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Shoutout to Thrillerdelphia: Philly's Horror Bookstore

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

Heads up in #nomnomslurp — Scrapple & Apple Festival at Reading Terminal Market, Sat Oct 17, 10am–5pm — free to attend, pay-as-you-go. Philly Vegan Restaurant Week runs thru Oct 17 at over a dozen restaurants. Visit Philly

Heads up at the Constitution Center — Founders and Frights thru Oct 31: free outdoor Hocus Pocus Fri Oct 16 (activities 5:30, movie 7pm), Halloween in the Historic District Sun Oct 18, 11am–3pm — activities free, museum ticket for the exhibits. Founders and Frights

12pm · University City · The Rotunda

In-person! Weekly improvised music drop-in jam session

12pm · Packer Park · Navy Yard

SUB & SURFACE TOASTMASTERS CLUB

Heads up in #arts — Philadelphia Open Studio Tours, east of Broad, Oct 17–18 — free, self-guided, about 20 neighborhoods. REEL October, the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival, runs Oct 15–25 with 140+ screenings, some free. Visit Philly

1:30pm · Spring Garden

I Don’t Dance!

2pm · Kensington, Old

Goblet of Light

Heads up in #theatre — Visit Philly's fall guide picks 30+ can't-miss shows — updated Sep 8. Visit Philly

Heads up at the Barnes — “Noguchi to Asawa” opens Sep 20 — sculpture and design by Japanese American artists including Ruth Asawa and Isamu Noguchi. Through Jan 10. source

4pm · Bridesburg · Borski Park

Parks on Tap at Borski Park

4pm · Wissahickon · Philadelphia Guild of Handweavers

Center City Portable Fibers

4:30pm · Torresdale · Maggie's Waterfront Cafe

WEDNESDAY HAPPY HOUR

5pm · Spruce Hill

Bartram’s Garden Photo Exhibit at Studio 34

5pm · Society Hill

Abandominium

Shoutout to Craft Nation, a community craft studio!

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

5pm · Society Hill · The Philly Game Shop

Miniature Painting Social

Heads up at Bartram's Garden — Indigenous People's Day Celebration Sun Oct 18, noon–5pm — performances, vendors, workshops. source

5:15pm · Callowhill

John Miller Giltner’s A Christmas Carol

5:30pm · Callowhill

Born To Sing The Gospel

5:30pm · Rittenhouse

Soul Retrieval

5:30pm · Kensington, Old

ANARCHY!

5:30pm · Callowhill

Your Queen Presents: PETRUS

Heads up in #outdoors — Open Streets: West Walnut — seven car-free blocks, Sundays thru Oct 25. Philly Bike Ride Sat Oct 17, 7am: 20 miles of car-free streets, 5th year; registration required, finish-line festival free. Visit Philly

5:45pm · Callowhill

Love for a New Future

6pm · Rittenhouse

Eat My Shorts

6pm · Dickinson Narrows · Gold Star Park

Music in the Park at Gold Star Park

Heads up at Schuylkill Banks — Schuylkill River Park Farmers Market runs Sundays 9am–1pm thru Oct 25 at 25th & Spruce. source

6pm · Germantown, Westside · Philadelphia Furniture Workshop

Whittling - week 3

6pm · Kensington, Old

Goblet of Light

Shoutout to Black Hound Clay Studio West, a community pottery studio!

Heads up in #fitness — The Rocky Run, Sat Nov 14 — 10-miler, 5K and half marathon; ~40,000 runners expected from all 50 states and 75 countries. Visit Philly

Heads up at PRG Fishtown — Membership $75/month — unlimited climbing across all five PRG gyms, no commitment. Intro package $49 with gear and a class. Membership info

Heads up in #family — Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1776 at the Museum of the American Revolution, Oct 17–18 — outdoor plaza activities free, guided tour $10 extra, costume contest Sun 11am–3pm. Visit Philly

6:30pm · Logan Square

Is This Thing On?

Heads up at Craft Nation — Paper Arts Open Craft Sun Oct 25, 12:30–3:30pm — drop-in paper crafting, no experience needed. Sliding scale from $0, suggested $25; register online or walk in. Open Craft details

6:30pm · Society Hill · The Philly Game Shop

Pokémon TCG

6:30pm · Society Hill · The Philly Game Shop

MTG Cube

6:30pm · Queen Village · Tattooed Mom

Big Ass Bitties // September 2026

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

6:30pm · Society Hill · The Philly Game Shop

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