These 46 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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Every day at 11:30am from Oct. 2 to Oct. 31
Museum of the American Revolution · Center City East
Ever wonder if the Headless Horseman was real? A museum educator unpacks how Washington Irving's spooky classic may trace back to a Hessian soldier decapitated by cannonball fire.
October 25 at 1:30pm (This weekend)
Asian Arts Initiative · Center City • $0
Real talk from the people doing the work: Black queer organizers dig into mutual aid, racial justice, and community conflict, and ask what it takes to build truly inclusive futures.
October 26 at 11am
Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie · Center City West • $10
Two Parisians built a following demystifying French culture for Americans, and now they're taking questions live. Come grill Alex and Tom of AT Frenchies on everything from World Cup culture clashes to everyday life in France, then snag a signed copy of their book "Pardon Our French."
October 29 at 6:30pm +3
Philadelphia Ethical Society · Rittenhouse Square • Free
Surrogacy, donor sperm, foster care, adoption: this free weekly series walks queer prospective parents through every path to building a family, with real talk from parents who've been there.
November 7 at 12pm
Barnes Foundation · Center City
A poet and a collector walk into a feud: this talk unpacks the 1920 letters between William Carlos Williams and Albert Barnes, tracing how one controversial work stirred up American modernism.
November 8 at 1pm
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Watch the film, then ask the filmmaker. Sky Hopinka screens his vérité-style documentary at the Barnes, followed by a conversation and audience Q&A: a rare chance to hear an artist unpack his own work.
Browse Philadelphia neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sat, Oct 24 · 7:00 PM
Eastern State Penitentiary · North Philadelphia
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:00 AM
The Church of Saint Luke & The Epiphany · Washington Square West
$0
Wed, Oct 28 · 8:30 AM
Quorum · University City
Free
Wed, Oct 28 · 2:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Fri, Oct 30 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Fri, Oct 30 · 6:30 PM
Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie · Center City West
$20
Mon, Nov 2 · 1:00 PM
Philadelphia · Philadelphia
Mon, Nov 2 · 10:00 AM
Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie · Center City West
$10
Tue, Nov 3 · 4:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM
Thomas Jefferson University East Falls Campus · Northwest Philadelphia
$0
Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia · Center City West
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 10:00 AM
College of Physicians of Philadelphia · Center City West
Tue, Nov 10 · 4:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Nov 11 · 7:30 PM
Helium Comedy Club · Center City West
$31-$178
Wed, Nov 11 · 6:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:00 PM
The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia · Center City West
$20
Fri, Nov 13 · 12:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Free
Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Sat, Nov 14 · 8:00 PM
Academy of Music · Rittenhouse Square
$102-$421
Sun, Nov 15 · 4:00 PM
Helium Comedy Club · Center City West
$31-$178
Mon, Nov 16 · 5:30 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Tue, Nov 17 · 11:00 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Dec 2 · 5:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
$60
Wed, Dec 2 · 6:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Wed, Dec 9 · 9:00 AM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
$90
Fri, Dec 11 · 12:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Free
Sat, Jan 9 · 1:00 PM
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Tue, Mar 2 · 7:30 PM
Miller Theater · Rittenhouse Square
$74-$161
Barnes Foundation · Center City
PENTIMENTI · Center City East
William Penn Charter School · Northwest Philadelphia
The Fabric Workshop and Museum · Center City East
Avian & Exotic Philly Vet Medical Surgical Clinic · Center City East
Fitler Club · Center City West
A Novel Idea on Passyunk · East Passyunk Crossing
$50
Science History Institute · Center City East
Barnes Foundation · Center City
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center · Center City
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