# The Philly Bulletin — Thursday, November 5, 2026 — Philadelphia (63 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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- HCA General Meeting — 6:30 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington · 7.0/10 ↻ — Regularly attending HCA meetings builds direct civic standing and a recurring relationship with neighbors and the 24th District.
- 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.
- MAP (Manufacturers And Principals) — 7:30 AM · 5.1/10 — An early-morning meetup pairing architecture firm principals with manufacturers encourages direct one-on-one conversation.
- Metamorphic Print and the Untouchable Arts in Nineteenth-Century America — 5:30 PM · Library Company of Philadelphia · Washington Square West · 4.4/10 — A specifically titled one-time scholarly talk, not a recurring series.
- 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.
- [SOLD OUT] Behind the Bookcase | Oscar Wilde: Shadows Beneath the Spotlight | In-Person — 5:00 PM · The Rosenbach · Rittenhouse · 4.2/10 — This $40 Oscar Wilde-themed tour has already sold out, marking it as a rare, in-demand one-off program.
- 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.
- This Is Lorelei — 8:00 PM · First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia · Rittenhouse · 3.4/10 — One touring stop, but the venue books a different touring act on an almost nightly cadence.
- George Washington Talk with Jill Vaum Rothschild — 7:00 AM · Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts · Center City East
- 7B | Portrait Painting and Drawing (1/4) — 9:30 AM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly
- Sex Isn′t Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary — 12:00 PM · American Philosophical Society · Old City
- Growing Impact: Food as Medicine at the PHS Community Farm — 12:00 PM · PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street · Graduate Hospital · Free
- Exhibition Tour: Marcel Duchamp — 12:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- 8B | Introduction to Drawing (1/4) — 1:00 PM · Woodmere Art Museum · Northwest Philly
- Live Your Best Life with Better Oral Health — 2:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · Free
- Senior Cafe (formerly known as Older Adult Coffee/Tea Table Talk) — 2:00 PM · Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library · West Philly · Free ↻
- Titian to Turner — 2:00 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Fairmount Park
- Korea Taqueria & Mom-Mom's — 4:00 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly
- PHS McLean Library Book Group — 4:00 PM · PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street · Graduate Hospital · Free
- Third Space Thursdays! — 4:00 PM · Ellie and Bird Coffee Bar · Kensington ↻
- Trivia Thursdays — 5:30 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square ↻
- Handmade Iron-On Patches with Funhouse Studio — 5:30 PM · Freehand Art Supply · Fishtown - Lower Kensington · $45
- Mural Arts Artist Town Hall on AI: Session 1 — 6:00 PM
- Conversation with Gerald Cyrus and Gioncarlo Valentine — 6:00 PM · The Print Center · Rittenhouse
- Live Your Best Life with Better Oral Health — 6:00 PM · Mütter Museum · Rittenhouse · Free
- Renters United Philadelphia Monthly Meeting (Zoom) — 6:00 PM · Philadelphia · South Philly · Free ↻
- Meet the Beetles series — 6:00 PM · Parkway Central Library · Logan Square · Free ↻
- Philadelphia Quakers and the American Revolution — 6:00 PM · Arch Street Meeting House · Old City
- RNB After Dark Takeover — 6:00 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West ↻
- Heart and Grief Movement Meditation and Sound Bath — 6:00 PM · Kensington Engagement Center · Kensington
- Studio Orientation — 6:30 PM · Free
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING (PFS EAST) — 6:30 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- Kim Waters — 6:30 PM · South Jazz Kitchen · Spring Garden
- Build a Three Tier Shelf — 6:30 PM · West Philly Tool Library - WPTL · South Philly
- THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK — 6:40 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- ABCD Comedy — 7:00 PM · Claude's Comedy Club & Bar · Passyunk Square
- NAZA (PFS EAST) — 7:00 PM · PFS East Theater · Old City
- BEAUTY IS CULTURE / SPICE ON THE BEAT: ARAB X DESI — 7:00 PM · Khyber Pass Pub · Old City
- FJORD (First Run) — 7:20 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Wiss Quizzo! Hosted by Sean P. Maguire — 7:30 PM · Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philly ↻
- The Magicians Table: Immersive Magic, Live Music, & Handcrafted Cocktails — 7:30 PM · Kimmel Cultural Campus · Center City East
- Hora Stories (Special Event Thursday Night BYOB) — 7:30 PM · Next In Line Comedy · Callowhill
- The Art of Song - Puccini to The Cranberries — 7:30 PM · Trinity Memorial Church · Rittenhouse
- HFB Ensemble — 7:30 PM · Chris’ Jazz Cafe · Rittenhouse
- Quizzo Thursdays — 7:30 PM · Libertee Grounds · Francisville ↻
- Buckwild Thursday w/ DJ Evan Edge (9pm - 12am) — 8:00 PM · Lucy's · Rittenhouse ↻
- Fruit Bats — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties
- Slum Village & Pete Rock — 8:00 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia · Northern Liberties
- PTO Thursdays: Joyhauser — 8:00 PM · NOTO Philadelphia · Callowhill · Free
- RaiNao — 8:00 PM · The Foundry · Northern Liberties
- AfroFuture: An Experimental Dance Experience — 8:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · $12.65
- Lindy 101 Lesson & Social Dance — 8:00 PM · Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale · Callowhill · $12.00 ↻
- Fruit Bats @ Union Transfer — 8:00 PM · Union Transfer · Northern Liberties
- YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING — 8:15 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- Makaya McCraven **Canceled** — 8:30 PM · Underground Arts · Old City · $32, 21+
- WICKER (First Run) — 8:30 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- FATHERLAND — 8:45 PM · PFS Bourse Theater · Old City
- The Peach Pit — 9:00 PM · Franky Bradley's · Washington Square West · $17.80 ↻
- Just The Social Dance — 9:00 PM · Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale · Callowhill · $12.00 ↻
- Blck Teeth — 9:30 PM · Time Restaurant · Washington Square West ↻
- El Coro Presents: Benito Mostly — 10:00 PM · Silk City · Northern Liberties · Free
- Our Founders, Multisensory Shakespeare, and Philadelphia — all day · Van Pelt Library · University City
- Trivia Night — all day · Bridget Foy's · Queen Village ↻