Things to do in Philadelphia on Wednesday, October 28, 2026

103 events listed in and around Philadelphia, each with its time and venue.

Morning

Pride in Your Legacy
Talk · Finance & Investing · 8 AM · Center City
Beginner, Advanced Beginner 2.5-2.9 &3.0-3.2 intermediate at RiverRoad
Play · Pickleball · 9 AM · River Road Courts
Runnemede David L Venella Park, intermediate Pickleball
Play · Pickleball · 9 AM – 12 PM · David L. Venella Memorial Park / Green Acres Park
Philadelphia Spikes and Studies Beach Volleyball Social
Play · Volleyball · 9:15 AM · Fishtown
Philadelphia Hiring Event
Networking · Hiring · 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Center City
Philadelphia Architecture Hike 12 of 13: Best of Modernist Style
Hike & Walk · 10 AM – 1:30 PM · Old City
Pickleball at East Passyunk Community Center
Play · Pickleball · 10 AM · South Philly
Appraiser and Assessor Career Expo-Exihibitor/Presenter/Sponsor
Talk · Career · 10 AM – 3 PM · Temple University Student Center
Stewardship Wednesdays
Volunteering · Stewardship · 10 AM · Cobbs Creek
Balancing Life with Kids Education Classes
Family Learning · Child Development · 10 AM · West Mount Airy
Appraiser and Assessor Career Expo
Expo & Convention · Property Valuation · Sold out · 11 AM – 3 PM · Temple University Student Center

Afternoon

The Parity Center Seminar Series
Talk · 12 PM · 3600 Civic Center Blvd
OG Coffee&Code Coding!
Meetup · Coding · 1 PM – 4 PM · Center City
Landlord Legislation Education Event
Talk · Finance & Investing · 1 PM · Center City
River Road Courts
Play · Pickleball · 2 PM · River Road Courts
Walnut Street Theatre's THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
Musical · 2 PM · Washington Square West
Life Talk
Talk · Life And Purpose · 2:30 PM · Yorktown
Relax & Paint with FAMILY (GROUP) - Admits Up To 4 Guests
Art Class · Painting · 4 PM · Deal Street Arts & Community Center
GIRL SCOUTS INFO FAIR - Accepting Grades K thru 12th and Troop Leaders
Family Learning · Girl Scouts · 4 PM · Deal Street Arts & Community Center

