# Things to do with kids in Chester County, PA

> 18 upcoming family events and 8 places and ongoing programs in Chester County, PA, in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Trunk or Treat — Tredyffrin Township](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/trunk-or-treat-tredyffrin-township--listing-52762ca9f3ce2b9714bad8c9) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM · Wilson Farm Park, Wayne · Free · checked Oct 21. Tredyffrin Township holds its 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 2 to 3:30 pm at Wilson Farm Park, 500 Lee Road in Wayne. The township's event page…
- [KSQ Candy Trail — Kennett Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/ksq-candy-trail-kennett-square--listing-b2dc5f1f7a722f50e1718528) — Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · State Street, downtown Kennett Square · Free · checked Oct 20. Downtown Kennett Square holds its KSQ Candy Trail on Sunday, October 25, from 2 to 4 pm. Children come in costume and follow a trail through the borough, collecting treats from…
- [Bird Banding at Bucktoe Creek Preserve](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/bird-banding-at-bucktoe-creek-preserve--listing-115ed242e7dbee77c6cbf9f8) — Wed, Oct 28 (+4 more dates) · 7:30 AM – 10:30 AM · Bucktoe Creek Preserve, Avondale · Ages 8+ · Free · checked Oct 20. On Wednesday mornings this fall, the Delaware Nature Society opens its bird-banding station at Bucktoe Creek Preserve in Avondale, Pennsylvania, so visitors can see wild birds up…
- [Children's Read-Aloud Program at the Brandywine](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/children-s-read-aloud-program-at-the-brandywine--listing-6ce5dc327895903673ab11c2) — Thu, Oct 29 (+1 more date) · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford · From $6 · checked Oct 16. Young children and their grown-ups hear a children's book, interact with art in the museum and make their own creative works. Remaining fall dates: Oct 22 (This is Not my Hat)…
- [First Sunday for Families with Ants on a Log](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/first-sunday-for-families-with-ants-on-a-log--listing-999d1ac654b02d0dee97f0d7) — Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM · Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford · Free · checked Oct 16. Free admission plus creative art activities (10 a.m.–2 p.m.) exploring By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth, and interactive kids' music performances by Ants on a Log at…
- [Holidays at Brandywine: Brandywine Railroad and Greeting Seasons](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/holidays-at-brandywine-brandywine-railroad-and-greeting-seasons--listing-aeb8f07ee903d57816400a3e) — Nov 14 – Jan 10 · 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM · Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Annual holiday display at the Brandywine Museum of Art: the Brandywine Railroad (since 1972), an O-gauge layout with 2,000 feet of track and 1,000+ pieces, trains passing a…
- [Cinderella: A Musical Panto at People's Light](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/cinderella-a-musical-panto-at-people-s-light--listing-20cb21fd48437f52492a3123) — Nov 18 – Jan 3 · People's Light — Leonard C. Haas Stage, Malvern · Paid · checked Oct 16. People's Light in Malvern brings back its holiday panto with a new staging of Cinderella, book by Kathryn Petersen with music and lyrics by Michael Ogborn, directed by Liz…
- [Sensory-Friendly Evening: Brandywine Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/sensory-friendly-evening-brandywine-railroad--listing-af931840c9ad49e591e0d85b) — Thu, Nov 19 (+1 more date) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. After-hours access to the Brandywine Railroad holiday train display and Greeting Seasons exhibition for individuals on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorder and…
- [A Longwood Christmas 2026: Cosmic Christmas](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/a-longwood-christmas-2026-cosmic-christmas--listing-68e148fef5c139303a2bd439) — Nov 20 – Jan 10 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM · Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. Longwood Gardens' holiday display, themed this year around the cosmos: rotating star-covered trees, the Music Room recreated as a gilded astronomer's observatory, the Exhibition…
- [Kennett Square Holiday Light Parade](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/kennett-square-holiday-light-parade--listing-695ed946c50cf13d34c89b56) — Sat, Nov 21 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · State Street, downtown Kennett Square · All ages · checked Oct 20. Kennett Square's Holiday Light Parade fills State Street in the historic downtown on Saturday, November 21, from 6 to 8 pm. Kennett Collaborative, which organizes it, describes…
- [Santa's Express — West Chester Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/santa-s-express-west-chester-railroad--listing-bc5afaaf8a9d0249b3dbfc7f) — Sat, Nov 21 (+10 more dates) · 11:00 AM · Market Street Station, West Chester · Paid · checked Oct 20. The West Chester Railroad's Santa's Express is a 75-minute round trip through the Chester Creek Valley aboard a heated, decorated train. Santa greets passengers at Market Street…
- [Nutcracker Tea Party — Brandywine Ballet](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/nutcracker-tea-party-brandywine-ballet--listing-edaeaf94a5d2f2197331c036) — Sun, Nov 22 · 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM · Chester County History Center, West Chester · From $35 · checked Oct 24. Brandywine Ballet's annual Nutcracker Tea Party is a morning for young ballet fans ahead of the company's December Nutcracker. Children meet and take photos with dancers from the…
- [Chester County Turkey Trot and Kids' Fun Run](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/chester-county-turkey-trot-and-kids-fun-run--listing-daa78d5255b7e03be423570c) — Thu, Nov 26 · 7:40 AM · Downingtown West High School · With admission · checked Oct 20. The Chester County Turkey Trot marks its 25th year on Thanksgiving morning at Downingtown West High School, drawing around 3,000 runners and walkers. The Gold Wave 5K for runners…
