Oktoberfest 2026
Participating bars and restaurants pour $6 fall beers and ciders with seasonal snacks, no ticket needed. Live music between stops, stein-holding contests, and free mini pumpkin painting for kids.
More at Downtown West Chester
September First Friday
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
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
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
Rice's Market
Four hundred vendors across thirty acres of indoor and outdoor stalls: antiques, produce, tools, clothing, food. Gates open at seven and the lot fills early. Bring cash.
Executive Scramble at The Willows Golf Lounge
Last Tuesday scramble of September, eight until nine thirty at Liberty Boulevard. Twenty five dollars, clubs on hand, and the series keeps running into fall.
Bird Walk at Peter Wentz Farmstead
An early morning bird walk around the farmstead fields and hedgerows with the county's environmental educator. Free, but email Rebecca Blacketter to register before you go.