Evening

Figurative Clay Workshop
Craft Workshop · 5 PM · One Art Community Center
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon - Philadelphia PA - VIP TICKETLESS UPGRADE
Concert · Metal · 5 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
Teen Art Class
Kids · Art · 5 PM · Old City
Shut Up & Write!® in Washington Square / Center City
Writing Group · 5 PM · Center City
PowerCorpsPHL Annual Celebration
Meetup · Powercorpsphl · 5:30 PM · Center City
BEFORE THE BREAKTHROUGH
Talk · Career · 5:30 PM · University City
10/ Wed 5:30pm Strawberry evening outdoor (USTA-3.0+-3.5) Intermediate only
Play · Tennis · 5:30 PM · Strawberry Mansion
10/ Wed 5:30pm Strawberry evening outdoor(USTA 3.5 -4.0)Advanc­­­e Level only
Play · Tennis · 5:30 PM · Strawberry Mansion
Hills of Haddonfield
Hike & Walk · 5:30 PM · Avon Elementary School
house of psychotik ebonys
Arts · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Center City
Book Talk: Heather Thompson
Books & Readings · 5:30 PM · University City
Anarchitecture After Everything: A Trans Manifesto Book Talk
Talk · 5:30 PM · University City
Democracy Under Siege: Film Screening and Conversation
Film · Political Cartoons · 5:30 PM · University City
Ancestors Among Us: A Decolonial Philadelphia Ghost Walking Tour
Tour · 6 PM · Center City
Intermediate level Pickleball at River Road Pickleball Complex
Play · Pickleball · 6 PM · River Road Courts
Wellness Wednesday: Deep Reset Sound Healing Sessions
Meditation · 6 PM · Northmont
Work on Climate Happy Hour - October Edition
Meetup · Climate · 6 PM · Fairmount
The Next Seat at the Table: Advancement, Leadership, and Legacy in the Law
Talk · Career · 6 PM · Center City
Reproductive Freedom In-Person Community Forum
Talk · Reproductive Freedom · 6 PM · Vare Recreation Center
SEEDS OF JANNAH • PAINT & SIP WITH INTENTION Sweetness of the Sunnah: Dates
Art Class · Islamic Tradition · 6 PM – 9 PM · Overbrook
BAPS Campus Diwali Celebrations @ Temple University
Faith & Spiritual · Diwali · 6 PM – 9 PM · Yorktown
Tiny Canvas with Mixed Media - Community Art Workshop with Ariel Monroe
Craft Workshop · Mixed Media · 6 PM · 915 Spring Garden St
2027 Black Men's Wellness Day - Philly Committee Meeting
Meetup · Black Men S Wellness · 6 PM · North Central
Win(e)d Down Wednesdays: Body Butter & Brown Sugar Scrub Experience
Craft Workshop · Body Butter · 6 PM · North Central
CROSSROADS: Blood Resin
Tabletop Games · 6 PM – 9 PM · University City
500 FINGER FILLET PRE-LAUNCH PARTY
Meetup · 6 PM · South Philly
US Lab Partners - Paddles & Pipettes Networking Happy Hour
Networking · 6 PM – 9 PM · Center City
Indie RPG Night
Tabletop Games · Indie Rpgs · 6 PM – 9 PM · Fishtown
CigaR&B at Cigar Code
Bar & Lounge · R&B / Soul · 6 PM – 11:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Boozy Ice Cream Cocktail Mixology Class- Philly (Wine Wednesday!)
Cooking Class · Ice Cream Cocktails · 6 PM · Center City
PHP×Philly's Whimsy Tank
Meetup · 6 PM · Center City
Community Meeting: New LNG Plant in Port Richmond
Meetup · Lng Plant · 6 PM · Cohocksink Recreation Center
Manayunk FITNESS STAIRZZZZ and HILLZZZZ
Hike & Walk · 6:15 PM · Wissahickon
Evening Warrior Flow
Yoga & Pilates · 6:15 PM · University City
Philadelphia Networking Event: Make New Business and/or Social Connections
Networking · Business · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Board Games in Ardmore at S & F Cafe (GoPuff)!
Game Night · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · G & F Cafe
Philadelphia Healthcare and Wellness Industry Networking
Networking · Healthcare · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Philadelphia Health & Wellness Industry Networking Event
Networking · Health And Wellness · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Finance Networking Event in Philadelphia
Networking · Finance · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Wine Down Wednesday: A Spoken Word Affair
Books & Readings · Spoken Word · 6:30 PM – 10 PM · West Philly
Philadelphia Networking Event
Networking · Startups · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Real Estate Networking Event In Philadelphia
Networking · Real Estate · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Tech Networking Event In Philadelphia
Networking · Tech · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Unblock & Restore Yoga
Yoga & Pilates · 6:30 PM · West Philly
Healthcare Networking Event
Networking · Healthcare · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
SPERANZA BOOZE & BOOS MIXOLOGY EVENT
Cooking Class · Cocktails · 6:30 PM · Brooklawn
Philadelphia Holiday Events with the Agatha Christie Dinner Theatre
Theater · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Old City
Entrepreneurs, Small Business & Startups Networking Event In Philadelphia
Networking · Startups · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
📚 Indy Hall Reading Club
Book Club · Reading · 6:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Philly Speaks: Language Exchange & International Meetup
Meetup · Language Exchange · 6:30 PM · Center City
FEED YOUR HEAD: Body Horror & Burlesque Festival
Drag & Burlesque · Body Horror · 7 PM – 10 PM · Manayunk
Beginner Tango Classes & Social Dance: Start any week! No partner required!
Class · Tango · 7 PM – 12 AM · Kensington
Lil' Spooky Movie Night
Film · Spooky Movies · 7 PM · Lil Filmmakers Film and Media Arts Center
30's Jewish Speed Dating: Appetizers Included!
Singles · 7 PM · Old City
20 Years of Nekrogoblikon with Special Guests Aborted
Live Music · 7 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
Main Line Stammtisch - Bryn Mawr
Meetup · 7 PM · Gulliftys
Cursed Content: Monsters & Kaiju!
Film · Cursed Content · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) SCREENING at MONSTER VEGAN
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
Shortstack Turns Two - Mariette on Ecstacy Dance Party
Dance Party · 7 PM · Old City
HALLOWEEN Theme Trivia | Dave & Buster's Philadelphia PA -WED 10/28 @ 7p
Trivia · Halloween · 7 PM · Old City
October Book Club - The Once and Future Witches
Book Club · 7 PM · CommonSpace Studio
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Book Club · Gothic Horror · 7 PM · Wegmans
POSSESSION
Film · 7 PM · Bryn Mawr Film Institute (Alternative/Indi)
October Writing Workshop - feat. Serena Chopra
Writing Group · 7 PM · Old City
GAY FILM CLUB x GAY HALLOWEEN @ Tattooed Mom
Film · Halloween · 7 PM – 11 PM · South Philly
Smart Speed Dating @ City Winery | Cityswoon | Ages 40-55
Singles · Speed Dating · 7 PM · Center City
West Philly Bible Study: 1-2 Thessalonians & Galatians
Faith & Spiritual · Bible Study · 7 PM · Wynnefield
Rocky Dale Davis
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Lincoln Mill Haunted House
Meetup · Halloween · 7:30 PM · Manayunk
Honky Tonk Hustle - Line Dancing
Class · Country · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Fishtown
JOURNEY - Final Frontier Tour (An Evening With)
Live Music · 7:30 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena
West Coast Swing Lessons In Cherry Hill, NJ Every Wednesday
Class · West Coast Swing · 7:45 PM · The Dance Loft NJ
High On Fire
Live Music · Metal · 7:50 PM · Old City
Hump(!) Wednesdays -free weekly burlesque show at 254
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM – 11 PM · Center City
We Outside Wednesdays
Bar & Lounge · Hookah · 8 PM – 2 AM · South Philly
Rilla Roast Comdey
Stand-up · 8 PM · Fishtown
Halloween Wednesday dance: Jenny & Liz with OPEN BAND
Dance Social · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Penn Valley
Midnight And The Wicked And Ben Arsenal Presents: Alice in Wicked Land
Concert · 8 PM – 2 AM · Center City
Jukebox the Ghost
Cover Band · 8 PM · Chinatown
Night of 1000 Dolls
Theater · 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Center City
Karaoke Wednesdays at HTT!
Karaoke · 8:30 PM · Home Team Tavern
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