River Valley Realty is a full service, privately owned Real Estate Company located in Yardley, PA and Lambertville, NJ. We represent buyers and sellers in the Delaware River Towns of Yardley, Washington Crossing, New Hope, Lambertville, Stockton, Frenchtown, and the surrounding farm, equine, and residential communities of Bucks County, PA and Hunterdon and Mercer counties in NJ. River Valley believes in building community relationships, exemplary customer service and old fashioned hard work. We specialize in the purchase and sale of properties including historic farms, country estates, equine properties, land and acreage, farmhouses, in town properties, vacation and river front homes.
Bucks, Hunterdon, and rural Mercer Counties are wonderfully diverse areas, with fun and funky river towns, historic villages, expansive equine valleys, cottages on quaint country lanes, wonderful one stop-light towns, and gracious private estates on quiet winding roads.
If you are interested in selling your home, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss the sales process, and the marketing programs that River Valley can offer you. If you are interested in purchasing a home, we welcome the opportunity to work with you.
Halloween is happening! Whether you’re looking for a spooktacular evening or some sweet treats, check out Bucks Happening’s Halloween Guide below:
Ongoing Events
The Counts Halloween Spooktacular
When: Weekends from September 24th to October 30th
Where: Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Rd. Langhorne, PA 19047
Horror Fest at Shady Brook Farm
When: All of October
Where: 931 Stony Hill Rd. Yardley, PA 19067
What: HorrorFest features four thrilling attractions: the Hayride of Horror, Barn of Horror, Alien 3-D Encounter, and Carnage.
Sleepy Hollow Hayride/House in the Hollow
When: Opens October 1st throughout the Halloween Season
Where: Sleepy Hollow, 881 Highland Rd. Newtown PA 18940
Valley of Fear & Haunted Hayride
Where: 301 W. Bristol Rd. Feasterville, PA 19053
With four main attractions including a haunted hayride, the underworld, zombie escape maze, and Operation Z paintball. Your mission in Operation Z is to march on foot to remote forest outposts with multiple firing positions to destroy the zombie hoards. Admission prices vary.
Canal-o-ween
Delaware Canal, N. Edgewater Ave, Yardley
Carving, lighting, and strolling by jack-o-lanterns since 2009! A week-long traditional-style Halloween lighting of jack-o-lanterns along the Delaware Canal. Bucks County residents can enjoy the beauty of the season within the natural setting of the Canal itself.
Shady Brook Farm Fall Fest
Where: Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Rd. Yardley, PA 19067
AppleFest is open September 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25. Wagon rides to pick pumpkins and apples, both sold by the pound. The last wagon goes out at 4pm, field closes at 5pm.
PumpkinFest is open Oct. 1, 2, 3, and then daily from October 8 – 31. Check our website for specific times.
PumpkinFest After Dark is open October 13, 20, 26 & 27 and any night we have HorrorFest until 8pm.
HorrorFest is open most weekend nights in October.
Tickets are available online or at the ticket booth. General Admission is $15.00 per person on weekends and $10.00 Monday – Thursday; infants under 2 years of age are free. For more information, dates, HorrorFest prices and coupons for Fall Fest, including PumpkinFest and HorrorFest, please visit www.shadybrookfarm.com or call 215-968-1670.
For a limited time, enter to win FREE tickets to fall festivals at Shady Brook Farm and The Market at DelVal!
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA
October 21, 2016 — October 30, 2016
The Rocky Horror Show is alive at Bucks County Playhouse! The show is back and better than ever – LIVE ON STAGE at Bucks County Playhouse! Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, a musical that inspired the 1975 classic cult film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, follows innocent couple Brad and Janet as they seek shelter at a mysterious old castle on a dark and stormy night, where they encounter transvestite Dr. Frank N Furter, his “perfect” creation Rocky, and an assortment of other crazy creatures. Given the nature of the subject matter, this show is not recommended for audiences younger than 17.
Roxey Ballet Company presents Frankenstein
Canal Studio Theater, Lambertville, NJ
October 22-October 30
What is a monster? Can one exist in any realm? Does our fear alone define it? Could the future hold the possibility of bionically enhanced clones of the human species? How can we know if this scientific territory is safe to explore? Doctor Victor Frankenstein might help us consider. This futuristic adaptation of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN asks you to imagine a world that defies exact location and time.
