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ON NOW Tours with Penn Student GuidesON NOW Ginkgo WatchSUN, NOV 15 FLATstrap Launch PartySUN, NOV 15 Play Without BoundariesSUN, NOV 15 Handel at HomeMON, NOV 16 Comm University Vogue Commentating ClassTUE, NOV 17 A conversation with Mallary Tenore TarpleyTUE, NOV 17 The Poetic RecordTUE, NOV 17 EL & NYC TribeWED, NOV 18 Weekly Improvised Music Drop-in Jam SessionWED, NOV 18 The Re-Declaration Project: The Historical Imagination and an Iconic DocumentTHU, NOV 19 Experimental Music Ensemble: Fall ConcertON NOW Tours with Penn Student GuidesON NOW Ginkgo WatchSUN, NOV 15 FLATstrap Launch PartySUN, NOV 15 Play Without BoundariesSUN, NOV 15 Handel at HomeMON, NOV 16 Comm University Vogue Commentating ClassTUE, NOV 17 A conversation with Mallary Tenore TarpleyTUE, NOV 17 The Poetic RecordTUE, NOV 17 EL & NYC TribeWED, NOV 18 Weekly Improvised Music Drop-in Jam SessionWED, NOV 18 The Re-Declaration Project: The Historical Imagination and an Iconic DocumentTHU, NOV 19 Experimental Music Ensemble: Fall Concert

Festivals & markets

Christmas Celebration

Please Touch Museum · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Egypt Galleries Opening Celebration

Penn Museum · 10:00 AM

Festivals & markets

Kwanzaa Celebration

Penn Museum · 11:00 AM

Festivals & markets

Countdown to New Year

Please Touch Museum · 7:00 PM

Festivals & markets

Up Late with the Sphinx

Penn Museum · 5:00 PM

Theater & dance

Tall Stories Theatre Company: The Gruffalo

Penn Live Arts (Annenberg Center) · 7:00 PM

Theater & dance

Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia: The Three Little Pigs and Other Tales

Penn Live Arts (Annenberg Center) · Through Mar 9

Theater & dance

TheaterWorksUSA: Rosie Revere, Ada Twist & Iggy Peck: The Questioneers

Penn Live Arts (Annenberg Center) · 7:00 PM

Close by, in Center City, South Philly, Rittenhouse

Sat, Nov 14 · Center City

James Santangelo & The Late Night Jam

Chris' Jazz Cafe

Sun, Nov 15 · South Philly

Morning Magic Tour

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

Sun, Nov 15 · Center City

Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market

Dilworth Park

Sun, Nov 15 · South Philly

Guided Site Tour

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens

Sun, Nov 15 · Center City

When Trees Testify: Living With and Learning From Trees

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Events

Sun, Nov 15 · Rittenhouse

Special Event: Hollywood Crime Scene

Helium Comedy Club Philadelphia

Sun, Nov 15 · Rittenhouse

Special Event: Aaron Branch

Helium Comedy Club Philadelphia

Sun, Nov 15 · South Philly

Oilers vs. Flyers

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sun, Nov 15 · South Philly

Pacers vs. 76ers

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sun, Nov 15 · Center City

Jesse Roper

MilkBoy Philadelphia

Sun, Nov 15 · South Philly

Sleep: North America 2026

Theatre of Living Arts (TLA)

Mon, Nov 16 · South Philly

Workshop: Ceramics: Raku (3 Day + Firing)

Fleisher Art Memorial

Places in University City

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