Things to Do in Philly This Weekend

505 East Buck Road, Wilmington, Delaware

Adam Pearl presents a harpsichord recital exploring the development of the Baroque dance suite and toccata. The program places Johann Sebastian Bach’s music in the context of earlier composers, tracing the dance suite from Johann Jakob Froberger through Jean-Henri d’Anglebert to Bach’s iconic French Suite, while also following the evolution of the toccata from Girolamo Frescobaldi to Dieterich Buxtehude and Bach.

The Curtis Institute of Music

Chopin and Schubert

1726 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Yenfei Wang, Romain-Olivier Gray, Delvan Lin

Chopin and Schubert is a free Curtis student recital presented as part of the Curtis Recital Series, which showcases the work of the institute’s emerging artists through more than 100 performances each year. The program features music by Schubert, Chopin, and Ravel, performed by student instrumentalists in Field Concert Hall, with a livestream also available.

Ursinus College (Kaleidoscope / events)

Ursinus College Wind Ensemble Concert - Halloween Spectacular

601 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA

Featuring: Ursinus College Wind Ensemble, Prof. Melinda Rice

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Berman Museum When: 2026-10-30 at 19:30 Price: Free Full details: https://www.ursinus.edu/live/events/44105-ursinus-college-wind-ensemble-concert-halloween-specta

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 5:30 PM

Full Measure A Cappella

Featuring: Full Measure A Cappella

Full Measure A Cappella, Penn’s premier Christian a cappella group, presents a fall performance centered on music as an outward ministry. The group seeks to serve its community by sharing messages of hope and love through song.

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting House

Recital: Adam Pearl, harpsichord

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 5:00 PM

20 East Mermaid Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Adam Pearl

Adam Pearl presents a harpsichord recital placing Johann Sebastian Bach’s music within the tradition of his predecessors. The program traces the development of the dance suite from Johann Jakob Froberger through Jean-Henri d’Anglebert to one of Bach’s French Suites, while also following the evolution of the toccata from Girolamo Frescobaldi and Dieterich Buxtehude to Bach’s C-minor Toccata.

Ensemble Arts Philly (formerly Kimmel Cultural Campus): Marian Anderson Hall

Yunchan Lim Plays Rachmaninoff

300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Yunchan Lim, Marin Alsop

Yunchan Lim returns to Marian Anderson Hall to perform Rachmaninoff’s famously demanding Third Piano Concerto, the work that helped establish his international reputation and accompanied his historic win as the youngest pianist to receive the Van Cliburn Competition’s Gold Medal. Marin Alsop conducts a program that also explores two powerful works shaped by Russian musical traditions and Philadelphia’s own classical-music history.

Philadelphia Sinfonia

A Very Sinfonia Halloween

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

1315 Walnut St., Ste. 300, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Philadelphia Sinfonia

A Very Sinfonia Halloween is a festive Philadelphia Sinfonia rehearsal held on Halloween. Attendees are invited to dress up for this spooky-themed musical gathering.

Delaware Valley University

Fall Concert featuring Michael Fahrner, euphonium

700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Michael Fahrner, Bucks County Symphony Orchestra

Michael Fahrner joins the Bucks County Symphony Orchestra as euphonium soloist for its 2026–27 season-opening concert. The program pairs Franz von Suppé’s lively *Poet and Peasant Overture* with Edward Gregson’s *Euphonium Concerto* and Johannes Brahms’ *Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68*.

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Ensemble Arts Philly (formerly Kimmel Cultural Campus): Marian Anderson Hall

Musicians from Marlboro I

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 2:00 PM

300 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Alex Redington, Jonathan Leibovitz

Musicians from Marlboro I brings the touring extension of Vermont’s celebrated Marlboro Music Festival to Philadelphia. The program pairs exceptional emerging musicians with experienced chamber artists, featuring works by former Marlboro composers in residence Brett Dean and Kaija Saariaho, and concludes with Mozart’s lyrical Clarinet Quintet.

Keswick Theatre Cancelled

An Intimate Evening with Michael Feinstein

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 8:00 PM

291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA

Featuring: Michael Feinstein

An Intimate Evening with Michael Feinstein was scheduled as a concert featuring the acclaimed singer, pianist, composer, arranger, and interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Feinstein has released more than 50 albums, earned five Grammy Award nominations, a special Tony Award, two Emmy nominations, and recognition for his NPR work. His career has included performances at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, the White House, Buckingham Palace, and the Sydney Opera House.

Museum of the American Revolution

Recital: Adam Pearl, harpsichord

101 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Adam Pearl

Adam Pearl presents a harpsichord recital tracing the development of Baroque keyboard music through the work of Johann Sebastian Bach and his predecessors. The program follows the evolution of the dance suite from Johann Jakob Froberger to Jean-Henri d’Anglebert and Bach, and explores the expansion of the toccata from Girolamo Frescobaldi through Dieterich Buxtehude to Bach’s C minor Toccata.

Music - Popular

Arun Ramamurthy Trio & Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio

Featuring: Arun Ramamurthy Trio, Arun Ramamurthy, Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio, Rudresh Mahanthappa

Arun Ramamurthy Trio and Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio share a special double bill presented by Penn Live Arts. The performance brings together jazz and South Indian Carnatic traditions: violinist Arun Ramamurthy’s trio performs music from his album *New Moon*, along with original compositions and reimagined Carnatic repertoire, followed by the Rudresh Mahanthappa Hero Trio’s energetic interpretations of jazz classics and songs from across the musical landscape.

Ardmore Music Hall

Built To Spill

23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA

Featuring: Built To Spill, Quasi, Melanie Radford

Built To Spill performs at Ardmore Music Hall in a WXPN-presented concert, with Quasi and Melanie Radford. The show is part of a two-night Built To Spill engagement.

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Patrick Droney

1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Patrick Droney

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia When: 2026-10-30 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.brooklynbowl.com/philadelphia/shows

Saxophonist Rico Jones & His Quintet

Featuring: Rico Jones, Jerome Gillespie, Anthony Golden, Mejedi Owusu, William Hill III

Rico Jones leads a five-piece jazz quintet at Chris’ Jazz Cafe, featuring saxophone, drums, double bass, trumpet, and piano. The performance highlights Jones’s work as a composer, bandleader, and improviser, drawing on the Black American musical tradition while exploring modern and spiritually grounded jazz.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Oliver Mayman + Jam Session

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Featuring: Oliver Mayman

Oliver Mayman + Jam Session features Philadelphia-based vibraphonist, composer, and educator Oliver Mayman. Originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Mayman approaches the vibraphone as an instrument capable of combining the rhythmic function of drums with the harmonic range of piano. His inventive technique, creative musicianship, and work with four mallets have established him as a distinctive voice on the instrument.

Franklin Music Hall

Vince Staples: Cry Baby Tour

421 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Vince Staples, Private School

Vince Staples brings the Cry Baby Tour to Franklin Music Hall with support from Private School. The performance centers on Staples’ album *Dark Times*, a reflective and sonically expansive work that combines dense lyricism, layered production, dark humor, melancholy, and flashes of hope.

80's Revolution

Featuring: 80's Revolution

80’s Revolution is scheduled for a live performance at Havana in New Hope. The page lists an 8:00 p.m. show, with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. Guests can dine before or during the performance, with table service available.

Jamey's House of Music

Abby Lee Band

32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Abby Lee Band

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Jamey's House of Music When: 2026-10-30 at 20:00 Price: $20 online advance / $25 door

Johnny Brenda's

The Florring Stones

1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: The Florring Stones

The Florring Stones perform at Johnny Brenda’s in a general-admission concert for guests ages 21 and up. Valid identification is required for entry.

John & Peter's

Famous & Fallen

96 South Main Street, New Hope, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: John & Peter's When: 2026-10-30 at 21:00 Price: Price not available

Kennett Flash

The Ant and Ang Band: Halloween Bash

102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, PA

Featuring: The Ant & Ang Band

The Ant and Ang Band brings its Halloween Bash to The Kennett Flash with a high-energy mix of blues, rock, funk, and soul. Costumes are encouraged, and attendees can participate in a costume contest for Flash prizes. The show is all ages and BYOB.

Keswick Theatre

Magical Mystery Doors

291 N Keswick Ave, Glenside, PA

Featuring: Magical Mystery Doors

Magical Mystery Doors brings together the music of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Doors in a single live performance. The show features well-known songs from all three bands, along with unexpected mashups and thematic transitions, including combinations such as “Hello, I Love You” with “Misty Mountain Hop,” “When The Levee Breaks” with “Dear Prudence,” and a sequence linking “The Rain Song,” “Riders on the Storm,” and “Here Comes the Sun.”

The Band Joe ~ Floating ~ Cameron Brooks

Featuring: The Band Joe, Floating, Cameron Brooks, Joe LaPree, Joe Merrill

The Band Joe, Floating, and Cameron Brooks share a bill at Kung Fu Necktie. The Band Joe brings contemporary indie rock with upbeat instrumentation, singer-songwriter lyrics, and prominent guitar solos. Floating performs Philadelphia-made shoegaze and dream pop shaped by personal music and melancholic daydreams, while singer-songwriter Cameron Brooks draws on Americana, folk rock, and country traditions.

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MilkBoy Philadelphia

Ok Goodnight

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 8:30 PM

1100 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Ok Goodnight

Ok Goodnight brings its live performance to MilkBoy in Philadelphia. The event is sold out, with a waitlist available for fans seeking admission.

Miller Theater

Afro-Cuban All Stars

250 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Afro-Cuban All Stars, Juan de Marcos

Afro-Cuban All Stars brings a high-energy celebration of Cuba’s musical heritage to Philadelphia. Led by Juan de Marcos, the legendary ensemble has helped preserve and expand Cuban music while introducing its most established players and newest stars to audiences worldwide. The group grew from the Buena Vista Social Club, the influential recording and musical movement that helped renew global interest in Cuban music.

