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Open Mic Night at The Royal

Jenkintown live music

Doors at 7:15, lottery sign ups at 7:30, first act at eight. Musicians, poets and comics each get ten to twelve minutes on a full backline. Free to sit and listen.

Next: Wed, Sep 9 · 8:00 PM Where: The Royal Music & Arts Center

Every date coming up · 8:00 PM

  • Wed Sep 9
  • Wed Sep 16

More at The Royal Music & Arts Center

Michael London & Friends at The Royal

live music

Fri, Sep 4 · 8:00 PM–11:00 PM · The Royal Music & Arts Center

Guitarist Michael London plays Rumi-inspired originals with sax player Ken Ulansey, bassist Dylan Taylor and drummer Bill Marconi. Doors at 7:30, $20 ahead or $25 at the door, $10 for kids.

Open Mic Night at The Royal

live music

Wed, Sep 9 · 8:00 PM–11:30 PM · The Royal Music & Arts Center

Free every Wednesday at the nonprofit music room on South Easton Road. Doors at 7:15, lottery sign-up, first performer at 8. Bring an instrument or just a seat.

Eliot Lewis at The Royal

live music

Thu, Sep 10 · 7:00 PM–9:30 PM · The Royal Music & Arts Center

The multi-instrumentalist from Live From Daryl's House builds songs on stage with live looping, moving between guitar, keys and drums. Doors at 6:30, 21 and over, $20 ahead.

Around the same time

83rd Annual Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair

Downingtown festival

Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 · Ludwig's Corner Show Grounds

A Chester County Labor Day tradition since 1943, the Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair blends top-level equestrian competition with classic country fair fun. Watch hunters, jumpers, and equitation riders compete across three rings from morning through dusk, culminating in the $10,000 Mini-Prix on Labor Day Monday. The midway offers inflatables, rides, and games for kids, plus food trucks, a beer garden, and live music. Stroll vendor tents for local artisans offering home and garden decor, jewelry, apparel, and gourmet treats. Free admission to the grounds.

Resolver, Chiseled Lilies, Palinoia and Opossom

Ardmore 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.

Skippack Village Food Truck Festival

Skippack food & drink

Sat, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 6 · Skippack Village

Fill your plate at the Skippack Village Food Truck Festival, returning for Labor Day weekend with about 30 food trucks and vendors lining the historic village. Browse the shops of Skippack Village between bites — most trucks are in the lots across from Pasta Basta. Bring the whole family, and dogs are welcome too. Free admission, pay as you go. Noon to 5 p.m. both days.