# The Philly Bulletin — Thursday, October 29, 2026 — Philadelphia (69 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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- Native Planters — 10:00 AM · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education · Northwest Philly · Free · 7.6/10 ↻ — The listing explicitly frames this as connecting with like-minded people while tending the same garden repeatedly, building real return-visit community.
- Sankofa Farm Stand at the Welcome Center — 2:30 PM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly · 5.3/10 ↻ — Fresh chemical-free local produce at farm-stand prices.
- Queerness on the Move: Tracing Black Trans Histories — 7:00 PM · Library Company of Philadelphia · Washington Square West · 4.3/10 — No cost is listed for a substantive scholarly lecture, which reads as good value.
- Sprouts — 9:30 AM · The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education · Northwest Philly · $20 – $25 · 4.2/10 — A registered, recurring 22-session run builds a familiar group of regular families over the season.
- 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.
- Jennifer Gable — 9:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square · 3.1/10 — A nationally touring comedian with credits like Kill Tony and Drunk History, not a recurring local act.
- Independence Park Walking Tour — 10:00 AM · Independence National Historical Park · Old City · Free
- National Council on the Arts Public Meeting — 11:00 AM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- Exhibition Tour: Marcel Duchamp — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Impressionism & Beyond — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- A Nation of Artists Tour — 1:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- 3 Stories in 30 Minutes Tour — 1:30 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- UNITE HERE Lehigh Valley Volunteer Canvass — 2:00 PM · Philadelphia · South Philly · Free
- Art and Artists of Latin America Tour — 2:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Philadelphia's Famous Founding Father - Benjamin Franklin — 2:15 PM · Independence National Historical Park · Old City · Free
- [SOLD OUT] Behind the Bookcase | Vampire Fiction: Carmilla to Dracula | In-Person — 3:00 PM · The Rosenbach · Rittenhouse
- October 29th: Halloween Fundraiser - Battle of the Eras: 1776 vs. 1976 — 3:00 PM · Physick House · Society Hill
- Highlights of the Museum — 3:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Spooky Sunset Drag w/ the Drag Mafia — 4:00 PM · Bok · South Philly
- Frights & Delights: Halloween Movie Nights at Jet — 4:00 PM · Jet Wine Bar · Rittenhouse ↻
- TOMMY STINTON’S COWBOYS IN THE CAMPFIRE — 4:00 PM · Khyber Pass Pub · Old City
- Mr. Burgers + Humpty’s Dumplings — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly
- FREE Sunset Paddles with Riverways — 4:30 PM · Cherry Street Pier · Delaware Waterfront · Free ↻
- Learn to Fish - Lardner's Point Park — 4:30 PM · Lardner's Point Park · Northeast Philly · Free ↻
- WeWalk PHL Thursday Walking Group — 5:00 PM · Bartram’s Garden · West Philly ↻
- We Walk PHL at Bartram's Garden — 5:00 PM · Schuylkill River Banks · Rittenhouse ↻
- Twilight Saga Trivia — 6:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square
- Buckwild Thursday w/ DJ Evan Edge (9pm - 12am) — 6:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse ↻
- Study Hall x Distillations: American Vice — 6:00 PM · Science History Institute · Old City
- Dave McDonnel Group Trio — 6:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West
- Meet the Beetles series — 6:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free ↻
- Author Talk Family with Professor Meredith Francesca Small — 6:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free
- Exploring Wave Shape and Perception — 6:30 PM · $10 – $20
- El Conejo en el Faro Film Club — 6:30 PM · Ethical Society of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse ↻
- Classical Open-Mic — 6:30 PM · Ethical Society of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse ↻
- Build a Cedar Outdoor Bench! (FINAL Class until 2027) — 6:30 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly
- Juke Jawn — 7:00 PM · 3870 Lancaster Ave · West Philly
- Karen Briggs — 7:00 PM · South Jazz Kitchen · Spring Garden
- Declan Cashman Quartet — 7:00 PM · Bourbon & Branch · Northern Liberties
- Nico Davis & Paris Marie — 7:00 PM · Nostalgia Fishtown · Fishtown - Lower Kensington
- Nimrod Speaks Trio — 7:00 PM · Cellar Dog · Rittenhouse
- Kaleidoscope Residency Recital — 7:30 PM · Curtis Institute of Music · Rittenhouse · Free
- Wiss Quizzo! Hosted by Sean P. Maguire — 7:30 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly ↻
- A Tribute to The Rocky Horror Picture Show — 7:30 PM · Fabrika · Fishtown - Lower Kensington
- The Great Gatsby — 7:30 PM · Academy of Music · Rittenhouse
- The Magicians Table: Immersive Magic, Live Music, & Handcrafted Cocktails — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- FJORD (First Run) — 7:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Kate Neary Band — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse
- Linda Sikhakhane — 8:00 PM · Solar Myth · Passyunk Square
- Lindy 101 Lesson & Social Dance — 8:00 PM · Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale · Callowhill · $12.00 ↻
- Speed — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties
- The Army, The Navy — 8:00 PM · The Foundry · Northern Liberties
- SAZÓN: SOY EMO ft. Planta Industrial — 8:00 PM · Underground Arts · Old City · $25-$30, 21+
- Hurricane Wisdom — 8:00 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia · Northern Liberties
- Coors Presents: Outlaw Thursdays with CRYS — 8:00 PM · Secondhand Ranch · Fishtown - Lower Kensington
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING — 8:00 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- NAZA (First Run) — 8:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- WICKER (First Run) — 8:45 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Just The Social Dance — 9:00 PM · Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale · Callowhill · $12.00 ↻
- Fright Night: Halloween Party @ NOTO Philadelphia — 9:00 PM · NOTO Philadelphia · Callowhill
- Halloween In Ibiza — 10:00 PM · Club 624 · Bella Vista
- Throw It Back Dance Party — 10:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West ↻
- LEDROK & Friends — 10:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West
- Please Don't Stop The Music Disturbia Edition — 10:00 PM · Silk City · Northern Liberties · Free
- Nate Hook Quartet — 10:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse
- A Constitution for the 21st Century — all day · American Philosophical Society · Old City
- Pitchfest: Transportation — all day · Penn Museum, 3260 South St. · University City
- Mischief Night Eve Trivia — all day · Bridget Foy's · Queen Village
- Trivia Night — all day · Bridget Foy's · Queen Village ↻