# The Philly Bulletin — Friday, September 25, 2026 — Philadelphia (107 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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- Friday Volunteer Days with Riverfront North - Lardner's Point Park — 9:00 AM · Lardner's Point Park · Northeast Philly · Free · 7.9/10 — Hands-on stewardship of a specific park builds real local investment over time.
- Any-Skill-Level D&D Night — 6:30 PM · BUBS · Kensington · 7.1/10 — Explicitly welcomes any skill level and is designed for someone to show up without a group.
- Cure Violence Kensington Friday Drop-In Hours — 2:00 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington · 6.9/10 ↻ — Case-management style support — housing, ID, legal, employment help — builds a genuine ongoing relationship with staff and regulars.
- ¡Bailar en FDR! Salsa Class and Social Dance — 7:00 PM · FDR Park · South Philly · 6.9/10 — Free outdoor class and social dance in a public park.
- We Could Be King Documentary & Youth Convening on School Closures — 6:00 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington · 6.7/10 — Free community event with real civic substance.
- AfroSoc and Socialist of Color Electoral Meet Up — 6:00 PM · 6.5/10 — Organizing meetups like this are explicitly built to grow an ongoing political community.
- Philadelphia AI Tech & Finance Networking Event — 7:00 PM · Tapster Philadelphia · Rittenhouse · 6.4/10 — Explicitly designed for professionals to show up solo and make new connections.
- Philly's Lifestyle Experience Meet & Greet +After Party — 5:00 PM · 1625 Cecil B. Moore Ave · 6.2/10 — A meet-and-greet built around shared interests gives attendees an easy reason to talk to each other.
- Septembre Finjan fil-Bustan فنجان في البستان — 3:00 PM · Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture · Kensington · 6.0/10 — Games plus a poetry reading gives attendees natural conversation starters over the course of the afternoon.
- 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.
- Fall 2026 Opening Celebration — 7:00 PM · Institute of Contemporary Art · University City · Free · 5.8/10 — Free admission to a full slate of new exhibitions plus the opening night itself.
- Sketching in the Galleries — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 5.6/10 — The shared, structured activity of sketching side-by-side gives strangers an easy, low-pressure reason to talk.
- High Black History Comedy Show at Cannabis Opportunities Conference 2026 — 6:00 PM · Two Locals Brewing · University City · 5.6/10 — Comedy paired with cultural storytelling gets the room reacting together more than a standard set.
- Free Community Boating with Discovery Pathways — 4:00 PM · FDR Park · South Philly · 5.5/10 — Free, with equipment and instruction provided.
- Elements — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 5.5/10 — Weekly themed sessions (yoga, soundscapes, live performance) give repeat visitors chances to interact around a shared activity.
- DISRUPTION, TECHNOLOGY, AND PROCESS: INSIDE THE WORK OF MITU — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 5.4/10 — A rare inside look at a specific company's near-three-decade creative process.
- Utopian Hotline. — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 5.4/10 — A genuinely unusual concept — a public telephone hotline as a vinyl-record art piece — rarely repeated.
- 9 to 5 Movie Watch Party & Drag show! — 6:00 PM · Strangelove's · Washington Square West · 5.3/10 — A movie watch party paired with a drag show gets the room reacting and cheering together.
- Books and Beats: Literacy is Liberation Family Music Day — 10:45 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 5.1/10 — Free public library program.
- Love Market at the Love Lab (Vendors) — 11:00 AM · 932 Market St · Washington Square West · 5.0/10 — Vendors set up alongside each other, creating some natural chatting between sellers.
- Friday Night Jazz Series — 7:00 PM · Spruce Street Harbor Park · Delaware Waterfront · 4.9/10 ↻ — Free live jazz with a partnered lineup (Rising Sun Presents) — excellent value.
- Red Stone Pizza + The Vegan Llama — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly · 4.8/10 — Free entry, pay only for food and drinks you order.
- Friday Nights: Collier Plays Coltrane — 5:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 4.8/10 — Friday Nights at the museum draw a broad, socially mixed crowd beyond just jazz fans.
- JULIA JACKLIN Listening Party 9/25/26 — 6:00 PM · Repo Records · Queen Village · 4.8/10 — Free to attend with drinks/prizes included.
