Things to do in Philadelphia on Thursday, October 29, 2026

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

Morning

Networking Breakfast with SJ Business Association
Networking · Career · 7 AM · FALCON DINER
Singh Center for Nanotechnology 2026 Annual User Meeting
Talk · Nanotechnology · 8 AM – 5 PM · Singh Center for Nanotechnology
CIC's Annual Fall Vendor Showcase
Expo & Convention · 9 AM – 3 PM · University City
Coworking Space Tour and Networking Meetup for Professionals
Networking · Coworking · 9 AM – 5 PM · Center City
Runnemede David L Venella Park, intermediate Pickleball
Play · Pickleball · 9 AM – 12 PM · David L. Venella Memorial Park / Green Acres Park
Rethink Business With AI – 1 Day Masterclass | Philadelphia, PA
Talk · AI · 9 AM – 5 PM · Center City
We MeetUp @ City Council Meetings!
Meetup · Republican Politics · 10 AM · Center City
DANIEL'S LEATHER PHILADELPHIA POP - UP SHOP ON OCTOBER 29TH THURSDAY
Market · Leather Goods · 10 AM – 7 PM · Eastwick
CONVERGENCE Philadelphia 2026 Homeownership Summit
Talk · Homeownership · 11:30 AM – 5:30 PM · University City

Afternoon

Women's Healing Circle
Support Group · Healing · 12 PM · Kingsessing
Latinos Unidos Parent cafe!
Meetup · Parent Support · 12 PM · Frankford
Starfinder Lunch Bunch Pick-Up Soccer
Play · Soccer · 12:30 PM · Manayunk
River Road Courts
Meetup · 2 PM · River Road Courts
Walnut Street Theatre's THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
Musical · 2 PM · Washington Square West
Archives Month Tour of Fairmount: Girard College to Eastern State
Tour · Fairmount History · 3 PM · Sharswood
The Situation Room
Meetup · Men S Group · 4 PM · Kingsessing
Reveal Night: Small Work, Big City — Philadelphia
Film · Creative Release · 4:30 PM · Fishtown

