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Philadelphia Metro Area

Top things to do for visitors, each linked to its official source.

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33 things to do. Best for visitors first.

LibraryFREE

Clark Park Storytime

📍 University City

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 10:00 AM

Bring a blanket & snack and meet us at 43rd St. & Chester Ave. near the Clark Park playground for stories, songs, fun & bubbles!

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Park (Fairmount Park Conservancy)FREE

Community Paddle Boating at FDR Park

📍 FDR Park

📅 Sat, Oct 31, 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.

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LibraryFREE

Fall Festival!

📍 Southwest Philly

📅 Fri, Oct 30, 2:00 PM

Join Paschalville Library for an afternoon of fall fun with arts & crafts activities and a movie screening for all ages!

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LibraryFREE

Meet the Beetles series

📍 Logan Square

📅 Thu, Oct 29, 6:00 PM

Beetles are the most successful organism on the planet and play a critical role in the ecological functions supporting life on earth.

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LibraryFREE

Author Event: Hazel Ann Lee

📍 Rittenhouse

📅 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.

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LibraryFREE

Author Event: Sophia Demas

📍 Rittenhouse

📅 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.

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LibraryFREE

Author Talk: Mary Cappello

📍 Rittenhouse

📅 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.

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Park (Fairmount Park Conservancy)FREE

Community Paddle Boating at FDR Park

📍 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.

Official site ↗
LibraryFREE

Fun Friday

📍 Bustleton

📅 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.

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LibraryFREE

Owls of Philadelphia

📍 Holmesburg

📅 Mon, Nov 2, 4:30 PM

Join educators from Pennypack Environmental Center to discover the owls that call Philadelphia home.

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LibraryFREE

Philadelphia A to Z

📍 Logan Square

📅 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.

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Things to do only: no hotels or places to stay. Every listing links to its official source.