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50 things to do in Kennett Square this September

Every one of them with the date, the time and where it is. Bookmark this page instead of printing it: it rewrites itself as things get added, so it is never last month's list.

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  1. Fri, Sep 4 Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop Kennett Library 9:30 AM–1:30 PM
  2. Fri, Sep 4 Imagination Library Children's Book Club and Storytime Kennett Library, 320 E. State Street, Kennett Square 10:00 AM–10:30 AM
  3. Fri, Sep 4 KSQ Farmers Market Kennett Square Borough Hall, 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square 3:00 PM–6:00 PM
  4. Fri, Sep 4 Back to School Happy Hour for Teachers Victory Brewing Kennett Square 4:00 PM–10:00 PM
  5. Fri, Sep 4 Beer Garden Live Music: Nelly's Echo Longwood Gardens Beer Garden 5:00 PM–7:45 PM
  6. Fri, Sep 4 Friday Night Polo at Brandywine Polo Club Brandywine Polo Field 5:30 PM
  7. Fri, Sep 4 Carillon Concert: John Widmann Longwood Gardens Chimes Tower 6:00 PM
  8. Fri, Sep 4 Live Music: Madeline Knight Acoustic The Creamery of Kennett Square 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
  9. Sat, Sep 5 White Clay Commons Farmers Market White Clay Commons Farmers Market 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
  10. Sat, Sep 5 Maker Skills Series: Learn to Solder Kennett Library, 101 Race Street, Kennett Square 9:15 AM
  11. Sat, Sep 5 Brews in Bloom at Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens Beer Garden 12:00 PM–5:00 PM
  12. Sat, Sep 5 Beer Garden Live Music: Bronson Tennis Longwood Gardens Beer Garden 5:00 PM–7:45 PM
  13. Sat, Sep 5 Live Music: Martin & Co. at Braeloch Brewing Braeloch Brewing 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
  14. Sat, Sep 5 Live Music: Spokey Speaky The Creamery of Kennett Square 7:00 PM–10:00 PM
  15. Sat, Sep 5 Kennett vs Plymouth Whitemarsh Football Kennett High School Stadium 8:00 PM
  16. Sat, Sep 5 Sugar Lime Blue: Acoustic Duo The Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square 8:00 PM