The word Frankenstein typically provokes a notion of a lumbering green guy with bolts in the sides of his neck, as depicted in Boris Karloff’s 1931 rendition for the silver screen. In actuality, that just one interpretation of the beautifully poetic descriptions offered by Mary Shelley in her 1818 novel titled “Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus.” In the text, Shelley actually never delivers a concrete picture of the monster’s appearance although she intricately weaves words to provoke the reader to conjure a detailed notion of the monster’s hideousness within his or her own mind’s eye. It is often misconstrued that the monster is the one who is named “Frankenstein,” yet he is never given a name within the novel. His creator is named “Victor Frankenstein,” thus the title for the story. Frankenstein is a story of the ugly duckling. It depicts the human condition of facing something similar yet still vastly unknown. Join Roxey Ballet for the season of Halloween and explore this frightfully entertaining interpretation of Frankenstein.
Ghost Tours of New Hope
Main St. & Ferry St., Fridays and Saturdays in October, tour starts at 8PM
Follow a lantern-led “walk” along picturesque streets where you’ll learn about the doings of such places as the towpath itself; or see the phantom Hitchhiker who may pass you in the moonlight; or see the historic inn where Aaron Burr appears from time to time and stares with sightless eyes… plus new exciting stories have been added to the Tour.
Trick or Treat Train Rides
New Hope Ivyland Express, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope PA, 18938
Bring the kids to ride aboard this spooky train. Children of all ages are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes, helping to make the train a scary sight. Afterwards, trick or treat around the New Hope train station for more surprises! Trick or Treat bags, assorted toys and candy will be given out onboard as well as at the station! All ages welcome!
Haunted Halloween Rides
New Hope Ivyland Express, 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope PA, 18938
Take a ride on the dark side onboard the Haunted Halloween Train. Do you trust yourself to be at the mercy of your own Nightmares? When this train leaves the safety of the station, you are tossed into the hands of the unknown. Our creatures are sure to frighten the strongest of heart, and test the nerve of all onboard. Your ticket price includes access to our 3-D Maze, this is an added addition to your Scare Experience. After you depart the Haunted Train, you will be ushered to the 3-D Maze. At the end of the platform you will be given your 3-D glasses and off you go, into the depths of the unknown!
Jekyll & Hyde the Musical
Washington Crossing Open Air Theater
Oct. 1,2,7,8,9,14,15 and 16, 7pm
The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life. A devoted man of science, Dr. Henry Jekyll is driven to find a chemical breakthrough that can solve some of mankind’s most challenging medical dilemmas. Rebuffed by the powers that be, he decides to make himself the subject of his own experimental treatments, accidentally unleashing his inner demons along with the man the world would come to know as Mr. Hyde.
Calling Up the Spirits
Logan Inn, 10 West Ferry Street, New Hope, PA
Enjoy a welcome cocktail, three course dinner with wine and a group reading with author and spiritual medium Ed Tabbitas.
Quakertown Haunted House & Ghost Tours
McCoole’s, Route 313 and Main Street., Quakertown
Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, and Friday through Sunday, October 28 – 30, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm
This October, McCoole’s will transform its Arts & Events Place at 10 S. Main Street, Quakertown into a Haunted House, with ghosts and goblins galore. In addition, Ghost Tours visiting sites in Historic Uptown Quakertown will be held. McCoole’s will also host a Halloween Party complete with Costume Contest as part of their ghostly line up.
The Haunted House will be open Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22, and Friday through Sunday, October 28 – 30, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm and will run in 15-minute increments. Admission is $15/person. The Haunted House will feature several room experiences each designed around a ghostly theme with lots of built-in surprises sure to thrill those attending.
The Ghost Tour will be held Oct 21, 22, 28, 29 and 30 from 7 – 9 pm, beginning at McCoole’s Arts and Events Place courtyard at 10 S. Main Street, Quakertown and ending at the Richland Friends Meeting cemetery at Park and Mill streets. The walks will run on 30-minute increments offering history and fun to all. The walking tour is $10. A combined ticket for the Haunted House and Ghost Tour can be purchased for $20 at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place.
