🌱 Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market and 10 more events

Good morning Brookhaven! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival at The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds
• The Land Of Ozz at Delaware County Arts Consortium
• Lend Me A Tenor at Delaware County Arts Consortium

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 55 degrees.
• Sunday: A little afternoon rain, temps: high: 65, low: 60.
• Monday: Sunshine, breezy and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.

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📸 Around Brookhaven

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brookhaven

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 24

• Pennsylvania Chocolate and Coffee Festival →
  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, 100 Station Ave, Oaks
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday October 3

• The Land Of Ozz
  Delaware County Arts Consortium The Mill at Rockdale, 3100 Mount Road, Aston, PA, 19014, United States
  7:00 pm
• Lend Me A Tenor
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Colonial Playhouse, 522 W. Magnolia Ave., Aldan, PA, 19018, United States
  7:30 pm

Sunday October 4

• Delco 10-Miler
  City of Chester Union Yards, 12 Reaney Street, Chester, PA, 19013, United States
• Kids Spooky Dance Party
  Delaware County Arts Consortium The Mill at Rockdale, 3100 Mount Road, Aston, PA, 19014, United States
  12:00 pm
• Lend Me A Tenor
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Colonial Playhouse, 522 W. Magnolia Ave., Aldan, PA, 19018, United States
  2:00 pm
• Delaware County Symphony – Classical Delco Arts Week Chamber Concert
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Fred P. Meagher Theatre – Neumann University, 1 Neumann Dr, Aston, PA, United States
  3:00 pm

Monday October 5

• PlayIn Time Music Circle
  Park Avenue Community Center, 129 Park Avenue, Swarthmore
  9:30 am
• Colored Pencil Bookmark Contest
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Folcroft Public Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft, PA, 19032, United States
  1:00 pm
• Folcroft Makes: A Delco Arts Week Celebration Watercolor Tutorial
  Delaware County Arts Consortium Folcroft Public Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft, PA, 19032, United States
  1:00 pm
• Neurodivergent Teen Music Night
  The Kelly Center, 4 E Eagle Rd, Havertown
  6:30 pm

Friday October 23

• Merchants of Swarthmore Night Market →
  Park Ave., Park Ave
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• ArcBest Corporation posted a job opening for CDL-A Local Driver / Forklift Operator, Part Time in Chester. Apply here.
• Integrated Power Services posted a job opening for Machinist (Philadelphia, PA) in Media. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brookhaven here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Upland

• Delaware County church services file for Oct. 2, 2026 (delcotimes.com)

Chester

• Widener University Homecoming 2026 Returns to Chester Oct. 9–10 With Football, Reunions and Tailgate Village (newsbreak.com)
• Delco 10-miler still needs volunteers Sunday (delcotimes.com)
• How do you travel? Your regional planning commission wants to know (inquirer.com)

Media

• Gluten-Free Bakery Closing Permanently After Years In Chadds Ford (patch.com)
• ICE Detains Delco Hospital Nurse During Her Family's Trip To Disneyland (patch.com)
• Phillie Phanatic Cardboard Cutout Stolen From Wawa In Delco (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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