Oktoberfest in Downtown West Chester
No tickets needed for the fifth annual Oktoberfest: walk between participating restaurants for beer and cider specials, catch live music around town and take a shot at the stein-holding contests if dressed for the occasion.
More at Downtown West Chester
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.
Rams Let's Walk: A 5K Run & Walk for Student-Athlete Mental Health
West Chester University students and neighbors line up for a 5K race or one-mile walk that raises money for student-athlete mental health. Eighth year for the run, starting at 9am downtown.
Chester County Restaurant Festival
The 45th year of downtown closing Gay and Market Streets so 50-plus restaurants and food trucks can feed the crowd. Sunday noon to 5:30, with three stages of bands and a rain date the following Sunday.
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.
