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Annual Holiday Critter Sale
Annual Holiday Critter Sale @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Nov 29 – Dec 2 all-day
https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events/annual-critter-sale Featuring ornaments made from all-natural materials, by our volunteers. The critter volunteers have been creating all year long using their imaginations and unique talents making thousands of ornaments for the sale. Count on your[...]
“Pure Abstractions” exhibit opens at CCAA 09:00
“Pure Abstractions” exhibit opens at CCAA
Dec 1 @ 09:00 – 17:00
Three visual artists will exhibit pure abstract artwork during the December show at the Chester County Art Association. “To liberally paraphrase Picasso, abstract art may not have a recognizable subject but it always has a[...]
Enchanted Winter Day 10:00
Enchanted Winter Day @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 1 @ 10:00 – 15:00
Welcome the holiday season with a day of family fun when you join us for Enchanted Winter Day! Holiday decorations will adorn Enchanted Woods, the Follies in our outdoor exhibition, and the greenhouses as you[...]
Candlelight Christmas 13:00
Candlelight Christmas
Dec 1 @ 13:00 – 18:00
The Chadds Ford Historical Society will host its traditional Candlelight Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 1. Admission is $15 per person; $10 for CFHS Members. Tickets can be purchased online at www.candlelightchristmasinchaddsford.com or at the CFHS Visitor Center[...]
West Chester Charity Ball 18:30
West Chester Charity Ball
Dec 1 @ 18:30
West Chester Charity Ball
Please Join Us for the 30th Anniversary of the West Chester Charity Ball Join Us! West Chester Charity Ball 30 December 1, 2018 A Marinelli & Sons Presenting Sponsor
Pops Goes The Holidays 19:30
Pops Goes The Holidays
Dec 1 @ 19:30
Pops Goes The Holidays Saturday, December 1, 2018 • 7:30pm Auditorium, East High School 450 Ellis Lane, West Chester, PA Michael Hall, Conductor and Music Director Kara Mulder, Soprano Kennett Symphony Children’s Chorus Celebrate the[...]
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Stoneleigh Saved – Community Celebration 13:00
Stoneleigh Saved – Community Celebration
Dec 2 @ 13:00 – 15:00
Stoneleigh Saved – A Community Celebration Sunday, December 2, 1:00 – 3:00 PM Remarks at 2:00 PM Cookies and light refreshments will be served. The event is free but registration is required. https://natlands.org/event/stoneleighsaved-2018-1202/ Press Release:[...]
Holiday Author’s Event 14:00
Holiday Author’s Event
Dec 2 @ 14:00 – 16:00
“The public is invited to the Holiday Author’s Event on Sunday, December 2, 2018 from 2-4 p.m. showcasing the works of eight local authors, including well known historians Gene Pisasale and Bruce Mowday. Guests will[...]
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Get Your Business Online with Google and Constant Contact 08:30
Get Your Business Online with Google and Constant Contact
Dec 4 @ 08:30 – 12:00
Join Google and Constant Contact for a morning of education A dual workshop by Google, Get Your Business Online and Constant Contact Randi Penfil, National Speaker for Google’s Get Your Business Online program and Matthew Montoya,[...]
“Delicate Crochet” Book Signing 19:00
“Delicate Crochet” Book Signing
Dec 4 @ 19:00 – 20:00
The West Chester Public Library invites you to a book-signing and fashion show of Delicate Crochet with author Sharon Silverman, Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 7-8 p.m. Sharon Silverman—who, we’re proud to say, lives right here[...]
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Live Performance of A Christmas Carol 13:00
Live Performance of A Christmas Carol @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 5 @ 13:00 – 14:30
Performance dates:  Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 1:00pm & Thursday, December 6, at 1:00pm & 6:00 pm in Copeland lecture Hall in Visitor Center Reserve your tickets now for this popular holiday event.  This heart-warming one[...]
Yuletide Jazz & Wine 17:30
Yuletide Jazz & Wine @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 5 @ 17:30 – 20:00
Enjoy a glass of wine, bask in the warmth and beauty of the holiday season, and listen to the melodic sounds of live jazz in the Galleries Reception Atrium every Wednesday during Yuletide. Cash wine and[...]
