15 Can’t-Miss Outdoor Events In The Philly Area As Summer Winds Down

SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA — Summer is winding down in the Philadelphia area, but there are still some good opportunities to make the most of warm days and long nights before cooler weather sets in and the calendar fills up with fall activities.

The “end-of-the-summer scaries” is a real term for the anxiety and dread that people may feel as the season comes to a close, and they realize they didn’t pack in as much fun as they intended.

As a prescription for end-of-summer malaise, we’ve rounded up 15 things to do outside to enjoy the last bits of summer sunshine.

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Here are some upcoming outdoor events you shouldn’t miss:

• Doylestown United Methodist Annual Peach Festival — Saturday, 320 E Swamp Road, Doylestown
• Free Concert - Edge Hill Rounders — Saturday, High School Park, Elkins Park, PA, 19027
• LUAU Party — Saturday, North Penn VFW Post 676, 2519 Jenkintown Rd, Glenside, PA, 19038
• Vegandale Festival — Saturday, 1300 Intrepid Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112, USA
• Guided cemetery walking tour — Saturday, Doylestown Cemetery 215 E Court St, Doylestown, PA, 18901
• Ukrainian Folk Festival and Outdoor Summer Concert 2025 — Sunday, Ukrainian American Sports Center, 1 Lower State Rd, North Wales, PA, 19454
• BBQ Business Party — Sunday, Belmont Grove, 1800 Belmont Mansion Dr, Philadelphia, PA, 19131
• On Our Honor; A guided Sunday stroll among the stones — Sunday, Doylestown Cemetery 215 E Court St, Doylestown, PA, 18901
• August Yoga and Music Camp for ages 5-10 — Aug. 26, Temple Lutheran Church, 501 Brookline Blvd, Havertown, PA, 19083
• Ember & Exhale: End-of-Summer Yoga by the Fire — Aug. 29, F.L.O.W. Wellness Center: 2 Hidden Lane, 2 Hidden Ln, PA, 19001
• Bird Walks at Newlin Grist Mill — Aug. 30, Newlin Grist Mill Park, 219 Cheyney Rd, Glen Mills, PA, 19342
• Free Concert- Ghost Experts and Loren Gildar — Aug. 30, High School Park, Elkins Park, PA, 19027
• Silver Diner Annual Labor Day Car Show — Sept. 1, 2131 NJ-38, Cherry Hill Township, NJ, 08002
• Paws in the Pool - Dog Swim Week — Sept. 2, Kaiserman JCC, 45 Haverford Rd, Penn Wynne, PA, 19096
• Blacksmithing Workshop at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead — Sept. 6, Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead, 3900 N Sandy Flash Dr, Newtown Square, PA, 19073