PhilaMOCA

Blush

531 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Blush, Outcry, Her Side of the Bed, Paratopia

Blush celebrates the release of a new single with a live performance at PhilaMOCA, joined by Outcry, Her Side of the Bed, and Paratopia. The evening combines dreamy, magical pop with riot grrrl intensity, atmospheric sounds, and high-energy party anthems.

Yebba: Jean Tour

Featuring: Yebba

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Fillmore Philadelphia When: 2026-10-30 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.thefillmorephilly.com/events/yebba-jean-tour

Blake Whiten

Featuring: Blake Whiten

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Foundry (The Fillmore Philadelphia) When: 2026-10-30 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.thefillmorephilly.com/events/blake-whiten

Therapy Tour

Featuring: Anthony Brown and Group Therapy, Maurette Brown Clark

Therapy Tour brings Gospel artists Anthony Brown and Group Therapy together with Maurette Brown Clark for a 10-city journey centered on healing, worship, hope, and renewal. The experience is presented as more than a concert, offering music intended to encourage audiences and meet them wherever they are emotionally and spiritually.

Coco Montoya

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Featuring: Coco Montoya

Coco Montoya brings his soulful, hard-driving electric blues to Wilmington for an evening of passionate singing and fiery guitar work. A self-taught, left-handed guitarist, Montoya developed his style under the guidance of Albert Collins, for whom he initially played drums, and UK blues legend John Mayall. His performances blend the lessons of those mentors with his own inventive approach.

Union Transfer

Holywatr

1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Holywatr, Mercury

Holywatr brings a gritty, genre-crossing sound that combines nu metal, emo, hardcore, and alternative rock. Drawing inspiration from bands such as Deftones, the group pairs crushing riffs with soaring melodies and an intense live presence.

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Asian Arts Initiative Cancelled

Concert: Swarnendu Mandal

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM

1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia concert featuring Kolkata-based classical sarod player and composer Swarnendu Mandal has been cancelled because of unforeseen circumstances. The program was to present an evening of Indian classical music co-presented by Asian Arts Initiative and Fire Museum Presents.

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

She Wants Revenge

1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: She Wants Revenge

She Wants Revenge is scheduled to perform in Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia’s Music Hall on Halloween. The concert is a standing-room-only general admission event, with support acts subject to change.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 7:30 PM

Darryl Yokley Quartet Celebrating The Music Of Coltrane

Featuring: Darryl Yokley, Orrin Evans, Boris Kozlov, Wayne Smith Jr.

Darryl Yokley’s quartet presents a program celebrating music associated with John Coltrane. Yokley leads on saxophone, joined by pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Boris Kozlov, and drummer Wayne Smith Jr.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 11:00 PM

James Santangelo's Late Night Jam

Featuring: James Santangelo

James Santangelo’s Late Night Jam features Philadelphia pianist James Santangelo, a prominent performer on the local jazz scene. He has shared stages with many Philadelphia jazz musicians and has also performed at the Kimmel Center, WHYY, the Union League, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, the Cape May Jazz Festival, and the Center City Jazz Festival.

Franklin Music Hall

Making Time PURE HALLOWEEN™ with Boy Harsher, Model/Actriz, Conducta, Marie Davidson (DJ Set)

421 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Boy Harsher, Model/Actriz, Conducta, Marie Davidson, Kassie Krut, Dave P., Klip Collective

Making Time PURE HALLOWEEN™ brings Boy Harsher, Model/Actriz, Conducta, and Marie Davidson for a Halloween performance at Franklin Music Hall. The event also features Kassie Krut, Dave P., and Klip Collective.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Break Even

Featuring: Break Even

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Havana (New Hope) When: 2026-10-31 at 15:00 Price: Price not available

Jamey's House of Music

Dave Keyes Band with Very Special Guest Bennie Turner!

32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Dave Keyes Band, Bennie Turner

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Jamey's House of Music When: 2026-10-31 at 20:00 Price: $20 online advance / $25 door

Johnny Brenda's

Problem Addict, My Wife’s An Angel & Slomo Sapiens

1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Problem Addict, My Wife’s An Angel, Slomo Sapiens, Foam Skeleton, Romain Let Us, Ceallaigh Manaaki, Greg Geiger, Jon Pritchard

Problem Addict, My Wife’s An Angel, and Slomo Sapiens headline an evening of heavy, abrasive, psychedelic-leaning music at Johnny Brenda’s. The program also features a puppet show by Foam Skeleton and a DJ set from Romain Let Us.

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John & Peter's

Spit Shine Halloween Day Matinee

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM

96 South Main Street, New Hope, PA

Featuring: Spit Shine

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: John & Peter's When: 2026-10-31 at 14:00 Price: Price not available

Third Eye Blind - Halloween 2026

Featuring: Third Eye Blind

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Fillmore Philadelphia When: 2026-10-31 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.thefillmorephilly.com/events/third-eye-blind-halloween-2026

Porch Light - Hush Tour

Featuring: Porch Light, Nautics

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Foundry (The Fillmore Philadelphia) When: 2026-10-31 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.thefillmorephilly.com/events/porch-light-hush-tour

Underground Arts

Dracula's Ball ft. Lords of Acid

1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Lords of Acid, Tapping The Vein

Dancing Ferret Concerts presents Dracula’s Ball at Underground Arts, headlined by Lords of Acid with support from Philadelphia-based Tapping The Vein. The Halloween event brings industrial, electro, and dance music together with Lords of Acid’s high-energy live performance and boundary-pushing visual style.

Wells Fargo Center

Motionless In White

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 6:30 PM

3601 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Motionless In White

Motionless In White brings The Sweat and Blood Tour to Philadelphia for an evening performance at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

Ardmore Music Hall

The Music of Grateful Dead + More For Kids ft. Crickets & Cicadas

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 11:45 AM

23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA

Featuring: Rock & Roll Playhouse, Crickets & Cicadas

The Rock & Roll Playhouse presents a family-oriented performance of Grateful Dead music along with additional songs for children, featuring Crickets & Cicadas. The event is designed for audiences of all ages.

Ardmore Music Hall

Willi Carlisle + East Nash Grass

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

23 East Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore, PA

Featuring: Willi Carlisle, East Nash Grass

Willi Carlisle and East Nash Grass perform live at Ardmore Music Hall. The evening concert features both acts in a general-admission setting.

First Presbyterian Church

Made in Philadelphia

35 West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Chelsea Reed, Philly Pops Jazz Combo

Made in Philadelphia is an afternoon concert celebrating the city’s influence on American music. Vocalist Chelsea Reed joins the Philly Pops Jazz Combo for a program centered on classic jazz vocal repertoire and the musicians, sounds, and traditions associated with Philadelphia.

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Midnight Sun Orchestra

Featuring: Midnight Sun Orchestra

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Havana (New Hope) When: 2026-11-01 at 13:00 Price: Price not available

Jamey's House of Music

The Philly Blues Kings

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 12:00 PM

32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania

Featuring: The Philly Blues Kings, Clarence Spady

The Philly Blues Kings are the house band at Jamey’s House of Music, performing the venue’s Sunday Blues Brunch and Jam for blues fans throughout the Delaware Valley. Their “straight-ahead blues” set features Clarence Spady on vocals and lead guitar, with the band joined by local, national, and international blues artists and guest musicians who sit in during the jam.

Live Music in the Beer Garden

Featuring: Conjunto Philadelphia

Live music accompanies an evening gathering in Longwood Gardens’ Beer Garden, an outdoor venue featuring Victory Brewing Company craft selections, including beers brewed specially for Longwood while supplies last, along with casual food. The rotating musical program is designed for relaxed evenings with family, friends, or a date, and performances may be followed by Illuminated Fountain Performances in the Main Fountain Garden.

Illuminated Fountain Performances

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Illuminated Fountain Performances transform Longwood Gardens’ Main Fountain Garden into a nighttime spectacle, with water rising, spinning, and dancing to music in an array of colors. Before the 30-minute presentation, visitors can explore the five-acre garden in an atmosphere inspired by old-world charm.

Solar Myth

Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons

1131 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Marshall Allen, Mikel Avery, Jamal Moore, Tara Middleton, DM Hotep, Eugene Lew

Marshall Allen’s Ghost Horizons brings centenarian saxophonist and Sun Ra Arkestra veteran Marshall Allen back to Solar Myth for a Halloween-season performance with an evolving, improvisational ensemble. Now 102, Allen has spent more than six decades with the Arkestra and has led it for over 25 years, while continuing to develop his own voice on alto saxophone and electronic wind instrument.

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Ethan Regan - Young Regan Tour

Featuring: Ethan Regan, Lily Kershaw

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Foundry (The Fillmore Philadelphia) When: 2026-11-01 at 20:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.thefillmorephilly.com/events/ethan-regan-young-regan-tour

The Met Philadelphia

RAWAYANA - ¿Dónde es el after? World Tour

Sun, Nov 1, 2026

858 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Rawayana

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Met Philadelphia When: 2026-11-01 Price: Price not available

The Newtown Theatre

Let's Get It On: Celebrating the Music of Marvin Gaye & Motown

120 North State Street, Newtown, PA

Featuring: Jackie’s Boy

Let's Get It On: Celebrating the Music of Marvin Gaye & Motown is a concert led by Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jackie’s Boy. The performance pays tribute to Marvin Gaye and showcases music by other Motown artists.

