Soldiers and Trains
Reenactors ride the vintage cars to Glen Mills in uniforms spanning several wars, with field gear and firearms out on the tables. Two departures, noon and 2:30. Thirty dollars for adults.
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Soldiers and Trains on the West Chester Railroad
A two-hour vintage train run down to Glen Mills with living-history military encampments waiting at the other end. Tickets start at thirty dollars and the noon departure is the only one.
Fall Foliage Express
Ninety minutes through the Chester Creek Valley to Glen Mills and back in heated cars. Layover at the 1880s station with a picnic grove and Red Brick Winery next door. Departures at 10, noon and 2.
Fall Foliage Express
Ninety minutes through the Chester Creek Valley to Glen Mills and back in heated cars. Layover at the 1880s station with a picnic grove and Red Brick Winery next door. Departures at 10, noon and 2.
Around the same time
Gay Street Open-Air Market
Labor Day, and the street stays closed. Four blocks of Gay Street without cars, restaurant tables out in the road, and the shops on either side open for the holiday.
Last Day of Daily Mini Golf at Alverthorpe Park
The mini golf course at Alverthorpe Park runs every day through Labor Day, then drops to weekends only for the rest of September. This is the last everyday round of the year.
Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens
The fountain season runs to the end of September, and the gardens stay open on Labor Day Monday when most of Chester County is closed. Closed Tuesdays. Timed tickets sell out on holiday weekends.