- [Christmas Tree Train — West Chester Railroad](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/christmas-tree-train-west-chester-railroad--listing-24b2134a84a75355f0a38383) — Sun, Nov 29 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM · Market Street Station, West Chester · Paid · checked Oct 20. For the 2026 holiday season the West Chester Railroad runs its Christmas Tree Train with Wiggins Tree Farm in West Chester. The train leaves Market Street Station promptly at 8…
- [Tredyffrin Township Tree Lighting Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/tredyffrin-township-tree-lighting-celebration--listing-1999c1141f5fdeabb7eee034) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Wilson Farm Park, Wayne · Free · checked Oct 16. Tredyffrin Township's 2026 Tree Lighting Celebration takes place at Wilson Farm Park on the evening of Saturday, December 5, from 5 to 7 PM, with a rain date of Sunday, December…
- [Nature's Aglow Luminary Holiday Stroll at Springton Manor Farm](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/nature-s-aglow-luminary-holiday-stroll-at-springton-manor-farm--listing-34c0a3d93cbfdb8042057495) — Fri, Dec 11 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Springton Manor Farm, Glenmoore · Free · checked Oct 24. The Friends of Springton Manor Farm hold an evening holiday stroll at the Chester County park in Glenmoore. Families walk a luminary-lit path and can warm up at a firepit in the…
- [Tinsel on the Town — Kennett Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/tinsel-on-the-town-kennett-square--listing-1a6bab128429993680dd1ba1) — Thu, Dec 17 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · State Street, downtown Kennett Square · All ages · checked Oct 20. Tinsel on the Town is an evening holiday celebration on State Street in downtown Kennett Square on Thursday, December 17, from 5 to 8 pm. Kennett Collaborative lists a festive…
- [The Nutcracker — Brandywine Ballet at West Chester University](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/the-nutcracker-brandywine-ballet-at-west-chester-university--listing-f12c702761441d8f667e504f) — Fri, Dec 18 (+2 more dates) · 6:00 PM · Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, West Chester University · From $30 · checked Oct 24. Brandywine Ballet has staged The Nutcracker every holiday season since 1985, and the 2026 production plays the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall at West Chester University. It is…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Afterschool Art Club](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/afterschool-art-club--listing-d0295f30514259279a765852) — Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 4:30–5:45pm. · Bright Day Studio, Paoli · Ages 5–10 · Paid · checked Oct 12. Children explore varied studio media and develop their own visual ideas with classmates.
- [Art Playgroup for Toddlers and Grown-ups](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/art-playgroup-for-toddlers-and-grown-ups--listing-8002bc2b75903bd7c3f03efb) — Tuesdays 9:30–11am, 90 minutes. · Bright Day Studio, Paoli · Up to 3 · Paid · checked Oct 12. A relaxed sensory art and play group ends with a shared snack and story.
- [Color Me Mine Wayne Family Pottery Painting](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/color-me-mine-wayne-family-pottery-painting--listing-a867da9e1b179ac13055d97d) — Sunday 11am–7pm; Mon/Tue/Thu 11am–8pm; Wednesday 4–8pm; Fri/Sat 11am–9pm. · Color Me Mine Wayne · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 12. Families choose a ceramic item, decorate it with studio supplies and collect it after glazing and firing.
- [Halloween Art Workshops for Little and Older Artists](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/halloween-art-workshops-for-little-and-older-artists--listing-32d8b2e0225dcd43d25fe681) — Printed Friday October 16, 5:30–7pm (5–10); Saturday October 24, 10–11:30am (3–5)… · Bright Day Studio, Paoli · Ages 3–10 · Paid · checked Oct 12. Age-specific Halloween workshops involve pumpkin decorating and wearable art.
- [Open Studio Family Art Drop-in](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/open-studio-family-art-drop-in--listing-2be6f09189cd4553c67af65c) — Wednesdays 3–5pm; arrive 3–4:30pm; stay up to 2 hours. · Bright Day Studio, Paoli · From $18 · checked Oct 12. Families choose self-guided art stations and play materials, with adults participating alongside children.
- [Snapology Community STEM and Robotics — Downingtown](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/snapology-community-stem-and-robotics-downingtown--listing-c3b0b12c9e04a3985db93ed4) — Check the official organizer for the current section and booking. · Snapology Downingtown · Ages 4–14 · checked Oct 12. Local community enrichment offers engineering, robotics, coding and themed construction using learning toys.
- [Storybook Art](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/storybook-art--listing-7e1a4557aaec8ac1ab011913) — Wednesdays 1–2pm. · Bright Day Studio, Paoli · Ages 3–6 · Paid · checked Oct 12. Children use a picture book as inspiration for open-ended art and mixed-media projects.
- [Tiny Elephants Toddler and Me Art](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/tiny-elephants-toddler-and-me-art--listing-26a89718d7b4767c9d7c2d23) — Printed Sunday 11am–noon; Wednesday printed 11am–11am despite one-hour description. Page… · Tiny Elephants Studios, Wayne · Ages 2–5 · Paid · checked Oct 12. A child and parent or guardian make varied art together in a small studio group.

## Nearby

- Towns in Chester County, PA: [Paoli, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/paoli-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/paoli-pa.md), [West Chester, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/west-chester-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/west-chester-pa.md), [Chadds Ford, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/chadds-ford-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/chadds-ford-pa.md), [Kennett Square, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/kennett-square-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/kennett-square-pa.md), [Wayne, PA](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/wayne-pa) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/towns/wayne-pa.md)
- [Things to do with kids in Philadelphia](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia.md)
- [This weekend in Philadelphia](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/this-weekend.md)

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