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Wednesday April 23, 2025

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Celebrate Earth Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Paramus Public LibraryParamus

Thursday April 24

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6 am – 7:30 pm

Weeknights at the Wagner: Landscapes of Enslavement

Wagner Free Institute of SciencePhiladelphia

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11 am – 1 pm

Giving Opportunity a Second Chance: Fair Chance Employment Discussion

Triple Bottom BrewingPhiladelphia

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Celebrate Earth Day

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY
Family
Free

Paramus Public LibraryParamus

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5 – 6 pm

Old City Untapped

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5:30 – 10:30 pm

Take Back the Night Philly 2025

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6 – 8 pm

KOP Town Center Presents: Live Music on the Green

Free
Music

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6 – 8 pm

1Philadephia Spring Meetup

Free

Indy Hall ClubhousePhiladelphia

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7 – 8:30 pm

Cliveden Conversation – The Sacred Remains: American Attitudes Toward Death in the Early 19th Century

Free
Talks

Virtual via Zoom

Friday April 25

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All day

Greater Philadelphia City Nature Challenge

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10 – 11 am

Franklin Tree Planting at Carpenters’ Hall

Ages: All
Attractions
Family
Free

Carpenters’ HallPhiladelphia

_We’re Hiring Flyers (Document)

11 am – 2 pm

2025 Spring Job Fair

Darby Borough Rec CenterPhiladelphia

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5 – 6:30 pm

Hotel Anna & Bel Presents: A Poetry Reading by Emily Hunt

Hotel Anna & BelPhiladelphia

Saturday April 26

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All day

Greater Philadelphia City Nature Challenge

Across PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

NGM Bird Walks

8 – 10 am

Bird Walks at Newlin Grist Mill

Newlin Grist MillGlen Mills

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8 – 10 am

PanCAN PurpleStride Philadelphia

Memorial Hall, Fairmount ParkPhiladelphia

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8 – 10:30 am

Spring Bird Walk

Riverbend Environmental Education CenterGladwyne

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9 am – 5 pm

Uhuru Flea Market

Free
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10 am – 4 pm

2025 Crooked Billet History Fair (covering Bucks & Montgomery Counties and NE Philly)

Ages: All
Community
Expo
Family

Keith Valley Middle SchoolHorsham

The Woodlands BioBlitz (12)

11 am – 12:30 pm

BioBlitz at The Woodlands

Free

The WoodlandsPhiladelphia

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Noon – 5 pm

Clothing Swap at STITCH AND DESTROY

STITCH AND DESTROYPhiladelphia

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1 – 2:30 pm

Camerata Philadelphia: Center City Chamber Music – Sibelius & Beethoven

Ages: All
Family
Free
Music

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6 – 8 pm

Homecoming

Free

20*20 HouseLansdowne

Sunday April 27

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All day

Greater Philadelphia City Nature Challenge

Across PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

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11 am – 5 pm

StrEAT Food Festival

Main Street – MANAYUNKManayunk

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1 – 4 pm

Block Party for CHOP

Ages: All
Family
Festivals
Free

King of Prussia Town CenterKing of Prussia

Monday April 28

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All day

Greater Philadelphia City Nature Challenge

Across PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia

Pottery

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Pop Up Claymobile

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Craft & DIY
Family

Welsh Road LibraryPhiladelphia

Tuesday April 29

Wicked Tuesday

2 – 5 pm

Wicked Tuesday at Welsh Road Library

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Community
Family

Welsh Road LibraryPhiladelphia

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2 – 6:30 pm

Frames Per Second

Film
Free

Basement Chapel, Temple Performing Arts CenterPhiladelphia

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6 – 8 pm

Diamond Screen Film and Media Arts Festival

Temple Performing Arts CenterPhiladelphia

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7 – 8:30 pm

THE POETS’ STUDIO: Revision Workshop

Twelve Gates ArtsPhiladelphia

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