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West Chester Christmas Parade

West Chester holiday

The 28-foot tree lights at 6:30, then the parade steps off at 7 with marching bands, floats, and Santa. A first-Friday-of-December fixture that has drawn crowds to High Street for years.

When: Fri, Dec 4 · 6:30 PM Where: Downtown West Chester, Gay & High Streets

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September First Friday

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Fri, Sep 4 · Downtown West Chester

Shops stay open late, many run sales, and street parking is free after five. The Rescue Dogs Band plays the Historic Courthouse and The Richard Brothers Band plays Gay Street.

Saturday Morning Walks

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Sat, Sep 5 · 9:30 AM · Downtown West Chester

The West Chester Walking Club picks a different downtown spot each week and sets off at 9:30. Easy pace, no sign up, and some weeks the group ends up in a shop or a cafe.

Saturday Morning Walks

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Sat, Sep 12 · 9:30 AM · Downtown West Chester

The West Chester Walking Club picks a different downtown spot each week and sets off at 9:30. Easy pace, no sign up, and some weeks the group ends up in a shop or a cafe.

Around the same time

Babies Boogie Storytime (Ages birth-24 months)

Souderton kids

Mon, Nov 30 · 9:15 AM–9:45 AM · Community Room

The Monday morning sitting of the same storytime, thirty minutes of songs and bounces for babies under two, with play time after. Registration is optional.

Music and Movement

Yardley kids

Mon, Nov 30 · 10:00 AM · Yardley-Makefield Branch

Songs, instruments and moving around for small children, Monday mornings in the large meeting room. The branch is closed for the holiday on October 12, so that one week skips.

Crawl O'Clock

New Hope kids

Mon, Nov 30 · 10:00 AM–11:00 AM · Free Library of New Hope and Solebury

An hour of open-ended play for babies and toddlers on the move: pop-up tunnel, soft climbing blocks, sensory tiles, shakers and scarves. Come for the whole hour or five minutes.