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50 things to do in Ambler this September

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  1. Tue, Sep 1 – Sat, Sep 26 MCGOPA 30th Anniversary Exhibition Fine Arts Center Gallery, Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell Campus All day
  2. Fri, Sep 4 Ambler Arts Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch, 209 Race Street, Ambler 10:00 AM
  3. Fri, Sep 4 First Friday Art for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch 12:30 PM
  4. Fri, Sep 4 Music Bingo at Stone & Key Cellars Stone & Key Cellars Tasting Room 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
  5. Fri, Sep 4 Half & Half Improv at The Lab The Lab 8:00 PM
  6. Sat, Sep 5 Ambler Farmers Market 29 W Butler Pike, Ambler 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
  7. Sat, Sep 5 Dog Days of Ambler East Butler Avenue & South Ridge Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002 2:00 PM
  8. Sat, Sep 5 This Week Sucked at The Lab The Lab 8:00 PM

Aug 9 to Aug 15

  1. Tue, Aug 11 – Sun, Sep 13 Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground Act II Playhouse, 56 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002 All day

Sep 6 to Sep 12

  1. Sun, Sep 6 One-hour Power Hike on the Fox Loop Evans-Mumbower Mill 8:00 AM–9:00 AM
  2. Sun, Sep 6 Dodsworth Ambler Theater, 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler 1:00 PM
  3. Tue, Sep 8 Storytime in Ambler Community Garden Ambler Community Garden, Ambler (run by Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch) 10:30 AM–11:00 AM
  4. Tue, Sep 8 Writers Group at Ambler Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch, 209 Race Street, Ambler 6:00 PM
  5. Tue, Sep 8 Trivia Night at Twisted Gingers Industrial Lounge Twisted Gingers Ambler Industrial Lounge 6:30 PM
  6. Tue, Sep 8 Steel Magnolias: A Tribute to Dolly Parton Ambler Theater 7:00 PM
  7. Wed, Sep 9 – Wed, Sep 23 Park Bingo Challenge Upper Dublin Township parks All day
  8. Wed, Sep 9 Queen Kelly Ambler Theater, 108 E Butler Ave, Ambler 7:00 PM
  9. Wed, Sep 9 Open Mic at High Steaks High Steaks 7:00 PM
  10. Wed, Sep 9 Trivia Night at Tannery Run Brew Works Tannery Run Brew Works 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
  11. Thu, Sep 10 Green Ribbon Trail Hike: Parkside to Evans-Mumbower Mill Parkside Place Park 10:00 AM
  12. Thu, Sep 10 Board Game Night at Upper Dublin Library Upper Dublin Public Library, STEAM Lab 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
  13. Thu, Sep 10 Live Music at Weavers Way Ambler: Michael and the Brass Quintet Weavers Way Ambler Store 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
  14. Thu, Sep 10 Jam Into Fall: Erich Cawalla and The Uptown Band Wentz Run Park Gazebo 6:30 PM–8:30 PM
  15. Thu, Sep 10 Front Table Fiction Club at The Bookshop on Main The Bookshop on Main 7:00 PM
  16. Thu, Sep 10 Live Music Thursdays at Twisted Gingers Industrial Lounge Twisted Gingers Ambler Industrial Lounge 7:00 PM
  17. Thu, Sep 10 Trivia Night at Well Crafted Well Crafted Beer Company, 300 Brookside Ave, Bldg 19, Ambler Yards, Ambler 7:30 PM
  18. Fri, Sep 11 Second Friday in Ambler Downtown Ambler, Butler Avenue, Ambler 6:00 PM
  19. Fri, Sep 11 Date Nite at The Lab The Lab 8:00 PM
  20. Sat, Sep 12 Harambee Happy Feet 5K, Walk and Fun Run Cathcart Road entrance, Montgomery County 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
  21. Sat, Sep 12 Ambler Farmers Market 29 W Butler Pike, Ambler 9:00 AM–12:00 PM
  22. Sat, Sep 12 Collins Nursery of the Ambler Arboretum Open Days Ambler Arboretum of Temple University, 580 Meetinghouse Road, Ambler 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
  23. Sat, Sep 12 Girl Scouts Love: Nature Hikes at Fort Washington State Park Hawk Watch Deck, Lot 5, Fort Washington State Park 10:00 AM–11:30 AM

