TODAY
Philadelphia Hoagie Throwdown
Other Half Brewing Philadelphia, Fishtown
TODAY 12:00 PM • See Website
“Philly shops fight over who makes the best hoagie. You eat all the evidence.”
Shit worth leaving your apartment for in Philadelphia this week
16 things happening in Philadelphia over the next seven days, 2 of them free. Comedy, live music, art openings, food pop-ups, nightlife and the weird stuff nobody else bothers to list.
What’s on
TODAY
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa: The Paradise Gothic Tour
Punch Line Philly, Northern Liberties
TODAY 7:00 PM • See Website
“Sri Lankan gothic stand-up on a Sunday night. Weirder and better than brunch.”
TMRW
Karaoke with DJ Rachel Wild
TMRW 7:00 PM • FREE
“Monday karaoke in a queer bar on 6th. Butcher a ballad, get applauded anyway.”
TMRW
Spencer Krug
TMRW 8:00 PM • $26
“The Wolf Parade / Sunset Rubdown brain, solo and unfiltered. Art-rock for the heads.”
TUE
Other
Heirloom Seed Saving Workshop at South Street
PHS Pop Up Garden at South Street, South Philly
TUE 6:00 PM • $35
“Learn to hoard tomato seeds like a prepper, but in a beer garden.”
TUE
Tattooed Momedy
TUE 8:00 PM • FREE
“Free stand-up upstairs at Moms, under the graffiti and the bumper cars.”
WED
Miniature Ceramics on the Wheel w/ Tuft the World
WED 5:30 PM • See Website
“Throw tiny pots in an old high school. Ghost not included.”
WED
Squirrel Flower
WED 8:00 PM • $26
“Ella Williams writes slow-burn heartbreak that hits at 2am. Bring your feelings.”
THU
Randy Feltface: Gimmick
The Fillmore Philadelphia, Fishtown
THU 7:30 PM • See Website
“A purple felt puppet does an hour of stand-up and out-funnies every human alive”
THU
PTO Thursdays: Marco Strous
NOTO Philadelphia, Center City
THU 8:00 PM • See Website
“House music on a Thursday because your Friday self is a coward”
FRI
Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary (Opening Night)
Eastern State Penitentiary, Other
FRI 7:00 PM • $40-79
“A real abandoned prison, five haunted houses, and a bar in Al Capone's cell”
FRI
Maria Bamford
FRI 7:30 PM • See Website
“Maria Bamford does the voices in her head on purpose, professionally, for you.”
SAT
Big Wig Brunch: The Ultimate Drag Experience
Punch Line Philly, Northern Liberties
SAT 12:00 PM • See Website
“Drag queens and bottomless mimosas at noon. Dinner plans are already cancelled.”
SAT
Ceremony w/ Poison Ruin
SAT 8:00 PM • See Website
“California punks gone post-punk, plus Philly's own Poison Ruin. Mosh accordingly.”
SUN
Kenn Kweder Press Conference + The Tranks
SUN 3:00 PM • See Website
“Philly's greatest never-famous rocker holds a press conference. Then a band plays.”
SUN
Russian Circles w/ Pelican
SUN 8:00 PM • See Website
“Instrumental post-metal so heavy you forget nobody's singing”
Updated September 25, 2026