Buckingham Township Fall Events 2026 and Route 202 Changes

On Saturday, August 8, about 900 people turned out at 2551 Durham Road for ice cream. Central Bucks Now reported that the crowd came for the opening of Humdoo Ice Cream's second shop, which sits on the former Candlewyck restaurant property near Route 202. Owner Gabriella Truppi later wrote that "Nine hundred people came to eat ice cream, stuff their tumblers, meet our new team, see this space we've poured everything into, and officially welcome Humdoo to Bucks County."

That opening is a good place to start reading Buckingham's fall. The township's season runs along a short stretch of U.S. 202 and the roads that branch off it: Durham Road, York Road and the fork just south of Peddler's Village. In 2026, three of the things that define that stretch are changing together. A 60-year restaurant has a new tenant, and a winery up Route 413 has marked its 60th harvest. PennDOT has also scheduled the fork itself for reconstruction beginning in spring 2027.

What 2551 Durham Road Became

In April, Patch reported that the Candlewyck Pub and Restaurant on Durham Road had closed permanently after 60 years of operation. The same report said the property had already been leased to a new tenant.

That tenant turned out to be Humdoo, an ice cream business based in Flemington, New Jersey. The Buckingham shop is its first location in Pennsylvania. It scoops 24 flavors of hard ice cream and makes milkshakes, sundaes and ice cream cakes. It also runs a soda bar that Patch described as exclusive to Buckingham, serving dirty sodas, floats and fizzies. Central Bucks Now listed Lemon Bar, Chocoholic, Campfire S'mores, Banana Pudding and Blueberry Waffle Cone among the shop's popular flavors. Truppi calls the product "super premium," with 14% to 16% butterfat. Humdoo hasn't published its cold-weather hours in the sources we reviewed, so check before a November visit.

So one of the township's longest-running dining rooms is now a summer-crowd ice cream shop. A building that served dinner for six decades now serves families on their way to or from Peddler's Village.

Sixty Harvests on Route 413

Buckingham Valley Vineyards sits at 1521 Route 413. The Bucks County Wine Trail notes that the family-run winery was established in 1966 and is celebrating its 60th anniversary. On October 10 it held what its events calendar calls a 60th Harvest Festival. The day included pumpkin painting, live music, a food truck and an apple cider wine slushy. The winery's next listed date is November 19, when it releases its Nouveau. The calendar describes the wine as a blend of red grapes harvested and bottled right away, and it suggests bringing a bottle to Thanksgiving. The winery updates its calendar regularly, so confirm the date close to the day.

The Candlewyck closed after 60 years, and the winery is pouring from its 60th harvest. Both milestones fell in the same year, on the same road network. The township's oldest fixtures are either turning over or marking anniversaries, and the calendar around them is filling up.

The Calendar From Here to Thanksgiving Weekend

Almost everything on that list happens within a short drive of the Route 202 fork. The exceptions are a winery up Route 413 and a farm on York Road.

October's Last Two Weekends

None Such Farm holds its Pumpkin Festival on the first four weekends of October, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. The farm's schedule lists music on October 17 and 18 and again on October 24 and 25, which are the last two weekends of the season.

Peddler's Village has already had one weather problem this month. OctoberFeast was planned for October 10 and 11, but because of severe weather, the Village canceled all outdoor activities, entertainment and food on October 11. It says the event will not be rescheduled. What's left is lower-key. The Scarecrows in the Village display, more than 100 handmade scarecrows, stays up through October 26 and is free. The Scarecrow Shuffle runs the morning of October 18.

October ends with two events on the same evening. Trunk or Treat runs October 30 from 5 to 8 p.m., with decorated vehicles and trick-or-treating from shop to shop. A ticketed murder-mystery dinner, "Midnight at the Masquerade," starts at 7 p.m. the same night.

November Moves Indoors, Then Lights Up

The Apple Festival on November 7 and 8 is the season's last big outdoor weekend. Admission and parking are free, and food and attractions are paid as you go. The Lucky Cupcake Company plans Apple Festival specials from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, so it opens earlier than the festival.

After that, the season turns to the holidays. Public entries for the Gingerbread Competition & Display are due November 11. The display opens November 20, with free admission, and runs into January 2027. November 20 is also the 26th Grand Illumination Celebration. It begins at 4:30 p.m., and Santa and Mrs. Claus are scheduled to switch on the lights at 6:15 p.m. The Village says the display will then run nightly into mid-January 2027. Its event pages give both January 18 and January 19 as the closing date. Holiday Kickoff Weekend runs November 20 through 22 with extended shop hours. On November 22, the Lahaska Bookshop has a children's author signing from 1 to 3 p.m. and a Bob Richter signing from 3 to 5 p.m.

Thanksgiving dining in the Village is limited to two kitchens on November 26. Cock 'n Bull serves from noon to 6 p.m., and Earl's New American serves from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Small Business Saturday follows on November 28. Holiday shopping hours from November 23 through December 30 are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. One of the stops is new this year. The Bucks County Peanut Butter Shoppe opened as shop number 43 in the Village Green section on the weekend of June 27 and 28, so this is its first holiday season.

The Fork South of Peddler's Village

Buckingham Friends Meeting at 5684 York Road describes its location as just south of Peddler's Village, at the fork of Routes 202 and 263. Nearly every event in the table above sits close to that fork, and it is where PennDOT plans the biggest change to the township's roads in years.

PennDOT's project page for project MPMS 115419 covers two intersections in Buckingham Township.

• U.S. 202 and Route 263: The current unsignalized T-intersection becomes a modern roundabout, with intersection lighting, stormwater facilities, sidewalks, multi-use trails and ADA crossings.
• U.S. 202 and Route 413: New right-turn lanes on U.S. 202, realigned left-turn lanes on every approach, adjusted signal displays and new guide rail in two corners.

The page, last updated in April 2026, gives a proposed construction start of March 2027 and an end date of October 2028. PennDOT's project report lists April 25, 2027 as the earliest date work can begin and October 1, 2028 for completion. It shows $2,294,000 in federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funds, $200,000 for utilities and $2,094,000 for construction. At a public meeting in May 2024, PennDOT showed four construction stages and a 0.2-mile detour during stages two through four. The design slides show the new sidewalks and trail alongside the township's proposed bicycle network.

On either schedule, construction would still be underway through the entire fall of 2027, covering the next pumpkin weekends, Apple Festival and Grand Illumination. That makes the 2026 season, from the last scarecrows in October to the lights in January, the last one with the Route 202 fork in its current form.

Long-time owners near this part of Route 202 may want to understand what two years of construction could mean for their property. A new roundabout, sidewalks and a multi-use trail by 2028 could change that picture again. Douglas Pearson follows the Buckingham corridor closely and offers discreet, owner-level guidance on these questions. Request a private valuation and consultation.