A list of the best things to do in Chester County this weekend
October 7th, 8th, & 9th
What to do this weekend with your family? Here is a list of things you can enjoy with your family this weekend. There is so much to do for families and kids, especially now that most venues are open and happy to welcome you back.
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It's our annual celebration of fall, food, fun and the whole community. The AppleButter Festival, in its second decade, is a piece of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, a day full of fun for the whole community, and a great way to spend an autumn Saturday.
Downingtown Friends Meeting will hold its annual Friends Fall Festival on October 8th from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on the historic grounds of Downingtown Friends Meeting on East Lancaster Avenue (Business Route 30, just west of Wegman’s) in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. Families have gathered here for over 40 years to enjoy the music, delicious foods, a variety of activities for children, and plant, craft, and white-elephant sales. It’s simply an enjoyable day for families to participate in activities aimed at fun for everyone–and all practically in your own backyard.
Once again, the Rotary Club of West Chester is preparing for the Annual West Chester Chili Cook-Off, which will take place on October 9, 2022. For our 20th year, we are turning up the heat on the streets in an effort to raise more money than ever before.
We are so excited to bring our community a family-friendly petting zoo at Oxford Feed & Lumber during Oxford Mainstreet First Friday Hometown Harvest on Friday, October 7th from 5:00-7:00PM.
Bring the kids to meet chickens, donkeys, goats, rabbits, miniature horses, lambs & pigs. Birl Girl Designs, a local face painter, will be here to create beautiful petting zoo animal designs, live music and food truck by Taqueria Los Juarez!
We will also be having an indoor scavenger hunt throughout the store!
Enjoy a brisk fall afternoon along the picturesque Chester Creek Valley from our heated train as we take you on a 90-minute journey back in time to the village of Glen Mills and return.
Free self-guided trail with autumn annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and outdoor seasonal decor for sale.
Join us on SUNDAY, October 9th, 10am-2pm for the Autumn Bounty Festival!
Help us to usher in harvest season at our annual Autumn Bounty Festival! We'll fall into the new season with live demos, live music, workshops for the little ones, and more.
Teens and Tweens will enjoy The Bates Motel & Haunted Hayride, which has been voted the #1 haunt in the country and has been featured on the Travel Channel.
Join the fun at The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire The Renaissance fair occurs over 13 weekends from early August through late October on the grounds of the Mount Hope Estate and Winery in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
Kick off picking season with a shuttle ride to the strawberry fields. Pick at your leisure and ride back to enjoy food trucks, local crafters, beer, wine & spirits, and our playground and picnic area. Feed the goats and shop our market for great local produce, fresh-baked donuts and pies, and Highland's Own jellies, jams, & sauces.
Outdoor play and exploration are critical to a child's growth and development. A visit to Treehouse World will nurture your child’s sense of wonder and connection to the environment, helping them to feel at home in nature. Advanced ticket purchase is required.
Vibrancy and imagination abound during our spectacular Chrysanthemum Festival. We stretch our horticultural limits by nurturing and training specialty chrysanthemum forms, all bursting with color from start to finish, making for a radiant Conservatory bursting with personality.
Outside, explore our painted vistas as they change with the season, enjoy family fun in our fanciful Garden Railway and Pumpkin Playground, and find autumnal awe at every turn.
Don't miss the final flourish of our daily fountain performances, as well as Light: Installations by Bruce Munro—on view Thursday through Sunday evenings through October 30. Before dusk, explore our Gardens and kick back with live music in the Beer Garden. As darkness falls, Light’s eight installations begin to shine, adding a dimension of magic and wonder to our Gardens. Join us for that evening’s Illuminated Fountain Performance and enjoy even more fun afterward, as we remain open—and Light remains on view—until 11:00 pm.
Guests to the Philadelphia Museum of Art can pay what they wish for admission every Friday evening and the first Sunday of the month. Reservations are required.
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park have adventures behind every corner. They are the ultimate indoor playground for your entire family. Take your kids’ birthday party to the next level or spend a day of fun with the family, and you’ll see why we’re more than just a trampoline park.
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