# The Philly Bulletin — Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — Philadelphia (70 events)

Line format: name — time · venue · neighborhood · cost · score/10 ↻ — the judge's one-line reason. Scores are 0–10 community potential (six-dimension rubric, judged per recurring series). ↻ = recurs weekly/biweekly/monthly — go twice and you're a regular.
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- Wednesday Volunteer Evenings with Riverfront North - Borski Park — 6:00 PM · Borski Park · Northeast Philly · Free · 7.9/10 — Hands-on stewardship of Borski Park builds real local investment over time.
- Circle Jawn Singers-Philadelphia's Circle Singing Collective — 7:00 PM · Ethical Society of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse · 6.9/10 ↻ — Circle singing is improvised group vocalizing, so participants are actively creating music together, not watching.
- SUB & SURFACE TOASTMASTERS CLUB — 12:00 PM · Navy Yard · South Philly · 6.8/10 — Explicitly structured for newcomers to join alone and start speaking.
- Club for Connection — 6:00 PM · Bok · South Philly · 6.8/10 — Sunset chess with a DJ is framed explicitly around connecting, board games are a natural conversation starter.
- “Berks Street Map” Dedication at Mural City Cellars — 6:00 PM · 6.8/10 — Free, with free food included.
- Family Fishing with Discovery Pathways — 4:00 PM · FDR Park · South Philly · 6.4/10 ↻ — Free, with equipment provided.
- Free Fishing — 5:00 PM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly · 6.4/10 ↻ — Free fishing access at a public garden.
- Honky Tonk Hustle — 7:30 PM · Secondhand Ranch · Fishtown - Lower Kensington · $7 · 6.2/10 ↻ — $7 suggested donation for a full evening of instruction and dancing is a good deal.
- Tusculum Garden Guided Gardening Hours — 10:00 AM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington · 6.1/10 ↻ — No cost is listed; NKCDC community garden hours are typically free to attend.
- 'Cuba after Castro' Film Screening — 7:00 PM · 6.1/10 — Donation-only, appreciated but not required, so it's accessible to anyone.
- Free Fishing at Bartram's Garden — 5:00 PM · Schuylkill River Banks · Rittenhouse · Free · 5.9/10 ↻ — Free, with rods, tackle, and bait provided.
- Artist-led Workshops / Overboard! — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 5.9/10 — Hands-on artist-led workshops give solo attendees a structured activity and easy reason to talk to other artists.
- 5A | Botanical Watercolor (3/3) — 10:00 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly · 5.6/10 ↻ — A structured class with individual instructor attention is a solid solo-friendly format.
- Urban Homestead-ish Workshop Series: Terrarium Making — 12:00 PM · Navy Yard · South Philly · 5.6/10 — A craft-style workshop is easy to join solo and chat with your tablemates while building.
- Free Family Fishing — 4:00 PM · Boathouse at FDR Park · South Philly · 5.5/10 ↻ — Free, with rods, bait, and instruction all provided.
- Public Exhibition Tour: The Long Ride Home, Black Cowboys in America — 12:00 PM · The Print Center · Rittenhouse · 5.1/10 — Free admission and guided tour.
- Quizzo — 7:00 PM · Fringe Bar · Delaware Waterfront · 5.0/10 — No cover to play, just buy a drink.
- David Suro-Piera Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals (I Am Hispanic Philadelphia series) — 6:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 4.9/10 — Free admission to a specialist talk.
- LOSER LION PARTY BUS — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.9/10 — A bizarre one-of-a-kind immersive comedy-theater concept, though it runs across 3 dates.
- Ultimate Guide to Oil Changes: 1:1 BYO Car — 5:00 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly · 4.8/10 ↻ — Bring your own car and get individual instruction, easy to attend alone.
- Alchemy X Fitness – Mat Pilates — 5:30 PM · Navy Yard · South Philly · 4.8/10 ↻ — Drop-in fitness classes are easy to attend alone.
- Let Freedom Ring — 9:00 AM · Cherry Street Pier · Delaware Waterfront · 4.7/10 — Free public art installation, open access.
- Karaoke Night w/ Alyssa Marie (8PM - 11PM) — 8:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse · 4.6/10 ↻ — No cover, just buy drinks.
- A Murder Most Felt; or, It’s Not Easy Bleeding Green — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.6/10 — A one-run absurdist puppet murder mystery, won't come back after the festival.
- Burlesque N' Beyond: Opening Night! — 8:30 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · 4.5/10 — Opening night of an annual festival, not a weekly booking.
- Hiruy Tirfe: The Threshold Album Listening Session — 7:00 PM · Nostalgia Fishtown · Fishtown - Lower Kensington · 4.4/10 — A one-time album listening event.
- CANCELED: The Women’s Film Festival 2026 — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.4/10 — A canceled festival run offers no actual opportunity to attend.
- Louise Nevelson’s “Bicentennial Dawn” Up Close: A Birthday Tribute — 2:30 PM · Free · 4.3/10 — A birthday tribute event centered on one specific bicentennial sculpture, a rare framing.
- Jam Session: Dave Thaker Trio — 9:00 PM · 1509 South St · Rittenhouse · 4.3/10 — Jam sessions sometimes pull sitting-in musicians from the crowd, more interactive than a fixed set.
- Sound and Color: The Sensory World of Monet and Debussy — 2:00 PM · Barnes Foundation · Logan Square · 4.1/10 — A specific pairing of Monet and Debussy performed in the galleries is a rare one-off program.
