Kennett Brewfest
The 29th Brewfest brings more than 80 breweries and 200-plus beers to downtown Kennett Square on Saturday, October 10, with general tasting from 1:30 to 5. The noon Connoisseur session opens early access to rare pours and a catered lunch for $100; general admission is $60.
More at Downtown Kennett Square
Breaded Mushroom Eating Contest
Contestants race through plates of breaded mushrooms, one of the festival's oldest traditions. Noon on Sunday, right after the Chopped finale wraps on the culinary stage.
Third Thursday on State Street
State Street closes to cars from five until ten so the restaurants can put tables in the road. Shops stay open late, bands play, pop-up vendors set up, kids have their own corner.
Midnight in the Square
Kennett Square drops a lit, 80-foot sparkling mushroom at 11:59 on New Year's Eve, with an early raise around 8:50 for families with kids. Bands, lasers, and a photo booth run downtown from 7 until 1 a.m.; admission is a non-perishable food donation for Kennett Area Community Service.
Around the same time
The Lifespan of a Fact
A magazine fact checker takes apart a celebrated essay line by line and the author fights back. Act II runs the three hander for five weeks in its small room on Butler Avenue.
Rice's Market (Tuesdays)
Thirty acres of flea market, farm stands and antique dealers going since the 1870s. Gates at 7am and it thins out by midday, so come early and bring cash.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
