Tree Naming Contest Ceremony
Sellersville community
The Parks and Recreation Board names the winners of its Lake Lenape tree-naming contest and mounts a plaque beside each tree. Short, free, and a decent excuse to walk the park in late afternoon light.
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If JFK Survived Dallas
Phoenixville arts
An alternate-history play staged at Forge over two nights, imagining the motorcade ending differently. The cast is being pulled from local actors right now.
Annual Winter Coat Drive
Quakertown community
Bag up clean coats you are done with and drop them at the market office by Entrance 4, on the market's open days through the end of October. They go to the Salvation Army.
October First Friday 2026
West Chester community
Shops stay open late on the first Friday of the month, with sales and sidewalk activity across the downtown grid. This one doubles as the fall gallery night.
