Check out these family-friendly festivals and events in the Delaware Valley area this weekend, including a food festival all about peaches and a day in the life of colonial-era farmers!
Cooper River Dragon Boat Festival
Aug. 2, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cooper River Park | N Park Dr., Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Watch an interesting tradition as the all-female Cooper River Dragon Boat Club races down the river in elaborately-decorated dragon boats! Races are scheduled throughout the day, along with a vendor fair.
Free | crdbr.org/cooper-river-dragon-boat-regatta
Just Peachy Festival
Aug. 2-3, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery | 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
Enjoy delicious, in-season peaches in a variety of forms at this summer festival, from desserts to drinks. You can even pick your own peaches! There will also be a traveling zoo and bubble show, along with many other farm fun children’s activities and wine tastings for adults.
$15-$42, free for children ages 2 and younger | terhuneorchards.com/peach-festival/
Colonial Farmstead Day at Historic Waynesborough
Aug. 3, 1-3 p.m.
Historic Waynesborough | 2049 Waynesborough Road, Paoli, PA 19301
Travel back to the 18th century to learn about how people lived in Historic Waynesborough, from how children entertained themselves without video games and TV to what life was like on the farm during the colonial era!
$5-$25 | philalandmarks.org
