'Celebrate Summer' in Upper Dublin Township to include many free events

It often feels that, once the Fourth of July is over, summer seems to fade so quickly into fall. But in Upper Dublin, they aren’t quite ready for pumpkins and hay bales. The township is just getting started with its Celebrate Summer events.

From live music to family-friendly gatherings, there are still two robust months of activities that are free of charge for Upper Dublin Township residents to attend.

The remaining events are still on the calendar for the next seven weeks:

JULY

• Sunday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. Zydeco-A-Go-Go plays at the Temple University Ambler Campus, 580 Meetinghouse Road in Ambler (TUA)
• Monday, July 15 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., The Raptory will host “Meet Birds of Prey” ideal for first- through fifth-grade students at the Upper Dublin Public Library, 520 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington (UDPL)
• Tuesday, July 16 at 2 p.m. Max Brallier & The Last Kids on Earth will be presented for third- through sixth-grade students at UDPL
• Wednesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 20, the ETC’s “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” will play at 6:45 p.m. nightly at the UDPL lawn
• Thursday, July 18, at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will show “The Color Purple” (PG-13) at the UDPL
• Sunday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m., Where’s Pete Band plays hits from the 60s to today at TUA
• Tuesday, July 23 at 2 p.m. the UDPL will host best-selling author Elizabeth Acevedo via virtual interview for those in eighth- through twelfth grades
• Thursday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m., the UDPL Thursday Movie Matinee will show “A Haunting in Venice” (PG-13)
• Sunday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. Southern Edge will play southern rock music at TUA
• Tuesday, July 30 at 2 p.m., Dan Santat and “A First Time for Everything” will be held for fifth- through eighth-grade students at UDPL

AUGUST

• Thursday, Aug. 1 at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will feature “The Boys in the Boat” (PG-13) at UDPL
• Sunday, Aug. 4 at 6 p.m., the Sunday Evening Concert with Large Flowerheads will be held, playing music of the 60s at TUA
• Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., the UDPL will host “Marionettes and Stories” for those ages 3 to 8
• Thursday, Aug. 8 at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will show “Up” (PG) at UDPL
• Thursday, Aug. 8 at 3 and 6 p.m. the Center for Aquatic Sciences: Learn About Oceans will be held for first- through fourth-graders at UDPL
• Sunday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m. Blue Waters will play blues and classic rock at TUA
• Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. the UDPL will host “Ridiculous Nicholas’ Science Show” for kindergarten through eighth-grade students
• Thursday, Aug. 15 at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will show “To Kill a Mockingbird” (NR) at UDPL
• Sunday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m., Three and One Band will play “a bit of everything” at TUA
• Sunday, Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m., “Silly Joe: a musical comedy” will be held for those ages 2 to 10 at UDPL
• Sunday, Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. Shelby Van Pelt & Remarkably Bright Creatures will host a virtual interview and discussion at UDPL
• Monday, Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will show “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” (PG-13) at UDPL
• Monday, Aug. 29 at 1:30 p.m., the Thursday Movie Matinee will show “Arthur the King” (PG-13) at UDPL

All Thursday Movie Matinees are free to the public and begin at 1:30 p.m. in the Shanis Auditorium at the library. While all ages are welcome, parental discretion is advised. If you have any questions about UDPL events, contact India Frazier, the library’s head of Marketing and Development, at 215-643-1600, ext. 3148 or via email at jfrazier@mclinc.org.

The Sunday Evening Concert Series is held at the Temple University Ambler campus

The presenting sponsor of the Upper Dublin Celebrate Summer 2024 is Volvo Cars of Fort Washington. The Music in the Grass sponsor is BLBB Charitable, The Giving Arm of BLBB Advisors. Party on the Lawn sponsors include ACTS, Audi Fort Washington, CM3 Building Solutions, and the Friends of the Upper Dublin Library. Magic in the Air is sponsored by Boles, Smyth Associates, Inc. and D’Huy Engineering, Inc. “Sun-Sational” is sponsored by GKO Architects.

“Our generous sponsors enable us to present barrier-free events, so that the whole community can come together to celebrate,” said Frazier. For more information on sponsoring future events with UDPL, contact Frasier at the aforementioned information or visit the sponsorship site here.