- 3 Stories in 30 Minutes Tour — 1:30 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 4.7/10 — Included with museum admission for a focused 30-minute deep dive.
- Fvtvre Favorite — 9:00 PM · The Dolphin · Passyunk Square · $11.84-$17.25 · 4.7/10 — An underground genre night at a small venue draws an eclectic, unpredictable crowd.
- Fiber Craft Fridays at Kingsessing Library — 3:30 PM · Kingsessing Library · West Philly · 4.6/10 ↻ — Free, with yarn and materials supplied — excellent value.
- Yellow Fever Tour — 5:00 PM · Christ Church Burial Ground · Old City · 4.6/10 ↻ — Easy to show up solo and tag along with the group.
- BURLESQUE N' BEYOND: RETURN OF THE QUEEN — 8:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · 4.6/10 — A long-running cabaret-culture festival draws an eclectic crowd beyond typical bar patrons.
- The Subsurface Shakedown — 10:00 PM · Fringe Bar · Delaware Waterfront · 4.6/10 — Free before 11pm with RSVP, only $10 after, a strong value for a full outdoor dance party.
- Fluid art — 11:40 AM · I dear crafts & flower · West Philly · 4.5/10 — Beginner-friendly and easy to attend without a partner.
- Oliver Mayman Jam Session — 11:00 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse · 4.5/10 ↻ — No listed cost; a cover charge for a late-night jazz jam is typically fair.
- An Appreciation of Route 66: Was It the Greatest TV Drama That America Ever Produced? — 11:00 AM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 4.4/10 — Free public library program.
- Meet & Geek: Mortuary Science — 2:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · $20 · 4.4/10 — A talk specifically on mortuary science and funeral service preservation is an unusual, rarely-repeated topic.
- Shane Aaserud Quintet — 7:00 PM · Spruce Street Harbor Park · Delaware Waterfront · 4.4/10 — Spruce Street Harbor Park is a free, public, walk-up waterfront space with a very mixed crowd.
- The Adoption Game — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.4/10 — A one-of-a-kind adoption-themed game show format, genuinely rare.
- 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.
- Happy Camper — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.4/10 — A limited-run solo show, not something recurring long-term.
- Fourth Friday at Fitz on 4th | Extended Happy Hour — all day · Fitz on 4th · Queen Village · 4.4/10 — Part of South Street's Fourth Friday gallery walk, so it pulls in a broader event-night crowd than a normal Friday.
- The Declaration's Journey: A Convening on the International Legacy — 9:00 AM · Museum of the American Revolution · Old City · 4.3/10 — A special multi-day convening, not part of the museum's regular calendar.
- Rug making-class — 12:00 PM · I dear crafts & flower · West Philly · 4.3/10 ↻ — Tufting side-by-side at a shared table invites conversation.
- Dueling Pianos — 5:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse · 4.3/10 — Dueling pianos runs on sing-alongs and crowd requests, pulling the whole room into it together.
- Ann Chahbandour - Art Inspired by Aesop: Ancient Fables, Modern Truths — 5:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free · 4.3/10 — Free public library program.
- Never Can Say Goodbye – REV’S Graveyard Cabaret — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.3/10 — A limited-run Fringe cabaret revival, not something running year-round.
- A Nation of Artists Tour — 1:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 4.2/10 — Easy to join a museum tour solo and chat with the docent or other visitors.
- Exhibition Tour: Rodin’s Hands — 1:00 PM · Rodin Museum · Logan Square · 4.2/10 — Easy to join solo and chat with the docent.
- Art and Artists of Latin America Tour — 2:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 4.2/10 — Easy to join solo and ask the docent questions.
- Highlights of the Museum — 6:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 4.2/10 — Easy to join solo and ask the docent questions.
- Date Night @ WPTL - Make Your Own Charcuterie Board — 6:30 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly · 4.2/10 — A hands-on board-building class gives paired-up attendees something to do together.
- 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.
- $5 Fridays — 7:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · $6.75 · 4.1/10 ↻ — $5 specials are good value for a night out.
