History Events in Philadelphia

Check out happening history events all around Philadelphia, PA

Doors Are Closing! Philly's Elevated Trains and Trolleys

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am 30th Street Station, east end at the “Angel Statue” USD 0 to 29

Precious Places Community History Project Premiere

 Fri, 15 Aug at 07:00 pm Scribe Video Center Free

Forgotten North Broad Street

 Sat, 20 Sep at 11:00 am Broad and Spring Garden, Southeast Corner USD 0 to 23

‘Mr. Polaroid’ Movie Night

 Fri, 15 Aug at 05:00 pm Science History Institute Free

First Friday: Books, Meet Their Makers!

 Fri, 05 Sep at 05:00 pm Science History Institute Free

Taste of the Philippines part of the PECO Multicultural Series

 Sat, 25 Oct at 11:00 am 121 N Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19106

True Tales from the Tombs

 Sat, 11 Oct at 07:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 15 Aug at 11:00 am Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 23 Aug at 11:00 am Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

Under the Schuylkill, Over the Delaware: Trolley & PATCO Tour

 Sat, 23 Aug at 10:00 am 40th St Portal USD 0 to 23

Philadelphia’s Antebellum Black Metropolis: A Curriculum and Resource Workshop

 Mon, 11 Aug at 11:00 am 1300 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19107

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 22 Aug at 11:00 am Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sun, 17 Aug at 11:00 am Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

Soul Crawl

 Fri, 24 Oct at 07:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Soul Crawl

 Sat, 25 Oct at 07:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Paint and Sip - Colonial Stenciling

 Sun, 17 Aug at 01:00 pm BUBS USD 36

Member Meet-Up Movie Night at Independence Park

 Fri, 22 Aug at 05:30 pm Independence Visitor Center Free

Eastern State Penitentiary (Fairmount 9/6/25) Vintage & Antique Flea Market

 Sat, 06 Sep at 08:00 am 2201 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19130, United States

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 20 Sep at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Ukraine's Independence Day/Flag Raising Ceremony

 Fri, 22 Aug at 12:00 pm City Hall - Philadelphia, PA

Barristers Way Street Renaming

 Thu, 14 Aug at 11:00 am North 53rd Street & West Girard Avenue Free

The Persistence of Wretched Subjects

 Wed, 17 Sep at 05:30 pm Widener Lecture Hall, Penn Museum Free

Producers' Forum: Kei Pritsker & Michael T. Workman

 Fri, 29 Aug at 07:00 pm Scribe Video Center USD 6 to 10

Guided Tour: Handmade, History’s Best Makers

 Sat, 13 Sep at 02:00 pm 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104

Body of Work: Tony Heriza

 Thu, 18 Sep at 07:00 pm Scribe Video Center USD 7

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 27 Sep at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 16 Aug at 11:00 am Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sun, 21 Sep at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 19 to 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 26 Sep at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Noah Floersch at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

 Sun, 05 Oct First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Jabali Market: Soul Care Sunday LIVE!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Maplewood Mall Free

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 03 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Brewery Tours

 Sat, 16 Aug at 12:00 pm 2440 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19125

Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day feat. Resistance Magic with Beck Ravenswood

 Sat, 30 Aug at 10:00 am Clark Park B, Philadelphia

Producers' Forum: Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller

 Fri, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm Scribe Video Center USD 6 to 10

Uncle Bobbie's X Bench Ansfield - "Born In Flames" Book Tour

 Thu, 21 Aug at 07:00 pm Uncle Bobbie's Coffee & Books USD 37

Victorian Era Jewelry Making Retreat

 Thu, 28 Aug at 10:00 am Francis Cope House USD 160

Policy of 3 w/ Sleepytime Trio, Frail, & Sun Within at the First Unitarian Church

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:30 pm First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sun, 05 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Early Kaiju Series ULTRA Q Marathon! Three Hours of Big Monster Mayhem!

 Thu, 14 Aug at 07:00 pm 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19104

PSFS Sept 2025 Meeting (in person) - Guest speaker TBD

 Fri, 12 Sep at 08:00 pm St. Mary's at Penn

Guided Tour of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church

 Sun, 17 Aug at 12:00 pm 916 S. Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19147

Abolition Histories- Laurel Hill Cemetery

 Sun, 28 Sep at 11:00 am 3822 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132-1840, United States

Weekly Blues Dancing | Powerhouse Blues

 Mon, 11 Aug at 07:30 pm Philadelphia Ethical Society

Mother Martin and Me. The K.Rose Samuel Story

 Thu, 28 Aug at 06:00 pm 3500 Baring St Free

Philadelphia's Lost Jewish Quarter

 Sun, 24 Aug at 10:00 am Starr Garden Playground USD 0 to 29

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sun, 12 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Special Tour of Fairmount Water Works to Celebrate Lafayette Anniversary

