Ginger Snaps (Horror at the Hiway)
The Canadian cult werewolf favorite plays the 9:45 late show, September's entry in the Hiway's monthly horror night with beer from neighboring Human Robot in the lobby. Teen satire with actual bite, from Orphan Black writer Karen Walton.
More at Hiway Theater
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Jane Schoenbrun's Cannes title opens at the Hiway. Hannah Einbinder plays a filmmaker sent to revive a dying slasher franchise and Gillian Anderson the recluse she finds there. Showtimes post about a week ahead.
Practical Magic 2
The Owens sisters come back to the Hiway two decades on, confronting the family curse again. Opening day is Friday the 11th, and the theater posts its showtimes roughly a week out, so check before you drive over.
How To Train Your Dragon
Saturday morning, five dollars, free for members. The 2010 animated one with the dragon, in a 1913 single-screen house on Old York Road.
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.