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Underground Arts

Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 5:30 PM

1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza, CHOPPED UP, Hard Turf, Sālik, Cheddabreed, RingRust, Schoolly D

Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza brings a high-impact shock-rock performance to Underground Arts, with masked performers, fictional identities, and theatrics involving thumbtacks and barbed wire that blend wrestling-style spectacle with death metal. The event also features Philadelphia rapper Schoolly D, alongside CHOPPED UP, Hard Turf, Sālik, Cheddabreed, and RingRust.

Union Transfer

Judah & The Lion

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 7:30 PM

1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Judah & The Lion, Judah Akers, Brian MacDonald, Breakfield, Band of Silver

Judah & The Lion brings its folk-rock and pop-inflected sound to Union Transfer, with support from Breakfield and Band of Silver. The Nashville band centers on Judah Akers and Brian MacDonald, whose musical partnership began in college in 2011 and has grown into a close creative brotherhood.

Comedy

ComedySportz Philadelphia

Murder Manor

2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: ComedySportz

Murder Manor is an improvised murder-mystery comedy featuring suspects, victims, and detectives portrayed by members of ComedySportz, Philadelphia’s longest-running comedy show. The audience can expect intrigue, a mystery to solve, a major reveal, and possibly an unexpected twist, with the story changing from performance to performance.

ComedySportz Philadelphia

The Boo! Show

2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

The Boo! Show is a Halloween-themed improv comedy performance for adults. Expect hysterical, gasp-provoking comedy, plenty of opportunities to scream with laughter, and a BYOB setup.

Kelly Center for Music

SCIENCE Fiction with Frank Lloyd Wrong

4-6 E. Eagle Road, Havertown, PA

Featuring: Frank Lloyd Wrong

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Kelly Center for Music, Arts and Community When: 2026-10-30 at 19:30 Price: From $18

ComedySportz Philadelphia

ComedySportz

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM

2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: ComedySportz

ComedySportz is an interactive improv competition at CSz Philadelphia at the Adrienne. Two teams of improvisers face off in a series of official improv games, while a referee keeps time, calls fouls, and guides the action. Audience members participate by offering suggestions, awarding points, and helping choose the winning team.

Helium Comedy Club

Special Event: Mark Viera

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Mark Viera

Mark Viera brings his live stand-up show, “Tales of a Nuyorican,” to Helium Comedy Club. Born and raised in the Bronx, Viera draws on his New York upbringing and relatable life experiences, along with impressions and character work inspired by television favorites including “Carol Burnett,” “Sanford and Son,” and “Three’s Company.”

Plays & Players Theatre

Crossroads Comedy

1714 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Plays & Players Theatre When: 2026-10-27 Price: Price not available

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Helium Comedy Club

Special Event: Taylor Tomlinson

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 – Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 6:30 PM

2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Taylor Tomlinson

Taylor Tomlinson brings her acclaimed stand-up to Helium Comedy Club for a special engagement. With 15 years of experience and four Netflix specials released before turning 32, Tomlinson draws on family, faith, relationships, and mental health, pairing sharp self-awareness with candid vulnerability. Her work has earned recognition from CNN, Rolling Stone, Forbes, TIME, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter.

Delaware Theatre Company

Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings

200 Water Street, Wilmington, Delaware

Featuring: Sam Kissajukian

Sam Kissajukian: 300 Paintings is a solo performance created and performed by Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian. The show follows his decision in 2021 to leave stand-up, move into an abandoned cake factory, and devote himself to painting. During a six-month manic episode, he produced 300 large-scale works that unintentionally recorded his changing mental state. With humor and candid reflection, Kissajukian explores creativity, mental health, and the connection between artistic expression and emotional experience.

Dance

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Havana "After Hours" DJ Dance 11pm

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Havana (New Hope) When: 2026-10-30 at 23:00 Price: Price not available

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Emo Night Philly

Featuring: DJ Deejay

DJ Deejay presents Emo Night Philly, a sing-along dance party at Kung Fu Necktie celebrating emo favorites. Launched in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood in January 2011, it is described as the city’s longest-running party of its kind, featuring music associated with the emo and pop-punk scenes.

Underground Arts

SUPERNATURAL DANCE PARTY

1200 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA

Riot Nerd presents a two-room Supernatural Dance Party at Underground Arts, with one ticket granting access to two themed dance experiences. The Crypt takes over the Main Room with vampire-inspired decor and dance-pop selections, while The Coven in the Black Box offers a witch-themed night of dark pop and hyperpop.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 5:00 PM

West Philly Swingers

Featuring: West Philly Swingers

West Philly Swingers presents “Swing O’ Ween,” a Halloween-themed dance performance featuring Lindy Hop and West Coast Swing. The Penn student show uses energetic choreography and familiar Halloween character archetypes to create a spooky, adventurous journey on the dance floor.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 9:30 PM

Halloween Costume Dance Party

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Havana (New Hope) When: 2026-10-31 at 21:30 Price: Price not available

John & Peter's

Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Dance Party!

96 South Main Street, New Hope, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: John & Peter's When: 2026-10-31 at 21:00 Price: Price not available

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Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Haunted Hotline: A Spooky Pop Night

Featuring: @outergr8ce

Haunted Hotline: A Spooky Pop Night is a 21-and-over Halloween dance party presented by What The Dance at Kung Fu Necktie. DJ @outergr8ce will play a high-energy mix of pop hits from artists including Lady Gaga, Kim Petras, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx, Doja Cat, Ashnikko, Kesha, Britney Spears, Billie Eilish, Rihanna, Ariana Grande, and Slayyyter, along with more spooky pop anthems. Costumes are encouraged.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 10:00 PM

Emo Night Philly – It’s ONLY Halloween

Featuring: DJ Sabrina

Emo Night Philly brings its Halloween-only party to Kung Fu Necktie for a late-night costume celebration. The event features DJ Sabrina spinning emo music throughout the night, with attendees encouraged to come dressed in costume.

MilkBoy Philadelphia

The 5th Annual 80's + 90's Halloween Dance Party

1100 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA

Riot Nerd presents the fifth annual 80’s + 90’s Halloween Dance Party at MilkBoy in Philadelphia. The event celebrates the music and culture of the 1980s and 1990s with a Halloween-themed dance party.

The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville) Sold Out

Phoenixville Halloween Bash

227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA

Phoenixville Halloween Bash is a Halloween dance party hosted by Mayor Peter at The Colonial Theatre. The theatre transforms into a Monster Mash-inspired celebration with live performances, immersive rooms, specialty drinks, a costume contest, surprises, and dancing throughout the evening.

Scottish Rite Auditorium

Tricia Sloan Dance Studio - Beauty and the Beast Ballet

315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ

Featuring: Tricia Sloan Dance Studio

Tricia Sloan Dance Studio presents its annual ballet adaptation of *Beauty and the Beast*, following Belle from a provincial French town into an enchanted castle, where she discovers the story behind the Beast’s curse and develops affection for the castle’s magical residents. The production has been presented at the Scottish Rite in Collingswood since its debut in 2017, and 2026 marks its seventh year. The program includes interactive audience participation and a red-carpet meet-and-greet with princesses.

Baile Salsa

Through Fri, Jun 4, 2027

Featuring: DJ Papi Chulo, Joe Figueroa

Baile Salsa returns to Studio One at The Grand Opera House for the 2026–2027 season, featuring salsa dancing, music, and instruction from DJ Papi Chulo and Joe Figueroa. Guests can dance to salsa favorites on The Grand’s expansive dance floor during this recurring Friday-night event.

Through Fri, Jun 11, 2027

Country Line Dancing

Featuring: Rob Holley

Country Line Dancing returns to The Grand for the 2026–2027 season, with DJ and award-winning choreographer Rob Holley leading instruction throughout the evening. Guests can put on their cowboy boots and hats, learn country line dances, and dance to a selection of country hits in a honky-tonk and two-step atmosphere.

Talk/Lecture

Through Fri, Oct 30, 2026

RE:SEARCH Oberlander Prize Forum V

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RE:SEARCH Oberlander Prize Forum V is a three-day landscape architecture symposium presented at Longwood Gardens in partnership with The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). The program examines how research, documentation, and holistic analysis inform design, management, and the changing relationship between landscape research and practice. It includes an evening reception and keynote, a full-day conference, and mobile workshops at several regional gardens and cultural landscapes.

The Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville)

The Greatest Moments in Philadelphia Sports History with Glen Macnow, Ray Didinger, & Joe Conklin

227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA

Featuring: Ray Didinger, Glen Macnow, Joe Conklin

Ray Didinger, Glen Macnow, and Joe Conklin return to the Colonial Theatre for a multimedia celebration of Philadelphia sports. Didinger and Macnow recount stories behind the city’s championships, struggles, triumphs, and unforgettable highlights, accompanied by clips of iconic moments. Conklin brings comedy to the program by impersonating legendary Philadelphia sports voices, including Harry Kalas, Whitey Ashburn, Merrill Reese, Mike Quick, and others.

James A. Michener Art Museum

October Spotlight Tour: Moments in History

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM

138 S. Pine Street, Doylestown, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: James A. Michener Art Museum When: 2026-10-31 at 11:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://michenerartmuseum.org/event/october-spotlight-tour-moments-in-history-2/2026-10-31/

Swarthmore College Lang Performing Arts Center

Thomas B. McCabe Lecture

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Featuring: Vivek Varma, Dawn Porter

The Thomas B. McCabe Lecture, “Humanity in Jeopardy? A Swattie’s Journey—and a Case for Leadership, Truth, Values, and the Liberal Arts,” features Vivek Varma ’88 in conversation with filmmaker Dawn Porter ’88, H’21. Using a playful, Jeopardy!-inspired format, Varma will discuss the people, experiences, and questions that shaped his views on leadership and responsibility.

Swarthmore College Lang Performing Arts Center

President's Panel

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 2:30 PM

500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA

Featuring: Valerie Smith

President’s Panel brings together President Valerie Smith and campus leaders for a conversation about Swarthmore College and campus life, followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.

