Ahead of the unofficial \u201cStar Wars\u201d holiday (\u2018May the 4th Be With You!\u2019), a Bucks County brewery is releasing a beer this weekend that would definitely be on tap at the Mos Eisley Cantina.<\/p>\n
Did we mention there\u2019s also a festival celebrating the mysterious sasquatch, Bigfoot?<\/p>\n
Check out what else is happening this weekend in Pennsylvania:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sasquatch & Snacks \u2013 Saturday (Moon, Allegheny County)<\/p>\n
The annual Forest County Bigfoot Festival<\/a> isn\u2019t the only event in the commonwealth celebrating all things sasquatch. The inaugural Sasquatch & Snacks festival<\/a> is set for Moon Park on Saturday, with speakers like Eric Altman, founder of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society, discussing reported Bigfoot sightings in the state<\/a>, along with food, live music, and beer from Monroeville\u2019s Squatch Brewing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Neshaminy Creek Brewing\u2019s \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Weekend \u2014 Saturday and Sunday (Croydon)<\/p>\n With a holiday of sorts just around the corner for \u201cStar Wars\u201d enthusiasts (\u2018May the 4th be With You!\u2019), Neshaminy Creek Brewing<\/a> is celebrating this weekend<\/a> with \u201cStar Wars\u201d trivia, live Light Saber demos, a \u201cStar Wars\u201d themed cover band, and a special release of the new Mangolorian beer.<\/p>\n Pickle Palooza \u2014 Saturday and Sunday (Bangor, Northampton County)<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t wait for Pittsburgh\u2019s annual Pickelsburgh<\/a> festival in July, and\/or you live in the eastern part of the state and don\u2019t feel like schlepping across the commonwealth to celebrate the briney goodness of the pickle, you\u2019ve got Pickle Palooza<\/a> this weekend at Franklin Hill Vineyards in the Lehigh Valley. This big dill (sorry) of a festival features pickle and wine pairings, pickle plates, pickle paninis, pickle-infused cocktails, live music and more.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Waldameer Park opening day \u2014 Saturday (Erie)<\/p>\n Erie\u2019s 130-year-old amusement park opens Saturday for the 2026 season, and, good news: the classic Paratrooper ride returns this year. Upgraded food stands will also offer new menu items like taco bowls and Mexican pizza. Parkgoers will also notice changes to Waldameer\u2019s Water World when it opens May 23, following an $11 million renovation project in the offseason.<\/p>\n Tour Pa.\u2019s Blossom Belt \u2014 Now through Sunday (Adams County)<\/p>\n From April through early May, Pennsylvania\u2019s Blossom Belt<\/a>, a 20,000-acre stretch of fruit trees in upper Adams County, is in full blossom, transforming the countryside near Gettysburg into a rolling tapestry of pink and white. This weekend may be your last chance to experience the Blossom Belt in all its spring glory. Use this map<\/a> to guide you along the scenic driving trail, where you\u2019ll also encounter wineries, farm markets, scenic overlooks, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of the unofficial \u201cStar Wars\u201d holiday (\u2018May the 4th Be With You!\u2019), a Bucks County brewery is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178471,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9868,77469,28,30,29,289],"class_list":["post-178470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-good-news","tag-hardgate","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}