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

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

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

I Don’t Dance!

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

Parks on Tap at Borski Park

Center City Portable Fibers

WEDNESDAY HAPPY HOUR

Bartram’s Garden Photo Exhibit at Studio 34

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

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

John Miller Giltner’s A Christmas Carol

Born To Sing The Gospel

Soul Retrieval

ANARCHY!

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

Love for a New Future

Eat My Shorts

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

Whittling - week 3

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

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

Pokémon TCG

MTG Cube

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

One Piece TCG
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