- Babalouie BBQ — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly · 4.1/10 ↻ — Smoked-meat truck pop-up brings in walk-up regulars and newcomers alike to the open taproom.
- Tongue & Groove: ADULTING (Fringe Festival) — 7:00 PM · SideQuest Theater · Rittenhouse · $25.00 · 4.1/10 — An improv show built on audience-submitted stories about adulting, so the crowd feeds the performance.
- Andy Beshear Go and Do Likewise — 7:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 4.1/10 — A sold-out appearance by a sitting governor in conversation with a well-known local journalist.
- DITCH DAY "WELCOME TO FALL" — 11:00 AM · Cavanaugh's River Deck · Delaware Waterfront · 4.0/10 — An open riverside deck bar party draws a broader walk-up crowd than an indoor ticketed venue would.
- Artist Talk with Paul Ramírez Jonas — 6:00 PM · Free · 4.0/10 — Free admission.
- Zolita The Hell's Belles Tour — 8:00 PM · The Foundry · Northern Liberties · 4.0/10 — A one-off stop on a national tour.
- The Prince of Pain: Tennessee Williams and the American Theater — 11:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 3.9/10 — Free lecture at the central library.
- Economics and the Future of Heritage — all day · Penn Museum, 3260 South St. · University City · 3.9/10 — Free and open to the public for a substantive expert talk.
- Toddler Tours & Artful Play — 10:30 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly · 3.8/10 ↻ — Free with museum admission — good value for a themed hour of activities.
- Read to a Therapy Dog at Parkway Central Library — 4:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · 3.7/10 ↻ — Free public library programming with a certified Comfort Caring Canines therapy dog.
- Bartram’s Garden Photo Exhibit at Studio 34 — 5:00 PM · Studio 34 Yoga Healing Arts · West Philly · 3.7/10 — Likely free or low-cost gallery viewing at a community studio.
- Legacy of the American Revolution — 6:30 PM · National Constitution Center · Old City · 3.7/10 — Free professional learning workshop.
- Drew Nugent & The Midnight Society — 8:00 PM · Velvet Whip Arts & Social Club · Callowhill · 3.7/10 — One-off booking, not a weekly residency.
- Chekhov’s Banana Peel — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.7/10 — A debut production condensing four Chekhov plays into one hour, genuinely novel.
- Bronson Tennis — 5:30 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West · 3.6/10 ↻ — Restaurant dinner crowd, not a particularly mixed audience.
- Robert Boyd Quartet — 7:00 PM · Cellar Dog · Rittenhouse · 3.6/10 — Small jazz-club crowd.
- The Charlatans UK — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties · 21+ · 3.6/10 — A one-off tour stop from a veteran UK band.
- Rit Mo Collective — 9:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West · 3.6/10 — Restaurant crowd, not a particularly mixed audience.
- John Miller Giltner’s A Christmas Carol — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.6/10 — An irreverent one-person reworking of A Christmas Carol, running 8 dates.
- The Easy Way — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.6/10 ↻ — A specific solo performer's autobiographical show running a short 4-date Fringe run.
- Dickie Dickie Dicky Donnie — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.6/10 — An original, unusual concept in a limited Fringe run, not a recurring show.
- My Allowance — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.6/10 — A quirky one-person Fringe Festival show seating only ten people at a time.
- Wish Wall at Parkway Central Library — 9:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 3.5/10 — Free access to a civic-engagement art installation is good value.
- Hump(!) Wednesdays -free weekly burlesque show at 254 — 8:00 PM · Free · 3.5/10 ↻ — Free weekly burlesque is strong value.
- (Daily) Botany of Nations at The Academy of Natural Sciences — 10:00 AM · The Academy of Natural Sciences · Logan Square · 3.4/10 — No price is listed, but standard museum admission for a co-curated special exhibit is a fair trade for the content.
- Ministry of Awe — 11:00 AM · Ministry of Awe · Old City · 3.4/10 — Cost isn't listed; immersive art experiences like this typically carry a real ticket price, so value is uncertain.
- Presidential Election Virtual Discussion — 6:30 PM · 3.4/10 — Free virtual discussion.
- Jeremy Alie Leon Quartet — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse · 3.4/10 — A one-off quartet booking.
- A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE & A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING — 7:00 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.2/10 — A restored Kieslowski double feature is a rare theatrical revival, not a regular showing.
- NAKED LUNCH — 7:30 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.2/10 — A rare big-screen revival of a notoriously unadaptable cult film.
- Big Feast — 7:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square · 2.9/10 — A one-off named show, though the description gives no detail on format.
- PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 — 7:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City · 2.9/10 — Standard movie ticket pricing for a theatrical release.
- THE WEIGHT — 9:10 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.9/10 — Standard arthouse ticket price for an indie drama.
- TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA (BOURSE) — 9:15 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.9/10 — Standard arthouse ticket price for a themed genre film.
- returned, iridescent — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 2.9/10 — An original trans-bodied dance-theater work in a limited Fringe run.
- BAD APPLES — 4:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City · 2.5/10 — Standard theater ticket price for a first-run film.
- HOPE — 6:45 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City · 2.5/10 — Standard theater ticket price for a first-run horror film.
- COYOTE VS ACME — 8:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.5/10 — Standard theater ticket price for a first-run animated film.
- RESIDENT EVIL — 9:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.4/10 — Standard theater ticket price for a first-run film.
- October Class Schedule Release — 8:00 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly · 2.1/10 — No described cost, unclear if this is even an in-person event.