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Thursday Aug. 21, 2025

Independence Blue Cross RiverRink

7 – 9 pm

Free Bingo Thursdays at the Lodge at Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest

Ages: All
Family
Free
Games

Independence Blue Cross RiverRinkPhiladelphia

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8 – 10 pm

A Puppeteer with The Palsy Performs Scenes from Shakespeare or, the Ghost in the Machine

Theater

Theatre ExilePhiladelphia

Friday Aug. 22

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All day

Exhibition – Unforeseen Matter

Art
Free

East MarketPhiladelphia

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All day

Outdoor Dining at CO-OP Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink

CO-OP Restaurant & BarPhiladelphia

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8 am – 11:30 pm

Cirque De Paris at MarketFair

MarketFairPrinceton

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9:30 am – 5 pm

“Jaw-some Adventure” at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium1 Riverside Drive

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10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

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10 am – 5 pm

Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural

Art

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

10 am – 6 pm

Free art exhibit- Absurd Spectaculars

Art
Free

Black Moth GalleryArdmore

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

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Noon – 2 pm

Dabke Workshop with El Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe

Al-Bustan Seeds of CulturePhiladelphia

Jazz Night

7:30 – 10 pm

Jazz Summer Nights at Spruce Street Harbor Park

Spruce Street Harbor ParkPhiladelphia

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8 – 10 pm

A Puppeteer with The Palsy Performs Scenes from Shakespeare or, the Ghost in the Machine

Theater

Theatre ExilePhiladelphia

TELLandSHOW

8 – 10 pm

Tell&Show Comedy Show

Art
Comedy

space 1026Philadelphia,

N Crowd Square 2025 with new time

8:30 – 9:50 pm

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd

Comedy

The N CrowdPhiladelphia

Saturday Aug. 23

Poster_UnforeseenMatter (1)

All day

Exhibition – Unforeseen Matter

Art
Free

East MarketPhiladelphia

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All day

Outdoor Dining at CO-OP Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink

CO-OP Restaurant & BarPhiladelphia

2025 CDP-58

8 am – 11:30 pm

Cirque De Paris at MarketFair

MarketFairPrinceton

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9 – 10 am

Summer Sweat Series at King of Prussia Town Center

King of Prussia Town CenterKing of Prussia

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9:30 am – 5 pm

“Jaw-some Adventure” at Adventure Aquarium

Adventure Aquarium1 Riverside Drive

Gecko_pollinators

10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

Schaechter – January 2025-3

10 am – 5 pm

Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural

Art

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

10 am – noon

Neighborhood Walking Tours with the Preservation Alliance

Philadelphia

10 am – 6 pm

Free art exhibit- Absurd Spectaculars

Art
Free

Black Moth GalleryArdmore

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

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10 am – 4 pm

Warren County Winery Train

delaware river railroad excursionsPhillipsburg

11 am – 3 pm

Fungadelphia Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Classes
Family

Schuylkill Center for Environmental EducationPhiladelphia

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

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Noon – 6 pm

SNIPES, Under Armour & KUR Host Second Annual Back-to-School Drive in Philadelphia

Free

4862–70 Parkside AvePhiladelphia

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12:30 – 4 pm

Woodblock Printmaking Workshop

Art
Classes

Raymond Farm Center for Living Arts and DesignNew Hope

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1 – 3 pm

Intro to Glowforge: Keychain, Earings, or Dog Tags

Art
Classes

Utility Works – Creative CommunityLansdowne

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