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

The Oct. 24-25 event follows a roughly 2.5-mile course beneath four bridges. Here’s where to watch and what spectators should know before heading to Kelly Drive.

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

Yards Oktoberfest will turn normally off-limits brewery space into a Bavarian beer hall

Yards Brewing Company - Green Tanks

OURfest, formerly OutFest, returns to Philly in October with a National Coming Out Day parade and free Gayborhood festival

Philly Outfest Outdoor Festival

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

Ocean City Air Show Weekend will bring warbirds, pyrotechnic skydivers and aerobatic pilots to the Shore

Aerobatic Air Show 3 Ocena City

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

Bryn Mawr Clover Marker

3 free festivals take over Fishtown this Saturday with Oktoberfest, live music and family activities

3 fishtown festivals

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

Renaissance-style Fantasy Faire will bring sword fights and fire performers to South Street

Queen & Rook Fantasy Faire

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

2026 Delaware River Festival

Clover Market will bring 95+ vintage and handmade vendors to downtown Collingswood

Collingswood Clover Market

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

Edelman Fossil Park's World of Bugs will have edible insects, roach races and live animal encounters during GreenFest

GreenFest at Edelman Fossil Park

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

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'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

‘Stranger Things’ Upside Down dinner experience coming to Netflix House

Stranger Things Netflix

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

Margate Fall Funfest will mark 25 years with more than 110 vendors by the bay

Margate Fall Fest

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 will fill Laurel Hill Cemetery with taxidermy, oddities and art

Market of the Macabre 2025

Family-Friendly

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

South Street Fall Fest to fill eight blocks with a Renaissance fair, skate park and Oktoberfest

South Street Fall Fest 2025

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

South Philly Sausage Fest and vintage flea market to take over West Passyunk

South Philly Sausage Fest and Flea Market

What’s in the air Philly breathes? Find out at the Franklin Institute

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CollegeFest to turn Race Street into a giant welcome-to-Philly party

CollegeFest Block Party

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

Family-Friendly

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

Medford Oktoberfest to bring 20 musical acts, beer and quirky competitions to South Jersey

Medford Oktoberfest & Music Festival

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

Philly AIDS Thrift to throw free block party with live music, food and 30+ vendors

Philly AIDS Thrift anniversary block party

‘This Should Never Be a Musical’ to turn audience ideas into improvised shows at the Arden

This Should Never Be a Musical Cast

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

International Cheese & Wine Festival coming to Oaks

Festival of Festivals to bring food, music and cultural traditions to Cherry Street Pier

Cherry Street Pier - Festival of Festivals

Cooper DeJean, Allen Iverson and Julius Erving to appear at Philly Sports Card and Memorabilia Show

Cooper DeJean at The Philly Show

XPoNential Music Festival lineup includes Portugal. The Man, Dawes and Little Feat

Xponential Music Fest 2026

New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival to feature 160-plus juried artists

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Mütter Museum to screen Hitchcock thriller ‘The Lodger’ with a live score

Mutter Museum The Lodger Screening

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

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

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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

3DPrintopia to showcase 3D-printed creations and new technology at the Pennsylvania Convention Center

3DPrintopia - PA Convention Center

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Hero Thrill Show bringing fire truck rides, police motorcycle stunts and K-9 demonstrations to South Philly

Hero Thrill Show 2026

Watch arena polo in Fairmount Park at Work to Ride's annual championship

Work to Ride Arena Polo Championship 2026

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

Hear ghost stories and see close-up illusions inside Shofuso Japanese Cultural Center after dark

Kaidan: Tales of Moonlight and Rain

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

Halloween mystery aboard USS Olympia

USS Olympia illuminated against the Delaware River

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

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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

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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

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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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