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Friday, April 10 Morning Magic Tour — 10 a.m., Washington Square West — Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; 40-min guided tour + self-exploration before public opens. Panel Talk: Legacy in Sound — Archiving Philadelphia Jazz with Odean Pope — 10 a.m., Center City East — The Fabric Workshop and Museum; Panel with legendary saxophonist Odean Pope on archiving Philadelphia jazz; hosted by Ars Nova Workshop. 10:15 a.m. conversation, 11:30 a.m. panel, archive lounge to follow. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales — 10:30 a.m., Old City — Arden Theatre Company; Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's classic fairy tale mashup adapted for the stage. Temple Depop Vintage Market at Founder's Garden — 11 a.m., Hartranft — Temple Founder's Garden; Soup PHL and Temple Depop's third outdoor vintage market; independent vendors, live music, and DJs. Made in Philadelphia Spring Market — Day 1 at Dilworth Park — 12 p.m., Center City East — Dilworth Park; Three-day market of handmade Philadelphia goods. Noon–8 p.m. We Walk, We Tour with Friends of the Rail Park — 12 p.m., Callowhill — Rail Park (Callowhill); Guided tour of the Rail Park's past, present, and future — how a historic railway becomes a 3-mile linear park. Free. Mozart's Requiem — 2 p.m., Rittenhouse — Kimmel Center; Philadelphia Orchestra performs Mozart's Requiem. Also Sat at 8 p.m. and Sun at 2 p.m. Hosted By The Soapbox: Community Print Shop & Zine Library — 2:30 p.m., Cobbs Creek — The Soapbox: Community Print Shop; Collaborative two-color riso zine workshop; spring theme. No prior experience needed; participants take home five copies. Philly Otaku Fest 4.0 at Cherry Street Pier — 4 p.m., Riverfront Penn's Landing — Cherry Street Pier; Three-day anime, gaming, cosplay, and nerdcore festival at the waterfront. 70+ vendors, Japanese street food. Free. Runs through Sunday. Legendary Pop Up Shop (Night Two) — 5 p.m., Queen Village — Tattooed Mom; Art, brands, and Wolfpack energy. Suggested donation $5, NOTAFLOF. Diamondbacks at Phillies — 6:40 p.m., Stadium District — Citizens Bank Park; MLB home game. Hop Ones at Evil Genius — 7 p.m., Kensington, West — Evil Genius Beer Company; 10-wing challenge using the official Hot Ones lineup of sauces, with question cards at each round. In-person! The Monthly Fund presents Elliott Hammer, Koka, and Cuddle Puddle — 7 p.m., University City — The Rotunda; Fundraiser for Freedom Side School, a free abolitionist K-5 school for children impacted by incarceration. Jacqueline Novak — 7 p.m., Rittenhouse — Wilma Theater; All new show from the comedian behind the Emmy-nominated Netflix special Get On Your Knees, directed by Natasha Lyonne. Also Sat. JR Everhart — 7 p.m., Fishtown — Johnny Brenda's; WXPN Welcomes: singer/songwriter known for Cosmic Guilt and work with Low Cut Connie. Doors 7, show 8. 21+ Michael Kaplan & Band — 7 p.m., Society Hill — Cellar Dog PHL; Live jazz. Special Event: Justin Silva — 19:00 & 21:00, Rittenhouse — Helium Comedy Club; Stand-up from the viral social media comic currently on a worldwide tour. SWEEPERS, ROPE TRICK, SPECTRAL FORCES, SUN WITHIN — 7 p.m., Callowhill — Vox Populi; No wave punk, cosmic crunch, sci-fi free jazz, witch sludge. The Wonder Years — 7 p.m., Queen Village — Theatre of Living Arts; Night 1 of 3. Also Sat and Sun. Avery*Sunshine — 7:30 p.m., Center City East — City Winery Philadelphia Bob Moses & Cannons: Afterglow Tour — 7:30 p.m., Northern Liberties — The Fillmore Philadelphia Brothers Saint ~ Cooperstomp ~ Holotypes — 7:30 p.m., Northern Liberties — Silk City Diner; Philly band Brothers Saint; debut EPs Community Garden and Had Youth. Doors 7. 21+ Deaf Andrews ~ Floracene ~ Fullscreen — 7:30 p.m., Kensington, Old — Kung Fu Necktie; Doors 7 p.m., show 7:30. 