Kennett Square · Events

Dan + Claudia Zanes with Tyree Austin

Grammy winner Dan Zanes, jazz vocalist Claudia Zanes and singer Tyree Austin play a sensory-friendly family set. Members-only hours, so a Longwood membership is what gets you in.

When: Thu, Sep 17 · 6:30 PM Where: Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square Hosted by: Longwood Gardens

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Fireworks & Fountains Show

other

Sun, Sep 6 · 8:15 PM · Longwood Gardens

Fireworks fired over the Main Fountain Garden and timed to the water and the music. Separate ticket from gardens admission, an earlier start now that the nights are drawing in.

Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens

other

Mon, Sep 7 – Sun, Sep 27 · 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.

DJ Jazzy Jeff: Fountain Party

live music

Wed, Sep 9 · 8:00 PM · Longwood Gardens

Philadelphia's DJ Jazzy Jeff scores an illuminated fountain performance from his own crates in the Main Fountain Garden. Eight o'clock, separate ticket, and it will sell.

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Acoustic Sunday on the Patio: Jamming Joe

North Wales live music

Sun, Sep 13 · 12:00 AM · Tex Mex Connection

The middle Sunday of the month brings Jamming Joe out to the patio, second of three September dates. Walk in, sit outside, and the acoustic season closes at the end of the month.

Gay Street Open-Air Market

West Chester market

Sun, Sep 13 · 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.

Melodramatic, Nylon Ghost and Micro Girl

Ardmore live music

Sun, Sep 13 · Rusty Nail Nightclub

Three acts fill a Sunday at the Nail. The room keeps loose hours and says so on its own schedule, so ring 610-649-6245 first if you are driving any distance.