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

Forgotten North Broad Street

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

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

Back to School Open House at Founder's Hall

 Sat, 06 Sep at 10:00 am Founders Hall at Girard College Free

AEW Presents Collision

 Sat, 06 Sep at 07:00 pm 2300 Arena

True Tales from the Tombs

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

Jabali Market: Soul Care Sunday LIVE!

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

A Conversation with Kamala Harris

 Thu, 25 Sep at 07:00 pm The Met Philly

Eastern State Penitentiary Vintage & Antique Flea Market

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

First Friday: Books, Meet Their Makers!

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

Henry Fonda for President (Philadelphia Premiere)

 Sun, 21 Sep at 05:00 pm 800 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA 19148-16ND, United States

A Taste of History Food Tour

 Sat, 06 Sep at 01:00 pm 100 S Independence Mall W #110, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Saturday Leadership Academy at VAUX Big Picture!

 Sat, 27 Sep at 09:30 am Vaux Big Picture High School Free

Soul Crawl

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

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

Weekly Blues Dancing | Powerhouse Blues

 Mon, 01 Sep at 07:30 pm Philadelphia Ethical Society

Embodied Re-presentation – Hung Liu’s Intermedial Space of Photo-Painting

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:00 pm Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania Free

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

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

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Producers' Forum: Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller

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

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Soul Crawl

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

Orisa CDC presents: OSUN! The Dance Drama!

 Fri, 03 Oct at 07:00 pm Performance Garage USD 45

Riverfront North Art & History Tour - Borski Park

 Sat, 20 Sep at 12:00 pm Robert A. Borski, Jr. Park Free

Navy 250 Gala at the National Constitution Center

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Chile: Ancient & Modern Wines

 Sat, 04 Oct at 05:00 pm Wine School of Philadelphia

Riverfront North Art & History Tour - Frankford Boat Launch

 Sat, 27 Sep at 12:00 pm Frankford Boat Launch Free

Special Tour of Fairmount Water Works to Celebrate Lafayette Anniversary

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

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Conversation with the Artist: Nicolo Gentile

 Thu, 18 Sep at 05:30 pm Parkway Central Library Free

Abolition Histories- Laurel Hill Cemetery

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

2025 WURD Radio Founder's Day Gala

 Fri, 03 Oct at 05:30 pm Fairmount Park Horticulture Center USD 135 to 162

Archive Month Historical Campus Tour

 Sat, 18 Oct at 11:00 am Founders Hall at Girard College Free

Art History Drag Trivia

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing USD 13

The Persistence of Wretched Subjects

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

SECRET CINEMA: A Child’s Introduction to Social Guidance Films

 Thu, 11 Sep at 08:00 pm The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street

Jammin in the Garden2025

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

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

 Sat, 20 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

Science & Football: How Gatorade Fueled the Dawn of Sports Medicine

 Wed, 17 Sep at 06:00 pm Science History Institute Free

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

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

Andrew Ross Sorkin celebrates1929 on October 29th at 7pm

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm 2125 Chestnut St USD 42

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Christian Churches Together Forum 2025

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

Military Memories Open House at Founder's Hall

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

Philadelphia Speakers Series: Doris Kearns Goodwin

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

Halloween Highlights Open House at Founder's Hall

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:00 am Founders Hall at Girard College Free

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Noah Floersch at First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

 Sun, 05 Oct at 08:00 pm First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia

Mother Cabrini National Migration Week Mass

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

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

The Nevermore Tour: Edgar Allan Poe Connections

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

Fall Maker's Market

 Sat, 08 Nov at 11:00 am 124-126 Elfreths Alley, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19106

Sinners & Scandals : the Seamy Side of Laurel Hill

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

Before Penn: An Illustrated History of The Delaware River Colonies 1609-1682

 Thu, 11 Sep at 07:00 pm 916 S. Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19147

Black Music As History with Dyana Williams

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

Talking with the Dead: Spirits & Spiritualists

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

2025 Spirit of Competition Award Honoring Lyn St. James

 Sat, 18 Oct at 10:00 am Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum USD 0 to 38

The Great Philadelphia Comedy Magic Walking Tour

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

Rollin' on the Rails: Philadelphia Rail Park Tour

 Wed, 10 Sep at 05:30 pm The Rail Park USD 23 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

Dearly, Yet Oddly Departed

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

The National Black Radical Political Convention (2025)

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

Guided Tour of Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church

 Sun, 19 Oct at 12:00 pm 916 S. Swanson Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19147

Peel Dream Magazine w/ Fib & Doused at Warehouse On Watts

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

Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri: Transylvanian Dance (A multimedia performance) + Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells

 Sun, 05 Oct at 08:00 pm The Perch Annex - 2008 E. Arizona Street Philadelphia PA 19125

Victorian picnic at Laurel Hill Cemetary

 Sat, 18 Oct at 12:00 pm Laurel Hill Cemetery

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

Navy 250th Commemoration at Independence Hall

 Mon, 13 Oct at 12:30 pm 520 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106-33ND, 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

A Merry Laurel Hill Christmas

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

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

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

Amazing Scavenger Hunt Adventure - Philadelphia, PA

 Fri, 27 Jun Washington Square USD 49

2025-2026 Philadelphia Speakers Series - Doris Kearns Goodwin at Kimmel Center - Marian Anderson Hall

 Mon, 26 Jan at 08:00 pm Kimmel Center - Marian Anderson Hall

Othmer Library Tour

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