Longwood Gardens
The du Pont horticultural giant three miles northeast of town, where the Main Fountain Garden runs May 8 through October 25 and A Longwood Christmas takes over from November 20 into early January. Timed tickets are required, and it closes Tuesdays most of the year.
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Fireworks & Fountains Show
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.
DJ Jazzy Jeff: Fountain Party
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.
Guster
Thirty-plus years in, the alt-rock band still tours hard and the crowd still sings every word back. Open Air Theatre, and the ticket covers gardens admission all day.
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.
Love is in the Air Weekend
Three evenings of fountain shows built around love songs, with the Everlasting Love program running each night. Free with gardens admission, five until nine, good for a slow walk after.
Love is in the Air Weekend
Three evenings of fountain shows built around love songs, with the Everlasting Love program running each night. Free with gardens admission, five until nine, good for a slow walk after.
Science Series: Digging into Compost Science
Longwood soils and compost manager Erik Stefferud on what the gardens do with their own waste and what the research says about it. Science Series, one o'clock, included with admission.
Love is in the Air Weekend
Three evenings of fountain shows built around love songs, with the Everlasting Love program running each night. Free with gardens admission, five until nine, good for a slow walk after.
Fireworks & Fountains Show
The last fireworks and fountains pairing of the season, fired over the Main Fountain Garden and scored to the water. Separate ticket, quarter past eight, and it will sell.
Autumn's Colors
Six weeks of fall color outdoors, with the Chrysanthemum Festival opening under glass on October 16. Gardens stay open to nine on Friday through Sunday, closed Tuesdays. Timed tickets required.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Friday evening sets in the outdoor beer garden, a rotating lineup that runs to Cuban son, polka and Caribbean steel pan before the season closes on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Saturday evening music in the beer garden, bluegrass one week and polka the next, running until the outdoor season ends on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Sunday evening sets in the beer garden, the last music before the fountains light up. The outdoor run ends November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Friday evening sets in the outdoor beer garden, a rotating lineup that runs to Cuban son, polka and Caribbean steel pan before the season closes on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Saturday evening music in the beer garden, bluegrass one week and polka the next, running until the outdoor season ends on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Sunday evening sets in the beer garden, the last music before the fountains light up. The outdoor run ends November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Friday evening sets in the outdoor beer garden, a rotating lineup that runs to Cuban son, polka and Caribbean steel pan before the season closes on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Saturday evening music in the beer garden, bluegrass one week and polka the next, running until the outdoor season ends on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Sunday evening sets in the beer garden, the last music before the fountains light up. The outdoor run ends November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Friday evening sets in the outdoor beer garden, a rotating lineup that runs to Cuban son, polka and Caribbean steel pan before the season closes on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Science Series: Meet Us at the Mums
Longwood's science staff stand at stations through the historic conservatories during Chrysanthemum Festival, explaining how the Thousand Bloom gets trained. Free with garden admission, advance registration required.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Saturday evening music in the beer garden, bluegrass one week and polka the next, running until the outdoor season ends on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Sunday evening sets in the beer garden, the last music before the fountains light up. The outdoor run ends November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Friday evening sets in the outdoor beer garden, a rotating lineup that runs to Cuban son, polka and Caribbean steel pan before the season closes on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Saturday evening music in the beer garden, bluegrass one week and polka the next, running until the outdoor season ends on November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
Live Music in the Beer Garden
Sunday evening sets in the beer garden, the last music before the fountains light up. The outdoor run ends November 1. Free with garden admission, weather permitting.
A Longwood Christmas
The lights go up on November 20 and run past New Year. Conservatory trees, an Open Air Theatre fountain show set to carols, and model trains through the outdoor display. Timed tickets.
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