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Monthly Book Club

Downingtown community

The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry is the September pick. An hour in the Krapf Room, casual talk about the book and whatever else you have been reading.

Next: Tue, Sep 22 · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM Where: Downingtown Library, 122 Wallace Ave, Downingtown Hosted by: Downingtown Library

Every date coming up · 6:30 PM–7:30 PM

  • Tue Sep 22
  • Tue Oct 27

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Mah Jongg Free Play

community

Fri, Sep 4 · 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Downingtown Library

Friday casual games for newer players who want the reps without a lesson. Bring your 2026 card. Two hours in the Krapf Room.

Crochet At Any Stage

arts

Fri, Sep 4 · 1:30 PM–3:00 PM · Downingtown Library

Beginners learn stitches at their own pace, everyone else brings the pattern that stopped making sense. Ninety minutes Friday afternoons in the Hessinger Study Room.

Baby Play Time (Age 0 to 18 months)

kids

Tue, Sep 8 · 9:30 AM–10:00 AM · Downingtown Library

Stories, lap bounces and floor time for the under-eighteen-months crowd, half an hour on Tuesday mornings. Krapf Room at the library, seats capped, so put your name down first.

Around the same time

Food Truck Night: Brotherly Love

Perkasie food & drink

Fri, Sep 18 · Van Lieus Brewing

Brotherly Love takes the Friday truck slot at Van Lieus. Small taproom, one truck, no cover, and Bravo's Pizza inside if the line outside gets long.

Gay Street Open-Air Market

West Chester market

Fri, Sep 18 · Gay Street between Matlack and Darlington Streets

Four blocks of Gay Street close to cars so restaurants push tables into the road. Walk down the middle of the street, eat outside, and browse the shops on either side.

St. Philip International Food Festival

Souderton food & drink

Fri, Sep 18 – Sat, Sep 19 · St. Philip Orthodox Church

Fourteenth year of the parish's two-day food festival, cooked by the congregation, with church tours and children's activities alongside. Clearview Road sits just outside the borough, a few minutes from Main Street.