Christmas on King
The Saturday after Thanksgiving belongs to King Street: shopping, food trucks and music from noon, then the crowd shifts to Burke Park for performances and the tree lighting.
More at Samuel & M. Elizabeth Burke Community Park
Bluegrass Jam Sessions at Burke Park
Second Tuesday, gazebo, 6:45 until 9:15. September evenings still hold enough light for the first hour, and the jam is free to sit in on or just listen to.
Bluegrass Jam Sessions at Burke Park
Second to last jam of the season under the Burke Park gazebo. Bring a chair and a jacket, since the run ends in mid October when it gets cold.
Malvern's Farmers Market
Saturday-morning market in Burke Park, running 9 to 1 through the last Saturday in November. Farm stands, bakers and prepared food, with parking off Warren Avenue and Roberts Road.
Around the same time
Holiday Tours at Pennypacker Mills
The mansion opens decorated for an early 1900s Christmas, tours on the hour and half hour with the last one starting at three. Runs through January 3, and the shop stocks gifts.
Holiday Tours at Pennypacker Mills
The governor's mansion gets decorated for an early 1900s Christmas and opens for tours on the hour and half hour, running from this day through January 3. Last tour of each day starts at 3 p.m.
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.