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.
More at Longwood Gardens
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.
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.
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.
Around the same time
Cold Pheet, Bars, Kick Stand Dismount and Lonesome Crow
Four bands on a Saturday at the Nail. Food is served until 1am and drink specials stop at 11, which sets the shape of the night.
Bingo After Dark: Book Edition
An evening bingo at the firehouse with books on the prize table. The department has not posted a start time yet, so call before you drive over.
Back to the Basics Comedy Show
Stand-up headlined by John Moses, the Toronto comic who works dark and honest and spares nobody. On the Colonial's stage rather than in a bar back room.
