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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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

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10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

10 am – noon

Neighborhood Walking Tours with the Preservation Alliance

Philadelphia

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11 am – 1 pm

Kids’ Drop-In Craft

Ages: 5 – 8
Art
Family
Free

Historic St. George’s Museum and ArchivesPhiladelphia

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

WA Indoor Museum Looking Up

2 – 4 pm

Watson Adventures’ Whodunit at the PMA Scavenger Hunt

philadelphia museum of artPhiladelphia

Slayed by the Bell

3 – 4:30 pm

Slayed By the Bell

Theater

Red Rūm TheaterPhiladelphia

Slayed by the Bell

4 – 5:30 pm

Slayed By the Bell

Theater

Red Rūm TheaterPhiladelphia

Big Bang Fest SOBs 1.13.14

6 – 9 pm

Arte en las Calles: Fiesta de Verano

Teatro EsperanzaPhiladelphia

Slayed by the Bell

7 – 8:30 pm

Slayed By the Bell

Theater

Red Rūm TheaterPhiladelphia

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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

Sunday Aug. 17

Poster_UnforeseenMatter (1)

All day

Exhibition – Unforeseen Matter

Art
Free

East MarketPhiladelphia

CO-OP_EXTERIOR_060 FINAL Credit Jason Varney

All day

Outdoor Dining at CO-OP Restaurant & Bar

Food & Drink

CO-OP Restaurant & BarPhiladelphia

Gecko_pollinators

10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

10 am – noon

Neighborhood Walking Tours with the Preservation Alliance

Philadelphia

PopUpPlay

1 – 4 pm

Family Funday with PopUpPlay at Spruce Street Harbor Park

Ages: All
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Spruce Street Harbor ParkPhiladelphia

Slayed by the Bell

3 – 4:30 pm

Slayed By the Bell

Theater

Red Rūm TheaterPhiladelphia

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4:30 – 7 pm

Amada’s PIG OUT 2025!

Food & Drink

AmadaPhiladelphia

8 – 10:30 pm

Dark Side Burlesque presents Howl’s Moving Tassels: A Burlesque & Drag Tribute to Studio Ghibli

Dance
LGBTQ+

Franky Bradley’sPhiladelphia

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