Victoria Aveyard, Author of Tempest: Live in Phoenixville
The Red Queen author brings her adult fantasy debut to the Colonial, run with Reads & Company. Ticket includes a signed deluxe edition, and she will personalise one copy.
More at The Colonial Theatre
Jurassic Park (1993)
The water glass, the kitchen, the T. rex. Spielberg's dinosaurs hold up better than almost anything made since, and this is a three-day run.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Second day of the Jurassic Park run. Saturday is the one that sells, so buy ahead if you want the good seats.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Last day of the Jurassic Park run over Labor Day weekend. Good rainy-Sunday fallback if the holiday plans collapse.
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.
