Weekend event picks: Late-summer festivals, Fringe Fest picks & more

Summer isn't quite over yet! There are still plenty of festivals to get you through these last final weeks of steamy weather. Luckily, this weekend's got tons of them.

The Devon Fall Classic takes all the fun of spring's Devon Horse Show and condenses it into a bite-sized four-day festival. Running from Thursday, Sept. 10 through Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Devon Horse Show Grounds (23 Dorset Rd., Devon), there will be equestrian competitions and a fall festival with vendors, pony rides and more. The fall festival opens at 10 a.m. each day and competition kicks off at 8 a.m. (except for Saturday, when it begins at 7:30 a.m.).

Don't be a busy bee. The 6th annual Honey Festival will take over three locations over the course of three days. At Wagner Free Institute of Science (1700 W. Montgomery Ave.) on Friday, Sept. 11, both kids and adult programming will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., respectively. Wyck Historic House (6026 Germantown Ave.) hosts Saturday, Sept. 12's programming including a beekeeper's demo and even honey beer sampling from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Finally, on Sunday, Sept. 13, at Bartram's Garden (5400 Lindbergh Blvd.) there'll be a bee parade and honey vendor area from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Do not question Kennett Square's dedication to the mushroom. They are the Mushroom Capital of the World, after all. On Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13, the annual Kennett Square Mushroom Festival, taking place along State Street from Garfield Street to Willow Street, will feature over 200 vendors selling mushroom soup, mushroom memorabilia, mushroom cheesesteaks, mushroom ice cream, even fresh mushrooms. There'll even be carnival rides, a parade, mushroom grower's exhibit and a lot more. The festival opens at 10 a.m. both days.

There's nothing quite like an arts festival. Over 160 artisans will sell their candles, furniture, pet items, photography and more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday, Sept. 13, at the Doylestown Arts Festival. The buys aren't all there is to do: live music, face painting, food vendors and more will round out the fest. Vendors will be situated throughout the streets of downtown Doylestown from Oakland Avenue to Court Street and Clinton Street to Pine Street.

On Saturday, South Philly will be a sausage fest. An actual sausage fest. Six restaurants will serve up their best sausage-based dishes while six breweries will be pouring brews to pair with the meat. The South Philly Sausage Fest is held on Passyunk Avenue at Broad Street. Get your fix on Saturday, Sept. 12, from noon to 8 p.m.

Didn't get your fill of EDM at Made in America? Festival Pier (601 N. Columbus Blvd.) hosts the Safe in Sound festival on Saturday, Sept. 12, featuring dance acts Datsik, Zomboy, 12th Planet, Modestep, Delta Heavy, Nightmare, Terravita and Bro Safari. The bass-bumping day begins at 2 p.m.

Don't be green with envy — just go green. One of the city's most eco-friendly festivals, Greenfest Philly, returns to Headhouse Square (2nd and South Streets) on Sunday, Sept. 13, for a full day of edible bugs (!), yoga, green fashion and home goods, kids' games, rock climb, beer garden, organic food and live music. The day runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Main Street Manayunk from Green Lane to Shurs Lane will be shut down to traffic as over 50 food trucks — including Phoebe's BBQ, Sum Pig, Cheese E. Wagon and Cupcake Carnivale — line the street for the fall incarnation of the StrEAT Festival. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13, the trucks, other gourmet, crafts and clothing vendors will be out showing off their goods to kick off Manayunk's restaurant week.

Beer. Barbecue. What else do you need? Yards' 7th annual Smoke 'Em If You's Got 'Em event brings smoked and barbecued meats to Yards Brewing Company (901 N. Delaware Ave.). Of course you'll wash it all down with beers from Yards and beyond. The rain or shine party runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Some of comedy's biggest talents come to the Susquehanna Bank Center (1 Harbour Blvd., Camden) on Sunday, Sept. 13 for the Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival. Headlined by Aziz Ansari and Amy Schumer, the festival's lineup also includes Anthony Jeselnik, Bridget Everett, Dave Attell, Jay Pharoah, John Mulaney, Michael Che, Nick Kroll and Nikki Glaser. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.

Picks from the Inquirer's Michael Harrington

Always a Fringe Festival highlight, the all-female circus-theater troupe Tangle Movement Art brings a distinctive mix of dance and aerial acrobatics to its new show, "The Girl's Guide to Neighborly Conduct." It's described as an "exploration of how to greet strangers, when to take out the recycling, and what it means to find home" with trapeze duets and a cartwheel or two across the dining room table. You know, just like at your house. The show goes on at Philadelphia Soundstages (1600 N. 5th St.) at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.

Steampunk is genre of fantasy fiction set in an quasi-Victorian alternate history with anachronistic technology. The steampunk opera "The Dolls of New Albion," with a soaring score by Paul Shapera, tells the story of four generations in a fantastical city experimenting with resurrecting the souls of the dead via machinery and mannequins. The Manayunk Theatre Company presents the work as part of the Fringe Festival at Venice Island Performing Arts Center (7 Lock St.) at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and Saturday, Sept. 12.

Get in your boxers, briefs, bustiers, and bras — and hit the road! It's time for the Philadelphia 5K Undy Run/Walk to benefit the Colon Cancer Alliance. The family-friendly event is open to all ages, and even pets (they can run sans underpants, though). There's also a 1-Mile Fun Run, and a giant inflatable colon to remind you what it's all about. The run will be on Martin Luther King Drive from the Art Museum to Sweet Briar Drive and back. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m., race 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. 

The first was so nice, they're doing it twice. The second annual Bring Your Tractor to Church Day features about 100 examples of John Deere, International Harvester, New Holland, and more of all types — rebuilt, repainted, brand new and just plain old. "Last year, we had some tractors that came in directly from the field," says organizer Ed Kuebler, "and you had to look past some dirt to see the beauty — on a few, you had to look very hard." There's no judging, no prizes, just bragging — plus an optional service at 10 a.m., and food. It's at Emanuel Lutheran Church and Scheese's Pavilion (366 Cohansey-Friesburg Rd., Elmer) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.

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