- PERREO BY THE RIVER I CAVANAUGH'S RIVERDECK — 10:00 PM · Liberty Point · Delaware Waterfront · 4.1/10 — A riverside outdoor deck party draws a broader walk-up crowd than an indoor club.
- Murder Crushes — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.1/10 — A blood-soaked murder-mystery stand-up format is a genuinely rare, one-off concept.
- Two Locals Comedy Open Mic — 7:00 PM · Two Locals Brewing · University City · 4.0/10 — Open mics are typically free or cover-free at the brewery.
- Bully Prep — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 4.0/10 — A specific, timely one-person show on cyberbullying, a fairly unusual Fringe booking.
- Chris’ 37th Anniversary with Lucy Yeghiazaryan & the Grant Stewart Quartet — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse · 3.9/10 — A 37th-anniversary celebration is a special occasion, not a routine booking.
- Booty Bounce SZN: a Jersey Club Music Party! — 9:00 PM · Vera Cherry Hill · 3.9/10 — A themed club night draws a genre-specific crowd rather than a broad public mix.
- THE RAPTURE — 9:45 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.9/10 — A cult 1991 oddity revival is a rarer booking than typical new releases.
- HUMAN / NATURE : SUNDIAL — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.9/10 ↻ — An original talk-show parody blending doc segments, songs, and live interviews, running weekly during the Fringe only.
- 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.
- THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS — 7:00 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.7/10 — Repertory pricing for a beloved classic on the big screen is a fair value.
- Best Local Philly Comedy Show at Studio 700 Comedy Club - September Edition — 7:00 PM · The 700 · Northern Liberties · 3.7/10 — A monthly local-comics showcase draws a mixed comedy-club crowd.
- POSTPONED: Hazlett — 8:00 PM · First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse · 3.7/10 — A single-night booking for the act Hazlett won't repeat at this venue.
- Raw Deal — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.7/10 — A veteran Fringe performer's new solo hour, a one-time show for this run.
- Shtick presents: Yam On! We Can’t Go On. We Yam On. — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.7/10 — A one-of-a-kind absurdist puppet-and-dance piece built around a single artist's alter ego.
- Ian Asher @ NOTO Philadelphia — 10:00 PM · NOTO Philadelphia · Callowhill · 3.6/10 — A late-night DJ set at NOTO Philadelphia allows more dancefloor mixing than seated venues, but interaction still centers on your group.
- DJ Quigs (10PM-2AM) — 10:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse · 3.6/10 — A weekend DJ night draws an unpredictable late-night crowd.
- Last Call Comedy Showcase — 11:30 PM · Ortlieb's · Northern Liberties · Free · 3.6/10 ↻ — Free entry to a late-night showcase is good value.
- My Allowance — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.6/10 — A quirky one-person Fringe Festival show seating only ten people at a time.
- Impressionism & Beyond — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 3.5/10 — Likely included with museum admission, reasonable value.
- Listen with your Eyes: Charlie Parker — 6:00 PM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly · 3.4/10 — A one-off bebop tribute honoring a specific artist is a distinctive, non-recurring program.
- Coltrane 100 Series: Collier Plays Coltrane — 7:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 3.4/10 — The closing concert of a named Coltrane centennial series at the museum.
- Collier Plays Coltrane — 7:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park · 3.4/10 — A closing concert of a named Coltrane centennial series.
- Bandwidth Residency — 7:30 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free · 3.4/10 — Free admission to a Curtis Institute residency recital is excellent value.
- House of Guns – Gunslinger’s Ball — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.4/10 — A rare screening of a self-shot indie anthology, but running across 5 dates lowers the one-off feel.
- Monstersongs — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.4/10 — A distinctive Frankenstein-themed rock musical, running across 7 dates in the festival.
- Phillies Specials in Restaurant, Food & Drink Deals — 7:00 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia · Northern Liberties · 21+ · 3.3/10 — Framed explicitly as a deal, so pricing should be favorable.
- EYE — 8:00 PM · Warehouse on Watts · North Philly · 3.3/10 — One touring stop at the warehouse.
- Ricky Velez — 9:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square · 3.3/10 — A national touring headliner with TV/HBO credits playing a single local date.
- Kennings Jazz Duo — 6:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West · 3.2/10 ↻ — No listed cost; typical restaurant live-music cover is fair for a meal out.
