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Friday Sep. 5, 2025

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All day

Exhibition – Unforeseen Matter

Art
Free

East MarketPhiladelphia

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All day

Reimagined Street Scenes

Art
Free

Old City PublishingPhiladelphia, PA

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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

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10 am – 5 pm

The Short Line

Michener Art MuseumDoylestown

6×6 Grigori Catsputin

10 am – 6 pm

Free art show-Animal House- works by Elizabeth Beecher

Art
Free

Black Moth GalleryArdmore

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10 am – 8 pm

Back To School Means Back to the Museum of Illusions Philadelphia

Ages: 5 – 8
Community
Family

Museum of Illusions PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

3 – 7 pm

Paws in the Pool – Dog Swim Week!

Animals

Kaiserman JCCWynnewood

Artist Market

4 – 9 pm

Artists and Artisans Market at Cherry Street Pier

Ages: All
Art
Family
Free

Cherry Street PierPhiladelphia

5 – 7 pm

First Friday: Books, Meet Their Makers!

Science History InstitutePhiladelphia

First Friday September 5th @ Arch Enemy Arts

5 – 9 pm

First Friday September 5th @ Arch Enemy Arts

Art
Free

Arch Enemy ArtsPhiladelphia

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5 – 8 pm

Phirst Phriday in Rox

Pocket ParkPhiladelphia

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5 – 6 pm

Yellow Fever 1793: Evening Tour

Christ Church Burial GroundPhiladelphia

5:30 – 9 pm

First Friday Opening: Philadelphia Love + The Jane Gallery 1st Birthday Bash

The Jane GalleryPhiladelphia

Live Music at Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia

6 – 9 pm

Live Music at Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia

Music

Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia 1113 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19107Philadelphia

Spruce Dance Nights

7 – 10 pm

Spruce Street Dance Nights at Spruce Street Harbor Park

Ages: All
Dance
Family
Free

Spruce Street Harbor ParkPhiladelphia

7 – 8 pm

Keep the Alien Fed

Theater

Allens Lane Art CenterPhiladelphia

Get It Together Show Image

7 – 9 pm

Get It Together

Theater

Hamilton family Arts CenterPhiladelphia

Lauren Mendelsohn & Kate Dineen CROP

7 pm

Lauren Mendelsohn Band at Evil Genius Beer Co. with Special Guest Kate Dineen

Evil Genius Beer Co.Philadelphia

Tommy Too Smoov

7:30 – 10 pm

Tommy Too Smoov at Stress Factory Comedy Club

Comedy

Stress Factory Comedy Club at Valley Forge Casino Resorts 1160 1st Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406King of Prussia

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8:30 pm

WXPN Welcomes: Sierra Ferrell

Music

Franklin Music HallCallowhill

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8:30 – 9:50 pm

Improv Comedy: The N Crowd

Comedy

The N CrowdPhiladelphia

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9 pm

Genesis: 1st Fridays House Music Dance Party Kick Off – Sept 5th@ RubaClub – 9PM

Ruba ClubPhiladelphia

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