McCooles will again offer its popular Halloween Party at its Arts & Events Place at 10 S. Main Street Quakertown on Saturday, October 29 from 8 – 12 pm with a Costume Contest with prizes at 10 pm. Admission to this event is $45/person in advance, $50 at the door, and includes a buffet dinner from 8 – 10 pm, live music by Witch’s Bru and complimentary wine and beer with a cash bar from 8 pm – 12 am. Costumes are not required unless you are participating in the contest. The Haunted House is included with the party admission ticket; however, for those who would also like to take the Ghost Tour the combined ticket for the Party, Haunted House and Ghost Tour is $55 in advance and $60 at the door. Tickets will be limited so presale purchase is suggested to avoid being turned away at the door. Tickets can be purchased online at www.mccoolesredlioninn.com or at McCoole’s Restaurant.
McCoole’s is offering their complimentary Mane Street Shuttle Service to guests at the Party but is requesting advance notice. Those interested in the shuttle should contact Jan Hench at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place at 215-538-1779.
Halloween Movies from the ACME Screening Room
Kate Plays Christine
ACME Screening Room 25 S Union St Lamberville, NJ 08530
Friday – Sunday, October 28-30 at 5pm
A gripping, nonfiction psychological thriller, Robert Greene’s KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE follows actressKate Lyn Sheil (House of Cards, The Girlfriend Experience, LISTEN UP PHILIP) as she prepares for her next role: playing Christine Chubbuck, a Florida newscaster who committed suicide live on-air in 1974. As Kate investigates Chubbuck’s story (long rumored to be the inspiration for the classic Hollywood film NETWORK), uncovering new clues and information, she becomes increasingly obsessed with her subject. Winner of a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE is a cinematic mystery that forces us to question everything we see and everything we’re led to
believe. Not Rated; 1 hour 52 minutes
Halloween – Digitally Remastered (1978)
ACME Screening Room 25 S Union St Lamberville, NJ 08530
Friday – Sunday, October 28-30 at 7pm
On Halloween night of 1963, six-year-old Michael Myers stabbed his sister to death. After sitting in a mental hospital for 15 years, Myers escapes and returns to Haddonfield to kill. This cinema classic digitally restored and remastered by the original cinematographer, features an exclusive extended interview and retrospective with filmmaker John Carpenter that explores the history of the film, its legendary director and the influence Halloween has had on the horror genre, and the entire film industry. Carpenter explains why the film is meant for the big screen, the influences that inspire his filmmaking and how Halloween became the highest grossing independent film of all time.
Demon
ACME Screening Room 25 S Union St Lamberville, NJ 08530
Friday – Sunday, October 28-30 at 8:40pm
Peter (Itay Tiran) receives a piece of land as a gift for his upcoming wedding. While preparing the property to build a home for his new family, he finds human remains in the ground. He decides to keep the discovery to himself so that all of the wedding arrangements can go on as planned. However, the deeper he tries to keep his secret, the more he seems to be under control of something — or rather someone — and from then on very strange things begin to happen. Rated R; 1 hour 34 minutes.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Howl-O-Ween Cabaret at Bucks County Cabaret
Rodeway Inn & Suites, 6426 Lower York Rd, New Hope, PA 18938
October 7, 2016 8PM – 9:30PM
Great performers and haunting melodies! Tom Orr hosts with Tim Brown on the piano. FEATURING: Matthew Alan, Jan Baldwin, Rick Bossman, Christine Hunt Hjorth, Steve Lobis and more! Tickets $15
Saturday, October 8, 2016
The Great Pumpkin Returns to the Open Air Theatre for Halloween
Washington Crossing State Park at 455 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville, New Jersey
Based on everyone’s favorite Halloween cartoon, this outdoor, family-friendly party will feature arts and crafts, food, games, music and prizes. Children will trick or treat through the Park and meet many of their favorite fairy tale and cartoon characters along the way including Cinderella, Elsa, Anna, Pinocchio, Snow White, Snoopy and the Great Pumpkin himself. The first craft and game session and character walk will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a second session between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
The Great Pumpkin Returns to the Open Air Theatre for Halloween
Washington Crossing State Park at 455 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road in Titusville, New Jersey
Based on everyone’s favorite Halloween cartoon, this outdoor, family-friendly party will feature arts and crafts, food, games, music and prizes. Children will trick or treat through the Park and meet many of their favorite fairy tale and cartoon characters along the way including Cinderella, Elsa, Anna, Pinocchio, Snow White, Snoopy and the Great Pumpkin himself. The first craft and game session and character walk will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. with a second session between 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Friday, October 21, 2016
Haunted Hugh Moore Park
October 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Hugh Moore Park 2750 Hugh Moore Park Rd, Easton, PA 18042
The region’s favorite spooktacular, family-friendly, Halloween event is back for a second year! Visitors will experience PA’s only haunted, mule-drawn canal boat ride, a ghost walk, campfire, and a pumpkin-picking hayride! Refreshments include fresh popcorn, hot apple cider, and caramel apples. Special kids’ games and a pumpkin decorating station are also included in the price! This spooky evening offers fun for kids and adults alike. Tickets are $15 per person. Choose from October 21, 22, 28 & 29!
