Fun Things Top Ten Weekend Events for May 17,18, & 19

Our top 10 picks for this weekend May 10th, 11th & 12th

Friday

1. Register for Parents Night Out/Kids Night In at The Center on Central

2. Head to the Exton Square Mall for the Spring Carnival all weekend long

3. Head to the 30th Annual May Festival at Chester County Hospital this weekend


Saturday

4. Looking for a great way to connect with your family? Go fishing at Nottingham Park

5.  Brandywine River Museum and Philadelphia Museum of Art will offer free admission International Art Museum Day

6. Head to Michaels Craft Stores to make a Celebrate Your Hero craft

7. Don't miss the Phoenixville Dogwood Festival 

8. Gather ‘round the fire, hear a tale and enjoy roasted marshmallows at the Family Fun Camp Out at Nottingham County Park

9. Oh, The Places You'll Go Storytime at Barnes & Noble

Sunday 

10. Free Sunday mornings at  Brandywine River Museum   

Check out the calendar for more ideas. 

Family Fishing at Nottingham Park

Family Fishing at Nottingham Park

Saturday, May 18

Instruction: 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Fish until 1:00 PM

A great way to connect with your family! No fishing license required. Learn knot tying, casting, baiting and taking a fish off the hook. All equipment provided. BYOB - bring your own bait. The catch? Adults must bring a child and children must bring an adult. Program also offered June 1 at Hibernia.

For more information: http://www.chesco.org

Location: Nottingham County Park -150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362

 

30th Annual May Festival at Chester County Hospital

May 17 - 19:

Friday, May 17: 4pm - 9pm - Rides: 4 - 9:30pm

Saturday, May 18: 10am - 9pm - Rides: 10am - 9:30pm, Shops: 10am - 6pm

Sunday, May 19: 11am - 5pm - Rides: 11am to 5pm

Events of the May Festival also include:

• May Festival Raffle
• May Festival Gala
• Children's Activities
• Battle of the Bands
• Entertainment Schedule
• Chester County Challenge for Cancer Bike Tour
• Parkway Dash 4 Diabetes
• Dash & Dine

For more information: www.cchosp.com or call  (610) 431-5329.

Location: The Chester County Hospital 701 E. Marshall St., West Chester

This event is appropriate for: the whole family

Cost: ADMITTANCE IS FREE!

Parents Night Out/ Kids Night In at The Center on Central

  

Friday May 17th

Karaoke Night!

6:30pm-9:00pm

Enjoy a night out while your children enjoy exploring their creativity at our Parents Night Out/Kids Night In.  Includes a pizza snack, an arts activity and/or craft project – which will have a different theme each month, and ends with a movie-chill out time to be ready for bedtime after pick up.

Cost: $30 for first child, $20 for each additional sibling. Pre-registration is preferred. Drop-ins are accepted if there is space available – please check ahead for space availability.

*The Center on Central reserves the right to cancel this event if minimum enrollment is not met when advance registration period ends 2 days before, in which case you would be notified and your registration fee would be refunded.

For more information: http://thecenteroncentral.com/parents-night-out/

Location: The Center On Central, 24 W. Central Avenue, Paoli, Pa

This event is appropriate for: for ages 4 & up

 Cost: Cost: $30 for first child, $20 for each additional sibling.

Family Fun Camp Out at Nottingham County Park

Family Fun Camp Out

Saturday, May 18, 7:00 PM

Sunday, May 19, 9:00 AM

Gather ‘round the fire, hear a tale and enjoy roasted marshmallows. Hike to spy our forest friends and listen for their calls. Bed down in your tent and drift off to the sounds of Nottingham Park. You’ll need tents and camping supplies; we’ll supply the ingredients for s’mores.


