Day honors the history and contributions of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples. Pictured: Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010), the first woman elected Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a trailblazer in tribal self-determination and women's leadership.
50th Annual Historic Bristol Day
October 17, 2026
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Founded in 1681, Bristol is one of Pennsylvania's oldest towns, shaped by wave after wave of immigrant families - and Historic Bristol Day, now in its 50th year, celebrates that shared history. The street fair features historic house tours, a car show, food, music, and family activities.
Event time: Saturday, Oct 17, 10 am-4 pm
National Immigrants Day
October 28, 2026
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National Immigrants Day was established in 1987 by President Ronald Reagan to commemorate the anniversary of the unveiling of the Statue of Liberty. The day serves as a reminder of the contributions of immigrants to the United States and celebrates our nation's history as a welcoming place for people from all over the world.
Image Credit: Charles Magnus
Diwali (Deepavali) - Festival of Lights
November 8, 2026
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Diwali, the Festival of Lights, celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. Families light diyas, decorate homes with colorful rangoli, and come together for feasts and the exchange of gifts and sweets. For many South Asian families in our community, it's one of the year's most meaningful times — a chance to reconnect with loved ones and pass on traditions.
Photo: Subharnab Majumdar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Grand Illumination Celebration at Peddler's Village
November 20, 2026
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Lighting ceremonies that open the holiday season are a cherished American tradition, and Peddler's Village - an 18th-century-style shopping village - hosts one of the region's biggest. Santa flips the switch on the village's holiday lights (about 6:15 pm), which then glow every evening through January 18, 2027.
Event time: Friday, Nov 20 (evening; arrive by 5:30 pm); lights on nightly through Jan 18, 2027
Photo: Bogdan Migulski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bodhi Day
December 8, 2026
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This Buddhist holiday commemorates the day that Gautama Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. More prominent in Mahayana Buddhist traditions, particularly in East Asia (Japan, Korea, Vietnam). Other Buddhist traditions celebrate the enlightenment on Vesak Day.
Photo: Sumitsurai, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
International Migrants Day
December 18, 2026
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“The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families” was adopted by the United Nations in 1990. This resolution recognizes the human rights of migrant workers and their families. Each year International Migrants Day highlight the contributions made by the roughly 272 million migrants worldwide.
Annual Washington's Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment
December 25, 2026
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On Christmas night 1776, George Washington led his army across the icy Delaware River to a surprise victory at Trenton - a turning point of the American Revolution. Every Christmas Day, hundreds of reenactors in Continental uniforms recreate the crossing in replica boats, with colonial-era games and activities for families.
Event time: Christmas Day, Dec 25 (crossing usually early afternoon - arrive by 11:30 am)
Christmas
December 25, 2026
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The annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. The English term “Christmas” translates to “mass on Christ’s day”.
PASSOVER
April 21, 2027
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Passover (April 21-29), also called Pesach, is a major Jewish holiday conducted throughout the world on the eve of the 15th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar. The Passover Seder is a ritual feast where Jews retell the story of their liberation from slavery in Egypt. Passover lasts for eight days among the most religious in the Jewish diaspora.
