Scarecrows in the Village
Seven weeks of homemade scarecrows along the Village paths, built by anyone who entered by early September. Free to walk, and voting for a favorite is part of it. Weekends draw the crowds.
More at Peddler's Village
Pet Photography Competition and Exhibit
Local photographers, professionals and amateurs alike, hang their pet portraits in the Village for seven weeks and compete for cash. Free to walk through while you are out there anyway.
First Fridays at Peddler's Village Restaurants
Village restaurants run discounted plates on the first Friday of the month. Buttonwood Grill, Earl's New American and Cock 'n Bull all take part. Walk it off after.
Murder Mystery Dinner: 'Til Death Do Us Part
A wedding-themed whodunit over dinner, run with a professional cast that pulls the whole room into it. Two and a half hours, ticketed, and these tend to sell out ahead of the date.
Around the same time
Friday live music at Animated Brewing
Local artists play the Mount Airy Road taproom every Friday. The brewery does not post set times ahead, so check the taproom page or call before you drive out.
SALT Performing Arts presents Carousel
Rodgers and Hammerstein's carnival barker and mill worker, staged Fridays through Sundays in Chester Springs across three weeks. A dollar from every ticket goes to the Chester County Food Bank.
Labor Day Weekend Train Excursions on the New Hope Railroad
Vintage coaches running out of the Bridge Street station all three days of the holiday weekend. Roughly forty-five minutes through Solebury farmland and back, and the last stretch of summer to do it in short sleeves.