Ellarslie Open (Trenton City Museum)

Dangerous Women 3: Panel Discussion with Christina Weyl

1 Theater Lane, Trenton, NJ

Featuring: Christina Weyl

Dangerous Women 3: Panel Discussion with Christina Weyl is the first of four “DW3 Sundays” connected to the Dangerous Women 3 exhibition. The program welcomes Christina Weyl, an author, scholar, curator, and director of The Atelier 17 Project, for a discussion about the women artists who helped advance modernism and feminism through the influential Atelier 17 printmaking studio.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026 · 11:30 AM

Spotlight Tours

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia Cancelled

Featuring: Holden Barnes

Spotlight Tours are guided, 30-minute walks that introduce visitors to Longwood Gardens’ seasonal highlights and distinctive garden areas. During the 2026 autumn series, guides will focus on the Chrysanthemum Festival, including the horticulture, art, and science behind its displays. Tours are led by Holden Barnes and have limited capacity.

What the Founders Read

Through Sat, Dec 19, 2026

219 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Bradley Owen, Ph.D.

What the Founders Read is a yearlong discussion group for Athenæum members, led by Bradley Owen, Ph.D. The group examines the education of the American Founders, with particular attention to their engagement with the classical literature and ideas of ancient Greece and Rome and the ways those influences shaped the ideals of the new nation.

Delaware Art Museum

Transcendent: Landscapes of the Hudson River School Guided Tours

Through Sat, Jan 9, 2027

2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE

Transcendent: Landscapes of the Hudson River School Guided Tours offers a closer look at the Delaware Art Museum’s exhibition through a guided exploration of its highlights. Led by a trained Museum Educator, each tour considers how Hudson River School artists portrayed nature as the primary locus of the divine.

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The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Philosophy Discussion Group: The Meaning of Life

Through Thu, May 13, 2027

219 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Bradley Owen, Ph.D.

The Philosophy Discussion Group: The Meaning of Life is a monthly Athenaeum discussion series led by Bradley Owen, Ph.D. Participants will examine competing philosophical views about whether life has meaning, using *The Meaning of Life*, edited by E. D. Klemke. The readings are organized around three themes: whether life is meaningless without God, whether life can be meaningful without belief in God, and whether the question of life’s meaning is itself significant or legitimate.

Bristol Books & Bindery

BRT Book Club

Through Thu, Jun 3, 2027

129 Mill Street, Bristol, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Amy Kaissar, Ken Kaissar

BRT Book Club is a relaxed, welcoming discussion series led by Bristol Riverside Theatre Co-Producing Directors Amy and Ken Kaissar. Across six meetups, participants will read and discuss six plays, exploring their stories, characters, and the elements that make them effective onstage. The gatherings are intended for theatre lovers and include casual conversation, opportunities to meet fellow audience members, and the option to enjoy a glass of wine.

Theater

Penn Players

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Featuring: Penn Players

Penn Players presents *The Prom*, a musical comedy about Emma and Alyssa, two young women in love who want to attend prom together in Edgewater, Indiana. When their community threatens to cancel the event rather than allow them to go as a couple, a group of self-absorbed Broadway actors arrives to champion an inclusive prom—and to revive their own struggling careers through favorable publicity.

Helium Comedy Club

Special Event: Rocky Horror Drag Brunch

2031 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Stefani Steel

A glitter-filled Rocky Horror drag brunch celebrates the outrageous spirit of *The Rocky Horror Show*, including “The Time Warp” and “Science Fiction/Double Feature.” Guests can expect fishnets, glam, high-energy drag performances, and opportunities to sing along and join in the fun. The event is hosted by Stefani Steel.

InterAct Theatre Company

Charlottesville

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 3:00 PM

302 South Hicks Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Priyanka Shetty

Charlottesville is a tour-de-force solo performance about the power of witnessing, created entirely from more than 100 firsthand interviews with Charlottesville residents, court transcripts, and news reports. The Philadelphia premiere examines the tragic events of August 11 and 12, 2017, portraying a community in crisis alongside activists, students, residents, lawyers, far-right figures, and political leaders.

The Met Philadelphia

MARVIN - The Marvin Gaye Musical

Sat, Oct 31, 2026

858 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: The Met Philadelphia When: 2026-10-31 Price: Price not available

Academy Of Music

The Great Gatsby

240 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Jake David Smith, Joshua Grosso, Lila Coogan, Will Branner, Tally Sessions

The Tony Award–winning musical The Great Gatsby brings F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tale of passion, ambition, wealth, and tragedy to the stage in a lavish Roaring Twenties production. The story follows the glittering world of Jay Gatsby and the people drawn into his extravagant pursuit of love, with an original score blending jazz and pop influences.

Bucks County Playhouse

Rock of Ages

70 South Main Street, New Hope, PA

Rock of Ages is a Tony-nominated ’80s rock musical filled with extravagant characters, cheeky humor, and iconic songs from the decade. This high-energy October production invites audiences to let loose with a crowd or enjoy a lively night out on their own.

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Hedgerow Theatre

Misery

64 Rose Valley Rd, Media, PA

Featuring: Hedgerow Theatre Company

Hedgerow Theatre Company opens its 2026–27 season with *Misery*, a chilling psychological thriller about obsession, fame, and survival. William Goldman adapted the play from Stephen King’s novel, and Catharine Slusar directs the production.

Hedgerow Theatre

Tales from Poe

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026

64 Rose Valley Rd, Media, PA

Tales from Poe returns as a Halloween-season Hedgerow tradition, bringing Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry and short stories to the stage in a suspenseful theatrical journey through horror, darkness, and supernatural imagination. The adaptation includes signature works such as “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “Annabel Lee,” performed by a fluid ensemble of storytellers.

Ritz Theatre Company (Oaklyn)

Tell-Tale Poe

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 2:00 PM

915 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ

Featuring: Helen McKenna

Tell-Tale Poe is a two-act theatrical presentation starring Helen McKenna. The production explores Edgar Allan Poe’s life and legacy through the perspectives of Sarah Helen Whitman, the poet who was briefly engaged to Poe and later spent decades disputing misinformation about him, and Poe himself as he confronts his reputation and performs selections from his most celebrated writing.

Rowan University College of Performing Arts (Pfleeger Concert Hall, Wilson Hall)

The Adding Machine

201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ

The Adding Machine is a MainStage theatre production presented by Rowan University’s Department of Theatre & Dance as part of the 2026–2027 MainStage season. The production is directed by Dane Eissler.

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts (Walter K. Gordon Theater, Stedman Gallery)

No, No Nannette Musical

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM

314 Linden Street, Camden, NJ

Featuring: Symphony in C

Rutgers-Camden Theater, in partnership with Symphony in C, presents *No, No, Nanette*, a classic musical comedy set amid a blackmail scheme involving three couples sharing a cottage in Atlantic City. The production combines professional and student performers with a 31-piece orchestra and features Vincent Youmans’ celebrated score, including “Tea for Two” and “I Want to Be Happy.”

SALT Performing Arts (Chester Springs)

Oliver!

1645 Art School Road, Chester Springs, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: SALT Performing Arts (Chester Springs) When: 2026-10-09 at 19:00 Price: From $30

The Sedgwick Theater

Witch

7137 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Witch by Jen Silverman, adapted from John Ford and Thomas Dekker’s *The Witch of Edmonton*, follows a charming devil who arrives in the quiet village of Edmonton offering to trade its residents’ darkest wishes for their souls. Elizabeth, branded a “witch” and rejected by the town, seems like an easy target, but her soul proves difficult to purchase. As the devil repeatedly returns to persuade her, unexpected passions emerge, alliances take shape, and the village is permanently transformed.

Ursinus College (Kaleidoscope / events)

UC Theater presents “Rhinoceros”

601 East Main Street, Collegeville, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Kaleidoscope When: 2026-10-29 at 19:30 Price: $5-$10 Full details: https://www.ursinus.edu/live/events/44207-uc-theater-presents-rhinoceros

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Walnut Street Theatre

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical

825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA

THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical is a darkly comic musical about the wonderfully peculiar Addams family. Wednesday Addams has fallen for a kind, intelligent young man from a respectable family, but her parents have never met him. She asks her father, Gomez, to keep the relationship secret from Morticia, placing him in an impossible position before the families meet for a disastrous dinner with Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.

Wilma Theater

Horsegirl & Cowdaddy

265 S Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Lindsay Smiling

Horsegirl & Cowdaddy is a world-premiere play by DJ Hills, directed by Adil Mansoor and co-produced with Soho Rep. The funny, compassionate drama follows Horsegirl, a trans woman in her thirties living a carefully routine life with her father, Cowdaddy, in rural Pennsylvania. When she falls in love with a teacher who has recently moved to town, a physical transformation forces Horsegirl to reconsider what happiness and self-determination might mean.

Act II Playhouse

The Lifespan of a Fact

56 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, PA

Featuring: Ian Merrill Peake

The Lifespan of a Fact follows a young Harvard graduate who is brought in to verify a celebrated author’s essay for a struggling New York magazine. Their disagreement over truth, artistic freedom, and what it means to be accurate develops into a fast-moving, funny, and intellectually charged conflict. The play examines whether a compelling story can withstand close scrutiny and what matters most when art and facts collide.

Montgomery Theater (Souderton)

Ghost Hunt

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 8, 2026 · 4:30 PM

124 N. Main Street, Souderton, PA

Ghost Hunt follows seven high school friends who spend the night in an abandoned house rumored to be haunted. Aspiring documentary filmmakers Phinn and Joey hope to record evidence of the supernatural, while Sarah attempts to contact the spirits as a self-proclaimed medium. Their efforts are complicated by Timmy, a prankster whose interruptions make it difficult for Sarah to concentrate.