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Lambertville & New Hope Zombie Walk, presented by the Delaware River Towns Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
Beginning on the former site of River Horse Brewery in Lambertville and concluding at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope
Saturday October 22, 2016, Arrive at 5pm.
Zombies have invade the Delaware River Towns and will cross the bridge to terrorize two states! Once the zombies reach the Bucks County Playhouse, the Michael Jackson Thriller dance party will begin and the cast of the Rocky Horror Picture Show will award prizes to the best costumes. Cost to participate is a $10 donation per family.
Photo credit: http://frenchtownnj.org/zombies-descend-on-frenchtown-and-more-october-fun/
Zombie Crawl and Borough Parade
Frenchtown, NJ
Oct 22, 2016 from 1pm-6pm
Registration and Zombie Makeup ($5) will take place between 1pm and 3:30pm. The ZombieCrawl and Zombie Scavenger Hunt is happening between 3:30pm and 5pm. Zombies will shamble/ shuffle and crawl through town and uncover clues as to which businesses will have a brain in their window. The zombies will locate the brains and take a zombie selfie with each stores brains and when they return to the registration tent in Sunbeam park, they show all the collected brain selfies and will then be entered into the raffle. The cost to participate is $5.
Credit: https://www.facebook.com/FrenchtownZombieCrawl/
Pumpkin Weekend
Old York Cellars, 80 Old York Road, Ringoes, NJ
October 22nd & 23rd, 2016 12 – 5pm
The vineyard will offer pumpkin flavored food pairings with their wines, local pumpkin cheesecake, and pumpkin pecan butter. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume for a photo they will take and make into a custom wine label. Information: (908) 284-9463.
Annual Pumpkin Carving and Kid’s Contest
Inn of the Hawke, Lambertville, NJ
October 22, 2016 5PM
Fun for the whole family. They’ll provide the pumpkin and crown a winner carving winner.
12th Annual Pet Masquerade
11:30AM – 2:30PM. Rain date of Sunday 10/23.
Parade begins 12:30pm at Mary Sheridan Park on York.
Sunday, October 23, 2016
High Heeled Drag Race
New Hope, PA
Sunday, October 23, 2016
The High Heel Race is an all-inclusive event, which represents our communities’ diverse and accepting culture. Everyone in the race, male and female participants alike will wear high heels as they each carry a two dimensional birdcage up the hill where they will decorate it and return down Mechanic Street in New Hope, PA. Be a participant or a cheerleader in the crowd – it’s always a great time. The annual T-shirt and other collectable race memorabilia will be available for purchase at the event with Items ranging from $2 – $20 dollars. There will also be a lively DJ, 50/50 raffle and prizes for the race contestants. All proceeds benefit New Hope Celebrates (NHC), a local non-profit organization focused on highlighting the history and cultural nuances of New Hope, PA through the creation and promotion of marketing opportunities, educational activities, and cultural events.
The competition will be fierce and feature emcee for the evening, Miss Pumpkin. An entr
ance by our first ever grand marshal, The Lady Nutella, with Summer Clearance, Thunder
Showers and a flock of your favorite local Queens.
This year, New Hope Celebrates has partnered with The Logan Inn who will play host to our first ever High Heel “After Burn Party” from 6:30 – 9:00pm (directly after the race) This is a FREE event open to the public and will feature lite fare, cash bar – with autumn drink specials by our sponsor SMIRNOFF Sourced – fireside S’mores and an outdoor movie – hint it has to do with birdcages!
The race is open to all – It’s free to watch and there’s no charge to join as a contestant – Pre-Register online at: www.newhopecelebrates.com
Mechanic Street will be closed from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm with the race taking place at 5:00 pm. Guests are encouraged to visit our NHC supporters located on Mechanic Street: Karla’s, Zoubi, Nectar, and Blue Moose – and don’t forget our “After Burn Party” at the Logan Inn.
