Information on West Chester events, Bus Trips and more:
https://west-chester.com/139/Parks-Recreation
https://west-chester.com/139/Parks-Recreation
February Events - 2026
Our community libraries have become about so much more than books. They serve as community gathering places for people of all ages, with so many events and opportunities! We encourage you to click around every month at your local library’s site. You’ll find book clubs, children’s reading hours, a chance to mess with 3-D printing, knitting clubs, authors’ events, FREE movies for kids and adults, family board games get-togethers, chess clubs, Walk-in technical help (great for seniors), Mahjong clubs, yoga classes, and more! There is something for everybody. Go ahead and click!
(NOTE: For a small fee, you can join a library system in Chester County or Delaware County if you don’t reside in that county, and doing so opens the entire county’s library system to you! We borrow and reserve books online and get them downloaded to our Kindles using the “Libby” app, and we are members of both counties’ library systems.)
Winter Events at the Rachel Kohl Library:
https://www.kohllibrary.org/programs/
Lots happening at the Kennett Library:
Kennett Calendar – Kennett Library
Check out what’s going on at the West Chester Library:
West Chester Library - LibCal - Chester County Library System
Lots to do at the Oxford Library:
www.Oxfordlibrary.org
Longwood Gardens Library Membership Program
The Library Membership program works with targeted libraries in the Chester County and Wilmington regions to increase access to the Gardens. Longwood provided a Membership to these targeted libraries in the region for their patrons to check out and visit the Gardens FREE OF CHARGE. Current participating libraries are:
Looking to make new friends and start new hobbies? Here are 2 women’s groups that have events for women and partners both, and you don’t have to be new to join:
https://newcomerswc.com
· Lots going on at the Brandywine Museum of Art in February. Check out this Calendar of Events, 1 Hoffman's Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 1931
https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events
· Every first Sunday of the month (February 1 this month), the Brandywine Museum admission is FREE OF CHARGE from 10 am to 2 pm
https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events/first-free-sunday-families
· February 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 @ 7:30 (Saturday and Sunday matinee @ 2 pm) – PCS Theater Presents: Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” – 614 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, PA
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins; one by one, they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme about “Ten Little Soldier Boys.”
https://visitdelco.com/event/pcs-theater-presents-and-then-there-were-none/2026-02-06/
· February 6 @ 3 – 5 pm. Sweetheart Stroll Luminary Walk, 1014 S. Concord Rd, West Chester, PA
Enjoy a peaceful walk with your sweethearts on our beautifully lit luminary trail around the Oakbourne Mansion. Warm your hands with a cup of coffee or cocoa from Travelin’ Toms Coffee Truck and enjoy a sweet treat from Dia Dolce Gourmet Cupcakes ($).
All ages welcome, no registration.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1014-s-concord-rd-west-chester-pa-19382-7407-united-states/sweetheart-stroll-luminary-walk/843001155093099/
· February 6 @ 5 pm – Ginkgo Arts – 21 S. High St., Suite 100, West Chester, PA
Join us every First Friday of the month from 5pm-8pm at Ginkgo Arts for our Open Studio event, where we showcase the incredible talents of our resident artists. Explore a diverse range of artistic styles, from abstract and realistic to impressionistic, fashion and fabric arts, and stunning stained glass
· February 6 @ 7:30 pm – Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line, Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA.
West Chester Dance Works proudly presents Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line, a moving multimedia dance production that brings history to life through movement, music, narration, and projected imagery. Inspired by true accounts from Chester County’s Underground Railroad, this original work follows Rachel Harris, a runaway enslaved woman, as she searches for freedom and dignity. Blending artistry and truth-telling, the production invites audiences to reflect on courage, resilience, and community during one of America’s darkest eras.
