Evil Genius Block Party with Wheatus

31 things to do in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey this weekend, Oct. 3-4

A Fishtown block party headlined by Wheatus, Chinatown's rescheduled Mid-Autumn Festival and fall festivals in Bordentown, Blackwood and Roxborough are among this weekend's highlights.

Have diabetes or high blood pressure? This free Philly event will explain what it means for your kidneys

A blood pressure reading by clinician

More than 300 works coming to Philly for first major U.S. Marcel Duchamp retrospective in over 50 years

Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968) Fountain

More than 100 vendors coming to Hagley Craft Fair in Wilmington Oct. 17-18

Hagley Craft Fair 2026

Halloween mystery aboard USS Olympia

The Secret of the Olympia Promotional Artwork

Chinatown will turn into a massive night market with 90+ vendors on Oct. 8

Chinatown Night Market

More than 200 artists and vendors will line the Delaware River in Historic New Castle this weekend

Battery Park in Historic New Castle

Hundreds of Jeeps will line the Ocean City Boardwalk this weekend

Jeep Invasion Ocean City

Health Screening

Free heart screenings for ages 12-25 will be offered in Montgomery County

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HANSON will bring ‘MMMBop’ and other hits to Atlantic City in December

HANSON to perform at Hard Rock Atlantic City

80+ makers will fill Dilworth Park for fall market

Made in Philadelphia Market Series 2026

‘American Idol’ and ‘The Voice’ standouts will lead ‘The Wiz’ musical in Wilmington

The Wiz Cast

PAX Unplugged will turn the Convention Center into a giant game room

PAX Unplugged Gaming Room

Lambertville’s legendary Halloween house is spreading its elaborate displays across downtown

Lambertville Trail of Magic

Charlie Puth, SOMBR, OneRepublic and Ludacris will play Q102’s Jingle Ball in Philly

Xfinity Mobile Arena NEW

Visitors can walk through a 4,300-year-old tomb chapel when Penn Museum’s new Egypt galleries open in December

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Bordentown Cranberry Festival will bring 100-plus artists and makers downtown Oct. 3-4

Bordentown Cranberry Festival

Ride a train to a pumpkin patch and explore a South Jersey grove this October

Woodstown Central Railroad - Pumpkin Patch Flyer

Dumpling Fest Philadelphia returns Oct. 28 with a self-guided restaurant crawl

Spend the night inside Fort Mifflin for an overnight ghost investigation behind locked gates

Fort Mifflin Paranormal Night

Wheatus, the band behind ‘Teenage Dirtbag,’ will headline Evil Genius’ free Fishtown music festival and block party on Oct. 3

Evil Genius Block Party with Wheatus

Mütter Museum will display bonus collection items for after-hours ‘Frankenstein’ finale

Mutter Museum Frankenstein

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Franklin Square will turn Philly Mini Golf spooky for October, with a Boo-zy Bar after dark

Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square

Fishtown vintage market will bring hundreds of vendors to three blocks along Frankford Avenue

Now + Then Marketplace - Thunderbird Salvage

Free health screenings, groceries, food trucks and housing help will be available at this North Philly fair

Aerial view of North Philly

Morgan’s Pier has turned into a six-week fall festival with pumpkins, Yappy Hours and a Halloween bash

Morgan's Pier Fall Fest

Nearly 100 vintage and handmade vendors will fill this Kennett Square fall market

Clover Market Kennett Square

The Franklin Institute is throwing an adults-only Halloween party on Oct. 16

Fright Nite - Franklin Institute

OURfest returns to Philly’s Gayborhood Oct. 11 with music, drag, dancing and community events

Philly Outfest Outdoor Festival

Betty Boop will step out of black-and-white and onto the Academy of Music stage this fall

Aliya Grace to star as Betty Boop

Philadelphia libraries offer free after-school homework help for K-12 students

The Free Library LEAP program

Family-Friendly

A waterfront pumpkin patch with 10,000 pumpkins, a smashing zone and scarecrow archery is returning to Philly

Cityside Pumpkin Patch

Manayunk will go from drag story time to ‘Rocky Horror’ during an all-day LGBTQ+ celebration

Out & About

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Chester County YMCAs will open their doors for free with swimming, fitness, crafts and family activities

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Netflix House is adding a ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ experience with HUNTR/X, Derpy Tiger and demon hunts

Netflix House Kpop Demon Hunters

Lynnewood Hall will open to public for the first time in 84 years

Lynnewood Hall The Gilded Age

Thousands of candles will cover the stage of a historic Delco theater for a Halloween concert

Candlelight coming to Media PA

Hunt for mid-century furniture, estate jewelry, vintage clothing and more across nearly 100 booths at this Oaks antique fair

Antique & Collector Fair

Huge operating model train layouts are coming to Edison for Greenberg’s Great Train & Toy Show

Greenberg Train show

How to watch thousands of rowers race toward Boathouse Row at the 2026 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta

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A Halloween speakeasy inspired by Edgar Allan Poe and Sleepy Hollow has opened near the author’s former Philly home

