Looking to join in on some fun, spring-time arts and culture events in Philadelphia this weekend? We’ve got you covered.
Art-Ish at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
This fan-favorite event returns to the PMA this Saturday, March 22. From 8 p.m. to midnight, guests can explore the museum and its collections after dark, indulge in specialty cocktails and inspired bites from Constellation Culinary Group, plus check out live performances and DJ sets. Tickets include parking, the open bar, bites, and all of the interactive cultural experiences. Tickets ($150 for GA, $65 for Friends of the Museum) are available online.
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, philamuseum.org
‘White With Fear’
The Philadelphia premiere of Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Goldberg’s new documentary is set for this Thursday, March 20. Titled ‘White With Fear’, the feature comes from Area 23a Films, and is described as an “explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America’s conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines and stoking narratives of White victimization.”
The film features first-person access to figures like Hillary Clinton, Steve Bannon, Rep. Jamie Raskin, former Fox News reporter Carl Cameron, The Lincoln Project co-founder Stuart Stevens, and others. The documentary’s screening will take place this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Landmark’s Ritz Five, followed by a post-screening Q&A with Goldberg and other special guests. Tickets ($16.25) are available online.
214 Walnut St., whitewithfear.com
Beards on Ice: Still Edging
The Bearded Ladies are hitting the ice with their latest show (surrounding climate change) this weekend. Described as a “PG-13, late night, no-holds-barred cabaret with a bit more edge”, the show boasts performances at two different municipal rinks, with this weekend’s locale at the Laura Sims Skate House in West Philadelphia. While there, visitors can also get free skate rentals and a 1-hour long skating session after the performance (included in your ticket donation), plus some hot chocolate.
Advance tickets by donation ($0-$40) can be purchased online or at the door.
6250 Frontenac St., beardedladiescabaret.com
March For Art at InLiquid Gallery
Every spring, InLiquid Gallery brings its love of local art to life with an annual fundraiser called “The Benefit.” In 2025 however, the creative organization has rebranded the effort to “March for Art“, and with it comes over two weeks of pop-ups, events and so much more—all of which still help benefit its mission.
This week’s event, titled “March for Art: EAT” ($100) will take place on Thursday, March 20, from 6 to 9 p.m. While there, guests can enjoy an “exclusive gastronomic experience” with Chef Ange Branca of Kampar, plus, sip on some zero-proof cocktails from Bar Palmina and Wallace Dry Goods.
And lastly, to round up the experience, “March for Art: BASH” ($100) will be the grand finale. Taking place on Saturday, March 22, from 6 to 10 p.m., locals can head to InLiquid to meet the artists, enjoy the artwork, and support the local arts community before the auction closes up shop. Tickets for all events can be found online.
1400 N American St. Gallery 108, inliquid.org
‘Small But Mighty’ at the Independence Seaport Museum
‘Small but Mighty!: Models, Toys, and Miniature Ships’ will officially open on March 20 to the public with 50 rarely seen models from the ISM’s collection on display. Primarily made of wood, paper, bone and metal, the items all date back from the early 19th century to the late 20th century.
Most of the models in the Independence Seaport Museum’s collection are “scratch built,” which as they say, means the craftsmen had to shape each piece from raw or lightly prepared materials rather than using premade parts.
And as a release notes, while perusing through the exhibit, you’ll see ship models that were used for various purposes: Some were design sources, known as half hulls, used in building larger vessels, while others were used for sport, known as pond models. Model ships were made as toys for children, and highly crafted, expensive models on the other hand were intended as toys for adults.
211 S. Christopher Columbus Boulevard., phillyseaport.org
‘A Doll’s House’ at Hedgerow Theatre Company
This weekend, locals can head to Hedgerow Theatre Company to see the U.S premiere of ‘Nora: A Doll’s House‘ by Scottish Olivier Award-winning playwright and director Stef Smith. Visitors might recognize the name, as the show is an adaptation of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’. This version breaks the story into three different time periods: 1920, 1973 and 2018.
Henrik Ibsen’s ‘A Doll House’ holds the distinction of being the world’s most-performed play as of 2006, a release notes. The three-act play originally debuted in 1879, and global controversy followed for Ibsen’s “daring depiction of the inequities men and women faced in traditional, 19th-century marriages.”
Tickets (various prices) are available online or by calling the box office at 610-565-4211 or e-mailing company@hedgerowtheatre.org.
64 Rose Valley Road, Media, hedgerowtheatre.org
