Breakfast with the Animals at Elmwood Park Zoo
An outdoor breakfast buffet set up next to the animal habitats before the zoo opens to the day crowd, eight to ten on a Saturday. Ticketed separately from general admission.
More at Elmwood Park Zoo
International Vulture Awareness Day
Keeper chats, a discovery table and a vulture flying overhead in the Wild Encounter, free with zoo admission. Hoover flies at eleven, and there is a greet with a turkey vulture at half two.
Meet the Authors Day at Elmwood Park Zoo
More than a dozen local authors set up tables inside the zoo for three hours on a Sunday morning, signing and selling between the animal habitats. Included with zoo admission.
Free Admission on Labor Day at Elmwood Park Zoo
The zoo drops admission to nothing for every guest on the Monday holiday, ten to five. Registration ahead is preferred, and a free day at a zoo is a good argument for arriving early.
Around the same time
Stephanie's Sewn Goods Pop-Up at SHIFT
Handmade sewn goods take over a corner of the Haverford Avenue refill shop for three weeks. Browse during regular hours, Tuesday through Sunday.
Rice's Market
Four hundred vendors across thirty acres of indoor and outdoor stalls: antiques, produce, tools, clothing, food. Gates open at seven and the lot fills early. Bring cash.
Executive Scramble at The Willows Golf Lounge
Eight to nine thirty on the simulators, then out into the day. The Willows runs this weekly for people who want to meet neighbors without a name tag.