Children’s Christmas Party 18:00
Children’s Christmas Party @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 5 @ 18:00 – 20:00
A Brandywine Tradition for four decades, the Children’s Christmas Party is one of the season’s highlights. Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus and enjoy entertainment, costumed characters, face painting, model trains, trees adorned with hundreds[...]
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Chadds Ford Business Association Meeting 11:45
Chadds Ford Business Association Meeting
Dec 6 @ 11:45 – 13:00
Business Networking meets every first Thursday of the month http://chaddsford.org/events/  
Live Performance of A Christmas Carol 13:00
Live Performance of A Christmas Carol @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 6 @ 13:00 – 14:30
Performance dates:  Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at 1:00pm & Thursday, December 6, at 1:00pm & 6:00 pm in Copeland lecture Hall in Visitor Center Reserve your tickets now for this popular holiday event.  This heart-warming one[...]
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Winter Arts Festival – Fri. Sat. 12:00
Winter Arts Festival – Fri. Sat.
Dec 7 @ 12:00 – 20:00
WINTER ARTS FESTIVAL at Delaware Art Museum Friday, December 7 | Noon – 8 pm Saturday, December 8 | 9 am – 4 pm Celebrate the season during this family-friendly two-day event! Shop for holiday[...]
Winslow Homer’s Songbook 13:00
Winslow Homer’s Songbook @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 7 @ 13:00 – 14:00
Folksingers Rick Spencer and Dawn Indermuehle will perform songs popular during the lifetime of Winslow Homer, including tales of rural and farm life, seafaring and coastal life, and music of the Civil War.
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Breakfast with the Trains 08:30
Breakfast with the Trains @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 8 @ 08:30 – 10:00
All Aboard! Join in an exclusive, behind-the-scenes visit with the Brandywine River Museum of Art Railroad. Discover how the extensive layout, one of the world’s largest, is created and the complicated multitasking it takes to[...]
Santa lands at Helicopter Museum 10:00
Santa lands at Helicopter Museum
Dec 8 @ 10:00 – 13:00
The American Helicopter Museum and Education Center (AHMEC) brings Santa via helicopter and Mrs. Claus to West Chester for its annual SantaFest on Saturday, December 8, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Santa lands at[...]
Curator’s Tour of Winslow Homer exhibition 13:00
Curator’s Tour of Winslow Homer exhibition @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 8 @ 13:00 – 14:00
Bowdoin College Museum of Art Curator Frank Goodyear will discuss the exhibition Winslow Homer: Photography and the Art of Painting in the gallery. Winslow Homer: Photography and the Art of Painting examines the role the[...]
Christmas Organ Music Party 14:00
Christmas Organ Music Party
Dec 8 @ 14:00 – 16:30
Christmas Organ Music Party Saturday December 8, 2 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Join us in our 1740 barn with one of the largest local collections of organs. We have serval musicians playing various instruments and singing. We[...]
FREE LECTURE: 19th-Century Delaware Law for African Americans 14:00
FREE LECTURE: 19th-Century Delaware Law for African Americans @ London Grove Friends Meeting
Dec 8 @ 14:00 – 16:00
A free lecture, part of KURC’s series titled “Enslaved, Freedom Seeking, and Free: 19th-Century African American Life in the Mid-Atlantic Region” A lecture given by Professor Robin Krawitz, of Delaware State University After conviction in[...]
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Lecture: “Design and Style: A Constant Thread” 15:00
Lecture: “Design and Style: A Constant Thread” @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 9 @ 15:00 – 16:30
December 9, 3:00 pm For more than four decades, lifestyle icon Carolyne Roehm has enjoyed a storied career spanning the world of fashion, decorative arts, gardening, entertaining, and publishing.  Join America’s “ultimate tastemaker” as she[...]
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Stop Falls Before They Stop You 10:00
Stop Falls Before They Stop You
Dec 10 @ 10:00 – 12:30
Stop Falls Before They Stop You with Healthy Steps for Older Adults:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that: Every 20 minutes an older adult in the U.S. dies from a fall. Falls[...]