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center Free

Visualizing Black History, Through and Beyond the Archive

 Tue, 12 Aug at 06:30 pm Historical Society of Pennsylvania USD 11

Philadelphia Speakers Series: Doris Kearns Goodwin

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:00 pm Marian Anderson Hall at The Kimmel Center

The Alley Book Club: THE QUAKER CITY by George Lippard

 Sun, 31 Aug at 04:30 pm 124-126 Elfreths Alley, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19106

Jammin in the Garden2025

 Sat, 20 Sep at 04:00 pm Johnson House Historic Site USD 82

The Edges of Truth: Secrecy, Artifice, and the Limits of Knowledge

 Thu, 18 Sep at 08:45 am Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Van Pelt Library Free

Christian Churches Together Forum 2025

 Tue, 07 Oct at 09:00 am 400 Arch St USD 10 to 455

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 19 Sep at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

7 Walks with Mark Brown

 Wed, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm 800 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-16ND, United States

Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Dance (A multimedia performance)

 Sun, 05 Oct at 08:00 pm The Perch Music & Arts Community

TAXI ZUM KLO (1980) - New 4K restoration of the queer cinema classic at PhilaMOCA

 Wed, 20 Aug at 07:30 pm PhilaMOCA

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Philadelphia, PA

 Fri, 27 Jun Washington Square USD 49

Black Music As History with Dyana Williams

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:30 pm Historical Society of Pennsylvania USD 11 to 21

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 11 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Talking with the Dead: Spirits & Spiritualists

 Sat, 01 Nov at 01:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

The Nevermore Tour: Edgar Allan Poe Connections

 Sun, 26 Oct at 01:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Sinners & Scandals : the Seamy Side of Laurel Hill

 Sun, 14 Sep at 01:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Fri, 10 Oct at 01:00 pm Behind the Bourse Building USD 36

Mother Cabrini National Migration Week Mass

 Sun, 21 Sep at 11:30 am 923 Christian St, Philadelphia, PA 19147-3831, United States

Peel Dream Magazine w/ Fib at Warehouse On Watts

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:30 pm Warehouse on Watts

The National Black Radical Political Convention (2025)

 Sat, 25 Oct at 09:00 am Temple University USD 0 to 29

Navigating the Past: Histories of the US Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-2025

 Fri, 10 Oct at 08:45 am Van Pelt Library Free

Magic Gardens Studio & Dina Wind Art Foundation/John Wind Studio Combo Tour

 Tue, 12 Aug at 10:00 am 1002 Watkins St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-1654, United States

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Philly 2025 at Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty Park) / In-person & Livestream

 Mon, 13 Oct at 10:30 am Shackamaxon (Penn Treaty) Park 1301 N. Beach Street, Philadelphia PA 19125

Dearly, Yet Oddly Departed

 Sun, 19 Oct at 10:00 am 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Military Memories Open House at Founder's Hall

 Sat, 08 Nov at 10:00 am Founders Hall at Girard College Free

A Merry Laurel Hill Christmas

 Sun, 21 Dec at 01:00 pm 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Philly Pigeon Tour - Italian Market

 Sat, 05 Jul at 10:00 am Birdhouse Gelato USD 0 to 45

Philadelphia Art + Architecture Tour

 Thu, 01 Jan at 10:00 am Independence Visitor Center

Ray Didinger celebrates The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions on October 21st

 Tue, 21 Oct at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble - Philadelphia USD 0 to 70

Beyond the Cheesesteak: The history of Philadelphia Sandwiches and Tasting

 Sun, 07 Dec at 12:00 pm Venetian Club USD 39 to 45

Know Your Black History

 Sat, 13 Sep at 10:00 am St. James School Free

Sherlock Holmes - Philadelphia

 Wed, 14 Jan at 12:30 am Walnut Street Theatre

Exhibit Opening: "To Provide a Naval Armament:" U.S. Navy & Marine Corps History, 1775 – 1958

 Wed, 08 Oct at 06:30 pm 1300 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19107

Sips of Fishtown Drinking Tour

 Sat, 28 Jun at 04:30 pm Philadelphia Distilling USD 118

Sonic Sunsets: Concert and Tour Series

 Sat, 03 May at 06:00 pm Christ Church Burial Ground USD 0 to 18

Foundations of Philadelphia (Freedom) Tour

 Sun, 01 Jun at 10:00 am Independence Visitor Center USD 13 to 34

Independence National Historical Park Employee Reunion

 Thu, 16 Oct at 06:30 pm Independence Visitor Center

Happy Hour Historic Food Tour of Old City

 Thu, 13 Feb at 05:30 pm Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation USD 117

The Black Journey: African-American History Walking Tour of Philadelphia

 Sat, 04 May at 02:00 pm Independence Visitor Center USD 20 to 35

Othmer Library Tour

 Wed, 18 Jun at 12:00 pm The Donald F & Mildred Topp Othmer Library of Chemical History