Calendar - Metro Philadelphia

Weekend Workshop | The Figure in Clay Workshop with Colleen O'Donnell

9:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

A two-day figure sculpture workshop exploring anatomy, proportion, gesture, and design using clay, taught by Colleen O'Donnell.

What do you want America to be like in the future?

9:00 AM

Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

Visit our wish wall, located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery, and write or draw your vision for our nation's future.

Al Gury: Painting and Purpose

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Joins us for the opening reception of Al Gury: Painting and Purpose, an exhibition celebrating the legacy of the beloved painter, educator, author, advocate, and friend.

Examining the Legacy of William "Bill" Way (1942-1988)

10:00 AM

The Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany
330 S 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA

Join us for a full-day forum on the life and legacy of the late LGBTQ+ activist and Philadelphia leader William “Bill” Way.

Gemarama 2026: 57th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show Come to Oaks, PA November 7 & 8

10:00 AM

Greater Philadelphia EXPO Center, Hall D
100 Station Ave.
Oaks, PA

Celebrate “America Rocks” at the Greater Philadelphia EXPO Center as Gemarama 2026 features vendors of minerals, gems and jewelry, live demonstrations of lapidary and jewelry arts, exhibits and children’s activities.

One After Another: Series and Studies

10:00 AM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

PAFA exhibition exploring seriality in American art, drawn entirely from PAFA’s permanent collection.

Exhibition Tours: A Nation of Artists

1:00 PM

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Docent-led tour exploring diverse narratives of American art and identity throughout PAFA’s newly restored Historic Landmark Building.

Opening Reception | A Field of Small Wonders: Fifteen Artists

5:00 PM

Pentimenti
145 North Second Street
Philadelphia, PA

NOVEMBER 7, 2026 - JANUARY 9, 2027 Opening Reception: November 7 | 5 – 7 PM PENTIMENTI is thrilled to present A Field of Small Wonders.

Anansi The Spider

6:00 PM

4740 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Family fun for 3 and up! The Origin of Anansi the Spider is inspired by an African fable from the Ashanti people of Ghana.

Bobbyy x Akai Solo + DJ Stacy (aka Pink Siifu) + Wiseboy Jeremy + $$$

7:00 PM

Ortlieb's
847 N 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA

LA master-drummer Bobbyyy and NYC Wordsmith AKAI SOLO bring their fall tour to Philly. They'll be joined by DJ Stacy (aka Pink Siifu), $$$, and Wiseboy Jeremy

The Melting Pot

7:00 PM

Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA

Join Theatre Ariel and Philadelphia Artists Collective for a re-imagining of the play President Theodore Roosevelt

This Much I Know

7:00 PM

Theatre at The Drake
302 S Hicks St
Philadelphia, PA

Three actors play over a dozen different roles including Stalin’s daughter, Russian school girls and the son of an American white supremacist.

Get in the Halloween spirit with a Candlelight Ghost Tour

7:30 PM

Signers' Garden
5th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Celebrate Halloween with spine-tingling tales of wandering ghosts, haunted houses, and hidden burial grounds on a candlelight Ghost Tour of Philadelphia. Tours depart nightly from 5th and Chestnut Streets.