Long-Range UCFSD Facilities Plan Community Discussion 18:30
Long-Range UCFSD Facilities Plan Community Discussion
Dec 10 @ 18:30 – 20:30
Join us December 10, 2018 6:30-8:30pm UHS Cafeteria Strategic planning is a hallmark of the district’s approach to effective governance, responsible stewardship, and excellence in education. The district develops long-range strategic plans in many areas[...]
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Chester County 2020: Citizen Planners’ Breakfast 07:00
Chester County 2020: Citizen Planners’ Breakfast
Dec 13 @ 07:00
Affordably-Priced Housing is topic of Citizen Planners’ Breakfast to be held December 13 at Desmond Chester County 2020 and Chester County Planning Commission sponsors event             Our workforce has seen little to no growth in[...]
Free Naloxone Giveaway Day 11:00
Free Naloxone Giveaway Day
Dec 13 @ 11:00 – 19:00
Chester County to host free Naloxone Giveaway Day for residents On Thursday, December 13th, Chester County’s Health Department and Department of Drug & Alcohol Services are hosting a free Naloxone Day, with doses of the[...]
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Breakfast with the Trains 08:30
Breakfast with the Trains @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 15 @ 08:30 – 10:00
All Aboard! Join in an exclusive, behind-the-scenes visit with the Brandywine River Museum of Art Railroad. Discover how the extensive layout, one of the world’s largest, is created and the complicated multitasking it takes to[...]
Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits – Sat. Sun. 08:30
Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits – Sat. Sun.
Dec 15 @ 08:30
Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits - Sat. Sun.
Santa with Longwood Fire Company Santa arrives on Longwood Fire Company truck Visits scheduled for Pocopson, Pennsbury, Kennett, East Marlborough townships LONGWOOD _ Santa has scheduled his yearly arrival trips on a Longwood Fire Company[...]
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa 09:00
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 15 @ 09:00 – 13:00
December 15th, 16th & 22nd, 23rd  Enjoy a tasty brunch and a visit with Santa. Secure your reservation by calling (302) 888-4826 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Reservations can be made between 9 am and 1[...]
Kennett Symphony Voice Competition 12:00
Kennett Symphony Voice Competition
Dec 15 @ 12:00
The Kennett Symphony of Chester County hosts an annual vocal competition that allows young artists to compete for an opportunity to perform with the Kennett Symphony – Chester County’s only fully professional symphony orchestra.  The[...]
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Yuletide Breakfast with Santa 09:00
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 16 @ 09:00 – 13:00
December 15th, 16th & 22nd, 23rd  Enjoy a tasty brunch and a visit with Santa. Secure your reservation by calling (302) 888-4826 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Reservations can be made between 9 am and 1[...]
Celebration of Carols at Hope Church 10:30
Celebration of Carols at Hope Church
Dec 16 @ 10:30
Celebration of Carols at Hope Church December 16 at 10:30 AM At Darlington Arts Center (977 Shavertown Rd., Garnet Valley, PA) Why wait until Christmas Eve? Join Hope Presbyterian Church for our Celebration of Carols[...]
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Stop Falls Before They Stop You 10:00
Stop Falls Before They Stop You
Dec 17 @ 10:00 – 12:30
Stop Falls Before They Stop You with Healthy Steps for Older Adults:  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that: Every 20 minutes an older adult in the U.S. dies from a fall. Falls[...]
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Piano Performance by Jennifer Campbell 12:00
Piano Performance by Jennifer Campbell @ Brandywine River Museum of Art
Dec 19 @ 12:00 – 13:00
Award-winning pianist and composer Jennifer Nicole Campbell will perform a variety of classical and holiday songs in museum atrium for visitors. Ms. Campbell has performed at halls including Lincoln Center, the Academy of Music in[...]
Yuletide Jazz & Wine 17:30
Yuletide Jazz & Wine
Dec 19 @ 17:30 – 20:00
Enjoy a glass of wine, bask in the warmth and beauty of the holiday season, and listen to the melodic sounds of live jazz in the Galleries Reception Atrium every Wednesday during Yuletide. Cash wine[...]
