Now & Soon
Heads up at Queen & Rook — Fantasy Renn Faire, postponed by weather in September, is now Sat Oct 17, noon–8pm on the 100 block of South St — sword fights, fire performers, 40+ fantasy and craft vendors. Free. PhillyVoice
Friday Night Magic (draft or sealed)
Heads up at Xfinity Mobile Arena — Calvin Harris' first North American headline tour stops here Apr 8, 2027 — announced Oct 13. General on-sale Thu Oct 22 at noon; artist presale Oct 20. Arena news
Heads up in #music — Philly Music Fest turns 10, Oct 12–18 — 25 bands and musicians over seven nights at independently owned venues. Visit Philly
Helium Presents at the Fitler Club: Joe DeVito
Philadelphia Comedy Club
Heads up at the Miller — Jim Gaffigan Dec 10–12 — new show added due to popular demand. source
Special Event: Deric Cahill
Don Lemon & DL Hughley
LEAP ~ Out In Front
Tanner Dane ~ Matthew Landis
Nataly Aukar
Heads up at Quintessence — “Witch” Sep 30 – Oct 25. $10 rush tickets in person an hour before curtain; ACCESS cardholders pay $2, up to four people. Ticket prices
Heads up at the Arden — “Girl from the North Country” Teen Night Sat Oct 17, $15 tickets for ages 13–18; Industry Night Sun Oct 18, $20 with code INDGIRL. Teen Night
Heads up at the Kimmel — The Kimmel Center turns 25 this December — more than 10 million people through the doors since it opened in December 2001. 25 years of the Kimmel
Shoutout to Craft Nation, a community craft studio!
Heads up at the Franklin Institute — Science After Hours: Fright Nite, Fri Oct 16, 7:30–11pm — live DJ in the Fels Planetarium, Wissahickon Brewing samples included, costumes encouraged. Food and drink pay-as-you-go. Visit Philly
Jennifer Koh, violin & Vijay Iyer, piano
Science After Hours: Fright Nite
LEAP
Drew Nugent & The Midnight Society
LEAP – Entropy World Tour
Heads up at The Met — Built by Oscar Hammerstein I, opened Nov 17, 1908 with “Carmen.” Reopened Dec 3, 2018 after a $56 million renovation. The Met's history
Jennifer Koh, violin & Vijay Iyer, piano
Heads up at the Academy of Music — Opened 1857 and modeled on La Scala — the oldest opera house in the U.S. still used for its original purpose. Seats up to 2,600. About the Academy
GLOORP / SKIN PRESS / SUKI MOUIRINING THUGG / +1 TBD
Wind Walkers - The "I Don't Belong Here" Tour
Heads up at Chris' Jazz Cafe — Every show streams live on their YouTube channel for members — from $1.99/month — with an archive of performances back to summer 2020. Philly's longest-running jazz club, since 1989. YouTube channel
ULTRA SUNN
The Red Meat Conspiracy – Live at Evil Genius
Heads up at the Mann — 50th anniversary season runs thru Oct 16 — six dates still on the calendar after Sep 30. source
Shoutout to Black Hound Clay Studio West, a community pottery studio!
Ginny & The E.C. + Stargazer Lily + Tofu Bench + Zachariah Bigelow
ADA INTERACTIVE / GLOORP / SKINPRESS / SUKI MOURNING THUGG
In-person! Event Horizon presents Sohme, Infrasubcontra, Smith and Fury
Heads up at Union Transfer — Buy at the box office and skip the fees — 1026 Spring Garden, open 5pm to close every show night, cash or card. Union Transfer FAQ
Finally Fridays
Heads up at Margolis — Membership $50/month — five Margolis-produced nights a month, half-price couch reservations, early ticket access. $100/month is unlimited for you and a guest. The Priority List is free. Membership info
Party Proactively
Showcase Supreme
Langston Kerman
Lucas Beltran Quintet (Until 1 AM)
Special Event: Deric Cahill
Nataly Aukar
Helium Presents at the Fitler Club: Joe DeVito
WESTTOWN ROAD
DJ Craig Dash
Shoutout to Thrillerdelphia: Philly's Horror Bookstore
Epicycles 03 w/ Keegan Tawa, Sean Youngman, Staysis
DL RL Presents: THE DOLLA PARTY
Socafro Carnival Philadelphia
La Discoteka
DJ Kurteousy (10PM - 2AM)
Emo Night Philly
DJ Chris Urban
Hard Candy with XTina
Latin Vibes
DJ OD
Coming Up
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