21+ Guilt Trip and Malevolence — 7:30 p.m., East Poplar — Ukie Club; With Chamber. Not wheelchair accessible. Incredible Dreamz presents HOUSE OF GUNS: THE GUNSLINGER'S BALL — 7:30 p.m., West Poplar — PhilaMOCA; World Premiere of HOUSE OF GUNS 3! Lyric Fest — 7:30 p.m., Old City — American Philosophical Society; Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Lyric Fest. Saxophonists Victor North and Aidan McKeon Sextet featuring Conrad Herwig — 7:30 p.m., Rittenhouse — Chris' Jazz Cafe; Shows 7:30 & 9:30 p.m. GA $25; dinner & show $95. Science After Hours: Rhythm & Booms — 7:30 p.m., Logan Square — The Franklin Institute; Adults-only (21+) night; live bands, DJs, museum exhibits, and live science "booms" by the Franklin Institute team. Dress festival. Stephane Wrembel — 7:30 p.m., Center City East — The Loft at City Winery Philadelphia; Acclaimed guitarist and composer; over two decades of Django-influenced recordings. Trae Crowder — 7:30 p.m., Northern Liberties — Punch Line Philly; Also Sat. Floetry Presents Say Yes The Tour Feat. Raheem Devaughn — 8 p.m., Francisville — The Met Presented by Highmark mclusky — 8 p.m., Callowhill — Underground Arts; with Pile. 21+ Snow Tha Product — 8 p.m., Callowhill — Union Transfer Dance in The Moonlight: The Band Joe with Sleep House + Hue Hinton — 8:30 p.m., Manayunk — The Grape Cash Only — 9 p.m., Society Hill — Cellar Dog PHL; 9 p.m.–1 a.m. Ro & Joe at Stogie Joe's Tavern — 9 p.m., Passyunk Square — Stogie Joe's Tavern; Live music, 9 p.m.–midnight. No cover. TEAR YOU APART — 9 p.m., West Poplar — Warehouse on Watts; Dark electronic / hell rave / devil disco. 9 p.m.–2 a.m. 21+ Emo Night Philly — 10 p.m., Kensington, Old — Kung Fu Necktie; The OG emo night, running since 2011. MCR, Paramore, FOB, Panic!, Taking Back Sunday and more. Headliners Presents: Anything But TRAP — 10 p.m., Northern Liberties — Silk City Diner; 10 p.m.–2 a.m. The Talk Heavy Podcast — 10 p.m., Northern Liberties — Punch Line Philly DJ Soul Slinger, DJ HA, Mystery — Society Hill — Nikki Lopez Philly
Saturday, April 11 Love Your Park Day at DiSilvestro Playground — 9 a.m., Newbold — DiSilvestro Playground; Community cleanup, planting, games and crafts. Free. Philly Runners Club — Saturday 8 Mile Run — 9 a.m., East Park — Art Museum steps; 8-mile group run. Free, all levels. Never canceled. Uhuru Health Festival + Flea Market at Clark Park — 9 a.m., Spruce Hill — Clark Park; Health resources, live music, fitness demonstrations, and DJ Duiji 13. Free. Beginner rug tufting w/ Tuft The World — 10 a.m., Greenwich — Bok Building; 5-hr hands-on class; create a rug, wall hanging, or pillow. Frame, cloth, yarn included. Chestnut Hill Farmers' Market — 10 a.m., Chestnut Hill — Chestnut Hill (Germantown Ave & Mermaid Ln); 20+ years of weekly Sat operation. Local farms, bakeries, seafood, prepared foods. 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Fishtown Neighborhood Cleanup Day — 10 a.m., Fishtown — Fishtown; Fishtown Neighbors Association spring cleanup; gloves and supplies provided. Free, followed by optional happy hour. Free Community Boating at the Boathouse at FDR Park — 10 a.m., Packer Park — Boathouse at FDR Park; Free kayaking, rowing, and paddling. No sign-up. All ages, beginner-safe, 30-min slots. 10 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Morning Magic Tour — 10 a.m., Washington Square West — Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; 40-min guided tour + self-exploration before public opens. Neighborhood Bike Works Spring Bike Bonanza — 10 a.m., Mantua — Neighborhood Bike Works; Annual sale of as-is and ready-to-ride bikes at accessible prices, plus discounts on selected items. Southeast Asian Market at FDR Park — 10 a.m., Packer Park — FDR Park; Sat/Sun through Oct 31, Picnic Area 17 near Broad St exit (April–June). 