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!

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 after one of the first frosts of the season. The Woodlands staff is keeping a close eye on the trees and the weather in order […]

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 Souls’ Day. With roots in rituals dating back 3,000 years to pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, Día de los Muertos is observed across Latin America and in Latine […]

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 coding your own website, without using expensive and generic website builder platforms? Come to Blackwell Regional Library and code your own website with Ana Woulfe, […]

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 for toddlers and preschoolers, ages 2-4. One adult chaperone is required for every two children. For more information, email Leslie Gale, lgale@bartramsgarden.org.

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 groundbreaking show offers unprecedented access to documentation of one of Spain’s most turbulent historical periods. Exhibition FeaturesThe exhibition will be accompanied by a short film […]

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 Bailey. Come dressed in your funkiest, most colorful looks and get ready to groove with Lola Kinks! Paint the Dancefloor is presented by the Institute […]

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 performances that celebrate Philly’s justice movements and nurture community connections.  Get involved by volunteering beforehand, or join in on the day of the parade. The […]

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 to try new restaurants, sample new cuisine and do good! The lineup includes neighborhood favorites like Gold Standard Café, Sabrina's Cafe, Vientiane Bistro and so […]

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 Holistic Quantum Activation™ art expo! This event features Philadelphia’s most Cosmic Creatives advancing Bioresonant Architectures, promoting Energetic Grid Work, providing Transformative Mystical Initiations and ushering […]

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 well as an offering for the ancestors of the forest. This can be tea, juice, fruit, a song, or something else you’d like to share. […]

Get ready, trainers! Pokémon GO is taking over Drexel Square Park at 30th & Market on November 16. Stop by for giveaways, special on-site codes, community games, and photo ops with fellow players. Don’t forget to bring a shelf-stable food donation for the Philly Food Rescue drive — and check in via Campfire for exclusive […]

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 give yourself a massage anywhere, anytime! WHAT WE'LL COVER: Various weight-based self-massage techniques that deliver more impact with less effortErgonomic and alignment adjustments to find […]

We are excited to welcome you to Umoja Night: A "Pre" Kwanzaa Experience on Second Friday at Ultra Silk Gallery and The Silk Tent. This warm and festive evening is designed to bring our community together in celebration of culture, heritage and creativity. As part of the celebration, we are proud to present Visions of […]

Re*Membering Mavis Pusey brings together artists, scholars, and curators to reflect on the life and legacy of Mavis Pusey (1928–2019)—a pioneering abstract artist whose dynamic prints and paintings capture the rhythm of urban change and the resilience of Black modernity. Taking place during the closing weekend of the first major museum survey of Pusey’s work, […]

Join Flow With Tiff and Cork & Candles University City for a restorative morning experience centered on reflection, renewal, and intention setting. We’ll begin with candle making, taking mindful moments to breathe, explore soothing winter scents, and pour a candle that symbolizes the energy you want to carry into the new year. From there, you’ll […]

Tiny Essentials Relief Hub & Resource Fair — Holiday Edition 🎄Linked Family Services and community partners are coming together to support families with free diapers, wipes, formula, baby clothes, hygiene items, household goods, books, and more—while supplies last. Join us Saturday, December 6 from 12–2 PM at 4601 Market Street for this special holiday pickup […]

Christmas Village Pop-Up Shop! Food! Vendors! Games! Raffles! Prizes! Fun for the whole family! Vendor tables $40.

Stop by The Rotunda (4014 Walnut St.) to shop holiday gifts and decorations to help animals. Join Animal ACTivists of Philly at their FOURTH annual Holiday Bizarre! And this year, Krampus will be onsite to make sure everyone is behaving. Free vegan snacks, hot cocoa, holiday music, amazing bargains, all benefiting a local sanctuary for animals.

The uCity Square Holiday Fest is back at 3675 Market Street! Come through for an evening of holiday fun for all ages, including West Philly’s only tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa, live music, gift shopping with local vendors, a special Craft N Sip, s’mores, a special uCity Square Beer Garden, and more! You can also check […]