Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour (Wednesday evenings)
A ninety-minute walk through West Chester built around the epidemics that shaped the borough, on a different route from last year's version. Wednesday evenings from the History Center on North High Street.
Every date coming up · 6:00 PM–7:30 PM
- Wed Sep 9
- Wed Sep 16
More at Chester County History Center
Plagues and Pestilence: A Walking Tour (Saturday mornings)
The same disease-history walk through West Chester, run late morning on Saturdays. Ninety minutes on foot, sixteen dollars, starting from the Chester County History Center on North High Street.
Book Discussion: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
A hybrid book talk on Richard Bell's history of the American Revolution, run by the Chester County History Center. Ten in the morning, which makes it a coffee-and-argument sort of hour.
Redeemed Film Premiere
Premiere of an independent superhero feature in the History Center on North High Street. Doors at seven, three hours booked.
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.
