Things to Do Today, Sunday September 20th, in Philadelphia.

This city has no interest in impressing anyone, which is why I trust what it likes.

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Colors of Creation

Colors of Creation

Sun, Sep 20 · 10:00 AM

Center City East

immersive multisensory creation journey

Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists

Private Collection Tour: Favorite Artists

Sun, Sep 20 · 10:00 AM

Center City

Private art immersion

Paul Ramírez Jonas’ Let Freedom Ring

Paul Ramírez Jonas’ Let Freedom Ring Up & Coming Artist

Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Old City

Waterfront art & reflection

September Spotlight Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Philadelphia Exhibition

September Spotlight Tour: Firestorm! Outrage! Dr. Barnes’s Scandalous 1923 Philadelphia Exhibition

Sun, Sep 20 · 1:00 PM

Center City

Eccentric art treasure house

PrismaPhonik

PrismaPhonik

Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Center City

waterfront music and light

Craft Hall Go Big, Go Birds Deals

Craft Hall Go Big, Go Birds Deals

Sun, Sep 20 · 12:00 PM

North Philadelphia • $$

Sports, suds & playgrounds

The Ben Franklin Bridge at 100: Photographs by James B. Abbott

The Ben Franklin Bridge at 100: Photographs by James B. Abbott

Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Old City

Four decades of bridge history

Viviendo a Través de la Muerte (Living Through Death)

Viviendo a Través de la Muerte (Living Through Death) Up & Coming Artist

Sun, Sep 20 · 11:00 AM

Bella Vista

Papier-mâché folk art

Let Freedom Ring

Let Freedom Ring Up & Coming Artist

Sun, Sep 20 · 2:00 PM

Old City

Ring the final note

Making Time Weekend

Making Time Weekend

Sun, Sep 20 · 1:00 PM

Southwest Philadelphia

Electronic music in historic ruins

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Lunar Retreat

Lunar Retreat Ending Soon

Sun, Sep 20 · 6:45 PM

University City

Immersive headphone journey

Sloth

Sloth Ending Soon

Sun, Sep 20 · 9:00 AM

Society Hill • $$

Absurd overhead sloth

returned, iridescent

returned, iridescent Up & Coming Artist

Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Rittenhouse Square

Decades-spanning trans romance

Frankie’s Summer Club Opening Day

Frankie’s Summer Club Opening Day

Sun, Sep 20 · 4:00 PM

Rittenhouse Square

courtyard drinks & snacks

Tending to Clouds Exhibition

Tending to Clouds Exhibition Up & Coming Artist

Sun, Sep 20 · 10:00 AM

Center City East

Textile dreamscapes woven large

With Love From Ella

With Love From Ella

Sun, Sep 20 · 7:00 PM

Graduate Hospital

One-woman jazz tribute

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