Family events Thursday, October 1, 2026Previous edition

7 family events coming up near Conshy

A local guide to getting out and exploring.

Summery for the next two days, then cooler later in the weekendPack a sweater for weekend outings, especially anything that runs into Sunday.

Coming up in Conshy

  1. · Families · Conshohocken
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  2. · Families · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  3. · Families with little ghouls and ghosts · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  4. · Families · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  1. · Families · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  2. · Families with little ghouls and ghosts · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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  1. · Little ones, zoo members · Elmwood Park Zoo, Norristown
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Around the neighborhood

Lead Story

Bohm Homer Keeps the Phillies Alive and Forces a Game 3

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Well, yes, we are going to start with baseball. It is October, the Phillies are still playing, and if your household is anything like mine, the dinner table schedule is now a loose suggestion.

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According to the Times Herald, Alec Bohm homered in the 10th inning to lift the Phillies over the Braves, 4-3, in Game 2 of their National League Wild Card Series. 6abc reports the win kept the season alive and forces a decisive Game 3. Translation for the non-math people, the series is tied and the next game decides everything. No pressure.

Andrew Painter also gets a share of the credit. NBC Sports Philadelphia ran a headline saying Painter crafted a "career-altering" outing in a must-win spot, and that the late power surge and his clutch work saved the Phillies' season. Those are two big phrases for one night. I guess when your season is one loss from over, every adjective gets promoted.

I do not have a start time for Game 3 in the material in front of me, so check the NBC Sports Philadelphia site before you promise anyone a bedtime. Now my biases are obvious.

Community Spotlight

Aroma on Ford Gets a TV Visit and Aqua Tots Is Hiring Ahead of Its Opening

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Let's start across the river-ish line in West Conshohocken, where MoreThanTheCurve reports that FOX29's Bob Kelly visited Aroma on Ford on September 30. Kelly sampled a few dishes and cocktails during the stop. I will note, as a service to everyone who has ever argued about where Conshy ends, that Aroma on Ford is technically West Conshohocken. The borough line is a very serious thing to people who live on either side of it, and to nobody else.

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On the family side of the ledger, Aqua Tots Swim School is preparing to open at the Plymouth Square Shopping Center in Conshohocken, and it is already hiring. If you have a kid who treats the bathtub like an Olympic event, or a kid who treats it like a personal insult, a swim school nearby is good news. I do not have an opening date, so I will not guess at one.

One more for the curious. MONTCO.Today ran a piece in August on how the Conshy Girls built a restaurant legacy on both sides of the Schuylkill. It is worth a read if you want the longer story behind a few places you have probably eaten.

Local News

Farmers Market and Zoo Fun Fill the First Weekend of October

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Fair warning, our search this week did not turn up any verified family events, so what follows comes straight from the organizers' own listings. Double check times before you load the minivan.

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On Saturday, October 3, the Conshohocken Farmers' Market presented by Velocity Ventures runs from 9:00 a.m. to noon, per MoreThanTheCurve. That is the easy win of the weekend.

If you want to burn the rest of the day, the Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown has a stacked schedule. Harvest Fest runs 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, with carnival games, carousel rides and live music. Boo at the Zoo runs 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on both days, billed as a kooky, spooky Halloween celebration for little ghouls and ghosts. Saturday night adds Drive-In Zoovies with Hocus Pocus from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. That is one location with three events on one day, which is either a great deal or a test of parental stamina. I'd say both.

A note for the grown-ups, Beast of a Feast at the zoo on Thursday, October 8, is ages 21 and over only. Leave the stroller at home for that one.

Riverbend EEC is also hosting Shiverfest on October 3, according to a Colonial School District announcement. Details are on that page.

Safety

Road Closures and Expressway Headaches to Plan Around

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Some road news worth knowing before you start the school run. Patch reported that a Belvoir Road shutdown began in Plymouth Township on September 14 and is set to continue for 8 months. The closure came over the protest of residents worried about traffic impacts as school begins. Eight months is a long time to take a different way home, so give yourself extra minutes.

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On the highways, 6abc reported that a car fire blocked lanes of the Schuylkill Expressway near the Conshohocken curve on Friday, September 25, causing major traffic issues. Patch also covered a fire on I-76 in Conshohocken that slowed a Friday morning commute. The Conshohocken curve needs no help making mornings interesting, but here we are.

For official notices, the Borough of Conshohocken news page has a section for road closures and construction.