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Thursday, October 22

Special Event: Joe List

7:30 PM

2031 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA

Since that time he has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, as well as multiple appearances on Conan.

Philadelphia: For the People Exhibition

1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence affirmed that a government exists to serve the people. Since then, Philadelphians have fought for a City of Brotherly Love.

To Be Continued...

118-128 North Broad Street 
Philadelphia, PA

Conceived as a companion installation to the exhibition One After Another: Series and Studies, this exhibition displays a focused selection of works from PAFA’s permanent collection that reveal artistic process in visible and compelli

Friday, October 23

2nd Annual Jamaica Diaspora Conference - October 23-24, 2026

12:00 AM

1515 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA

The 2nd Annual Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Conference brings together Jamaicans, friends of Jamaica, and community partners to connect, collaborate, celebrate heritage, and advance meaningful development across Jamaica and the diaspora.

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

9:00 AM

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.

One After Another: Series and Studies

10:00 AM

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

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.

One Time Classes For Students With Disabilities

1:00 PM

933 W Lancaster Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA

This class for students with disabilities will be flexible depending on the students' desires, sensory preferences, and interest levels.

Artist and Artisans Market 2026

4:00 PM

121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA

Shop local at the Artist and Artisans Market on select Fridays and Sundays at the Pier.

First Friday presented by Fulton Bank

4:00 PM

121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA

Join us on the first Friday of each month for exhibition openings, artist studio tours, markets, and stunning views of the Delaware River.

Youth One-Time Classes

5:30 PM

933 W Lancaster Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA

Join our one time class to learn the basics of wheel throwing! This one-time kids class lasts 90 minutes, and we ask that you please arrive 5 minutes early.

Parody art show featuring absurd, nonsensical, and bogus radical wellness technologies!!

7:00 PM

4014 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Come explore the fringes of fringe New Age healing modalities in this parody art show! Featuring absurd radical wellness technologies, nonsensical healing solutions, sham workshops, and bogus mystical initiations!

The Melting Pot

7:00 PM

320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA

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

Get in the Halloween spirit with a Candlelight Ghost Tour

7:30 PM

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.

Special Event: Joe List

7:30 PM

2031 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA

Since that time he has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with David Letterman, as well as multiple appearances on Conan.

Museum of the Philadelphian

454 E Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA

An unapologetic pop-up micromuseum

Philadelphia: For the People Exhibition

1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, Penns

250 years ago, the Declaration of Independence affirmed that a government exists to serve the people. Since then, Philadelphians have fought for a City of Brotherly Love.

To Be Continued...

118-128 North Broad Street 
Philadelphia, PA

Conceived as a companion installation to the exhibition One After Another: Series and Studies, this exhibition displays a focused selection of works from PAFA’s permanent collection that reveal artistic process in visible and compelli

Saturday, October 24

2nd Annual Jamaica Diaspora Conference - October 23-24, 2026

12:00 AM

1515 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA

The 2nd Annual Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Conference brings together Jamaicans, friends of Jamaica, and community partners to connect, collaborate, celebrate heritage, and advance meaningful development across Jamaica and the diaspora.

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

9:00 AM

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.

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