Arch Street Meeting House

The Melting Pot

Through Mon, Nov 9, 2026

320 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Theatre Ariel

The Melting Pot is a co-production by Philadelphia Artists’ Collective and Theatre Ariel, presenting Israel Zangwill’s 1908 melodrama in a new adaptation directed by Jesse Bernstein. The play follows David Quixano, a young Jewish-Russian immigrant composing a symphony about the promise of America while falling in love with Vera Revendal, a Russian-Christian immigrant. His hopes for their future—and for America’s—are threatened by nightmares and trauma from his Russian past.

Theatre Exile

Gruesome Playground Injuries

1340-48 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Jenna Kuerzi, Daniel Burgess

Gruesome Playground Injuries is an intimate, darkly funny love story by Rajiv Joseph. Kayleen and Doug first meet as children when Kayleen is in the nurse’s office with a stomachache and Doug arrives after throwing himself from the school roof. Their relationship unfolds through repeated encounters from ages 8 to 38, as injuries, heartbreak, humor, and reckless decisions keep drawing them back together.

The Broadway Theatre of Pitman

Disney’s Freaky Friday

43 S Broadway, Pitman, NJ

Disney’s *Freaky Friday* is a new musical comedy about a mother and her teenage daughter who magically exchange bodies. With only one day to reverse the spell, they experience each other’s lives firsthand and gain a deeper understanding of family, identity, and the lasting bond between parent and child. The production combines humor and heartfelt moments with a fresh musical adaptation of the familiar story.

InterAct Theatre Company

This Much I Know

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 22, 2026

302 South Hicks Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: InterAct Theatre Company

This Philadelphia premiere by Tony Award–winning playwright Jonathan Spector follows a psychology professor whose search for his missing wife unfolds across time. The play interweaves the story of Stalin’s daughter defecting to the United States with that of an American white supremacist’s son as he begins to question his beliefs. Through this theatrical, time-shifting structure, the production examines how people make decisions, change their minds, and contend with responsibility for events beyond their control.

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Arden Theatre Company

Topdog/Underdog

Through Sun, Dec 13, 2026

40 North 2nd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Arden Theatre Company presents Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama *Topdog/Underdog*, co-produced with People’s Light. The play follows adult brothers Lincoln and Booth, whose father gave them jokingly ominous names that seem to define a life of rivalry and resentment. Sharing a room, they trade stories, challenge one another, and orbit the street hustle of three-card monte while confronting the choices, losses, and uncertain futures shaped by the hands they have been dealt.

Film

Through Fri, Oct 30, 2026

The Social Reckoning

The Social Reckoning is a 1-hour-52-minute English-language drama from writer-director Aaron Sorkin. Inspired by The Wall Street Journal’s investigation known as “The Facebook Files,” it follows whistleblower Frances Haugen and reporter Jeff Horwitz as they reveal closely guarded information about Facebook. The film examines power, corporate responsibility, and the search for truth in the digital age, with Jeremy Strong portraying Mark Zuckerberg.

Scribe Video Center

Body of Work Night Three: The Waiting Room by Peter Nicks

3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Body of Work Night Three presents Peter Nicks’s documentary *The Waiting Room*, an immersive portrait of a public-hospital emergency room and the patients, medical staff, interns, and residents navigating an overburdened healthcare system. Set over 24 hours at Oakland’s Highland public hospital, the 2012 film examines how limited resources affect everyone involved, from patients who feel manipulated to staff struggling under relentless pressure. The film was shortlisted for an Oscar.

The Newtown Theatre

Young Frankenstein

120 North State Street, Newtown, PA

Young Frankenstein returns to The Newtown Theatre as part of the theatre’s “Movies & More!” series. The evening begins with an hour of themed activities before the film, including Young Frankenstein trivia, drink specials, a violinist performing on the front porch, a “Put…the candle…back!” photo opportunity, and a “Puttin’ on the Ritz” dance-off.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 9:45 PM

Halloween

Spend Halloween night with John Carpenter’s influential 1978 horror classic, in which Michael Myers escapes a mental institution and returns to his hometown to unleash terror. Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored the film, whose distinctive music and suspenseful style have made it a landmark of the genre. The screening is part of the Ambler Theater’s Spooky Season programming.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Fjord

824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

Fjord is a subtitled Romanian-French-Norwegian legal drama directed by Cristian Mungiu. The film follows the evangelical Gheorghiu family, who have struggled to fit into their rural Norwegian community. After local authorities take their children into custody over an incident involving corporal punishment, the family’s case becomes a focal point for competing forces within and beyond the village. The provocative drama won the Palme d’Or at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.

County Theater

Evil Dead II

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 9:45 PM

20 E State St, Doylestown, PA

Evil Dead II screens as part of the County Theater’s Spooky Season programming on Halloween Night. Sam Raimi’s horror-comedy sequel follows Ash, played by Bruce Campbell, as he becomes trapped in an isolated cabin and fights off a wave of demonic attacks unleashed after someone recites passages from the Book of the Dead. The film is widely regarded as a landmark of genre-bending horror.

Curio Theatre

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

815 South 48th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Mason Marlow

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) brings F.W. Murnau’s landmark silent German Expressionist vampire film to the Calvary Church Chapel for a Halloween presentation. In the film, a real estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the ominous Count Orlok, whose presence brings plague and death to a German port city. The chapel’s Victorian atmosphere provides a fitting setting for this tale of supernatural terror.

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Curtis Opera Theatre

KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 1:00 PM

1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Philadelphia Film Society Center When: 2026-10-31 at 13:00 Price: Price not available Full details: https://filmadelphia.org/movies/ken-russells-the-devils/

NAZA

NAZA is an 80-minute 2026 first-run film and Official PFF35 Selection. Through secret nighttime rooftop conversations in Tel Aviv, the film examines the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, drawing on testimony from people who designed and operated those systems.

WICKER

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Philadelphia Film Society Bourse When: 2026-10-28 at 12:45 Price: Price not available Full details: https://filmadelphia.org/movies/wicker-first-run/

You Can See Everything

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is a 2026 first-run film from directors Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. The film follows Elizabeth Holmes, the notorious Silicon Valley founder, beginning 34 days before she is due to report to prison. A skeptical film crew sets out to document her life, but what starts as an intimate portrait develops into a surreal, three-year descent into an increasingly strange reality.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 7:00 PM

WILD HORSE NINE

Philadelphia Film Society East

WILD HORSE NINE is a 118-minute first-run film directed by Martin McDonagh. Set shortly before Chile’s 1973 coup, the story follows CIA agents Chris and Lee, longtime partners sent from Santiago to Easter Island by their bureau chief, MJ. As they confront personal demons and unravel present-day conspiracies among the island’s famous statues, Chris forms an unexpected connection with two rebellious students, putting the entire mission and their retreat to the remote paradise at risk.

NAZA (PFS EAST)

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:30 PM

125 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Philadelphia Film Society East When: 2026-10-30 at 12:30 Price: Price not available Full details: https://filmadelphia.org/movies/naza-pfs-east/

Ritz Theatre Company (Oaklyn)

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026

915 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ

Get ready for a Halloween-time screening of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* at the Ritz Theatre Company, featuring a live shadow cast. Actors will perform onstage in front of the screen, acting and singing in tandem with the movie’s characters. Snacks, drinks, and prop bags will be available at each performance for an interactive “Time Warp” experience.

Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)

Rocky Horror Picture Show Movie Screening (21+ event)

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 11:45 PM

334 South St, Philadelphia, PA

No additional event-specific details were found on the source page. Venue: Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) When: 2026-10-31 at 23:45 Price: Price not available Full details: https://www.tlaphilly.com/shows#chakra-skip-nav

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Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA

The ultimate cult-movie experience returns to Uptown! for a lively screening of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*. The film follows sweethearts Brad and Janet as they encounter the flamboyant Dr. Frank-N-Furter and become caught up in a bizarre, unforgettable night of outrageous characters, iconic songs, and over-the-top fun.

Bok Auditorium

Roy From Space (Roy del Espacio)

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 5:00 PM

800 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Roy From Space (Roy del Espacio) is a newly restored Mexican outsider science-fiction animation that had been lost for more than 40 years. The film follows Roy, a helmeted visitor from Earth, as he battles synthesizer-voiced robots and flying saucers on behalf of the villainous King Alom while dealing with the king’s passionate daughter.

County Theater

Key Largo

20 E State St, Doylestown, PA

Key Largo is a 1948 tense thriller starring Humphrey Bogart as an Army veteran who arrives at a rundown Florida Keys hotel during a hurricane. The hotel has been taken over by an exiled gangster, creating a dangerous standoff. The film features an ensemble cast including Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, and Lionel Barrymore.

Curtis Opera Theatre

BOOGIE NIGHTS

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 7:00 PM

1412 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Boogie Nights is a sprawling 70mm drama about the heyday of the adult-entertainment industry and the larger-than-life origin story of Dirk Diggler, played by Mark Wahlberg. His rise begins to unravel as the drugs become more intense, the artistry leaves the industry, and Diggler attempts to launch a music career with his new song, “You Got the Touch.”

Johnny Brenda's

Reel Clueless – Halloween Edition

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 5:30 PM

1201 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Reel Clueless – Halloween Edition combines a themed trivia competition with a screening at Johnny Brenda’s. Guests can form teams of up to five people and compete for prizes before settling in for the film presentation. The event features Mitchell Joni Mitchell and Big Bad Bloody Mama, and is sponsored by Tullamore D.E.W. and New Trail Brewing Company.

