Birding Event: Fall Migration at Militia Hill
Three hours on the hawk watch platform with birder Sharon Meeker, timed for when all sixteen East Coast raptor species are moving. Binoculars to borrow, registration through Morris Arboretum.
More at Fort Washington State Park
Militia Hill Hawk Watch
Volunteers count migrating raptors from the deck at Militia Hill all through October, and anyone can climb up and watch. Free parking, an accessible lower deck, bring binoculars.
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If JFK Survived Dallas
An alternate-history play staged at Forge over two nights, imagining the motorcade ending differently. The cast is being pulled from local actors right now.
Annual Winter Coat Drive
Bag up clean coats you are done with and drop them at the market office by Entrance 4, on the market's open days through the end of October. They go to the Salvation Army.
October First Friday 2026
Shops stay open late on the first Friday of the month, with sales and sidewalk activity across the downtown grid. This one doubles as the fall gallery night.