Each performance will be followed by a special Q&A with members of the Kennett Underground Railroad Center and the cast. (Tickets $34 - $41)
https://www.downtownwestchester.com/event/rachel-harris-one-woman-over-the-line/2026-02-06/
· February 10@ 7 – 8 pm -the Abolition of slavery in Revolutionary Pennsylvania – Chester County History Center, 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA. (Online – Zoom)
In this Zoom talk, Professor Nicholas Wood explores the origins, passage, and implementation of the nation’s first abolition law: Pennsylvania’s 1780 Gradual Abolition Act. He traces the law’s ideological roots to Quaker responses to the French and Indian War, when many Friends interpreted the conflict as divine chastisement for the sin of slavery. Similar providential thinking surfaced during the American Revolution, as some patriots embraced abolition as an expression of gratitude to God for delivering Philadelphia from British occupation. Other patriots disagreed, insisting that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution. Chester County residents were divided, with some petitioning for and others against abolition. Black Pennsylvanians helped ensure the law’s passage and enforcement through their resistance, negotiations, and petitioning. Admission: Pay-as-you-wish. To register, click the website below
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chestercountyhistorycenter/1979676
· February 12 @ 7 – 9:30 pm – Galentine’s Girls Night by Sweet Ivory Sips, Fairville Inn, 506 Kennett Pike, Chadds Ford, PA
Ladies join us for a fun night of sips, snacks, photo opts and more! Hosted by: Sweet Ivory Sips & Fairville Inn. Celebrate girlhood, friendship, and connection at our Galentine’s Girls’ Night at Fairville Inn on Thursday, February 12th 7:00pm-9:30pm. Enjoy delicious handcrafted mocktails by Sweet Ivory delicious, handcrafted grazing table, and plenty of laughter while capturing fun moments at our photo ops. All ages welcome; make it a girls’ night out or a mama & me time. Wear your favorite shades of reds and pinks. Tickets - $30.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/galentines-girls-party-tickets-1980056328781
· February 15 @ 4:00 pm – America’s Sweethearts – From Broadway to Big-Band in Three-Part Harmony – Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA.
America loved the swinging sounds of female close-harmony groups even before The Andrews Sisters hit the airwaves with “Bei Mir Bist du Schön” in 1937. But audiences will hear those great vintage songs with fresh ears when AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS take the stage! These New York City-based ladies have performed across the USA at iconic spaces honoring our veterans (the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, the WASP Museum), as well as large theatres and intimate cabaret venues, getting crowds tapping their feet to hits like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” as they celebrate history through their crystal-clear harmonies and colorful costumes.
In their vibrant, time-honored new show, this spectacular trio tackles classics like “Hold Tight - Hold Tight,” “Happy Days Are Here Again,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).” AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS charms audiences of all ages while navigating their way through a variety of trios, duets, and solo features... all with a slice of old-fashioned fun (Tickets $46 - $60)
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36886/production/1256266?performanceId=11715296
· February 16 @ 9:30 am – 4 pm – Scratch Day at the Museum: Future Presidents, Future Planet – Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington DE.
Scratch Day is a global network of events where people come together to celebrate creativity, coding, and learning through hands-on activities
Delaware’s very first official Scratch Day is a one-of-a-kind event bringing together Kai Coders, the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science, the Scratch Foundation, and a vibrant community of families, kids, educators, and creators for a joyful day of coding, creativity, community, and culture—all infused with a warm dose of Aloha spirit. [What is it? “Scratch” is a free, block-based programming language created by MIT to help beginners learn coding in a fun and visual way.]
Expect coding stations inspired by the Earth, animated storytelling, musical pineapples (yep!), and students leading the way.
Free with admission or membership
https://delmns.org/event/presidents-day-and-scratch-day-at-the-museum/
· February 22 @ 11am – 12 pm – chili Cook Off and Live music with Uncle Dubby, 837 Lincoln Ave, West Chester PA.
Annual chili cook off begins at 2pm! Free to enter, $5 to taste and vote. Live music 3-5, with Uncle Dubby! Open to the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/837-lincoln-ave-west-chester-pa/chili-cook-off-live-music-with-uncle-dubby/4204335996488059/
· February 28 @ 12:30 – 4:00 pm – Kennett Winterfest – 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
When winter settles in, the fun’s about to heats up at the 14th Annual Kennett Winterfest. This beloved cold-weather craft beer festival brings exceptional brews, hearty food, live music, and great company to the heart of Kennett Square—all while supporting the community programs that help Kennett thrive year-round. This event features over 60 local and regional craft breweries, food trucks, and live music. Highlights: Includes "DefConn" (exclusive early entry/tastings).
Tickets: Available for purchase online, often selling out early.
https://www.kennettbrewfest.com/
Our community libraries have become about so much more than books. They serve as community gathering places for people of all ages, with so many events and opportunities! We encourage you to click around every month at your local library’s site. You’ll find book clubs, children’s reading hours, a chance to mess with 3-D printing, knitting clubs, authors’ events, FREE movies for kids and adults, family board games get-togethers, chess clubs, Walk-in technical help (great for seniors), Mahjong clubs, yoga classes, and more! There is something for everybody. Go ahead and click!