For more information: http://www.chesco.org

Location: Nottingham County Park -150 Park Road, Nottingham, PA 19362

 Cost: $10 per tent

Art Museum Day

Saturday May 18th  Brandywine River Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (10% discount in museum shop) Philadelphia Museum of Art will offer free admission on Saturday, May 18th, as part of the Association of Art Museum Directors' (AAMD) International Art Museum Day. In recognition of the important role museums play in their communities, museums will encourage visitors to share their museum experiences during Art Museum Day on a special printed form available at the museum admissions desk and via social media with the hashtag #artmuseumday in a collective public response.   A list of participating AAMD member art museums will be available on the AAMD website (http://www.aamd.org/newsroom/).  While AAMD's Art Museum Day and ICOM's International Museum Day is formally held each year on May 18, some institutions shift their celebrations to adjacent dates.  For more information: http://www.aamd.org/newsroom This event is appropriate for: the whole family Cost: free

Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life

Hagley's Creek Kids: A Day in the Life 

May 18th

 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Explore how life in the nineteenth century was different from today! Visitors can try chores, taste what was for dinner, and discover why people decided to settle along the Brandywine. Activities are included with general admission and are free for members.



For more information: www.hagley.lib.de.us

Location: 200 Hagley Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19807

This event is appropriate for: kids ages 3 and older

Cost: Free for Hagley members.
Admission is $6 for adults, $4 per child (free for children three and under), and includes cost of supplies.

Celebrate Your Hero Craft at Michaels Craft Stores

Celebrate Your Hero 

Saturday May 18th

10am - noon

Let your kids explore their creativity while you shop! Only $2 per child reserves 30 minutes for your creative kid. Sessions starting every half hour from 10AM - 11:30AM. See a store associate to join the fun!

For more information:   www.michaels.com

Location:   285 Main St Exton, PA

This event is appropriate for:   ages 3 and older

Cost: Free.

Phoenixville Dogwood Festival

Phoenixville Dogwood Festival 

May 13th -18th

The Dogwood Parade and Festival has become part of the rubric of Phoenixville since it first started as a means of celebrating the arrival of spring and Armed Forces day. In fact, the first seven Dogwood queens earned their crowns by selling the most war bonds during World War II and the first Dogwood parades were one-day festivals ceremoniously held on Armed Forces Day. Instead of rides and games, though, the first Dogwood festivals offered only pony rides and homemade food from local residents. Following World War II and the Korean Conflict, the Phoenixville Jaycees continued the tradition by hosting an annual pageant to decide the Dogwood queen. As the years went on, the festival grew from one to four days during the 1970s and ‘80s to a six-day festival in the 1990s. The Dogwood Festival and Parade has come a long way since its humble beginnings and is now the second largest parade in Chester County, attracting more than 10,000 people annually.

For more information: http://www.phoenixvilledogwoodfestival.org

 Location: Phoenixville PA

 This event is appropriate for: the whole family

Fun Things Top 10 Weekend Events for May 10, 11, & 12

Our top 10 picks for this weekend May 10th, 11th & 12th

Friday

1.Enjoy the beautiful weather during  National Public Gardens Day with FREE admission to Morris Arboretum, Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College & Tyler Arboretum with coupon.

2. Head to the Exton Square Mall for the Spring Carnival all weekend long


Saturday

3. Certified technicians from the Chester County Sheriff’s Department and Safe Kids Coalition of Chester County will be at Universal Technical Institute in Exton to inspect the installation of children’s car seats 

4.  Make a Mother's Day Heart Necklace at Michaels for Mother's Day

5. Come out for an afternoon on the farm at Sugartown Strawberries

6. Kids Trout Rodeo at Warwick Park

7. Register to make the perfect gift for mom at Lowes Build and Grow Workshop

Sunday 
Happy Mother's Day

8.  Take Mom for a relaxing 90 minute train ride on the West Chester Rail Road 

9. Take your Mommy to "Mummies' Day" at at the Penn Museum

10. Free Sunday mornings at  Brandywine River Museum   

Check out the calendar for more ideas.