Things to do in Philadelphia on Friday, October 30, 2026

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

Morning

Center City Breakfast Hike, 5-8 miles
Hike & Walk · 7:45 AM · Center City
Wharton Energy & Climate Club Annual Conference 2026
Talk · Energy And Climate · 8 AM – 5 PM · Center City
Philly Biz Connects
Networking · Real Estate · 8 AM · Northern Liberties
SprintRay Midas World Tour - Philadelphia
Talk · 8:30 AM – 5 PM · Wynnefield Heights
2026 MidAtlantic Bioinformatics Conference
Talk · Science · 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM · Smilow Center for Translational Research
Open Play River Road
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 Gesture Drawing for Beginners
Art Class · Figure Drawing · 9 AM · Cobbs Creek
2026 Philladelphia Handmade and Artisan Fall Market
Market · Handmade Crafts · 10 AM · East Park
Day 1 | Nikon Tour Philadelphia | Intro to Photography
Class · Photography · Sold out · 10 AM – 5:30 PM · Old City
2026 Philladelphia Makers Market and Small Business Festival
Market · 10 AM · East Park
Love Market at the Love Lab (Vendors)
Market · 11 AM – 6 PM · Center City

Afternoon

Pickleball at East Passyunk Community Center
Play · Pickleball · 1:30 PM · South Philly
MovieJawn & Philly Free Library present THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)
Film · 1:30 PM · Center City
HAUNTED BOOST
Holiday · Halloween · 2 PM – 8 PM · Richmond
Bleeds and Dies: A Print Production Workshop
Class · Print Production · 2 PM · Center City
Webb Plaza Public Art Celebration
Festival · 3 PM · North Central
Finjan fil Bustan: Special Halloween Screening of Roqia (2025)
Film · Roqia · 3 PM – 7 PM · Fishtown
Gather before...Samhain Circle
Meetup · Samhain · 3:30 PM · Chestnut Hill
Kids’ Pumpkin Carving & Painting at The Twisted Tail
Kids · 4 PM · South Philly
Philadelphia Halloween Bar Crawl
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 4 PM – 10 PM · Center City
First Time Homebuyers Seminar
Talk · Home Buying · 4:30 PM · South Philly

