Fall Wednesday Walkabouts at Jenkins
A free hour walking the woodland garden with staff every Wednesday afternoon, different things in bloom each week. Forty-eight acres of native plantings under oak canopy.
Every date coming up · 1:00 PM–2:00 PM
- Wed Sep 9
- Wed Sep 16
More at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Jenkins Juniors
Four Tuesday mornings of outdoor time for two to five year olds: a story, a walk through the garden, a craft. Led by the arboretum's education manager.
Tai Chi at Jenkins Arboretum
Four Wednesday mornings of tai chi outdoors among the rhododendrons, an hour each, running September 9 through September 30. Registration goes through the arboretum and the class is capped.
Mindfulness Meditation Walk at Jenkins
Seventy-five slow minutes on the garden paths before the Saturday crowd arrives, guided, phones away. Registration required through the arboretum.
Around the same time
83rd Annual Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair
A Chester County Labor Day tradition since 1943, the Ludwig's Corner Horse Show & Country Fair blends top-level equestrian competition with classic country fair fun. Watch hunters, jumpers, and equitation riders compete across three rings from morning through dusk, culminating in the $10,000 Mini-Prix on Labor Day Monday. The midway offers inflatables, rides, and games for kids, plus food trucks, a beer garden, and live music. Stroll vendor tents for local artisans offering home and garden decor, jewelry, apparel, and gourmet treats. Free admission to the grounds.
Resolver, Chiseled Lilies, Palinoia and Opossom
Four band Saturday at the Nail, all original material. A small stage on Haverford Road with a long habit of booking bands nobody else will.
Skippack Village Food Truck Festival
Fill your plate at the Skippack Village Food Truck Festival, returning for Labor Day weekend with about 30 food trucks and vendors lining the historic village. Browse the shops of Skippack Village between bites — most trucks are in the lots across from Pasta Basta. Bring the whole family, and dogs are welcome too. Free admission, pay as you go. Noon to 5 p.m. both days.