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Summer Camp Open House at Taller Puertorriqueño — 10:30 a.m., Kensington, West — Taller Puertorriqueño; Learn about summer camp, scholarship opportunities, and tour classrooms. Free. Family Day with The Clay Studio, Claymobile at Woodmere — 11 a.m., Chestnut Hill — Woodmere Art Museum; Claymobile pop-up ceramics for children alongside the Syd Carpenter exhibition. Registration required. Free. (Waitlist only.) Philly Postcards! Reduction Woodcuts (Session 1) — 11 a.m., Kensington, Old — Second State Press; Two-session woodcut workshop (Apr 11 & 12); create two-color prints inspired by travel cards. All supplies included. Slow Art Day 2026 — 11 a.m., Logan Square — The Barnes Foundation; Global event: spend time with a few works, then share observations. 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Spring Pop Up at Jinxed Fishtown — 11 a.m., Fishtown — Jinxed Fishtown; Kismet Collective, Do Good Vintage, and Jinxed co-host; vintage apparel, jewelry, furniture, trinkets, home goods. Ring the Bell: A Semiquincentennial Contraption Contest — 11:30 a.m., Greenwich — Bok Building; Pig Iron + Philly Contraption Contest: middle school Rube Goldberg machine competition. Big Wig Beyhive Brunch: The Ultimate Drag Experience — 12 p.m., Northern Liberties — Punch Line Philly Guided Site Tour — 12 p.m., Washington Square West — Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; 75-min guided tour of mosaics, garden, galleries, public murals, and basement. In-person! Funky Sole Fundamentals 15 Yr Anniversary — 12 p.m., University City — The Rotunda; Full day of hip-hop/street dance culture. Workshops noon–3:15 p.m., battles at 5 p.m., SOLEFULL party at 9 p.m. Red Bull Dance sponsored. Made in Philadelphia Spring Market — Day 2 at Dilworth Park — 12 p.m., Center City East — Dilworth Park; Day 2 of local makers and artisans selling Philadelphia-made goods. Noon–8 p.m. Philly Pedal Party at Johnny Brenda's — 12 p.m., Fishtown — Johnny Brenda's; 3rd annual: 18 pedals, guitars, art, and gear; meet the builders, try stuff, win prizes. Free entry. 21+ PhillyPri's KPop Flea Market at Old Pine Community Center — 12 p.m., Society Hill — Old Pine Community Center; KPop shopping, Random Dance Play session, and KPop Teen Meet Up. Free entry. Rex Manning Day Block Party at South Street Art Mart — 12 p.m., Society Hill — South Street Art Mart; 4th Annual: free live music from The Aunties, 90s nostalgia, outdoor block party noon–7 p.m. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales — 12 p.m., Old City — Arden Theatre Company; Classic fairy tales mashed up and played for laughs. Also 4 p.m. Author Signing: Willow Winters and Tara Conrad at Cupid's Bookshop — 1 p.m., Manayunk — Cupid's Bookshop; Free in-store signing, no RSVP. Books available on site. 18+ PHILLY DOORS Clay Workshop w/ Tony Trov — 1 p.m., Passyunk Square — Mug Coffee & Clay; Tony Trov of South Fellini on Philly's iconic doors; build your own mini clay door. All materials included. Remembering the Sin Colonias March of 1976 at Taller Puertorriqueño — 1 p.m., Kensington, West — Taller Puertorriqueño; Two-part panel on the 1976 Sin Colonias March and Puerto Rican community organizing in Philadelphia. Diamondbacks at Phillies — 1:05 p.m., Stadium District — Citizens Bank Park; MLB home game. ROMEO AND JULIET — 2 p.m., Old City — Arden Theatre Company; Directed by Amina Robinson. Also 7 p.m. Artist Talk at Vox Populi — 4 p.m., Callowhill — Vox Populi; Masina Frank & Ella Konefal on GOD'S WORK; Lane Timothy Speidel on Practice Patience; KT Pe Benito on Until Next Time. TMEP Spring Fling at Marsha's South Street — 4 p.m., Queen Village — Marsha's South Street; The Main Event Philly's 4th Spring Fling — grown QPOC crowd, DJ Deluxx, happy hour pricing, outdoor atmosphere. One Day Wheel Workshop — 6 p.m., Point Breeze — Black Hound Clay South; Wheel-throwing workshop; all materials, instruction and firing included. Ages 16+. For Grandma's House at Vox Populi — 7 p.m., Callowhill — Vox Populi; Pop-up art show fundraiser; analog work, prints, zines, stickers. Poetry performances at 8 p.m. Pay what you can; proceeds go toward repairing artist's grandmother's home. Jacqueline Novak — 7 p.m., Rittenhouse — Wilma Theater; All new show. Emmy-nominated Netflix