Evening

Spooky Crafts with Cassie's Coven x Philly PRIDE Visitor Center
Craft Workshop · Fall Projects · 5 PM · Philly Pride Visitor Center
The Art Jawn
Museum & Gallery · Art · 5 PM – 8 PM · Old City
HALLOWEEN ART FESTIVAL
Museum & Gallery · Halloween Art · 5 PM – 10 PM · Center City Cambria Hotel
Drink and Tuft: Beginner Tufting Workshop
Craft Workshop · Tufting · 5 PM – 9 PM · South Philly
Invisible Solitude
Concert · Classical · 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM · Center City
Game Night!
Game Night · 5:30 PM · 130 S State Rd
Spooky Sculpt + Socialize Pop Up
Fitness Class · Hip-Hop / Rap · Sold out · 5:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Murder By The Book: Library Mystery (Camden County NJ)
Escape Room · Murder Mystery · 6 PM · Pennsauken Free Public Library
Halloween Party - Costumes Encouraged with DJ Dan!!!
Dance Party · Halloween · 6 PM – 10 PM · American Legion Post 84
Luminary: A Crafty Plantie Mame Growth Lab
Craft Workshop · 6 PM · Center City
Philadelphia Lightning vs. Seattle Freeze | NSL Team Match
Game · Racket Sports · 6 PM – 9 PM · Penn Squash Center
Jesus Jam -the bowling experience
Play · Bowling · 6 PM – 9 PM · Oxford Circle
Blood on the Clocktower *and* BUBS Halloween Party!
Game Night · 6 PM – 9 PM · Fishtown
Red Lace Burlesque Show Philadelphia's #1 Variety Show Philadelphia
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · Northern Liberties
Trick or Drink: Philadelphia Halloween Bar Crawl (3 Days)
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 6 PM · Center City
Red Velvet Burlesque Show Philadelphia's #1 Variety & Cabaret Show in PA
Drag & Burlesque · 6 PM · Northern Liberties
First Gen-O'-Ween
Meetup · First Gen Pride · 6 PM · Center City
Chocolate & Espresso Cocktail Class
Cooking Class · 6 PM · Old City
Free lessons and drills River Road
Lesson · Pickleball · 6 PM · River Road Courts
Stoop 001: Halloween Mixer
Meetup · Halloween · 6 PM – 9 PM · Forgotten Bottom
Meili Vodka Tasting
Tasting · Vodka · 6 PM · Center City
Philadelphia Official Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 By Bar Crawl LIVE!
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 6 PM – 1 AM · Center City
An Eye For An Eye Film Screening
Film · 6 PM · Center City
Designer Bag Bingo
Bingo · 6 PM · Fairmount Park Horticulture Center
Intro to Wheelthrowing
Craft Workshop · Wheel Throwing · 6 PM – 9 PM · Barclay Square
Philly Tech Halloween Mixer | Stoop 001 by PhilaCon Valley
Networking · Tech Community · 6 PM – 9 PM · Grays Ferry
Wine Garden Halloween Party
Dance Party · Halloween · 6 PM – 10 PM · West Philly
Yoga At KDD
Yoga & Pilates · 6 PM · Wister
Halloween weekend
Dance Party · Halloween · 6 PM – 2 AM · Elmwood
Art After Dark: Halloween Eve at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum & Gallery · 6 PM · Philadelphia Museum of Art
Raylian society presents: The Dinner Table
Dinner · 6 PM · Center City
Therapeutic Painting And Karaoke Sessions - Doors Open @6:00pm - 9:30pm
Craft Workshop · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · West Central Germantown
Sixers vs Knicks Watch Party
Watch Party · Sold out · 6:30 PM – 11 PM · Center City
11th Black Ivy League Business Conference
Talk · Business · 6:30 PM · University City
Speed Dating Beyond Small Talk | Philly Speed Dating | Tantra Speed Date®
Singles · 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Center City Breathe
In-Person Class: Traditional Chinese Dumplings (Philly)
Cooking Class · Chinese Dumplings · 6:30 PM · Center City
VAMPED
Dance Party · Halloween · 7 PM – 1 AM · Logan
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Philadelphia - Drag Queen Dinner Show
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Center City
One rooftop. Two rivalries... PHILLY, WE’RE LIT ON BROAD STREET!
Watch Party · 7 PM – 1:30 AM · Center City
Diva Royale - Drag Queen Show Philadelphia
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Center City
BRUTAL ANGEL: Mischief Night Drag Show at Little Big Planet
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM – 11 PM · Center City
Flaunt Fitness Annual Halloween Student Showcase- Fri. 10/30 & Sat. 10/31
Dance Show · Halloween · 7 PM – 3 PM · South Philly
Sustainable Beauty: Experience Skin Care Beyond The Bottle!
Class · 7 PM · Center City
'Hell's Paradise' Anime viewing! 🗡️🌺
Film · Anime · 7 PM – 10 PM · Center City
Virginia Union University Vs Lincoln University
Game · Football · 7 PM · Linc
Scary Funny Comedy Showcase
Stand-up · 7 PM – 10 PM · Nicetown
Best Local Philly Comedy Show at Studio 700 Comedy Club - Halloween Edition
Stand-up · 7 PM · Northern Liberties
Trick or Heat: Boos & Brews
Meetup · Halloween · 7 PM – 10 PM · Eclipse Brewing
Foodies + New Friends: Philadelphia (Friday Edition)
Meetup · Dinner · 7 PM – 10 PM · Restaurant of the Week
Philadelphia AI Tech & Finance Networking Event
Networking · Tech And Finance · 7 PM · Center City
$5 Fridays
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM · Center City
Germantown Quizzo 2026
Trivia · Germantown · 7 PM – 10 PM · Our House Culture Center
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
Stand-up · 7 PM · Northern Liberties
Decorate your own mask!
Craft Workshop · Mask · 7 PM · Old City
Young professionals Meet and Greet Mixer
Meetup · Friend Making · 7 PM · Center City
Halloween Drag Show at Bayers! (10/30)
Drag & Burlesque · 7 PM – 10 PM · South Camden
ONE PHILLY HBCU WEEK.... WE’RE LIT ON BROAD ST. ROOFTOP PARTY!
Watch Party · 7 PM – 1:30 AM · Center City
Philly's Best Comedy Show at Next In Line Comedy Club
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Center City
Playtime Comedy FRIDAYS at Philly Typewriter BYOB
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · South Philly
Diva Royale - Drag Queen Dinner & Brunch Show Philadelphia
Drag & Burlesque · 7:30 PM · Center City
Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
Game · Basketball · 7:30 PM · Xfinity Mobile Arena
De Tierra Caliente + Youba Cissokho
Concert · Latin · 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM · Northern Liberties
Nick Alex (NY Comedy Festival)
Stand-up · 7:30 PM · Center City
HALLOWEEN PARTY ADULT TRICK OR TREAT
Nightlife · 7:30 PM – 11:30 PM · Manayunk
The Fright Crawl | Philadelphia Halloween Bar Crawl 2026 | Fri, Oct 30
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 7:30 PM – 2 AM · Center City
Walnut Street Theatre's THE ADDAMS FAMILY: The Musical
Musical · 7:30 PM · Washington Square West
80's Prom Night Murder Mystery Dinner Party
Escape Room · Murder Mystery · 7:30 PM · Germantown - Penn Knox
All Hallow's Tease
Drag & Burlesque · Halloween · 7:30 PM · Kensington
Scottish Dance Class (Beginner) 2026-10-30
Class · Scottish Dancing · 7:45 PM · Rittenhouse
Manhattan Men Male Revue Club - Philadelphia
Arts · 8 PM · Center City
Prohibition Era Cocktail Class
Cooking Class · 8 PM · Old City
Philadelphia's Haunted Hop 2026: Halloween Bar Crawl (Friday, Oct 30)
Bar Crawl · Halloween · 8 PM – 2 AM · Center City
Glitch: Fear Fest 5
Expo & Convention · Horror Art · 8 PM · Upper Kensington
Yebba: Jean Tour
Live Music · 8 PM · Northern Liberties
I Have A Secret: Masquerade Edition — Round Two
Meetup · Masquerade · 8 PM · South Philly
Patrick Droney
Live Music · 8 PM · Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia
Drag Queen Party Bus Philadelphia - The Ultimate Drag Experience
Drag & Burlesque · 8 PM · Center City
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
Film · 8 PM – 2 AM · Haddon Hills
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