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October 3, 2026

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Historic Newtown Market Day

Saturday, October 3, 2026

Market Day is an annual Newtown tradition that takes place in the historic borough streets and is highly anticipated by our close community and surrounding Bucks County. More about: Historic Newtown Market Day

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Paws 4 Life Dog Walk

9:00 AM

200 kirk road
warminster, PA

Join us for Paws 4 Life Dog Walk on October 3! Enjoy a fun-filled morning with your pup, featuring vendors, raffles, treats, activities, and more. Tickets are $30 per dog.

Weekend Workshop | Watercolor Workshop with James Toogood

9:00 AM

118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

A two-day watercolor workshop (all levels) covering materials and techniques, taught by instructor James Toogood at PAFA.

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.

Boo at the Zoo

9:30 AM

3400 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Zoo’s annual Halloween extravaganza returns for five weekends of trick-or-treating and costumed fun, included with general admission.

Revolutionary Germantown Festival returns at Cliveden Saturday, October 3, 2026

10:00 AM

6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Journey to October of 1777 and encounter Germantown during the Battle of Germantown at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, from 10 am to 4 pm, rain or shine!

20th Annual PAWS Mutt Strut

11:00 AM

4747 S. Broad Street,
Philadelphia, PA

The Mutt Strut is the must-attend fall festival for dogs and the people who love them!

Fishing with Friends at Pier 68

11:00 AM

1751 South Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA

Cast a line and enjoy the Philly Waterfront at Fishing with Friends, a free, family-friendly program at Pier 68 on the Delaware River. All ages and skill levels welcome.

Fall Hard. Fest Harder

12:00 PM

6120 RIDGE AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA

Roxtoberfest returns October 3! Enjoy three stages of live entertainment, local food and drink, stein contests, costumed pups, classic cars, shopping, and family fun on Ridge Avenue.

Arts and Crafts Supply Swap

1:00 PM

1901 Vine St.
Philadelphia, PA

Come by the library with arts and crafts supplies that you no longer need or want and pick up something else in exchange.

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.

Black-Tie GayBINGO! Celebrates Action Wellness at 40

6:30 PM
Action Wellness celebrates its 40th anniversary at Black-Tie GayBINGO! on Oct. 3 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel.

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: Geoffrey Asmus

7:30 PM

2031 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA

Geoffrey Asmus began performing stand-up in 2013 immediately after wasting $143,548 on seven college degrees.

Movie Nights at Hotel West & Main

8:00 PM

46 Fayette St
Conshohocken, PA

Join us at Hotel West & Main for Movie Nights on the Plaza, a free outdoor movie series featuring family favorites.

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

Villanova Theatre Presents The Moors

800 E Lancaster Ave
Villanova, PA

Villanova Theatre Presents The Moors from September 24 through October 4 at the Mullen Center for the Performing Arts - Court Theatre. See website below for tickets & show times.

October 3, 2026

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