Sense and Sensibility

Through Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Sense and Sensibility is a fresh, intimate period-drama adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel. The film follows the Dashwood sisters as they contend with love, grief, family obligations, and an uncertain future, exploring the tension between personal desire and the expectations of society. Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Frank Dillane, and Fiona Shaw lead the cast in this atmospheric and witty portrait of family and class.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 12:45 PM

A Talent for Murder

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 1:15 PM

A Talent for Murder is a 1-hour-46-minute thriller set in the Swiss Alps. An ambitious young publishing executive travels there to convince celebrated crime novelist Patricia Highsmith to write another installment in her Tom Ripley series. Highsmith instead draws him into an unsettling exercise: helping her imagine the perfect murder. As their collaboration deepens, the boundary between literary invention and reality starts to dissolve in this story of obsession, ambition, deception, and the dangerous force of imagination.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Fatherland

824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

Fatherland is an elegant subtitled drama from filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, director of *Ida* and *Cold War*. The story follows exiled writer Thomas Mann and his daughter as they travel through postwar Germany, confronting deep divisions within their family and homeland. The film stars Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler.

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Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 12:00 PM

FATHERLAND

FATHERLAND is an 82-minute first-run film screening at the Philadelphia Film Society Bourse. The page lists daily screenings from Friday, October 30, through Thursday, November 5, with several Tuesday showings marked OC for open captions.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 12:15 PM

THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK

20 E State St, Doylestown, PA

THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK is a first-run film screening at Philadelphia Film Society Bourse. The film has a runtime of 88 minutes, with screenings scheduled from October 30 through November 5.

County Theater

Mystery Mondays

Through Mon, Nov 9, 2026

Mystery Mondays is a continuing screening series for cinephiles who enjoy noir, whodunits, and suspenseful modern thrillers. The film title remains secret until the opening credits, with each screening introduced through a clue. The November 9 presentation features a compelling black-and-white film noir by one of the genre’s leading directors.

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 – Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Fallen Angels

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sat, Jan 2, 2027 · 11:00 AM

Noël Coward’s *Fallen Angels* is presented as a filmed live stage production from Broadway’s Todd Haimes Theatre. This sparkling comedy of manners follows two upper-class wives whose husbands are away for the day. After sharing drinks and reminiscing about their premarital affairs with the same man, they confront old rivalries and past scandals when he may be traveling from France to visit.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Saturday Matinees

824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA

BMFI Family Saturday Matinees presents family-friendly favorites on the big screen at Bryn Mawr Film Institute. The series is designed for younger audiences, with film descriptions and trailers available to help families decide whether each selection is appropriate for their children.

Exhibition

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Members' Hour: Marcel Duchamp

Through Fri, Oct 30, 2026

Members are invited to explore the special exhibition *Marcel Duchamp* during an exclusive Members’ Hour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Access includes only the galleries devoted to the exhibition; the rest of the building remains open to the public.

Walnut-Locust Station

Color Me Back’s Lovely Day Tour

South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Color Me Back’s Lovely Day Tour offers a guided look at *Lovely Day*, a mural by Lauren “Cat” West located in the concourse beneath SEPTA’s Walnut Street Station. The mural was created with Color Me Back participants between August 2020 and March 2021 and is being presented to the public after an extended closure.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 1:00 PM

118-128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

A guided in-gallery tour of PAFA’s newly restored Historic Landmark Building, the exhibition explores the diverse stories of American art and identity. Experienced docents examine the international influences and global exchanges that shaped American art, while highlighting artists’ responses to changing social conditions from the 18th century through the present.

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Operation Mud

Operation Mud is an exhibition honoring the students, teachers, and guest artists who participated in the first year of The Clay Studio’s Veteran-focused ceramic art workshop. Organized by resident artist and veteran Bradford Davis, the program creates a setting where veterans can support one another, build community, and find peace through ceramic making.

We Can Use The Rain

Fabric Workshop and Museum

We Can Use The Rain is a solo exhibition by fiber artist Larissa Ranbom, presented in The Delaware Contemporary’s ArtSource Gallery. The exhibition follows the changing life of plants across the seasons, from early spring redbuds and summer flowers to autumn milkweed and indoor-grown cacti in winter.

Jesse Krimes: Elegy Quilts

1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

Jesse Krimes: *Elegy Quilts* presents selections from the artist’s ongoing series of textile works examining the personal and emotional effects of incarceration. Drawing on his own experience with the U.S. carceral system, Krimes transforms donated clothing and fabric fragments from currently and formerly incarcerated people into intricately patterned quilts that consider memory, grief, alienation, comfort, belonging, and resilience.

Teamwork: A Grounds For Sculpture Staff Exhibition

Teamwork: A Grounds For Sculpture Staff Exhibition showcases the creative work of the people who make up Grounds For Sculpture. Staff artists from across the organization contribute work shaped by their varied backgrounds, departments, disciplines, materials, and artistic approaches.

Main Fountain Garden Performances

Main Fountain Garden Performances bring Longwood Gardens’ central fountain to life through coordinated water movement and music. The display features 1,719 jets that spin, dance, and surge as high as 175 feet, creating a large-scale performance throughout the garden.

New Hope Arts

Pop-Up Exhibition: In This Forest by Michael Palladino

2 Stockton Ave, 2nd fl, New Hope, PA

“In This Forest” is a solo pop-up exhibition by mixed-media artist Michael Palladino, presented in the Main Gallery at New Hope Arts. Palladino, a New York City–based artist and graduate of Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts, works across printmaking, sculpture, photography, and woodworking.

Wharton Esherick Museum

Member Sundays in the Studio [Member-Exclusive Event]

1520 Horseshoe Trail, Malvern, PA

Member Sundays in the Studio is a members-only morning program at the Wharton Esherick Museum. Friends of Esherick can spend an hour exploring the Studio’s main first-floor gallery at their own pace, speaking with museum staff and docents, and viewing a specially selected object that is rarely seen from the museum’s collections or archives.

Glencairn Museum

From Tower to Garden: Glencairn's Symbolism Inside and Out Tour

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This 75-minute guided tour explores the symbolism woven into Glencairn Museum’s architecture and gardens. The experience examines interior and exterior motifs organized around four connected themes—family, school, country, and church—and considers how they shaped life in the home of Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn.

Glencairn Museum

The Sacred Art of Ethiopia

The Sacred Art of Ethiopia explores the living artistic heritage of one of the world’s oldest Christian civilizations. The exhibition features Ethiopian interpretations of biblical stories, expressed through distinctive visual traditions shaped by the country’s cultural and spiritual history while conveying themes shared by Christians worldwide.

Through Fri, Nov 13, 2026

Chrysanthemum Bonsai Display

Through Sat, Nov 14, 2026

Chrysanthemum Bonsai Display showcases chrysanthemum bonsai and hardy bonsai in autumn color at Longwood Gardens. The exhibition features miniature landscapes pairing tanuki bonsai chrysanthemums with suiseki viewing stones, inviting quiet contemplation and appreciation of the natural world.

Wayne Art Center

Philadelphia Water Color Society: 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper

413 Maplewood Avenue, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Water Color Society’s 126th International Exhibition of Works on Paper presents a juried selection of contemporary works on paper at Wayne Art Center. The exhibition includes watercolor, soft pastel, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen and ink, gouache, acrylic, and hand-pulled prints, bringing together work by local, national, and international artists.

Autumn’s Colors

Autumn’s Colors transforms Longwood Gardens into a seasonal celebration of fall foliage, harvest displays, chrysanthemums, and changing textures across 83 acres of indoor and outdoor gardens. Visitors can explore pumpkins and gourds, fall-colored bonsai, a landscaped model railway, seasonal stories, live music, and special fountain presentations, with additional illuminated and Halloween-themed experiences on select evenings.

Harvest Displays

Harvest Displays celebrates autumn at Longwood Gardens with seasonal floral arrangements and festive harvest decorations. Colorful chrysanthemums, late-blooming annuals, pumpkins, gourds, and other accents create photo-friendly displays throughout the Rose Arbor, Peirce-du Pont House Plaza, and Idea Garden.

Chrysanthemum Festival

Chrysanthemum Festival transforms Longwood Gardens’ historic conservatories into a vivid display of color and imaginative floral design. Thousands of chrysanthemums have been carefully trained into elegant spirals, cascading baskets, floating clouds, towering columns, and other extraordinary forms, including supersized features.

Through Sun, Nov 29, 2026

Tree Watching

Tree Watching is a group exhibition guest curated by Maleke Glee. It explores tree watching as a contemplative practice and considers trees as witnesses, keepers of history, and connections to the spiritual realm. The exhibition reflects on trees as living archives of personal and collective experience, while bringing together artists whose work engages with the natural world, land stewardship, medicinal knowledge, foodways, sociopolitical histories, and the cultures rooted in particular landscapes.

Through Sun, Nov 29, 2026

I Thought I Would _______ By Now

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Elizabeth Bergeland’s solo exhibition *I Thought I Would _______ By Now* presents paintings that combine figurative realism with surreal and imagined environments. The work explores connection, uncertainty, time, productivity, digital pressure, and the emotional weight of womanhood and motherhood. Recurring imagery, including sunburns, tagged chickens, and reaching hands, becomes a visual language for anxiety, connection, and isolation.

Asian Arts Initiative

Avatopology 2.0: 9% Grin, 33% Groove

Through Sat, Dec 5, 2026

1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

Avatopology 2.0: 9% Grin, 33% Groove is a solo exhibition by Frank WANG Yefeng examining digital characters, online labor, distributed authorship, and the unstable idea of an “original” image. The project began with a blurred photograph of Yefeng and developed through a relay of image translations by 33 digital creators recruited through Fiverr. Each participant received only the preceding contributor’s work and reinterpreted it through their own visual language, producing nine animations and nine avatars through a six-stage process that moves between two- and three-dimensional forms.