- Ensemble Novo — 9:00 PM · Cellar Dog · Rittenhouse · 3.2/10 — No price given; estimated typical for a small jazz club.
- How does it feel to look at nothing — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.2/10 — A world-premiere opera run is rare and won't repeat after these dates.
- ROOMS/THRENODY – SOKOLOW/ANTHONY — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.2/10 — A one-time revival pairing two historic modern-dance works, won't repeat.
- Maiden Mother Crone — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.2/10 — One-time premiere of a new evening-length dance work.
- Rockwell Valentine Quartet — 7:00 PM · Cellar Dog · Rittenhouse · 3.1/10 — No listed cost; standard jazz club cover is typically fair.
- Love Spells — 8:00 PM · PhilaMOCA · North Philly · 3.1/10 — A single tour date.
- Silas Piper & the Ritmo Collective — 10:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West · 3.1/10 — No listed cost; standard for a late-night restaurant set.
- HYSTERICAL — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 3.1/10 — A one-time solo show from a touring performer with acclaim from other Fringe festivals.
- HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE — 7:30 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.0/10 — A celebrated making-of documentary, a specialty one-time screening, not a regular showing.
- Ian Asher @ Noto Philly September 25 — 10:00 PM · NOTO Philadelphia · Callowhill · 3.0/10 — Same one-night Ian Asher booking as the general-admission listing, just sold as VIP tables.
- A BAY OF BLOOD — 10:00 PM · Philadelphia Film Center · Rittenhouse · 3.0/10 — A rare 4K restoration screening of a landmark horror film, not a regular showing.
- Emma Smith — 7:00 PM · South Jazz Kitchen · Spring Garden · 2.9/10 — Jazz club draws a dedicated but fairly homogenous listening crowd.
- Nitzer Ebb Usa 2026 — 8:00 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia · Northern Liberties · 2.9/10 — A reunion-era industrial legend on a limited US run is a rarer booking than typical touring acts.
- Ian Asher — 10:00 PM · NOTO Philadelphia · Callowhill · $20-$50 · 2.9/10 — Indoor club with a cover charge, not an open walk-up space.
- returned, iridescent — all day · FringeArts · Delaware Waterfront · 2.9/10 — An original trans-bodied dance-theater work in a limited Fringe run.
- Thomas Dollbaum — 7:30 PM · Silk City · Northern Liberties · $18.35, 21+ · 2.8/10 — $18.35 is a low, fair price for a touring singer-songwriter with critical acclaim.
- josh conway — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties · 2.8/10 — A rarer solo outing from a well-known band's producer/drummer, not a regular occurrence.
- Slothrust — 8:30 PM · Underground Arts · Old City · $22.50-$25, 21+ · 2.8/10 — One date on a national tour, not a singular occasion.
- Online Member Orientation — 10:30 AM · Barnes Foundation · Logan Square · 2.7/10 — Free perk included with membership.
- AMERICAN DOCTOR — 6:00 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.7/10 — A themed documentary run during its theatrical window, not an everyday screening.
- gnash — 8:00 PM · The Foundry · Northern Liberties · 2.7/10 — No listed cost; standard all-ages show pricing is typically fair.
- Jane Remover — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties · 2.7/10 — Standard mid-size venue show pricing, no listed cost to judge against.
- PRIMETIME — 9:30 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City · 2.7/10 — A themed documentary run during its theatrical window.
- Sasha & Aleko — 6:30 PM · La Superba · Northeast Philly · 2.6/10 ↻ — No listed cost; dinner music is typically included in a normal meal out.
- The Armentani Brothers — 10:00 PM · VINYL · Rittenhouse · Free · 2.6/10 — Wide $0-305 pricing suggests table/bottle-service upsells push the effective cost up for a DJ night.
- THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE — 8:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City · 2.5/10 — A limited theatrical run of a documentary, not an ongoing weekly thing, but not a singular premiere event either.
- Phillies Specials, The Restaurant @ Brooklyn Bowl Philly — 7:00 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia · Northern Liberties · 21+ · 2.4/10 ↻ — 21+ restaurant/bowling combo with unclear specials pricing.