What To Do: A weekend full of Easter events

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Highland Orchards You can say “Joyeuses Pâques” (French), “Buona Pasqua” (Italian), “Христос воскрес” (Russian), “Fijne Pasen” (Dutch), “Kaló Páscha” (Greek), “Frohe Ostern” (German), “Wesołego Alleluja” (Polish), “Feliz Páscoa” (Portuguese), “Christos se Rodi” (Serbian), “Sretan Uskrs” (Croatian),...

What To Do (Easter Edition): Lots of Bunny-related options this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Highland Orchards We’re coming down the home stretch of the 2026 Easter holiday and there are holiday activies everywhere. Highland Orchards (1000 Marshallton-Thorndale Road, West Chester, www.highlandorchards.net) is presenting “Hayrides to Easter Bunny” on March 28 and 29 and April 2-4.. Participants can enjoy a leisurely hayride to visit...

What To Do: Spring has sprung!

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Linvilla Orchards Yesterday was March 20, 2026. It is a significant day because it marks the arrival of spring at 7:46 a.m. Eastern time. It also marks the end of a week that featured St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 and the conclusion of Ramadan on March 19. So, to everyone who is Irish or Irish-American for that one day — “Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!” (“Happy St. Patrick’s Day”). And...

What To Do (Holiday edition): Halloween events continue locally into this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Pumpkinland “Halloween Weekend” is here and there are plenty of holiday themed events running throughout the weekend. Some are in the “not so scary” category. “Pumpkinland” has returned to Linvilla Orchards (137 West Knowlton Road, Media, 610-876-7116, www.linvilla.com). “Pumpkinland,” which runs through November 2, features fairy...

What To Do (Spooky edition): All of the local Halloween events and destinations

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times Linvilla Orchards For the next two weekends, Halloween events will be omnipresent around the area. There are non-spooky events that are good for families and a plethora of spooky events ranging from mildly spooky to very very spooky. Just as pumpkin-flavored food and drink items have been popping up on menus everywhere, pumpkin-related events dot...

What To Do: ‘Fall’ into fun fairs and festivals

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times We’re now moving into the season of fall fairs and food festivals. The Chester County Restaurant Festival (Gay Street and downtown area, West Chester, https://westchesterpa.myrec.com/info) has been treating visitors to the borough with the opportunity to sample a wide variety of gourmet treats for more than 40 years. This year, the free festival,...

What To Do: Big list of holiday events this weekend

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times This is the big holiday weekend for Spring 2025. Passover concludes on April 19 – sandwiched between Good Friday on April 18 and Easter Sunday on April 20. The list of holiday events is long and varied – and the Easter Bunny is a very busy little mammal. Linvilla Orchards (137 West Knowlton Road, Media, 610-876-7116, www.linvilla.com) will be...

What To Do: Ridin’ the rails with the Easter Bunny

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times West Chester Railroad The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around but not always. Sometimes, he opts for a different form of locomotion – with real locomotives. Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, the big happy rabbit rides a train. This weekend, the holiday bunny will be riding trains all around the area. One of the best train rides...

What To Do: Holiday weekend events are, uh, hoppin’

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times  West Chester Railroad Easter weekend has arrived and special Easter activities – big and small — are happening all over. The Easter Bunny is known for hopping around — but not always. Sometimes, instead of bouncing along the ground, Peter Cottontail opts to ride a train. The holiday bunny has already embarked on his holiday spree of riding...

What To Do: Turk’s Head Music Fest to rock W. Chester

By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times The Turk’s Head Music Festival in West Chester (Everhart Park, Bradford Avenue and Everhart Street, West Chester, 610-436-9010, http://www.turksheadfestival.com) just keeps rocking on year-after-year — and just keeps getting better. This year, the annual Turks Head Music Festival will be held on September 19 from noon-8 p.m. in the park at the west...