Tree Trunk or Treat (All Ages)
A self-guided trick-or-treat for trees. Finish the activity sheet in the gardens, ask the visitor desk 'Tree trunk or treat?' and take home a non-edible prize. Free, no registration, runs October 24 through November 1.
More at Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
Jenkins Juniors
Four Tuesday mornings of outdoor play for ages 2 to 5: a story, a stroll and a craft each week, led by the arboretum's education manager. Runs October 6 through 27, $50 to $60 for the series.
Fall Golf Cart Garden Tours
Ride the garden paths in a golf cart for a $5, 45-minute look at Jenkins' fall foliage. A way to see the color without doing the walking.
Fall Wednesday Walkabouts
A free, hour-long guided walk through the gardens on Wednesday afternoons as the season turns. Jenkins sits on Berwyn Baptist Road in Devon, a short drive from Malvern.
Around the same time
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.
Bird Town Bird Walk on the Pennypack Trail
A morning bird walk with the Liberty Bird Alliance on the third Tuesday of the month at Lorimer Park in Abington. Free, run by the county parks environmental educator's office.
Executive Scramble
Nine simulated holes before work with a rotating cast of local business people. Ninety minutes, no handicap required, and the point is the conversation between shots as much as the golf.