Asian Arts Initiative

Rami George: from every river to every sea

Through Sat, Dec 5, 2026

1219 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA

Rami George’s *from every river to every sea* is a moving-image exhibition that reconsiders mass mobilizations for Palestine in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., from 2023 to 2024. Created amid the artist’s disillusionment with the art world during a period of crisis, the work uses inverted imagery and layered digital manipulation to transform handheld footage of public resistance, flags, and police surveillance into an experiential archive with an intense, unexpected vibrancy.

Montco Cultural Center (Montgomery County Community College)

A House with Cosmic Roots

Through Sat, Dec 5, 2026

340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA

A House with Cosmic Roots is an exhibition of Kate Leibrand’s large-scale fiber installations and pen-and-ink illustrations. Her densely woven, richly arranged works evoke landscapes and organic forms, reflecting her training as a designer and her strong command of color and composition across both fabric and drawing.

Montco Cultural Center (Montgomery County Community College)

Fish, Ink and Paper: The Art of Gyotaku

Through Fri, Dec 11, 2026

340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA

Fish, Ink and Paper: The Art of Gyotaku is an exhibition by Collegeville artist Michael Reimer featuring gyotaku, the Japanese practice of creating prints from fish. Reimer uses fish caught in Montgomery and Berks Counties, preparing them for inking and printing through a combination of traditional gyotaku techniques and methods he has developed himself. The exhibition highlights both the creativity of the artist and the beauty of local wildlife.

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts (Walter K. Gordon Theater, Stedman Gallery)

Light of the Guiding Star

Through Sat, Dec 12, 2026

314 Linden Street, Camden, NJ

Light of the Guiding Star is an exhibition exploring how magical and supernatural ideas shape the search for a new home. Its participating artists and curator are immigrants living and making art outside their birth countries. Through artistic and spiritual rituals rooted in their pasts, they examine physical and cultural boundaries while pursuing freedom of expression. The exhibition considers ancestry, religion, justice, and politics through the work of a generation of artists born in the 1980s and 1990s.

Through Thu, Dec 31, 2026

That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family

That’s Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family explores the Johnson family’s passions, commitment to innovation, and belief in the power of community. It also examines how the founder’s vision for The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture influenced the early development of Grounds For Sculpture.

Through Thu, Dec 31, 2026

Radical Americana

Fabric Workshop and Museum

Radical Americana is a citywide exhibition initiative led by The Clay Studio for the Semiquincentennial, bringing together exhibitions at Philadelphia-area arts and cultural institutions. The participating artists respond to Philadelphia’s artistic and civic history, including the original 1776 commemoration and later anniversaries in 1876, 1926, and 1976. Their new work considers the nation’s present and future, encourages civic dialogue, celebrates Philadelphia’s diversity, and continues the city’s tradition of creative and community-minded work.

You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry

1214 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

You Stretched Diagonally Across It: Contemporary Tapestry is an expansive exhibition examining how contemporary artists challenge the material, ideological, and narrative conventions of tapestry. Its title comes from a letter by Franz Kafka, in which he imagines his father’s presence woven across a map of the world. Curator Su Wu presents tapestry as a medium in which image and underlying structure cannot be separated, using the works to test boundaries between art and craft, perception and touch, tradition and improvisation.

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Opening the Vault: A Look Inside the GFS Collection

Opening the Vault: A Look Inside the GFS Collection offers a behind-the-scenes view of Grounds For Sculpture’s holdings, bringing newly acquired works and pieces that have spent years in storage into public view. The exhibition spans a wide range of artistic media, subjects, and perspectives, including work by established American artists and early pieces by artists who apprenticed at the Johnson Atelier before pursuing careers elsewhere.

Small Favors 2026

Small Favors 2026 is The Clay Studio’s 20th annual miniature exhibition and 20th-anniversary edition. The show presents nearly 800 small artworks by almost 400 artists, with each piece displayed in a four-inch cube. Most works are ceramic, ranging from tiny mugs and functional vessels to intricate sculptures, though artists from outside the ceramic field are also included.

Celia Feldberg

Celia Feldberg’s resident-artist solo exhibition, Getting There, explores movement and the journeys that shape us. The exhibition features earthenware vessels, pottery, drawings, and wall pieces filled with colorful animal imagery and a storybook sensibility. Migratory animals and depictions of transportation connect the physical experience of traveling from one place to another with the emotional process of moving through uncertainty, memory, and change.

Soojin Choi

Soojin Choi presents a solo exhibition as a resident artist at The Clay Studio. Born and raised in South Korea, Choi has worked in the United States since 2010. Her ceramic practice examines the uncertain, unresolved spaces of human emotion, translating interactions among people, physical environments, and feeling into layered works that move between flat and dimensional surfaces.

Our Sun Is Rising — Our Sun Is Setting

Our Sun Is Rising — Our Sun Is Setting is a group exhibition of artists who live and work in Delaware, presented at The Delaware Contemporary as part of Delaware’s 250th-anniversary observance. Juried by Dr. Morgan Joseph Hamilton and Sara Ganter, the exhibition considers belonging, isolation, disenfranchisement, and the power of the people within the complicated history of the United States.

Through Sun, Jan 10, 2027

Garden Railway

Garden Railway returns as a whimsical, multi-level miniature world combining horticulture, engineering, and family-friendly fun. Large-scale model trains travel through nearly 500 feet of elevated track, passing seasonally changing plantings and miniature recreations of beloved Longwood Gardens features. The display includes steam and diesel locomotives, along with other model trains, trestles, bridges, trees, stepping stones, fencing, and varied foliage.

Through Sun, Feb 28, 2027

We Were Always Here

We Were Always Here is a group exhibition in Gallery 5 at The Delaware Contemporary, bringing together Indigenous artists connected to the Eastern Woodlands. Presented as part of Delaware’s 250th-anniversary observance, the exhibition focuses on Indigenous art, craft, language, regalia, origins, and stories, emphasizing the continuity and enduring presence of the Nanticoke, Lenape, and other Indigenous peoples whose histories are rooted in the region.

Through Sun, Feb 28, 2027

Waveforms

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Waveforms is an exhibition by artist Kate Stewart, curated by Erica Loustau. Stewart works across painting, drawing, textiles, collage, sculpture, public murals, and site-specific installations. The exhibition explores recurring visual and conceptual elements connected to Tantric traditions, neural activity during changing states of consciousness, and waveforms in sound studies.

Institute of Contemporary Art (Penn)

Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Raíces & Resistencias

Through Sun, Aug 1, 2027

Salvador Jiménez-Flores: *Raíces & Resistencias* explores migration, cultural hybridity, identity, and resilience through mural painting, ceramics, and bronze sculpture. Drawing on his experience as a bicultural immigrant from Mexico, Jiménez-Flores combines visual and cultural references from Mexico, the United States, and Mesoamerica with elements of magical realism.

Open Video Call 2026

Through Sun, Sep 12, 2027

118 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Open Video Call 2026 is ICA Philadelphia’s relaunch of its ongoing platform for moving-image works by artists from across the Delaware Valley. Originally introduced in the late 1990s and last presented in 2020, the program is now a permanent, twice-yearly initiative. Chosen through an open submission process, the works represent artists at different stages of their careers and are screened on the museum’s mezzanine during the fall and spring exhibition seasons.

Through Sun, Jul 23, 2028

Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future

Shantell Martin: Past, Present, Future explores the many dimensions of time, from the tangible traces of the past and the immediacy of the present to imagined visions of what lies ahead. The exhibition considers how the past shapes current experience, how the present influences the future, and how people move through the continuous, often elusive flow of time.

Market/Fair

Love Park

Mural Arts Fest

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

1501 John F Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Ryan Gilfillan, Blackbuttafly, Steve Mckie, Bad Blaze Philly, Bad Blaze & Friends Philly, Club Advisory, Krispy, Tunji Ige

Mural Arts Fest brings Halloween-themed art, music, performance, and community activities to Love Park. Guests can decorate masks, paint pumpkins, make buttons, trade affirmation cards, take photos, shop from local artists, enjoy face painting and carnival games, and watch live painting, music, and fire performances. Costumes are encouraged, and the festival is designed for families, friends, and anyone looking for a creative afternoon in Center City.

Interactive

Anson B. Nixon Park

2026 Mallet Mob Meetup – Individual Tickets & Foursomes

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 3:00 PM

405 North Walnut Street, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

The 2026 Mallet Mob Meetup is a fundraiser benefiting the Kennett Flash. Participants will tee off at the Main Stage in Anson B. Nixon Park, with mallets provided. The event also includes live music, food, and drinks, and each attendee receives a coupon for one free future Kennett Flash ticket, subject to possible blackout dates.

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia

Brooklyn Bowl Presents: Pitch-A-Friend (21+)

1009 Canal Street, Philadelphia, PA

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia presents “Pitch-A-Friend,” a 21-and-over event centered on celebrating an exceptional single friend. Guests should prepare a three- to five-minute eulogy-style presentation making the case for why their friend is such a great catch. An accompanying PowerPoint presentation is required, and all-black attire is encouraged.

Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane

DIY Bag Charms for Teens

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 3:30 PM

2000 East Washington Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Create personalized bag charms in this hands-on workshop for teens at the Dwight Evans Library of West Oak Lane. Participants can experiment with beaded, rope, and letter charms, and the final October session concludes with a small party and charm-swap opportunity.

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 5:00 PM

Friday Nights: Halloween Eve

Featuring: DJ Dommis, Matthew Law

Celebrate Halloween Eve at the Philadelphia Museum of Art with an evening inspired by the museum’s special exhibition, *Marcel Duchamp*. The event combines art, Halloween-themed drinks, and “readymade” mischief, with cocktails and mocktails influenced by both the holiday and Duchamp’s work.

