First annual Potts Meadow holiday tree lighting on November 18 in Chadds Ford, PA

WHAT: 

Please join us as we begin a new community tradition in Chadds Ford, PA on Saturday, November 18 for the inaugural Potts Meadow Tree Lighting, presented by the Chadds Ford Barn Shops and the Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art. Threatened by development in 1967, Potts Meadow was the first piece of property to be acquired and permanently protected by the Brandywine Conservancy, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. 

The evening’s festivities will take place at the Chadds Ford Barn Shops and will include musical performances by students from the Oxford Arts Alliance; hot chocolate, gourmet local food, and wine for purchase; the chance to begin your holiday shopping at the Chadds Ford Barn Shops and pop-up artisan market; a surprise visit from Santa; and the lighting of the Potts Meadow holiday tree. Visitors are welcome to bring a lawn chair to relax around the bonfire.

WHEN:

Saturday, November 18

4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tree lighting will occur at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Chadds Ford Barn Shops

1609 Baltimore Pike, Chadds Ford, PA

*Please note: Parking will be available exclusively at the Brandywine River Museum of Art, 1 Hoffman’s Mill Road, Chadds Ford, PA, with a free shuttle service to the Chadds Ford Barn Shops. No parking will be available at the Barn Shops.

WHO:

A quaint village of community-based small businesses in the heart of historic Chadds Ford, PA, the Chadds Ford Barn Shops are home to Arden + James, Barbara Moore Fine Art, BeSoul Studio, Chrome Salon, Green Meadows Florist, Lynn Victoria Med Spa, and Yoga Underground.

The Brandywine River Museum of Art features an outstanding collection of American art housed in a 19th-century mill building with a dramatic steel and glass addition overlooking the banks of the Brandywine. The Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day), and is located on Route 1 in Chadds Ford, PA. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for seniors ages 65 and over, $6 for students and children ages 6 and up; free for children 5 and younger and Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art members. For more information, call 610.388.2700 or visit brandywinemuseum.org.

The Brandywine Conservancy protects water, conserves land, and engages communities. The Conservancy uses a multi-faceted approach to conservation. Staff work with private landowners who wish to see their lands protected forever, and provide innovative community planning services to municipalities and other governmental agencies. The Conservancy currently holds 479 conservation and agricultural easements and has facilitated the permanent preservation of more than 63,000 acres of land.

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