BPA Holiday Party – All Welcome 18:00
BPA Holiday Party – All Welcome
Dec 19 @ 18:00 – 21:00
The BPA Holiday Party Wednesday, December 19, 2018 Event Location: Concord Country Club Wednesday, December 19 at 6:00 PM Join us for our annual Holiday Party – Fun, Food and Live Music Price      $55 for BPA[...]
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Winter Solstice Celebration 17:00
Winter Solstice Celebration @ Stateline Woods Preserve
Dec 21 @ 17:00 – 19:00
Marked by the shortest period of daylight in the year, the winter solstice has been observed by cultures for thousands of years! Despite the darkness, the evening of December 21st is a time of festivity.[...]
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Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits – Sat. Sun. 08:30
Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits – Sat. Sun.
Dec 22 @ 08:30
Longwood Fire Company schedules Santa visits - Sat. Sun.
Santa with Longwood Fire Company Santa arrives on Longwood Fire Company truck Visits scheduled for Pocopson, Pennsbury, Kennett, East Marlborough townships LONGWOOD _ Santa has scheduled his yearly arrival trips on a Longwood Fire Company[...]
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa 09:00
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 22 @ 09:00 – 13:00
December 15th, 16th & 22nd, 23rd  Enjoy a tasty brunch and a visit with Santa. Secure your reservation by calling (302) 888-4826 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Reservations can be made between 9 am and 1[...]
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Yuletide Breakfast with Santa 09:00
Yuletide Breakfast with Santa @ Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library
Dec 23 @ 09:00 – 13:00
December 15th, 16th & 22nd, 23rd  Enjoy a tasty brunch and a visit with Santa. Secure your reservation by calling (302) 888-4826 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Reservations can be made between 9 am and 1[...]
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Christmas Eve Service 16:00
Christmas Eve Service
Dec 24 @ 16:00
Christmas Eve Service at Hope Church December 24 at 4:00 PM At Darlington Arts Center (977 Shavertown Rd., Garnet Valley, PA) Christmas Eve is a busy day, but it’s important to take time in all[...]
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Kids Winter Carnival 10:00
Kids Winter Carnival @ Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Dec 27 @ 10:00 – 14:00
Attention Parents: Drop the kids off at TLC’s annual Kids Winter Carnival so YOU can recharge and relax from the hustle and bustle of the holidays!  Take advantage of one or all three of the[...]
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Holiday Events at Longwood Gardens 09:00
Holiday Events at Longwood Gardens
Dec 28 @ 09:00 – 22:00
Holiday events continue until January 6 Organ Sing-Alongs Free with Gardens Admission. Sing along to the sounds of the season played on The Longwood Organ. 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm[...]
Kids Winter Carnival 10:00
Kids Winter Carnival @ Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Dec 28 @ 10:00 – 14:00
Attention Parents: Drop the kids off at TLC’s annual Kids Winter Carnival so YOU can recharge and relax from the hustle and bustle of the holidays!  Take advantage of one or all three of the[...]
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Kids Winter Carnival 10:00
Kids Winter Carnival @ Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Dec 31 @ 10:00 – 14:00
Attention Parents: Drop the kids off at TLC’s annual Kids Winter Carnival so YOU can recharge and relax from the hustle and bustle of the holidays!  Take advantage of one or all three of the[...]
Children’s Read-Aloud 10:30
Children’s Read-Aloud
Dec 31 @ 10:30
Mina’s White Canvas by Hyeon-Ju Lee at the Brandywine River Museum As Mina draws with her crayon, magical things begin to happen in the world outside. Young children and their grown-ups hear a story, interact with[...]
Midnight in the Square 18:30
Midnight in the Square
Dec 31 @ 18:30
Plans to have a fun and entertaining NYE in downtown Kennett Square! The Mushroom Festival and Kennett Area Restaurant and Merchant Association are your hosts for Midnight in the Square.  Admission: Free but hope you will support our[...]