Don’t miss this special fun–filled fall event. Meet our race winners, hang with your favorite Drag Queens and get your photo by the Giant High Heel. Donations accepted and benefit NHC and the work that they do.
Movie Weekend: Tales of Halloween
ACME Screening Room
October 23, 2016
Eleven directors, renowned for their contribution to the horror movie genre, have joined forces to create a series of interconnected stories, each with a unique Halloween theme. Ten short films have been woven together by a shared theme of Halloween night in an American suburb, where ghouls, imps, aliens and axe murderers appear for one night only to terrorize unsuspecting residents. Rated R; 1 hours 32 minutes
MS Run for Research 5K and Family Fun Day!
October 23, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Warminster Community Park 350 E Bristol Rd. Warminster, PA 19053
The annual Run For Research chip timed 5K Run/Walk MS Fundraiser & Family Festival is taking place Sunday October, 23rd at Warminster Community Park (350 E. Bristol Road) at 9am, rain or shine. We eagerly welcome race team sign-ups via our “GO TEAM” corporate and family/friends program (visit our website below for details). Our “Mummy” mile stroll pleasure walk is a popular option for many of our supporters. 100% of the proceeds benefits Multiple Sclerosis Research to be donated to the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. To register online and view the race; competition awards categories and logistics, go to: MSRunForResearch.org. Post the 5K the individuals and team winners will be honored at the awards presentation. We highly encourage all entrants to invite family, friends, co-workers, etc. to come root you on as well as to join in the after race (starts at 10am!) action packed, Community Fair…FUN for all ages, family activities including: DJ, live entertainment & all day presentations, sports and bully prevention demos, Halloween costume contest and parade, adoptable pets, singing, dancing, great food, farm animals/reptiles, inflatable obstacle course and bounce houses, over 75 exhibitors vendor marketplace, balloon & sand art, games, giveaways, raffles, crafts, costumed characters, and much more. For event info go to: MSRunForResearch.org email: msrunforresearch@gmail.com or call: 267-446- 5110.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Eat, Drink and Be Scary
October 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Crossing Vineyards & Winery, Newtown, PA 18940
Halloween is not just for kids! Join us for an adult-only evening of wine tasting, fortune telling and sweet treats. Partake in a tarot card or palm reading and don your best costume for a chance to win a prize. Reservation necessary. Additional wine available for purchase. Cost: $40 per person.
Saturday, October 29, 2016
Halloween Trick or Treat
Saturday, October 29, 2016 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Trick or treating at the Shops at Valley Square.
Stop by Center Court to pick up a Halloween trick or treat map of participating stores and restaurants. Enjoy face painting, balloon artists, scary Halloween skeletons and witches, and more.
Sunday,October 30, 2016
Tricks & Treats at the Manor
October 30, 2016 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville, PA 19067
FREE Public Event – Come enjoy an afternoon of festive family-friendly Halloween fun mixed with Pennsylvania history. Children can come dressed in their Halloween costumes for some trick-or-treating, games, cider-pressing, and 17th-century craft demonstrations.
Witch Trial: In 1684, Margaret Mattson was accused by her neighbors of witchcraft. William Penn presided over the trial. Is she guilty or innocent, help decide the verdict!
John Eddie’s Annual All Ages Halloween Show
Havana’s Restaurant & Bar, 105 S Main St, New Hope, PA 18938
Sunday, Oct 30, 2016 • Doors 2PM, Show 3PM
Halloween Spooktacular Party & Costume Contest at
Prallsville Mills, Stockton, NJ
October 30, 2016 4:30PM -9:30PM
A fun-filled evening filled with Halloween fun, including a live DJ, themed laser light show, costume contests, doughnuts and cider station, cotton candy, candied apples, kids pumpkin painting station, and a River Horse Beer garden.
Canal-O-Ween 8k & 5k Races
Patriot’s Crossing Tavern October 30th, 8:00 AM, Registration & Packet Pick Up, 9:00 AM – 8K & 5K Start
Washington Crossing Bridge on the New Jeresey side.
Come out dressed in your best costumes this Halloween and run the canal path on the Jersey Side, South from the Washington Crossing Bridge either in the 5k or 8k run categories.
Monday, October 31, 2016
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