Things to do in Philadelphia

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Saturday Aug. 16, 2025

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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

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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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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

Monday Aug. 18

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

Gecko_pollinators

10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

Tuesday Aug. 19

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

Gecko_pollinators

10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

Wednesday Aug. 20

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

Gecko_pollinators

10 am – 5 pm

Morris Arboretum & Gardens Garden Railway: World Pollinators

Ages: All
Family
Outdoors

Morris Arboretum & GardensPhiladelphia

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

Joseph P. Illidge

Noon – 2 pm

Author event with Joseph Illidge (Shadow Cabinet, Batman, Bloodletter)

Free

MultiversePhiladelphia

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5 – 8 pm

W Philadelphia Pours + Prose

Food & Drink

W PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

6 – 8 pm

Neighborhood Walking Tours with the Preservation Alliance

Philadelphia

Artist Workshop

6 – 8 pm

Workshop Wednesdays at Independence Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest

Ages: All
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Independence Blue Cross RiverRink SummerfestPhiladelphia

6:30 – 7:30 pm

Yoga Club Meeting (Free Yoga Class in Prospect Park)

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7 pm

Disney Descendants/Zombies

Music

Wells Fargo CenterSouth Philadelphia East

Thursday Aug. 21

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

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Noon – 6 pm

Revelations: An Evolution of Introspection

InLiquid GalleryPhiladelphia

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5 – 10 pm

Passyunk Passeggiata: An Italian-Style Promenade

East Passyunk AvenuePhiladelphia

6 – 8 pm

Dabke Workshop with El Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe

Al-Bustan Seeds of CulturePhiladelphia

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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