What To Do: Kennett Winterfest brings the best of craft brewing
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
This is a special time of year in Kennett Square – the time for a popular annual event known as the Kennett Winterfest. Usually, tickets are already sold out by this time but this year some tickets remain.
The Annual Kennett Winterfest (http://kennettwinterfest.com/) will be held on February 26 from 12:30-4 p.m. in a tented area near 600 South Broad...
What To Do: As Winter (hopefully) winds down, enjoy cold weather activities
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Winterfest Weekend
This is the time of year when the adventurous can get outside and enjoy a variety of winter festivals and other outdoor winter-themed events.
This weekend will undoubtedly be a weekend of wintry weather with West Chester having forecast lows of 20 degrees on Friday, 17 degrees on Saturday and 26 degrees on Sunday.
So – bundle up,...
What To Do: Let’s get prehistoric
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
This weekend, there will be a dinosaur showdown featuring two travelling animatronic dinosaur exhibits touching down at different locations – “Dino & Dragon Stroll” in Oaks and “Jurassic Quest” in Philadelphia.
From January 15-17, the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (Station Avenue, Oaks, 800-677-4677, www.phillyexpocenter.com) will be...
What To Do: Unionville Fair is back and bigger than ever
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Cows at a previous Unionville Community Fair
Each year, a sure sign that autumn has arrived is the weekend when the annual Unionville Community Fair (101 East Street Road, Unionville, http://www.ucfairinc.org) is held – the first weekend in October.
The fair, which is running now through October 3, is a real down-home country fair with farm equipment...
What To Do: Sangria Festival, live outdoor music and more
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Chaddsford Winery (Route 1, Chadds Ford, 610-388-6221, www.chaddsford.com) is presenting its annual “Sangria Festival” this weekend – from noon-7 p.m. on August 21 and noon-6 p.m. on August 22.
Sangria specials take over Chaddsford for one weekend only.
Visitors will find White Sangria, Sangria, and a Mango Sangria Wine Popsicle featured...
What To Do: KBC celebrating sixth anniversary
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Enjoying a drink in an outdoor setting is always a well-liked activity. This weekend, there are several events around the area that feature that kind of scenario.
On June 26, the Kennett Brewing Company (109 South Broad Street, Kennett Square, http://kennettbrewingcompany.com) will present its Sixth Anniversary Party, which is billed as “an all-day...
What To Do: Winterthur Point-To-Point returns with changes
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Winterthur Point To Point
Every year for more than four decades, Winterthur (Route 52, Wilmington, Delaware, 302-888-4600,www.winterthur.org) hosted the annual Winterthur Point-to-Point Races on the first weekend in May.
The event was one of the Brandywine Valley’s most cherished traditions.
Last year, COVID-19 caused a shutdown that knocked out traditions...
What To Do: With warmer weather, time to get outside
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
For some, a pleasant spring weekend means it is time to kick back with friends and enjoy sipping on favorite wines. For others, it’s a time to get outdoors and enjoy nature’s colorful display of wildflowers, emerging plants and spring blossoms.
This weekend, there are events around the area to satisfy either party and even one that reaches out...
What To Do: The Easter Bunny is ridin’ the rails
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The Easter Bunny on the West Chester Railroad
The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around — but it is not always his preferred mode of transportation.
Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, the big happy rabbit rides a train. The holiday bunny has just embarked on his two-weekend stint of riding trains all around the area.
The West Chester...
What To Do: After a long year, museums, attractions slowly reopening
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Amazingly, it was a year ago when COVID-19’s destructive path began to evidence itself all across the United States.
On Friday the 13th in 2020, things started to shut down in response to the newly arrived pandemic.
Because of Coronavirus, doors were beginning to close. But the doors were not being slammed shut and locked tight. That...