(NOTE: For a small fee, you can join a library system in Chester County or Delaware County if you don’t reside in that county, and doing so opens the entire county’s library system to you! We borrow and reserve books online and get them downloaded to our Kindles using the “Libby” app, and we are members of both counties’ library systems.)
Winter Events at the Rachel Kohl Library:
https://www.kohllibrary.org/programs/
Lots happening at the Kennett Library:
Kennett Calendar – Kennett Library
Check out what’s going on at the West Chester Library:
West Chester Library - LibCal - Chester County Library System
Lots to do at the Oxford Library:
www.Oxfordlibrary.org
Longwood Gardens Library Membership Program
The Library Membership program works with targeted libraries in the Chester County and Wilmington regions to increase access to the Gardens. Longwood provided a Membership to these targeted libraries in the region for their patrons to check out and visit the Gardens FREE OF CHARGE. Current participating libraries are:
- Kennett Square Public Library
- West Chester Public Library
- Coatesville Public Library
- Avon Grove Public Library
- Oxford Public Library
Looking to make new friends and start new hobbies? Here are 2 women’s groups that have events for women and partners both, and you don’t have to be new to join:
https://newcomerswc.com
· Lots going on at the Brandywine Museum of Art in February. Check out this Calendar of Events, 1 Hoffman's Mill Rd, Chadds Ford, PA 1931
https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events
· Every first Sunday of the month (February 1 this month), the Brandywine Museum admission is FREE OF CHARGE from 10 am to 2 pm
https://www.brandywine.org/museum/events/first-free-sunday-families
· February 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 @ 7:30 (Saturday and Sunday matinee @ 2 pm) – PCS Theater Presents: Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” – 614 Fairview Road, Swarthmore, PA
Ten strangers are summoned to a remote island. All that the guests have in common is a wicked past they’re unwilling to reveal and a secret that will seal their fate… for each has been marked for murder. As the weather turns and the group is cut off from the mainland, the bloodbath begins; one by one, they are brutally murdered in accordance with the lines of a sinister nursery rhyme about “Ten Little Soldier Boys.”
https://visitdelco.com/event/pcs-theater-presents-and-then-there-were-none/2026-02-06/
· February 6 @ 3 – 5 pm. Sweetheart Stroll Luminary Walk, 1014 S. Concord Rd, West Chester, PA
Enjoy a peaceful walk with your sweethearts on our beautifully lit luminary trail around the Oakbourne Mansion. Warm your hands with a cup of coffee or cocoa from Travelin’ Toms Coffee Truck and enjoy a sweet treat from Dia Dolce Gourmet Cupcakes ($).
All ages welcome, no registration.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1014-s-concord-rd-west-chester-pa-19382-7407-united-states/sweetheart-stroll-luminary-walk/843001155093099/
· February 6 @ 5 pm – Ginkgo Arts – 21 S. High St., Suite 100, West Chester, PA
Join us every First Friday of the month from 5pm-8pm at Ginkgo Arts for our Open Studio event, where we showcase the incredible talents of our resident artists. Explore a diverse range of artistic styles, from abstract and realistic to impressionistic, fashion and fabric arts, and stunning stained glass
· February 6 @ 7:30 pm – Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line, Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA.
West Chester Dance Works proudly presents Rachel Harris: One Woman Over the Line, a moving multimedia dance production that brings history to life through movement, music, narration, and projected imagery. Inspired by true accounts from Chester County’s Underground Railroad, this original work follows Rachel Harris, a runaway enslaved woman, as she searches for freedom and dignity. Blending artistry and truth-telling, the production invites audiences to reflect on courage, resilience, and community during one of America’s darkest eras.
