LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Newspapers and Microfilm Center at Parkway Central Library
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 1:30 PM
This event is part of the speaker series for Ink & Impact: The Legacy of the Philadelphia Tribune, an exhibit opening October 5th in the News & Microfilm Department.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Bustleton · North & Northwest Philadelphia · Bustleton Library
📅 Fri, Nov 6, 3:30 PM
Join us for crafts and games! This program is for school-age children, beginning at 3:30 p.m.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Science and Wellness at Parkway Central Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM
Join us at Parkway Central Library for an RN-led candid conversation on Advance Care Planning.
Details Official page ↗Park (Fairmount Park Conservancy)
📍 FDR Park · South & West Philadelphia · FDR Park
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM
As you pedal around, use the kid-friendly binoculars provided to spot turtles, ducks, blooming flowers, and maybe even a great blue heron – the long-legged shorebird the boats are shaped after.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 University City · South & West Philadelphia · Walnut Street West Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM
Staring at the page and looking to level up your craft?
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Kingsessing · South & West Philadelphia · Kingsessing Library
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM
Join us for a free community event for people living with eczema and their families!
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 7, 3:00 PM
Dr. Hazel Ann Lee, poet and author, discusses her science fiction book The Astronaut’s Window: Collection of Poems and Short Stories Celebrating Nature.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Mon, Nov 9, 6:00 PM
Hear from the Rising From Ground Zero authors about 9/11 and the FDNY's Path through Crisis to Transformation
Details Official page ↗Park (Fairmount Park Conservancy)FREE
📍 FDR Park · South & West Philadelphia · FDR Park
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 9:00 AM
We’ll hike around multiple spots in the park that serve as sanctuaries and feeding grounds for different bird species.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Olney · North & Northwest Philadelphia · Greater Olney Library
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 10:00 AM
Join Larry Farmbry for a 2-hour program designed to inform adult and senior participants on the many facets of financial planning.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PM
Hear award-winning local author Sophia Demas who's book Conciousness Beyond Death examines consciousness; she will discuss the numerous miracles she has experienced and written about in books.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Mon, Nov 16, 6:00 PM
Marie Gottschalk is the Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and the winner of the Robert F.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Kingsessing · South & West Philadelphia · Kingsessing Library
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 4:00 PM
Ever wonder what makes a bird a bird? Our avian friends have many qualities that make them unique.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 6:00 PM
Join us for Philadelphia A to Z, a program that explores a fascinating collection of lost Philadelphia stories, one for each letter of the alphabet.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Science and Wellness at Parkway Central Library
📅 Tue, Nov 17, 6:30 PM
The names of nearly 150 North American bird species have not aged well, ruffling feathers in the ornithological world.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Parkway Central Library
📅 Thu, Nov 19, 2:00 PM
This hands-on session introduces the next evolution of AI: agentic AI - AI systems that can move beyond providing an answer to planning, researching, using tools, and completing a series of steps toward a goal.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Parkway Central Library
📅 Fri, Nov 20, 10:00 AM
Legendary children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will read aloud in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City · Philadelphia City Institute
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 1:00 PM
Celebrated author of Swallow, Mary Cappello returns with a new lyrically exuberant book set in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood where her mother, Rosemary, a beloved community organizer, poet, and long-time editor of Philadelphia Poets, lived and died.
Details Official page ↗LibraryFREE
📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Philbrick Hall at Parkway Central Library
📅 Sat, Nov 21, 3:30 PM
In each story, everyday people are searching for something after a rough, weird day.
Details Official page ↗PlacePaid
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
See the room where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were both signed.
💵 $1.00 per-ticket handling fee for tour tickets (recreation.gov); open house 9–10:30am needs no ticket
🕑 Daily 9–10:30am open house (no ticket); 10:40am–4:40pm tours every 20 min (ticket required, from Nov 1)
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Elfreth's Alley is one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States.
💵 $3 museum; $10 guided tour
🕑 Fri–Sun 12–4pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Walk in the footsteps of the Founding Fathers.
💵 $5 self-guided; $10 guided tour
🕑 Daily 11am–5pm (Sun 9:45–11am, then 11:30am–5pm)
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Franklin Court · Center City & University City
Explore Franklin's life and character in the Benjamin Franklin Museum.
