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In Today’s Issue of Downingtown Local Pulse…
🎶 Longwood Gardens Announces a Summer Performance Series
🌿 Caln Asks Residents to Help Reclaim Spackman-Davis Farm From Invasive Species
🥾 DARC Opens Applications for 2026 Summer Camp Positions
🥎 DARC Opens Spring Softball Registration
🎙️ Latest Podcast Episode “Good2Know in Chester County”
🏘️ Local Real Estate Listings
🗓️ Upcoming Local Events
Longwood Gardens Announces a Summer Packed With Music, Theater, and Fountains
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Longwood Gardens has announced its 2026 Summer Performance Series, running May through September in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. The season will feature live music and theater at historic outdoor venues, including the Open Air Theatre, alongside the popular Festival of Fountains. Tickets are expected to sell quickly, with members receiving early access.
View the Schedule for Summer Performance Series
Caln Asks Residents to Help Reclaim Spackman-Davis Farm From Invasive Species
CALN TWP — Caln Township's Environmental Advisory Council is hosting a volunteer invasive species removal event at Spackman-Davis Farm on Saturday, April 18th at 1:00 p.m. Residents are asked to help clear invasive vines, shrubs, and trees from the wooded area behind the farmhouse. Work gloves and loppers are recommended. Sign up through SignUpGenius or contact [email protected] for more information.
DARC Opens Applications for 2026 Summer Camp Positions
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — DARC is hiring summer camp staff for its 2026 season, with seven positions available ranging from Counselor-in-Training volunteers to Site Supervisors. Age requirements vary by role, starting at 16 for assistant positions. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with interviews running March through April. Interested candidates can apply at Online HERE or email [email protected].
DARC Opens Spring Softball Registration With an April 12th Cutoff and a May Start Date
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — DARC has opened registration for its 2026 Spring Coed Softball League, with play beginning in early May at Kerr Park and Shamona Creek Park. The league offers both competitive and recreational divisions, with games on Monday and Wednesday evenings. The registration deadline is April 12th, and a Team Captain's Meeting is scheduled for April 16th. Register online HERE or call 610-269-9260.
Good 2 Know in Chester County with Jenny Leigh | Season 2 | ep 2 Whitewall Farms Events
DOWNINGTOWN, PA — On the latest episode of Good to Know in Chester County, host Jenny Leigh of VRA Realty sat down with Gen Shaut and her daughter Natalia to share the story behind Whitewall Farm Events in Honeybrook — a stunning 285-year-old bank barn set on nearly 34 acres that is quickly becoming one of Chester County's most unique event spaces. In just under a year, the Shaut family has hosted weddings, corporate leadership retreats, birthday parties, fall festivals, and more, all while running Fairview Equestrian, a thriving lesson and IEA program serving students from Downingtown, Coatesville, Twin Valley, Shanahan, and beyond. With rolling fields, 32 horses, and a family-first approach to everything they do, Whitewall Farm is so much more than an event venue — it's a true Chester County gem. Catch the full conversation on the Good to Know in Chester County podcast with Jenny Leigh.
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Market Snapshot for Downingtown
Price Reduced:
798 SOUTHWIND LN Downingtown ($860,000)
Just Listed:321 DAWSON PL Downingtown ($515,000)
12 LILA LN Downingtown ($624,900)
25 N TOMPKINS SQ Downingtown ($689,000)
100 TROWBRIDGE LN Downingtown ($730,000)
Active:
3817 HAZELWOOD AVE Downingtown ($375,000)
390 MARY ST Downingtown ($490,000)58 GRAYSON LN Downingtown ($549,000)
121 FOUR LEAF DR Downingtown ($574,000)
120 ARDEN WAY Downingtown ($615,000)
19 PONDS END DR Downingtown ($615,000)
122 AMERICAN Downingtown ($659,900)
1026 HALTER RD Downingtown ($739,900)
923 STABLE WAY Downingtown ($770,000)
1003 TRAVIS CT Downingtown ($825,000)
735 APPALOOSA RD Downingtown ($849,900)
34 BUTTERWORTH CT Downingtown ($850,000)
1464 W STONINGTON Downingtown ($1,199,000)
580 REEDS RD Downingtown ($1,700,000)
Coming Soon:
408 CHESTERFIELD DR Downingtown ($435,000)
1307 PARK VIEW LN Downingtown ($550,000)
10 LOCKS FARM LN Downingtown ($575,000)
266 ARTERS WAY Downingtown ($840,000)
313 S CALDWELL CIR Downingtown ($850,000)
32 DOMINIC DR Downingtown ($899,000)
See more listings at ChesterCountyRealty.com
INSTANT HOME VALUE CLICK HERE
Upcoming local events…
Downingtown Cars and Coffee (Downingtown) - April 11, 9am-11am
Managing Problematic Plants in the Garden (Springton Manor) - April 11, 11am-12pm
Downingtown Farmers’ Market - April 11, 10am-12pm
Pack a Mommie Box (Downingtown) - April 11, 10am
Seed Library Opening and Seed Swap (Chester Springs) - April 11, 10am-1pm
Downingtown Main St Clean Up - April 11, 10am-1pm
Strut Your Mutt Spring Festival (Glenmoore) - April 11, 10am-2pm
B.A.R.K. Ranger (Hibernia Park) - April 11, 1pm-2pm
Connection Exchange Networking Event (Downingtown) - April 16, 9am-10am
Save Connor Designer Purse Bingo (Downingtown) - April 20, 5:30pm
Downingtown Farmers’ Market - April 25, 10am-12pm
Shred Event East Caln/Downingtown - May 2, 9am-12pm
Founding Fathers Historic House and Garden Tea Party $ (Caln) - May 9, 1pm-4pm
The Ledbetters and Superunknown- Tributes to Pearl Jam and Christ Cornell $ (Phoenixville) - May 16, 8pm
46th Annual Chester County Antique Car Club Car Show (Downingtown) - May 23, 10am-2pm
Kerr Park Gallery Walk (Downingtown) - May 31, 11am-2pm
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