Each performance will be followed by a special Q&A with members of the Kennett Underground Railroad Center and the cast. (Tickets $34 - $41)
https://www.downtownwestchester.com/event/rachel-harris-one-woman-over-the-line/2026-02-06/
· February 10@ 7 – 8 pm -the Abolition of slavery in Revolutionary Pennsylvania – Chester County History Center, 225 North High Street, West Chester, PA. (Online – Zoom)
In this Zoom talk, Professor Nicholas Wood explores the origins, passage, and implementation of the nation’s first abolition law: Pennsylvania’s 1780 Gradual Abolition Act. He traces the law’s ideological roots to Quaker responses to the French and Indian War, when many Friends interpreted the conflict as divine chastisement for the sin of slavery. Similar providential thinking surfaced during the American Revolution, as some patriots embraced abolition as an expression of gratitude to God for delivering Philadelphia from British occupation. Other patriots disagreed, insisting that slavery was a divinely sanctioned institution. Chester County residents were divided, with some petitioning for and others against abolition. Black Pennsylvanians helped ensure the law’s passage and enforcement through their resistance, negotiations, and petitioning. Admission: Pay-as-you-wish. To register, click the website below
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chestercountyhistorycenter/1979676
· February 12 @ 7 – 9:30 pm – Galentine’s Girls Night by Sweet Ivory Sips, Fairville Inn, 506 Kennett Pike, Chadds Ford, PA
Ladies join us for a fun night of sips, snacks, photo opts and more! Hosted by: Sweet Ivory Sips & Fairville Inn. Celebrate girlhood, friendship, and connection at our Galentine’s Girls’ Night at Fairville Inn on Thursday, February 12th 7:00pm-9:30pm. Enjoy delicious handcrafted mocktails by Sweet Ivory delicious, handcrafted grazing table, and plenty of laughter while capturing fun moments at our photo ops. All ages welcome; make it a girls’ night out or a mama & me time. Wear your favorite shades of reds and pinks. Tickets - $30.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/galentines-girls-party-tickets-1980056328781
· February 15 @ 4:00 pm – America’s Sweethearts – From Broadway to Big-Band in Three-Part Harmony – Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center, 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA.
America loved the swinging sounds of female close-harmony groups even before The Andrews Sisters hit the airwaves with “Bei Mir Bist du Schön” in 1937. But audiences will hear those great vintage songs with fresh ears when AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS take the stage! These New York City-based ladies have performed across the USA at iconic spaces honoring our veterans (the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, the WASP Museum), as well as large theatres and intimate cabaret venues, getting crowds tapping their feet to hits like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” as they celebrate history through their crystal-clear harmonies and colorful costumes.
In their vibrant, time-honored new show, this spectacular trio tackles classics like “Hold Tight - Hold Tight,” “Happy Days Are Here Again,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and “The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).” AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS charms audiences of all ages while navigating their way through a variety of trios, duets, and solo features... all with a slice of old-fashioned fun (Tickets $46 - $60)
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36886/production/1256266?performanceId=11715296
· February 16 @ 9:30 am – 4 pm – Scratch Day at the Museum: Future Presidents, Future Planet – Delaware Museum of Nature & Science, 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilmington DE.
Scratch Day is a global network of events where people come together to celebrate creativity, coding, and learning through hands-on activities
Delaware’s very first official Scratch Day is a one-of-a-kind event bringing together Kai Coders, the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science, the Scratch Foundation, and a vibrant community of families, kids, educators, and creators for a joyful day of coding, creativity, community, and culture—all infused with a warm dose of Aloha spirit. [What is it? “Scratch” is a free, block-based programming language created by MIT to help beginners learn coding in a fun and visual way.]
Expect coding stations inspired by the Earth, animated storytelling, musical pineapples (yep!), and students leading the way.
Free with admission or membership
https://delmns.org/event/presidents-day-and-scratch-day-at-the-museum/
· February 22 @ 11am – 12 pm – chili Cook Off and Live music with Uncle Dubby, 837 Lincoln Ave, West Chester PA.
Annual chili cook off begins at 2pm! Free to enter, $5 to taste and vote. Live music 3-5, with Uncle Dubby! Open to the public.
https://www.facebook.com/events/837-lincoln-ave-west-chester-pa/chili-cook-off-live-music-with-uncle-dubby/4204335996488059/
· February 28 @ 12:30 – 4:00 pm – Kennett Winterfest – 600 S. Broad Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
When winter settles in, the fun’s about to heats up at the 14th Annual Kennett Winterfest. This beloved cold-weather craft beer festival brings exceptional brews, hearty food, live music, and great company to the heart of Kennett Square—all while supporting the community programs that help Kennett thrive year-round. This event features over 60 local and regional craft breweries, food trucks, and live music. Highlights: Includes "DefConn" (exclusive early entry/tastings).
Tickets: Available for purchase online, often selling out early.
https://www.kennettbrewfest.com/
