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43 things to do in Downingtown this September

Every one of them with the date, the time and where it is. Bookmark this page instead of printing it: it rewrites itself as things get added, so it is never last month's list.

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  1. Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 20 SALT Performing Arts presents Carousel SALT Performing Arts All day
  2. Fri, Sep 4 Mah Jongg Free Play Downingtown Library 11:00 AM–1:00 PM
  3. Fri, Sep 4 Crochet At Any Stage Downingtown Library 1:30 PM–3:00 PM
  4. Fri, Sep 4 Evening Kayak Paddle Marsh Creek State Park 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
  5. Fri, Sep 4 Live Music Friday at Seven Tap-Tavern Seven Tap-Tavern at Downingtown Country Club 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
  6. Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 83rd Annual Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair Ludwig's Corner Show Grounds, Glenmoore, PA (Chester County) All day
  7. Sat, Sep 5 Downingtown Farmers Market Kerr Park, 60 E Pennsylvania Ave, Downingtown 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
  8. Sat, Sep 5 Movement at the Market: Yoga with Optimal Massage and Movement Kerr Park, 60 E Pennsylvania Ave, Downingtown 9:00 AM
  9. Sat, Sep 5 Prime Rib Night Beaver Creek Tavern, Downingtown 4:00 PM

Sep 6 to Sep 12

  1. Sun, Sep 6 Ashbridge House Open House Ashbridge House, Downingtown Area Historical Society 12:00 PM–3:00 PM
  2. Sun, Sep 6 Uwchlan Township Historical Commission Open House Tour Cadwalader Residence and Edith P. Moore Schoolhouse 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
  3. Mon, Sep 7 Paddleboarding on the Lake Marsh Creek State Park 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
  4. Mon, Sep 7 Historical Car Club of Pennsylvania Annual Ludwig's Corner Car Show Ludwig's Corner Horse Show Grounds 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
  5. Tue, Sep 8 Baby Play Time (Age 0 to 18 months) Downingtown Library 9:30 AM–10:00 AM
  6. Tue, Sep 8 Trivia Night at The Borough The Borough Downingtown 7:00 PM–9:30 PM
  7. Wed, Sep 9 Open Mic Night at The Borough The Borough Downingtown 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
  8. Thu, Sep 10 – Sun, Oct 18 Downingtown Track Stars Fall Run Club Kerr Park (Mondays) and Struble Trail (Thursdays) All day
  9. Fri, Sep 11 Chamber September Coffee Chat Twin Valley Coffee 7:30 AM–8:30 AM
  10. Fri, Sep 11 Live Music Friday at Seven Tap-Tavern Seven Tap-Tavern at Downingtown Country Club 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
  11. Fri, Sep 11 Supertrain at The Borough The Borough 8:30 PM
  12. Sat, Sep 12 Downingtown Cars and Coffee RE/MAX Ace Realty 9:00 AM–11:00 AM
  13. Sat, Sep 12 Downingtown Farmers Market Kerr Park, 60 E Pennsylvania Ave, Downingtown 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
  14. Sat, Sep 12 Kadavu Onam 2026 Downingtown, Pennsylvania 9:00 AM
  15. Sat, Sep 12 ANCOP 2026 Pickleball Fundraiser Tournament 911 E Lancaster Ave 9:00 AM
  16. Sat, Sep 12 Art of Kinusaiga at Downingtown Vintage Downingtown Vintage, 68 W Lancaster Ave, Downingtown 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
  17. Sat, Sep 12 Repair Cafe Central Presbyterian Church 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
  18. Sat, Sep 12 Battle of the Bands at VFW Post 845 VFW Post 845, 4601 W Lincoln Hwy, Downingtown 12:00 PM
  19. Sat, Sep 12 Caln Community Day Caln Municipal Park, Thorndale 4:00 PM
  20. Sat, Sep 12 Lobster Tot Martini and Battle of the Bands Downingtown VFW 4:00 PM
  21. Sat, Sep 12 Fall Concert in the Park Shamona Main Park 4:30 PM–7:30 PM

Sep 13 to Sep 19

  1. Sun, Sep 13 Rally Day All-Church Picnic Central Presbyterian Church 10:45 AM–11:45 AM
  2. Mon, Sep 14 Sweet Jane's Wish Golf Outing Downingtown Country Club, Downingtown 10:30 AM
  3. Tue, Sep 15 Forest Bathing at Marsh Creek State Park Marsh Creek State Park, 580 Park Road, Downingtown 2:00 PM–3:00 PM
  4. Tue, Sep 15 Trivia Night at The Borough The Borough Downingtown 7:00 PM–9:30 PM
  5. Thu, Sep 17 Cruisin' Classics Cruise Night Caln Village Shopping Center 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
  6. Thu, Sep 17 Downingtown West Football vs Perkiomen Valley Walter E. Kottmeyer Stadium, Downingtown High School West 7:00 PM
  7. Fri, Sep 18 Battle of the Badges Rib Eating Competition Texas Roadhouse, 1205 E Lancaster Ave, Downingtown 11:00 AM–4:00 PM
  8. Fri, Sep 18 Arty Night Out with Abrakadoodle East Ward Elementary School 5:30 PM–8:30 PM
  9. Fri, Sep 18 Live Music Friday at Seven Tap-Tavern Seven Tap-Tavern at Downingtown Country Club 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
  10. Sat, Sep 19 Warwick 250: Forging Independence Warwick Furnace Farm 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
  11. Sat, Sep 19 Battle of the Clouds March Uwchlan Township Campus and Baird House 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
  12. Sat, Sep 19 Disco Dallas Dance Club The Borough 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
  13. Sat, Sep 19 Split Decision live at PJ's P.J. Whelihan's Pub + Restaurant (Downingtown) 9:00 PM

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35 more things this month at 29 places around Downingtown, and the weekly email keeps them coming: one on Monday, and the weekend is already handled.

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Worth the drive

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

  1. Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Sep 20 Rachmaninoff and the Tsar People's Light, Leonard C. Haas Stage, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern · Malvern All day
  2. Fri, Sep 4 First Friday Historic Walking Tour: Main Street Hill Downtown Phoenixville · Phoenixville All day
  3. Fri, Sep 4 Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop Kennett Library · Kennett Square 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
  4. Fri, Sep 4 Back to School Happy Hour for Teachers Victory Brewing Kennett Square · Kennett Square 4:00 PM–10:00 PM
  5. Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6 Family Labor Day Weekend at Malvern Retreat House Malvern Retreat House · Malvern All day
  6. Fri, Sep 4 Ludwig's Corner Friday Night Kick Off Cocktail Party Ludwig's Corner Show Grounds, Event Tent · Exton 5:30 PM–9:30 PM
  7. Fri, Sep 4 Edible and Medicinal Plant and Tree ID Walk ChesLen Preserve, 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville · Coatesville 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
  8. Fri, Sep 4 Phoenixville First Fridays Bridge & Main Streets, downtown Phoenixville · Phoenixville 5:30 PM

This page covers Downingtown 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.