Sep 13 to Sep 19

  1. Sun, Sep 13 Hope in Every Step: A Walk to Prevent Suicide Temple University Ambler Campus 9:00 AM
  2. Sun, Sep 13 Green Ribbon Trail Hike: Parkside to Evans-Mumbower Mill Parkside Place Park 10:00 AM
  3. Sun, Sep 13 Guided Mansion Tours at Hope Lodge Historic Hope Lodge, 553 South Bethlehem Pike, Fort Washington 1:00 PM–5:00 PM
  4. Sun, Sep 13 Enchanted Garden Party at The Highlands The Highlands Mansion and Gardens 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
  5. Sun, Sep 13 Healthy Kids Running Series, Fall 2026 Wissahickon High School 3:00 PM
  6. Mon, Sep 14 Adult Discovery and Learning Fall Session Begins Bethlehem Baptist Church 9:45 AM
  7. Tue, Sep 15 Storytime in Ambler Community Garden Ambler Community Garden, Ambler (run by Wissahickon Valley Public Library, Ambler Branch) 10:30 AM–11:00 AM
  8. Tue, Sep 15 Trivia Night at Twisted Gingers Industrial Lounge Twisted Gingers Ambler Industrial Lounge 6:30 PM
  9. Wed, Sep 16 WHYY Bridging Blocks: Can One Age Gracefully in MontCo? Upper Dublin Public Library, Classroom 205 12:30 PM–1:30 PM
  10. Wed, Sep 16 Trivia Night at Tannery Run Brew Works Tannery Run Brew Works 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
  11. Wed, Sep 16 Get Lit Book Club with Lee Kelly Stone & Key Cellars Tasting Room 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
  12. Wed, Sep 16 Open Mic at High Steaks High Steaks 7:00 PM
  13. Thu, Sep 17 Acupressure Workshop for Birth Workers and Expectant Couples Weehive Social 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
  14. Thu, Sep 17 Library Dine and Donate at Sweet Briar Cafe Sweet Briar Cafe 4:00 PM–8:00 PM
  15. Thu, Sep 17 Normandy Farm Crab Fest Normandy Farm Hotel and Conference Center 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
  16. Thu, Sep 17 Board Game Night at Upper Dublin Library Upper Dublin Public Library, STEAM Lab 6:00 PM–8:30 PM
  17. Thu, Sep 17 Live Music at Weavers Way Ambler: Square Dance Tunes Weavers Way Ambler Store 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
  18. Thu, Sep 17 Ambler Fantasy & Genre Club The Bookshop on Main, 5 N. Main Street, Ambler 7:00 PM

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Worth the drive

Still in Montgomery County, and close enough that people out here already make the trip.

  1. Mon, Aug 31 – Mon, Sep 7 Young Frankenstein Bryn Mawr Film Institute · Bryn Mawr All day
  2. Mon, Aug 31 – Fri, Sep 4 Crafts and Games Week Ludington Library · Bryn Mawr All day
  3. Tue, Sep 1 – Sun, Sep 13 The Aspen Tree Pop-In at SHIFT SHIFT · Ardmore All day
  4. Fri, Sep 4 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Hiway Theater · Jenkintown All day
  5. Wed, Sep 2 – Sun, Dec 13 Evolving Freedoms at the Maguire Art Museum Frances M. Maguire Art Museum · Narberth All day
  6. Fri, Sep 4 Jug Carver, Jonny Alba, Ben D Straw and Steven Singer Rusty Nail Nightclub · Ardmore All day
  7. Mon, Aug 31 – Fri, Sep 4 Back to School Scavenger Hunt at Bala Cynwyd Library Bala Cynwyd Library · Narberth All day
  8. Fri, Sep 4 Storybook Sprouts Story Time North Wales Area Library · North Wales 10:30 AM–11:00 AM

This page covers Ambler through Sep 30. For everything after that, and for the other 26 towns out here, the calendar holds the lot and the town page has the places worth the trip.