Friday Organ Concert at Stoneleigh
An hour of the mansion's pipe organ at midday, doors open to anyone walking the garden. Bring lunch and sit on the terrace afterward.
More at Stoneleigh: a natural garden
Volunteer: Fall Gardening at Stoneleigh
Three hours of seasonal garden work on the old Haas estate with staff and regulars, gloves provided. Tuesday mornings through the fall, no experience needed.
Volunteer: Fall Gardening at Stoneleigh
The Thursday shift of the same garden crew, three hours pulling, planting and cutting back across forty-two acres. Grab gloves and turn up.
Harvest How-To for Natural Holiday Decor
Two and a half hours on what to cut and dry now so you have seed heads, grasses and berries to work with in December. Hands-on, in the garden.
Around the same time
Gay Street Open-Air Market
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
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
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.
