West Craft Fest returns this holiday season, bringing two days of handmade shopping and local creativity to 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, right outside Black Hound Clay Studio. Each day […]






Find things to do in University City and West Philadelphia with our calendar of events including restaurants promotions, concerts, live theater, community meetings, art galleries, and public spaces. Scroll to the bottom to submit an event for our consideration.
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West Craft Fest returns this holiday season, bringing two days of handmade shopping and local creativity to 50th Street and Baltimore Avenue, right outside Black Hound Clay Studio. Each day […]
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Join Bethanna CUA 10 and Caring People Alliance CUA 6 for an evening of creativity. They’ll have pumpkins ready to paint, plenty of colors to choose from, and lots of […] |
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Come out for a walk in the park! Join neighbors for a free, easy 1-hour walk on the Bartram’s Mile Trail with a group. Come every week or just when […]
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Get ready for Halloween fun the whole family can enjoy! Come celebrate with costumes, festive music, sweet treats, and all the spooky-season vibes you can handle. Everyone is invited to […]
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Learn why you should consider saving your historic windows and how you can restore them —no experience needed! In this hands-on workshop at the West Philly Tool Library, you'll practice […] |
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View local master wood engraver Rebecca Gilbert's Memento Mori print series, full of beautiful skeletons.
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A beloved West Philly tradition is back! The 26th Annual Halloween Little Tot Parade returns on October 31, bringing families, costumes, and community cheer to Spruce Hill. Gather with neighbors […]
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Join Plant and People for a Halloween celebration filled with spooky fun and leafy magic! Kids can enjoy festive games, a Halloween storytime, and free hands on activities! |
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Ginkgo Watch 2025 at the Woodlands Cemetery
GINKGO WATCH 2025Ginkgos are known to put on a show each fall with their bright yellow foliage, but their most special trait is dropping all of their leaves at once […]
A new exhibition curated by undergraduate students from the University of Pennsylvania explores the deep human history associated with a popular hue that has stood the test of time—Into the Blue: The Pursuit […]
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Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a lively holiday blending of Indigenous Mexican beliefs and traditions with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All […]
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Join us for the final installment of the West Philly Skill Share! Did you customize your Myspace to perfection back in the day but forgotten HTML? Are you interested in […] |
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ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Every first Wednesday of the month, March through November, 10-11:30am. Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel free to bring a snack. Designed […]
Unwind in the galleries with an uplifting array of health-centric happenings during the popular Penn Medicine after-hours wellness series, now in its third year. Get centered with all-levels yoga, sound […]
Calvary Church hosts Spirituality on Tap, an informal monthly gathering to discuss - not debate - questions related to spirituality, theology, religion, etc. While SOT is not explicitly an interfaith […] |
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The Arthur Ross Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania will present the first American exhibition of acclaimed Basque photographer Fernando Postigo’s work from November 7 through late December 2025. This […]
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Join the ICA for Paint the Dancefloor: Phunktastic, ICA’s annual night of art and dancing inspired by the bold rhythms of Mavis Pusey and the cosmic “Funk-tional” visions of Xenobia […] |
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Save the date! The 25th Annual Peoplehood Parade returns on November 8, 2025! Each year, activists, neighbors, and youth come together each Fall to build Peoplehood’s giant puppets, banners, and […] |
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Start your morning with mindfulness, scent, and slow movement. Join Flow With Tiff and Cork & Candles for a grounding morning experience centered on rest and release. Begin by exploring […] |
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CHOMP for CHOP: A Week of Dining Out for Good
Don’t miss this heart-warming (and stomach-filling) week in the Philadelphia region. The Philadelphia region’s eclectic and varied dining scene is sponsoring a new week-long event this November to encourage everyone […] |
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As autumn deepens and the veil between seasons grows thin, we invite you to embark on a spiritual journey unlocking ancient wisdom and divine technologies. Join us in awakening the […] |
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Participants will gather in conversation to share healing traditions and plant knowledge. You are not required, but are welcome to bring something you’d like to share with the group as […] |
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Join JJ Tiziou, LMT for a self-massage workshop at The Cedar Works where you'll learn easy ways to apply therapeutic pressure using tennis or lacrosse balls and other tools to […] |
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We’d love to feature your organization’s happenings! Use the form to submit an event happening within University City to UCD. We will consider the event for our community calendar, our monthly events emails, and to be featured on our social media channels. We cannot guarantee every event will be featured.