Evening

Cohort II: The Elite 30's Civic Engagement & Political Science 101 Training
Class · Civic Engagement · 5 PM · Sharswood
Prevention Pioneers Networking Event
Networking · Hiv Prevention · 5 PM · University City
Stroll along Washington Avenue, 3 miles
Hike & Walk · 5 PM · 100 Bortons Mill Road
Black Zombie Film Screening and Discussion with Maya Annik Bedward
Film · 5 PM – 8 PM · University City
Van Conversions for DIYers
Class · 5 PM · Cooper River Park
Halloween Costume Party
Dance Party · Halloween · 5 PM – 9 PM · Fishtown
A11yPHL Hangout (Oct 2026)
Meetup · Accessibility · 5 PM · Center City
Artist In Residence: Courtney B. Vance - Master Class
Class · Acting · 5:15 PM · Zellerbach Theater, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Fall Networking Mixer to Create Community for Business Women
Networking · Business Women · 5:30 PM · Penn Valley
SaaS & Tech GROWTH Meetup - Healthcare AI: Product Development from Concept to Launch
Networking · Saas Growth · 5:30 PM · East Falls
Book Club discussing “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck
Book Club · 5:30 PM · Center City
Trivia at the bar at Claude’s Comedy Club
Trivia · 5:30 PM · South Philly
Pinch Pot Happy Hour
Craft Workshop · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · South Philly
Part 3: Community. Dinner - Paint and Sip
Dinner · 5:30 PM · Haddington
Philadelphia Freedom vs. Seattle Freeze | NSL Team Match
Game · Racket Sports · 5:45 PM · Arlen Specter US Squash Center
The Witching Hour: 13 Years of Toile!!
Bar & Lounge · 6 PM – 9 PM · Fishtown
October Book and Dinner Club
Book Club · 6 PM – 9 PM · Norma's Eastern Mediterranean Cuisine
October Meetup
Meetup · Sold out · 6 PM · Northern Liberties
Lyneé’s Living Room: '90s + '2000s TV & Music Trivia Night
Trivia · Tv And Music · 6 PM · University City
Author Talk: Family With Professor Meredith Small
Talk · Family · 6 PM · Parkway Central Library Heim Center Room 131/132
Sewing Spooky Stuffies
Craft Workshop · Stuffed Animals · 6 PM – 9 PM · South Philly
Annual Halloween Fundraiser: Battle of the Eras: 1776 vs. 1976
Volunteering · Halloween · 6 PM – 9 PM · South Philly
Parasites, Bloodsuckers, Freaks, and Frights
Family Learning · Critters · 6 PM · Cobbs Creek
A Night to Remember Featuring The Ladies of Baltimore: J'Kar, B. Lewis and Your Host John Hall
Live Music · 6 PM · Center City East
The Speakeasy at BlueSouth
Open Mic · 6 PM – 10 PM · Barclay Square
The Communicators
Talk · Communicators · 6 PM · Hartranft
Fork and Film: Coco
Film · Coco · 6 PM – 10 PM · East Falls
Live Music Jam with Cellulose | Bengaluru Cafe Philadelphia
Live Music · Rock · 6 PM · Northern Liberties
A Hero Of Our Time - Mikhail Lermontov
Book Club · Russian Literature · 6 PM · Northern Liberties
SPTA Spring Drill & Play Class- Barry Playground Thursday 6:00-8:00 (all levels)
Lesson · Tennis · 6 PM · Barry Playground
World Trade Centers Day 2026
Volunteering · 6 PM – 9 PM · Center City
Arts in the Parlor: The Fullest Moon of Sonia Sanchez Documentary Screening
Film · Sonia Sanchez · 6 PM – 9 PM · West Philly
Make Your Name Known Live Presents: "A Ghoulish Paint & Sip Experience"
Art Class · Painting · 6 PM – 10 PM · Harrowgate
Dear Reader: What a Book Is
Talk · Books · 6 PM · Fishtown
Not Folksingers: '70s Singer-Songwriters
Talk · 70s Singer-Songwriter · 6 PM · Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Pink October Experience 2026 | Together in Pink
Meetup · Breast Cancer · 6 PM – 9 PM · Olney
Semi-Annual Women's Author Panel
Talk · Women Authors · 6 PM · Center City
Study Hall x Distillations: American Vice
Books & Readings · American Vice · 6 PM · Old City
South Philly Acoustic Jam
Open Mic · Rock · 6:30 PM · South Philly
SustainPHL 2026
Meetup · Sustainability · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Northern Liberties
AfroAsia Harvest Jawn
Film · 6:30 PM · Kensington
NExT Philadelphia Presents: House Party 2: New Connections
Networking · Real Estate · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Old City
Howard Finster: Visionary Godfather of American Outsider Art
Talk · Outsider Art · 6:30 PM · Center City
3.5 Level at River Road Courts
Play · Pickleball · 6:30 PM · River Road Courts
Center City Treffen
Meetup · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · South Philly
Philadelphia Small Business Networking Mixer October 29th
Networking · Small Business · 6:30 PM · Center City
Future Shock! FREE comedy show at the Yellow Bicycle Theater
Stand-up · 6:30 PM · Center City
"Foreign Correspondence" - Make Art Pen Pals at Attic Brewing Company
Craft Workshop · Mail Art · 7 PM · Southwest Germantown
Monthly Post Up Comedy Show -- Best Comedians in Philly
Stand-up · 7 PM · Kensington
Alonzo Demetrius & The Ego
Live Music · 7 PM · South Philly
Quizzo Night @ Queen & Rook
Trivia · 7 PM – 10 PM · South Philly
Glow & Gloves
Fitness Class · 7 PM · Kensington
HALLOWQUEEN DRAG BINGO
Bingo · Halloween · 7 PM · Manayunk
Ivy League Singles Mixer in Philadelphia!
Singles · Ivy League · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
Neil Podgurski Jazz Trio
Concert · Jazz · 7 PM · Wynnefield
Letdown. , Luchiano
Live Music · 7 PM · Southwark
Drag Bingo Philadelphia-Ultimate Drag Queen Bingo & Drag Show Philadelphia
Bingo · 7 PM · Center City
Juke Jawn
Concert · 7 PM – 10 PM · University City
Horror Video Bingo
Bingo · Horror · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
The Deep End: Exploring Authentic Human Connection
Meetup · Human Connection · 7 PM · West Mount Airy
Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire at Khyber Pass Pub in Philadelphia
Live Music · Indie / Alternative · 7 PM – 10 PM · Old City
Ivy League Singles Mixer in Philadephia!
Singles · 7 PM · Center City
Write & Spite Night!
Writing Group · 7 PM – 11 PM · Center City
Letdown The Happoy Tour Luchiano, Skarus
Live Music · 7 PM · Southwark
The Exodus Story
Faith & Spiritual · Exodus · 7 PM · Center City
TEQUILA KICKBACK COMEDY NIGHT
Stand-up · 7 PM · Northern Liberties
McCormick & Schmick's + Duckhorn Wine Dinner - Philadelphia
Dinner · 7 PM · Center City
HALLOWEEN (1978) Screening at MONSTER VEGAN
Film · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
Ghouls Night: Dracula
Drag & Burlesque · Halloween · 7 PM – 11 PM · South Philly
ART BINGO: Halloween Edition
Bingo · Halloween · 7:30 PM · Fishtown
Girl Mic + Friends: A Comedy Show HALLOWEEN EDITION!
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Center City
Miss Lisa Lisa's Drag Show
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Center City
Aikido Class
Lesson · Boxing & MMA · 7:30 PM · South Philly
Avalon Male Strippers | Male Revue Show | Male Strip Club Philadelphia, PA
Arts · 8 PM · South Philly
Hurricane Wisdom
Live Music · 8 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
CHLOE LEVINE calling w/CATIE COMBS AND THE SPOOTISKERRY SKELETONS
Dance Social · Folk / Americana · 8 PM · Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
Stand-up · 8 PM · Northern Liberties
Open Mic Night
Open Mic · 8 PM · Our House Culture Center
GetChaWeightUp Twine Halloween Party
Dance Party · Halloween · 8 PM – 11 PM · North Central
Bodied by BeautiFitStrong Workshop
Class · Fitness · 8 PM · Allegheny West
The Army, The Navy
Live Music · 8 PM · Northern Liberties
BLK HAUS: The Masquerade
Dance Party · Masquerade · 8 PM – 12 AM · Old City
SPEED
Live Music · Metal · 8 PM · Chinatown
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