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🌱 Professional Development (No School for Students) and 11 more events
Happening soon: Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 on the Bridgeport Patch calendar
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 at Ukrainian American Sports Center
- Professional Development (No School for Students) at Norristown Area SD
- Convocation/Opening of School Year @ NAHS Gymnasium at Norristown Area SD
... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
- Saturday: Humid with showers around, with a high of 76 and low of 65 degrees.
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★ Featured events ★
- Ukrainian Folk Festival 2026 →
Ukrainian American Sports Center, 1 Lower State Rd, North Wales
12:00 pm
Sunday August 23
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Other local events
- Professional Development (No School for Students)
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401 - Convocation/Opening of School Year @ NAHS Gymnasium
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
8:00 am - Football Boys Junior Varsity Home Exeter Township
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
4:00 pm - School Board Regular Voting Meeting
Norristown Area SD 401 N Whitehall Rd, Norristown, PA 19403, USA
7:00 pm - Soccer Boys Junior Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
2:30 pm - Golf Boys Varsity Away Spring-Ford
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Golf Boys Junior Varsity Home Spring-Ford
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Soccer Boys Varsity Home Cheltenham High School (Scrimmage)
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:45 pm
Monday August 24
Tuesday August 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Nature Explorers – Turtles →
Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd, Norristown
10:15 am - Golf Boys Junior Varsity Away Upper Merion Area
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Golf Boys Varsity Home Upper Merion Area
Norristown Area SD Norristown, PA 19401
3:00 pm - Emergency Services Board
Plymouth Township Karen B. Weiss Conference Room @ 700 Belvoir Road
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
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