💵 $7.50 adults; kids 5 and under free
🕑 Daily 9am–5pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Exhibits in the building highlight the role of art and artifacts in American history and diplomacy.
💵 See site
🕑 Thu–Mon 11am–4pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Fairmount · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Step inside the world’s first penitentiary, a bold 19th century experiment in justice reform.
💵 Timed tickets
🕑 Daily 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
Explore the complex histories of medicine, engage in dialogue about well-being, and expand your understanding of the human body with us.
💵 Timed tickets
🕑 Wed–Mon 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
In the Barnes collection, artworks are arranged in ensembles that emphasize visual relationships—there are no labels like you would see in a typical museum.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Mon 11am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
home to one of the largest public collections of Rodin’s work outside Paris
💵 Suggested $15 adults
🕑 Fri–Mon 10am–5pm
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📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
Perfect for the first-time visitor, this tour provides an overview of some of the museum’s most renowned treasures.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mon & Thu–Sun 10am–5pm (Fri to 8:45pm); closed Tue–Wed
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Fairmount Park · South & West Philadelphia
The state-of-the-art facility brings you closer to our bears than ever before, with a new Zoo360 trail and larger, upgraded habitats.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Daily 9:30am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Penn's Landing · Center City & University City
Climb aboard the oldest steel warship afloat in the world.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Tue 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Camden · South Jersey
Tour The Nation's Most Decorated Battleship.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Mon 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Chestnut Hill · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Morris Arboretum & Gardens is a 92-acre public garden in Chestnut Hill, where plants, people, and place come together.
💵 Tickets
🕑 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Parkway · Center City & University City
Explore the night sky with cutting-edge astronomical presentations in the awe-inspiring Fels Planetarium.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Daily 9:30am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 University City · South & West Philadelphia
A million world wonders. 10,000 years of history.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Tue–Sun 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Explore the Museum's historic Old City Philadelphia neighborhood with stops at iconic Revolutionary-era sites on daily expert-guided walking tours.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Daily 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Have a chat with Betsy in person as she plies her trade, stitching reproduction Colonial-era fabrics in her upholstery shop.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mar–Nov daily 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Chestnut Hill · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Welcome to Woodmere, where we tell the stories of the art and artists of Philadelphia.
💵 See site
🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 FDR Park · South & West Philadelphia
We welcome all people to explore cultural identity through the story of Scandinavians
💵 See site
🕑 Tue–Sun 10am–4pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
The Rosenbach Museum & Library is a community that engages with and celebrates the art of the written word using our collection of rare books and manuscripts.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Thu–Sat 10:30am–6pm, Sun 10:30am–4:30pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Independence Mall · Center City & University City
The National Constitution Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Independence Mall · Center City & University City
America’s fight for freedom on view in the spot where it was fought
💵 Free admission; The First Salute $18+
🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–5pm
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📍 East Fairmount Park · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Park Historic Houses filled with antiques, fine art, and collectible treasures from the 18th and 19th century
💵 See site
🕑 Thu–Sun 10am–3pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Center City · Center City & University City
The City Hall Tower Tour offers a panoramic view of Philadelphia's landscape from 548 feet above ground.
💵 Tickets
🕑 Mon–Fri 10am–2:45pm
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Kensington · North & Northwest Philadelphia
By adapting old world beer styles with modern brewing techniques, we have developed unique flavors that represent Philadelphia proudly.
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Sun–Tue 11am–11pm, Wed–Sat 11am–12am
Details Official site ↗PlacePaid
📍 Manayunk · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Our location on the river affords us one of the largest outdoor decks in Philadelphia
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Tue–Thu 12pm–12am, Fri–Sat 12pm–1am, Sun 12–10pm
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📍 Pennsport · South & West Philadelphia
has been on the corner of Weccacoe and Snyder Avenue since 1930 when Domenico Bucci started the family business.
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Tue–Sat 10am–5pm
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📍 Old City · Center City & University City
The back bar was crafted by German woodworkers and used in the Centennial Celebration in 1876 prior to its use at Khyber Pass.
