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Revolution of '87

Ardmore live music

Revolution of '87 on a Friday night. Kitchen until 1am, drink specials end at 11. The Nail sits at 2580 Haverford Road and has been booking original music for seventy odd years.

When: Fri, Sep 11 Where: Rusty Nail Nightclub

More at Rusty Nail Nightclub

Jug Carver, Jonny Alba, Ben D Straw and Steven Singer

live music

Fri, Sep 4 · Rusty Nail Nightclub

Four acts on the Haverford Road stage, Jug Carver through Steven Singer. The Nail has booked original bands on Friday and Saturday nights for seventy-odd years and shows no sign of stopping.

Resolver, Chiseled Lilies, Palinoia and Opossom

live music

Sat, Sep 5 · Rusty Nail Nightclub

Four band Saturday at the Nail, all original material. A small stage on Haverford Road with a long habit of booking bands nobody else will.

We Are Skeletons

live music

Sun, Sep 6 · Rusty Nail Nightclub

We Are Skeletons take the Sunday slot at the Nail, the Haverford Road room that calls its Sunday night just chillin' and still puts a band on the stage.

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Gay Street Open-Air Market

West Chester market

Mon, Sep 7 · Gay Street between Matlack and Darlington Streets

Labor Day, and the street stays closed. Four blocks of Gay Street without cars, restaurant tables out in the road, and the shops on either side open for the holiday.

Last Day of Daily Mini Golf at Alverthorpe Park

Glenside kids

Mon, Sep 7 · Alverthorpe Park

The mini golf course at Alverthorpe Park runs every day through Labor Day, then drops to weekends only for the rest of September. This is the last everyday round of the year.

Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens

Kennett Square other

Mon, Sep 7 – Sun, Sep 27 · Longwood Gardens

The fountain season runs to the end of September, and the gardens stay open on Labor Day Monday when most of Chester County is closed. Closed Tuesdays. Timed tickets sell out on holiday weekends.