The Newsroom Speakeasy

Ride a ghost train through Salem County’s dark countryside and hear live ghost stories and local legends

Woodstown Central’s Salem Ghost Train

FEASTIVAL will bring bites and drinks from 25+ Philly restaurants and bars as performances unfold throughout FringeArts

FEASTIVAL Event

Philly teens can learn about money from Wharton faculty and Goldman Sachs pros at a free financial literacy summit

Drink in a historic graveyard during this beer and history tour in Old City

Christ Church Burial Ground

Chestnut Hill's Night of Lights will transform Germantown Ave. with illuminated buildings and projected history

Chestnut Hill Night of Lights

Downtown Bryn Mawr will be filled with 90+ vintage and handmade vendors at October's Clover Market

Bryn Mawr Clover Marker

Flyers to host free home opener festival where fans can watch Wayne Gretzky and TNT crew broadcast live

Stateside Live! Home Opener

Philadelphia Museum of Art to open major El Anatsui exhibition with more than 90 works

El Anatsui

Mütter Museum's Halloween party will recreate a medieval 'dancing plague'

2025 Mutter Choreomania

Blackwood Pumpkin Festival will bring 200+ vendors, food trucks and live entertainment to South Jersey

Blackwood Pumpkin Festival

Ride an antique train through Bucks County's fall foliage this October

New Hope Fall Foliage Excursion

Flyers giveaways, theme nights and special events for the 2026-27 season

Flyers 2026-27 Theme Nights

Massive collectibles show will bring 200+ tables of cards, coins and vintage toys to King of Prussia

A pile of Pokemon Cards

Delaware River Festival will turn both sides of the river into one free event

2026 Delaware River Festival

Free Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest will bring 20+ performances to the Kimmel Center

Ensemble Arts Philadelphia Fall Festival

More than 30 sailboats will race along the Delaware River during Philadelphia Cup Regatta

Philadelphia Cup Regatta 2025

Vintage hot rods and motorcycles will race on the beach in Wildwood this October

Race of the Gentleman - Wildwoods

More than 150 scarecrows have taken over Peddler's Village through Oct. 26

Peddler's Village Scarecrow Festival

South Jersey Celtic Festival will bring Highland Games, Irish dancing and whiskey tastings to Burlington County

South Jersey Celtic Festival and Highland Games

Three historic Fairmount Park mansions will host a Revolutionary-era festival

Woodford Mansion in East Fairmount Park

Northern Liberties fall block party will bring 40+ vendors, trick-or-treating and a costume contest to Piazza Alta

piazza alta harvest block party

'Utopian Hotline' brings an unusual message-for-the-future experiment to Franklin Institute's planetarium

Utopian Hotline

Vintage flea market coming to University City with clothing, records, furniture and more

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Chinatown’s Mid-Autumn Festival will fill 10th Street with lion dances, mooncakes and lanterns

Philadelphia Chinatown Friendship Gate

See 5,000 mums sculpted into spirals, clouds and 10-foot displays at Longwood Gardens

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St. Nick's Italian Festival will bring saints, tenors and porchetta to South Philly

The Annual St. Nicholas of Tolentine Authentic Italian Festival

Halloween Nights at Eastern State: What to know for 2026

Eastern State Halloween Nights

Storybook Land fills up with pumpkins, hayrides and a hay maze for fall

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Philadelphia Orchestra is going big on opening night with Beethoven’s Ninth

150+ Philadelphia art studios opening for free tours in October

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Trick-or-treat inside Eastern State Penitentiary at a free fall festival

Eastern State Fall Festival for Familes

Family-Friendly

Build fairy houses in Morris Arboretum & Gardens' Whimsical Woods this fall

Fairy Houses at Morris Arboretum

Giant Oktoberfests are coming to a South Street block and the 23rd Street Armory

Oktoberfest South Street

Philly Coffee Festival bringing dozens of specialty roasters to the 23rd Street Armory

Philly Coffee Festival 2025

Market of the Macabre at Laurel Hill Cemetery postponed due to weather

Market of the Macabre 2025

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Pumpkins, potions and bats are coming to Morris Arboretum & Gardens this October

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Pay-what-you-wish Friday nights are sticking around at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Pay what you wish at Philadelphia Museum of Art

‘The Addams Family’ musical to run at Walnut Street Theatre through Nov. 1

Addams Family Promo Shoo

Philly Cider Week returns Oct. 25-Nov. 1

Philly Cider Week 2026

Giant steel roots will rise among the trees at Tyler Arboretum this fall

Steve Toobin In the Light

BalletX to offer free dance classes this season

BalletX Free Fridays

Romantasy ball to take over a Rittenhouse Square mansion this fall

Realm & Revel - Stotesbury Mansion Grand Ballroom

Hocus Pocus Speakeasy coming to Montgomery Mall

Hocus Pocus Speakeasy at Montgomery Mall

Roxtoberfest to bring beer gardens, stein contests and costumed pets to Ridge Avenue

Roxtoberfest Crowd

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Chill Moody to perform at free Fairmount Park celebration with fireworks