special Get On Your Knees, directed by Natasha Lyonne. Lady Laughs Philly Comedy — 7 p.m., Northern Liberties — Silk City Diner; All women and queer comics; headliner Delia Amendolia, host Zilla Vodnas (HBO Women in Comedy Festival). Poison the Well "Peace in Place" Tour — 7 p.m., Northern Liberties — The Fillmore Philadelphia Sip City Mixer: WLW 35+ Queer Dance Party at Club 624 — 7 p.m., Bella Vista — Club 624; Throwbacks WLW+ queer dance party with DJ JJoy. All queer friends respectful of WLW spaces welcome. Sophia Flores Quartet — 7 p.m., Society Hill — Cellar Dog PHL; Live jazz. Special Event: Justin Silva — 19:00 & 21:30, Rittenhouse — Helium Comedy Club; Shows at 7 & 9:30 p.m. The Wonder Years — 7 p.m., Queen Village — Theatre of Living Arts; Night 2 of 3. Trae Crowder — 19:00 & 21:15, Northern Liberties — Punch Line Philly 2026 Bistro Award Winner Anaïs Reno with Tim Brey/Aidan McKeon Quartet — 7:30 p.m., Rittenhouse — Chris' Jazz Cafe; 2026 Bistro Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist. GA $35; dinner & show $105. Also 9:30 p.m. Ashes to Amber — 7:30 p.m., East Poplar — Ukie Club; With Nature TV and Moon to Moon. Not wheelchair accessible. Fotocrime ~ Luna Honey ~ eX Tradition — 7:30 p.m., Kensington, Old — Kung Fu Necktie; Doors 6, show 7:30. 21+ ISAAC SLADE (Formerly of The Fray) with Charlie Lunsford — 7:30 p.m., Center City East — City Winery Philadelphia; First-ever solo tour from the former Fray frontman — Songs I Know 2026 tour. Naïka SOLD OUT — 7:30 p.m., Callowhill — Underground Arts; with DJ Nalee. SOLD OUT. 21+ Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra — 7:30 p.m., Fishtown — Black Squirrel Club; "Ominous horror-film riffs sit alongside soaring album-rock guitar solos, urgent cop-show horn fanfares." — All About Jazz Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain — 7:30 p.m., University City — Penn Live Arts; Celebrating four decades and 400,000,000 plucks. ABBA to ZZ Top, Tchaikovsky to Nirvana. "Oversized dose of unexpected hipness." — NYT Bridget Everett: Big Titties, Big Dreams — 8 p.m., Rittenhouse — Miller Theater; Powerhouse vocals and explosive comedy from the star and creator of HBO's Peabody-winning Somebody Somewhere. Chris Speed Yeah NO — 8 p.m., Passyunk Square — Solar Myth; Ars Nova Workshop; with Cuong Vu, Skúli Sverrisson, and Jim Black. Mozart's Requiem — 8 p.m., Rittenhouse — Kimmel Center; Philadelphia Orchestra. Sunn O))) — 8 p.m., Callowhill — Union Transfer Tell all your friends – live at Evil Genius — 8 p.m., Kensington, West — Evil Genius Beer Company; No cover emo tribute; TBS, MCR, Paramore, FOB, and more. Baldini & The Bastards + Astrals + Ms. J and the Cresson Street Band + George Woehlcke — 8:30 p.m., Manayunk — The Grape Monty + Visages + Congi — 9 p.m., West Poplar — Warehouse on Watts; Funktion-One sound. Doors 9 p.m. 21+ QUEENS – Dance Party — 9 p.m., Fishtown — Johnny Brenda's; Bad bitch hip-hop & pop hits with DJ Sweat Daddy. Free with registration before 10 p.m. 21+ WHISPER'S WICKED CABARET PRESENTS — 9 p.m., Callowhill — Velvet Whip Arts & Social Club; Sultry performances, bold artistry, Saturday night cabaret. BETTER OFF ALONE: A 90s/2000s DANCE RAVE — 10 p.m., Kensington, Old — Kung Fu Necktie; DJs air_deejay & outergr8ce. 10 p.m. 21+ DJ Craig Dash — 11 p.m., Society Hill — Cellar Dog PHL; 11 p.m.–2 a.m.
Sunday, April 12 Mercado Latino at FDR Park — 8:30 a.m., Packer Park — FDR Park; Every Sunday April 5–Nov 1, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Latin American food, workshops, and culture. Cash-preferred. Clover Market Spring Season Opening Day — 10 a.m., Chestnut Hill — Chestnut Hill; 350 curated vendors: handmade goods, antiques, vintage, food trucks, live music, face painting. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Khmer Language & Arts Program — 10 a.m., Greenwich — Bok Building; Cambodian classical dance for beginners and intermediate students ages 6+. Morning Magic Tour — 10 a.m., Washington Square West — Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; 40-min guided tour + self-exploration before public opens. Open Streets: West Walnut — 10 a.m., Rittenhouse — Walnut St, Broad to 19th; Car-free Walnut St every Sunday through May 17; buskers, bubble magic, pop-up performances, family zone. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Southeast Asian Market at FDR Park — 10 a.m., Packer Park — FDR Park; 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Runs Sat/Sun through Oct 31. Brat Brunch: A Charli XCX Drag Brunch — 11 a.m., Kensington, West — Evil Genius Beer Company; Doors 11 a.m., show 12 p.m. Sold by table. 18+ Boozy Bravo Brunch w/ Kirsten Michelle Cills & Kaitlin Pagliaro — 12 p.m., Center City East — The Loft at City Winery Philadelphia Made in Philadelphia Spring Market — Day 3 at Dilworth Park — 12 p.m., Center City East — Dilworth Park; Final day; Philadelphia-only makers and artisans. Noon–6 p.m. PECO Family Jams: Tile Portraits — 12 p.m., Washington Square West — Philadelphia's Magic Gardens; Draw on tiles inspired by Zagar's portraits; basement tours every hour. Included with admission. Noon–4 p.m. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales — 12 p.m., Old City — Arden Theatre Company; Classic fairy tale mashup for kids and parents. Curators in Conversation: Freedom Dreams — 1 p.m., Logan Square — The Barnes Foundation; Co-curators on Freedom Dreams; moderated by Kellie E. Jones, PhD. $15; members and students free. Grown-Up Book Fair & Swap at Love City Brewing — 1 p.m., Callowhill — Love City Brewing; Bring 1–10 gently used books to swap; shop new books, donate children's books to Tree House Books. Diamondbacks at Phillies — 1:35 p.m., Stadium District — Citizens Bank Park; MLB home game. In-person! Bowerbird presents Tuvan throat singers Alash — 2 p.m., University City — The Rotunda; Tuvan throat singing masters — multiple pitches simultaneously. Free/pay-what-you-wish. Also 7 p.m. Mozart's Requiem — 2 p.m., Rittenhouse — Kimmel Center; Philadelphia Orchestra. LENA DUNHAM: THE FAMESICK TOUR — 3 p.m., Rittenhouse — Miller Theater; Celebrating her first book in over a decade: illness, fame, sex, and authoring your own story. Penn Med Symphony Orchestra — 3 p.m., Rittenhouse — Kimmel Center; 10th anniversary; world premiere by Siji Osunkoya, plus Márquez's Danzón No. 2 and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Profs & Pints Philadelphia: Satanic Panics — 4 p.m., Fishtown — Black Squirrel Club; Cultural historian Luxx Mishou on America's Satanic panic tradition — daycare scares, heavy metal subliminal messages. Broad Meets Market (MAD Dragon Music Group x Bell Tower Music Showcase) — 6 p.m., Callowhill — Underground Arts; With Aaron Garcia, Zach Marsden, Kyra Kirby, One Madison Park. All ages. Bucks at 76ers — 6 p.m., Stadium District — Xfinity Mobile Arena; NBA home game. Special Event: Ahamed Weinberg — 6 p.m., Rittenhouse — Helium Comedy Club; Philly-born; appeared on Seth Meyers, Colbert, The Eric Andre Show, and Hacks. R&B Afterdark — 6:30 p.m., Center City East — City Winery Philadelphia; Rising R&B talent with live instrumentation; R&B classics and originals. In-person! Bowerbird presents Tuvan throat singers Alash (7 p.m.) — 7 p.m., University City — The Rotunda; Second FREE performance of the day. Nick Offerman: Big Woodchuck — 7 p.m., Francisville — The Met Presented by Highmark The Wonder Years — 7 p.m., Queen Village — Theatre of Living Arts; Night 3 of 3. Mo Gilligan - The Mo You Know — 7:30 p.m., Northern Liberties — Punch Line Philly Nazir Ebo Live at Black Squirrel Club — Philly Jazz Appreciation Month — 7:30 p.m., Fishtown — Black Squirrel Club; Drummer/bandleader, Joshua Redman quartet alumnus. Pat McGee — 7:30 p.m., Center City East — The Loft at City Winery Philadelphia; Singer/songwriter and bandleader since 1995. R.A.P. Ferreira ~ Zoe Dixon — 8 p.m., Kensington, Old — Kung Fu Necktie; Doors 7, show 7:30. 21+
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