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Mon–Fri 11am–2am, Sat–Sun 10am–2am
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📍 Fishtown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Experience Philadelphia Distilling where our spirits are made.
💵 Pay as you go
🕑 Tasting room Thu 4–10pm, Fri 4–11pm, Sat 1–11pm, Sun 1–9pm
Details Official site ↗LandmarkFREE
📍 Old City · Center City & University City
The building also offers self-guided exhibits about this now famous symbol of liberty.
🕑 Daily 9am–5pm
Details Official site ↗LandmarkFREE
📍 Independence Square · Center City & University City
Presidents Washington and Adams were both inaugurated in this building.
🕑 Daily: open house 9–10am, tours every 20 min 10am–4:40pm (no tickets needed)
Details Official site ↗MuseumFREE
📍 North Philadelphia · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Our upstairs exhibit hall houses over 100,000 natural specimens, including ancient fossils, glowing minerals and animals from around the globe!
🕑 Tue–Fri 9:30am–4:30pm; select 1st Saturdays
Details Official site ↗MuseumFREE
📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
Learn about the Water Works’ noteworthy beginnings in the early 19th century as Philadelphia’s water pumping station
🕑 Wed–Sat 10am–5pm
Details Official site ↗GardenFREE
📍 Southwest Philly · South & West Philadelphia
This public park spans nearly 50 acres in Southwest Philadelphia, offering peace, rest, and connection.
🕑 Welcome Center Thu–Mon 9:30am–4:30pm
Details Official site ↗GardenFREE
📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Once the home of a prominent Quaker family, the Arboretum has been free and open to the public for over 100 years.
🕑 Grounds daily, dawn to dusk
Details Official site ↗ParkFREE
📍 East Falls · North & Northwest Philadelphia
While active burial sites, Laurel Hill is also an arboretum that provides public green space for recreation and education.
🕑 Gates 7am–7pm (EDT) / 7am–5pm (EST)
Details Official site ↗LandmarkFREE
📍 Queen Village · South & West Philadelphia
The church grounds at Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site are open daily from 5AM to 11PM.
🕑 Grounds daily 5am–11pm
Details Official site ↗ParkFREE
📍 Callowhill · Center City & University City
The Rail Park Phase One is free & open daily
🕑 Daily 7am–10pm
Details Official site ↗WaterfrontFREE
📍 Delaware River Waterfront · Center City & University City
The Pier is free to enter and open to the public.
🕑 Mon–Thu 12–9pm, Fri 12–11pm, Sat 11am–11pm
Details Official site ↗ParkFREE
📍 Valley Forge · Delaware & Chester
Park grounds include roadways, parking lots, trails, meadows, and forests.
🕑 Grounds daily 7am–dark; visitor center 9am–5pm
Details Official site ↗MarketFREE
📍 Center City · Center City & University City
The Reading Terminal Market Corporation is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation
🕑 Daily 8am–6pm
Details Official site ↗MarketFREE
📍 Bella Vista · South & West Philadelphia
the heart and soul of Philadelphia’s oldest outdoor market place and heritage.
🕑 Tue–Sat 9:30am–5:30pm, Sun 10am–3pm
Details Official site ↗KidsFREE
📍 East Park · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Our one-of-a-kind historic Playhouse offers three floors of interactive play.
🕑 Oct–Mar: Tue–Sun 10am–5pm (always closed Mon)
Details Official site ↗NatureFREE
📍 Tinicum · South & West Philadelphia
Visitors to the refuge may observe hundreds of species of plants, trees, birds, insects and mammals.
🕑 Trails sunrise–sundown; visitor center Wed–Sun 9am–4pm
Details Official site ↗MarketFREE
📍 Society Hill · Center City & University City
one of the city’s largest outdoor markets
🕑 Sundays 10am–2pm
Details Official site ↗MarketFREE
📍 University City · South & West Philadelphia
Philly’s oldest year-round market
🕑 Saturdays 10am–2pm
Details Official site ↗MarketFREE
📍 Fairmount · Center City & University City
The Food Trust Farmers Markets make fruits and vegetables more affordable to everyone.
🕑 Thursdays 3–7pm
Details Official site ↗