Sep 6 to Sep 12

  1. Sun, Sep 6 Sunday Polo at Brandywine Polo Club Brandywine Polo Field 3:00 PM
  2. Sun, Sep 6 Fireworks & Fountains Show Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square 8:15 PM
  3. Mon, Sep 7 – Sun, Sep 27 Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens All day
  4. Tue, Sep 8 Vertical Meadow Walls Workshop The Garden Shop at Longwood Gardens 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
  5. Wed, Sep 9 Quizzo at Victory Brewing Kennett Square Victory Brewing Kennett Square, 650 West Cypress Street, Kennett Square 6:00 PM
  6. Wed, Sep 9 DJ Jazzy Jeff: Fountain Party Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square 8:00 PM
  7. Thu, Sep 10 Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney Talk The Gathering Place at Kennett 12:45 PM
  8. Thu, Sep 10 September Sensory Walk at New Leaf Park New Leaf Sensory Garden, Kennett Square 6:00 PM
  9. Thu, Sep 10 Country Line Dancing at The Creamery (Improver Plus) The Creamery of Kennett Square 7:00 PM–9:00 PM
  10. Thu, Sep 10 The 2026 Kennett Flash Jazz Jam The Kennett Flash 7:00 PM
  11. Fri, Sep 11 – Sun, Sep 13 WGK Pumpkin Glass Art Festival 1255 Newark Road All day
  12. Fri, Sep 11 – Sun, Sep 13 5th Annual Glass Pumpkin Festival WGK Glass Art All day
  13. Fri, Sep 11 KSQ Farmers Market Kennett Square Borough Hall, 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square 3:00 PM–6:00 PM
  14. Fri, Sep 11 Live Music: Jim Nelson at Braeloch Brewing Braeloch Brewing 5:00 PM–8:00 PM
  15. Fri, Sep 11 Carillon Concert: Michelle S. Lam Longwood Gardens Chimes Tower 6:00 PM
  16. Fri, Sep 11 An Evening With Hiroya Tsukamoto The Kennett Flash, 102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square 8:00 PM
  17. Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13 Kennett Square Mushroom Festival Downtown Kennett Square (State Street) All day
  18. Sat, Sep 12 White Clay Commons Farmers Market White Clay Commons Farmers Market 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
  19. Sat, Sep 12 Antique Fire Truck Show Cypress Street and Broad Street, Kennett Square 10:00 AM
  20. Sat, Sep 12 Children's Magic Show with The Amazing Magi American Legion Building, Kennett Square 10:00 AM
  21. Sat, Sep 12 Mushroom Chopped Contest, Round 1 Culinary Stage, Downtown Kennett Square, State Street 10:00 AM
  22. Sat, Sep 12 Mushroom Growers Exhibit Mushroom Growers Exhibit, Downtown Kennett Square 10:30 AM
  23. Sat, Sep 12 Music Stage: Damselfly Mushroom Festival Music Stage, Downtown Kennett Square 12:00 PM
  24. Sat, Sep 12 Chef Demonstration: Sean Powell of Pietro's Prime Culinary Stage, Downtown Kennett Square 12:00 PM
  25. Sat, Sep 12 Dahlia Show at Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens Ballroom 1:00 PM–9:00 PM
  26. Sat, Sep 12 – Sun, Sep 13 Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society Show Longwood Gardens Ballroom All day
  27. Sat, Sep 12 The Nicely, Sparre and Hawkins Orchestra at the Mushroom Festival Music Stage, Downtown Kennett Square 1:30 PM
  28. Sat, Sep 12 Cottage Garden Container Workshop The Grove Studios at Longwood Gardens 1:30 PM–4:30 PM
  29. Sat, Sep 12 Chef Demonstration: Matthew Stone of Dragonfly Catering Culinary Stage, Downtown Kennett Square 4:00 PM
  30. Sat, Sep 12 Steve Liberace Band at the Mushroom Festival Music Stage, Downtown Kennett Square 4:30 PM
  31. Sat, Sep 12 Cory Glover and Vernon Reid Acoustic Duo Liberty Place Music Stage, 148 W. State Street, Kennett Square 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
  32. Sat, Sep 12 Live Music: Shannon Tingley at Braeloch Brewing Braeloch Brewing 6:00 PM–9:00 PM

Sep 13 to Sep 19

  1. Sun, Sep 13 Mushroom Growers Exhibit Mushroom Growers Exhibit, Downtown Kennett Square 9:00 AM
  2. Sun, Sep 13 Dahlia Show at Longwood Gardens Longwood Gardens Ballroom 10:00 AM–6:00 PM

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42 more things this month at 27 places around Kennett Square, and the weekly email keeps them coming: one on Monday, and the weekend is already handled.

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Worth the drive

Still in Chester County, and close enough that people out here already make the trip.

  1. Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 20 SALT Performing Arts presents Carousel SALT Performing Arts · Downingtown All day
  2. Fri, Aug 28 – Sun, Sep 20 Rachmaninoff and the Tsar People's Light, Leonard C. Haas Stage, 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern · Malvern All day
  3. Fri, Sep 4 First Friday Historic Walking Tour: Main Street Hill Downtown Phoenixville · Phoenixville All day
  4. Fri, Sep 4 – Sun, Sep 6 Family Labor Day Weekend at Malvern Retreat House Malvern Retreat House · Malvern All day
  5. Fri, Sep 4 Ludwig's Corner Friday Night Kick Off Cocktail Party Ludwig's Corner Show Grounds, Event Tent · Exton 5:30 PM–9:30 PM
  6. Fri, Sep 4 Edible and Medicinal Plant and Tree ID Walk ChesLen Preserve, 1199 Cannery Road, Coatesville · Coatesville 5:30 PM–7:30 PM
  7. Fri, Sep 4 Phoenixville First Fridays Bridge & Main Streets, downtown Phoenixville · Phoenixville 5:30 PM
  8. Fri, Sep 4 Evening Kayak Paddle Marsh Creek State Park · Downingtown 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

This page covers Kennett Square through Sep 30. For everything after that, and for the other 26 towns out here, the calendar holds the lot and the town page has the places worth the trip.