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20/20 Photo Festival to bring 10 days of free photography events to Philadelphia

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New vintage market to bring 75 vendors to historic PA farm this fall

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Linvilla's Apple Festival to go on after April freeze damages harvest

Linvilla Orchards Apple Fest

New Bucks County card show will have sports cards, Pokémon and live pack openings

Pokemon Cards

Pond Fest to bring 12-plus food trucks, pony rides and live music to Lums Pond

Pond Fest Live Music

Think you know Philly history? Put it to the test against the city's tour guides

Independence Hall Tour Guide

International Cheese & Wine Festival to serve 100-plus cheeses with matching pours in Oaks

International Cheese & Wine Festival coming to Oaks

Great American Guitar Show to bring vintage, new and used instruments to Oaks

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‘Ted Lasso’ star Brett Goldstein bringing new stand-up show to The Met

Brett Goldstein

Mount Laurel Day to bring more than 20 food trucks, bounce houses and pony rides to township complex

mount laurel day

A Golden Girls Murder Mystery to bring comedy, clues and cocktails to Media

A Golden Girls Murder Mystery in Media

Jonas Brothers to bring ‘Burning Up Tour’ back nearly two decades later with 45-city run stopping in Philly

Jonas Brothers 2026 Tour

NASCAR returning to Dover Motor Speedway for race weekend in May 2027

Tighter grandstand view of All Star Race

Walnut Street will go car-free for seven Sundays this fall

Center City District - Open Streets

Third Eye Blind returning to The Fillmore for another Halloween show

Third Eye Blind

Steve Lacy bringing ‘Oh yeah?’ tour to Camden this fall

Steve Lacy

The Chicks will perform 'Taking the Long Way' in full at The Met

The Chicks coming to The Met Philadelphia

Shop gems, crystals, fossils and jewelry at the Fall NJ Gem Show

Fall NJ Gem Show

Harvest Jawn will bring 40-plus vendors, fall activities and live music to South Philly

Harvest Jawn South Philly

Glen Foerd Masquerade Ball returns Oct. 30

Glen Foerd's annual Masquerade Ball 2026

Malcolm Gladwell coming to Philly to discuss new book

Malcolm Gladwell The American Way of Killing

Phish bringing three-night concert run to Atlantic City

Phish Tour Atlantic City

Registration now open for the YMCA's Gobble Wobble 5K

Philly Gobble Wobble 2026

'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' coming to Philadelphia in 2027

The cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Thousands of dogs coming to Oaks for National Dog Show's 25th anniversary

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Massive traveling vintage market coming to Oaks this October

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Montco Jazz Fest returns with more than 30 concerts across Montgomery County

Larry McKenna Montco Jazz Fest

'The Magicians Table' brings immersive close-up magic to the Kimmel Center this fall

A magician performs during "The Magicians Table"

Cirque Du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil's 'Twas the Night Before...' returns to Philadelphia this holiday season

Cirque du Soleil's Holiday Show Returns to Philadelphia This December

Farmers Markets

Berwyn Farmers Market returns with 70-plus vendors

Shoppers browse the Berwyn Farmers Market in Berwyn

Disney On Ice is bringing a new show to Philly during winter break

Disney On Ice Spotlight MAgic

More than 40 Philly arts organizations are uniting for six-week citywide festival

Collective Futures

See 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' with a live orchestra at the Kimmel Center

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Ensemble Arts

Kennett Brewfest returns with more than 200 craft beers and live music this fall

Kennett Brewfest Crowd

Sonic Live in Concert will celebrate 35 years of the iconic video game franchise

Sonic Live in Concer

Senses Fail is bringing its 'Still Searching' anniversary tour to Philly

Senses Fail Photo

Beabadoobee to bring her first arena tour to Philadelphia this fall

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48 Blocks Festival returns to Atlantic City with live music, art and mural tours

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Underoath bringing 'Define the Great Line' 20th anniversary tour to Philly

Underoath Band

More than 20 free outdoor movie nights are coming to Philly parks this summer and fall

Friday Night Flicks Welsh Fountain 2 2023

Little Big Town, the band behind 'Pontoon' and 'Girl Crush,' will perform at The Met this fall

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Phoebe Bridgers will bring 'The Lost Tour' to Philly in September

Phoebe Bridgers

Sara Bareilles brings her 'Good Grief Tour' to The Met this September

Sara Bareilles

Bryson Tiller is bringing his "Neo Trapsoul Tour" to Camden

Bryson Tiller

Gracie Abrams’ new tour includes two Philly arena shows

Gracie Abrams

Pa. Chocolate and Coffee Festival returns to Oaks this fall with 150+ vendors

PA Chocolate & Coffee Festival

Roxette will bring its 40th anniversary tour to the Mann this September

Roxette 40th anniversary tour

Philly Music Fest will celebrate 10 years with seven nights of local shows this fall

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Dan + Shay will bring ‘Young’ tour to Philly this fall

Dan + Shay

Journey will perform in Philly this fall on its 'Final Frontier Tour'

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