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Scribe Video Center

Special Learning Session: Peter Nicks on Direct Cinema

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 5:00 PM

3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Peter Nicks

Peter Nicks leads this hands-on session on the craft, philosophy, and ethics of direct cinema and observational documentary filmmaking. He will address the preparation involved before filming begins, including negotiating access, building relationships, and selecting cameras and lenses. The session will also examine approaches to the direct cinema style, the ways editing can shape filming decisions, the evolution of observational cinema, and examples of films that use the form effectively.

Webb Plaza

Webb Plaza Public Art Celebration

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 3:00 PM

2077 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Featuring: Poetica, Contraband 2.0

Join Mural Arts Philadelphia and the Sharswood community for a family-friendly Halloween celebration honoring new public artworks at Webb Plaza. The event celebrates murals by Amir Campbell and Marian Bailey, along with sidewalk poetry by Dr. Poetica Bey and Enoch the Poet, through an afternoon of art, music, spoken word, food, and community gathering.

Wells Fargo Center

Knicks vs. 76ers

3601 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

Knicks vs. 76ers is scheduled at Xfinity Mobile Arena, with the game beginning in the evening. Tickets are currently on sale through the venue.

Woodmere Art Museum

Toddler Tours & Artful Play

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 10:30 AM

9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Toddler Tours & Artful Play invites children ages 18 months through 5 years and their accompanying adults to an hour of creative exploration at Woodmere Art Museum. The program combines story time, a guided gallery visit, and an art activity created especially for young children and their grown-ups. Themes and projects change each month.

Barnes Foundation

Barnes Create & Connect

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 10:00 AM

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Barnes Create & Connect is a free, supportive art-making workshop for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners. The October session, the final workshop in the fall series, explores “Visual Stories through Van Gogh,” inviting participants to look closely at Vincent van Gogh’s work and reflect on how people create meaning in their own lives.

Glencairn Museum (Bryn Athyn)

Myth & Magic at the Museum

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 2:30 PM

1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA

Myth & Magic at the Museum is a family-friendly Halloween afternoon at Glencairn Museum, inspired by J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. Guests can enjoy pre-trick-or-treating activities including a mythical scavenger hunt, enchanting themed prizes, spooky decorations, and other magical festivities. Costumes are welcome.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 1:30 PM

Chocolate: From Bean to Bar

Montco Cultural Center (Montgomery County Community College)

Follow chocolate’s journey from cacao pod to finished bar in this in-person culinary arts tasting class at Longwood Gardens. Participants will see a fresh cacao pod opened, sample roasted cacao beans, and taste chocolate at different stages while learning how genetics, fermentation, processing, and expert craftsmanship influence flavor.

PumpkinFest 2026: Halloween Edition!

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA

PumpkinFest 2026: Halloween Edition! combines the annual pumpkin-sculpting workshop with a costume clinic for a creative Halloween activity. Participants receive carving tools, inspiration, costume materials, and guidance from art experts, who can help triage costume challenges or add finishing touches. The goal is to leave with both a new jack-o’-lantern and a completed costume. Bring your creativity and a costume to work on for the evening’s festivities.

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Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Sketching in the Galleries

Explore the Philadelphia Museum of Art through informal, drop-in drawing sessions held in different galleries. Each gathering centers on a particular theme and a selected work from the museum’s collection, with the gallery location announced online before the program and posted at Visitor Services desks.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 11:00 AM

Workshop Series: Seeding Joy

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Workshop Series: Seeding Joy is an interactive, multimedia workshop presented by the Museum of Black Joy in collaboration with Drexel Writers Room and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Designed for participants of all ages, the workshop uses the museum’s permanent collection as a starting point for creative activities exploring culturally specific ideas of beauty, representation, self-expression, and mindfulness. Activities may include collage, genre-expansive writing, visual poetry, creative journaling, and zine-making.

Museum Mindfulness: A Nature Walk

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Featuring: Julia Erdosy, Em Dombrovskaya

Museum Mindfulness: A Nature Walk invites participants to experience the exhibition *New Eyes: American Landscape Drawings* through mindful observation and meditation. Museum Educator Julia Erdosy leads meditative activities, while Curatorial Fellow Em Dombrovskaya guides slow looking at the artworks and discusses the artists, regions, and naturalist philosophies represented in the exhibition.

Ritz Theatre Company (Oaklyn)

Hansel & Gretel

915 White Horse Pike, Haddon Township, NJ

Hansel and Gretel become lost in a spooky forest, where they discover a candy-covered house and a seemingly sweet witch with sinister intentions. Using their own cleverness and suggestions from the audience, the siblings must escape the sugary trap and find their way home. This treat-filled, humorous adventure brings a touch of Halloween spookiness to the classic tale.

The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

Gardening Workshop: Backyard Seed Saving

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 · 1:00 PM

219 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Owen Taylor

Join Truelove Seeds co-founder Owen Taylor for a 90-minute, hands-on workshop on the art and science of saving seeds. Through demonstrations with a variety of plants, participants will learn which plants are best for seed harvesting and how to collect, clean, package, overwinter, and preserve seeds for future growing seasons.

Barnes Foundation

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Generational Exchange

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Khmer Performing Arts and Culture

PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Generational Exchange invites families to enjoy free admission at the Barnes Foundation, hands-on art activities, a collection scavenger hunt, storytime, and performances celebrating Cambodian heritage. The day’s featured performances by Khmer Performing Arts and Culture (KPAC) use traditional dance, music, and dress to explore the resilience and preservation of Khmer identity.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

Weekend Workshop | Mixed Media Collage Workshop with Anthony Ciambella

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM

118-128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

This two-day mixed-media collage workshop explores how to combine papers, photographs, and three-dimensional materials into expressive, personal, and richly textured artwork. Led by artist Anthony Ciambella, the workshop draws on sources such as memory, literature, and film while introducing both traditional and unconventional approaches to collage.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Art Kids Studio

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Art Kids Studio is a family art-making activity at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visitors can drop in and create together, with projects changing every few weeks and participation welcoming artists of all ages. The activity takes place in the North Vaulted Walkway of the Main Building.

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 9:00 AM

Sensory Friendly Mornings

Sensory Friendly Mornings welcomes autistic visitors, people with sensory sensitivities, and their families to explore the Philadelphia Museum of Art before regular public hours. Participants experience one museum area and take part in flexible, hands-on art activities in a supportive, low-sensory setting. The program takes place before this month’s Family Festival, and the quiet area remains available throughout the festival.

Light the Way: Family Festival

Featuring: Philly Dance Fitness

Light the Way: Family Festival celebrates the Festival of Lights through hands-on art activities, gallery exploration, and Bollywood fusion dance. Families can create lanterns and light catchers, collaborate on colorful rangoli patterns inspired by the South Indian Temple Hall, and take breaks in a designated sensory-friendly space. The festival is presented as part of the museum’s Art Kids program.

Wells Fargo Center

Mammoth vs. Flyers

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 4:00 PM

3601 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

Mammoth vs. Flyers takes place at Wells Fargo Center, with the game scheduled for Sunday, November 1, 2026. Doors open 90 minutes before the 4:00 p.m. event start.

Woodmere Art Museum

Family Festival: Maguire Hall's First Birthday Party

9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Celebrate the first anniversary of Maguire Hall with a free, all-ages festival at Woodmere Art Museum. The day includes dancing to jazz, circus performers, hands-on family artmaking, and the chance to help decorate a giant birthday-cake sculpture. Local food trucks will also be on site, and museum admission is free throughout the event.

Woodmere Art Museum

Sunday Family Art & Storytelling

Sun, Nov 1, 2026 · 11:00 AM

9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Sunday Family Art & Storytelling introduces preschoolers to art through a focused, hands-on experience. Children will look closely at one artwork, hear a related picture-book story, and make their own art project alongside an adult companion. The program offers a playful way for young children and their adults to explore art together.

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)

Workshop: Collagraphs with Tetra Pak

Fri, Oct 30, 2026 – Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 1:00 PM

118-128 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA

Workshop: Collagraphs with Tetra Pak is a two-session printmaking class at PAFA focused on transforming recycled Tetra Pak cartons into collagraph printing plates. Participants will learn to cut, drypoint, and print the material, beginning with image design and matrix preparation in the first session and completing the printing process during the second.

Sat, Oct 31, 2026 – Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 9:30 AM

Introduction to Companion Planting

Through Tue, Nov 24, 2026

Introduction to Companion Planting is a two-week, in-person horticulture course at Longwood Gardens focused on the science and folklore of plant partnerships. Participants will learn how flowers, herbs, and vegetables can work together to support pest management, pollination, soil health, and stronger growth, then apply those principles to home gardens, community plots, and landscape settings. The course is designed for gardeners of all experience levels and serves as an elective for Longwood’s Gardening Certificate.

Scribe Video Center

New Moons, New Suns: Speculative Fiction Scriptwriting

3908 Lancaster Avenue, Philadelphia, PA

Featuring: Wi-Moto Nyoka

New Moons, New Suns: Speculative Fiction Scriptwriting is a five-session workshop led by Wi-Moto Nyoka. Participants will explore short-form speculative fiction in both prose and screenplay formats, watch and discuss short speculative films by emerging filmmakers from the United States and abroad, and practice world-building and script analysis. The workshop concludes with each participant completing an original 5- to 10-page screenplay.

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Art Kids Classes: Ages 5-6

Through Sat, Dec 12, 2026

Art Kids Classes: Ages 5–6 is a semester-long, drop-off program at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Museum teachers lead children through engaging experiences in the galleries before guiding them in hands-on art projects in the Education Classrooms. No previous art experience is required, and all materials are provided.

Through Sun, Dec 13, 2026

Chrysalis