These 131 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 17 at 11pm (This weekend)
Cherry Street Pier · Old City • $15
Cherry Street Pier goes full gamer mode: Street Fighter 6, Smash Bros, and Tekken 8 tournaments plus cosplay, streamers, live music, and a martial arts showcase. Bring the whole crew, there's even a family movie corner.
October 21 at 5pm +10
Bartram's Garden · Kingsessing
Cast a line into the Schuylkill River during these weekly fishing sessions. Staff provide rods, tackle, and bait for all ages, making it easy to get started with catch-and-release fishing.
Oct. 22 & Oct. 29 at 7pm
Maisy's Meeting House · Center City East • $15
Lie, scheme, and accuse your way through a night of social deduction at Philly's coziest clubhouse. Blood on the Clocktower nights at Maisy's split into beginner and advanced sessions, so first-timers and seasoned demons alike get a seat at the table.
October 23 at 8pm
Maisy's Meeting House · Center City East • $15
Game night at Maisy's is less about winning, more about finally making friends as an adult. Board games, puzzles, and snacks fill two floors of this Old City social club, and it's BYOB.
October 24 at 11am (Next weekend)
Reading Terminal Market · Center City East
Recreate the iconic training scene from Rocky at this special event. Strike your best pose with a hanging frozen beef cut on Filbert Street and enter the Rocky Look-A-Like Contest.
October 29 at 7:30pm
Strangelove's · Washington Square West • $0-$30
Horror flicks meet bar bingo at this gloriously geeky game night. Spot the movie or character in each clip to stamp your card, with rounds getting trickier as the night creeps on.
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Sun, Oct 18 · 7:00 PM
South Bowl · South Philadelphia
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
Sun, Oct 18 · 5:00 PM
The Philly Game Shop · Society Hill
Sun, Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
Libertee Grounds · North Philadelphia
$$
Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 AM
Independence Visitor Center · Center City East
$59
Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM
Garage Fishtown · North Philadelphia
$
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Woodmere Smith Hall · Chestnut Hill
$5
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
$4
Sun, Oct 18 · 4:00 PM
Libertee Grounds · North Philadelphia
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 11:30 AM
Fishtown Community Library · North Philadelphia
Mon, Oct 19 · 11:00 AM
Dave & Buster's Philadelphia · Old City
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 7:00 PM
Club 624 · Bella Vista
$$
Mon, Oct 19 · 2:00 PM
Charles L. Durham Library · Mantua
Mon, Oct 19 · 6:00 PM
Movement Callowhill · Center City
Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 PM
The 700 · North Philadelphia
Free
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:30 AM
David Cohen Ogontz Library · North Philadelphia
Tue, Oct 20 · 11:15 AM
Billie · Rittenhouse Square
Wed, Oct 21 · 11:00 AM
Dave & Buster's Philadelphia - Franklin Mills · Northeast Philadelphia
$$
Wed, Oct 21 · 8:00 PM
South Street · Philadelphia
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Attic Brewing Company · Northwest Philadelphia
Wed, Oct 21 · 7:00 PM
Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philadelphia
Thu, Oct 22 · 11:00 AM
Dave & Buster's Philadelphia · Old City
$$
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:30 PM
Wissahickon Brewing Company - East Falls · Northwest Philadelphia
Thu, Oct 22 · 6:30 PM
Dock Street Brewery South · Point Breeze
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Cantina Los Caballitos · East Passyunk Crossing
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 7:00 PM
Queen & Rook · Society Hill
$
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM
Fumo Family Library · LoMo
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:00 PM
254 · Washington Square West
$$
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:30 AM
Chestnut Hill Library · Chestnut Hill
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM
Charles Santore Library · Bella Vista
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Independence Seaport Museum · Center City
Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Franklin Square · Center City East
Free
Sat, Oct 24 · 11:00 AM
Main Street · Northwest Philadelphia
Sat, Oct 24 · 6:00 PM
Lucy’s · Center City West
$$
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:30 PM
Maisy's Meeting House · Center City East
$35
Fri, Oct 30 · 10:00 AM
Queen Memorial Library · Point Breeze
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:00 PM
Perelman Theater · Rittenhouse Square
$59
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Cherry Street Pier · Old City
Sun, Nov 8 · 6:00 PM
Queen & Rook · Society Hill
$
Sat, Nov 14 · 9:00 PM
SideQuest Theater · Center City West
Fri, Nov 27 · 11:00 AM
Independence Blue Cross RiverRink · Old City
Free
Tue, Dec 1 · 6:00 PM
Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie · Center City West
$10
Main Street · Northwest Philadelphia
Bartram's Garden · Kingsessing
Cherry Street Pier · Old City
Free
Independence Blue Cross RiverRink · Old City
Penn's Landing · Penn's Landing
Volume Hair Studio · Center City East
FDR Park · South Philadelphia
Maisy's Meeting House · Center City East
$15
Yards Brewing Company · Northern Liberties
$$
Main Street · Northwest Philadelphia
Fashion District Philadelphia · Center City East
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