Check out this list of upcoming events in Northwest Philadelphia! This week, we’re super excited about the tend the garden day at Hansberry Garden, Second Saturday Music + BBQ at Grumblethorpe, and the TryClassathon in Chestnut Hill!
As always, we feature events happening in Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Occasionally, we include events outside the area if they’re really exciting!
Click the links below for more information or to purchase tickets (if necessary)
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Friday, July 12
Story Time at the Arboretum
Morris Arboretum | 1030-11am | 100 E Northwestern Ave
Songs of Freedom Open Mic Hosted by Rusty + Jan
Malelani Cafe | 6734 Germantown Ave | 2-5p
Author Event: Noura Erakat
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 5445 Germantown Ave | 630-930p
Hot Club of Philadelphia live at Paris Bistro
8235 Germantown Ave | 7-11pm
Saturday, July 13
Tend the Garden Days
Hansberry Garden + Nature Center | 5150 Wayne | 9a-12p
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Morris Arboretum | 10a-5p | 100 E Northwestern Ave
FOW Volunteer Event: Quarry Loop Service Day
Meet at Saylor’s Grove | 9a-1p
Second Saturday Music and BBQ
Grumblethorpe | 5267 Germantown Ave | 1-4pm
Community Cookout at Germantown High School
3-7pm | 5901 Germantown Ave
Karol Silverstein, “Cursed”
Hosted by Big Blue Marble Bookstore and Mt. Airy Nexus | 520 Carpenter Ln | 4-6pm
Weavers Way Workshop: DIY Hair Accessories
The Mercantile | 542 Carpenter Ln | 6-7pm
Lucie Daigle and Beau Jazz live at Paris Bistro
8229 Germantown Ave | 7-11pm
Juggernaut live
Malelani Cafe | 6734 Germantown Ave | 7-10pm
Sunday, July 14
Playlife Fitness Club with 360Fit
10-11am | 7500 Germantown Ave | All fitness levels welcome!
Chestnut Hill TryClassathon!
9am-1pm | Various fitness studios in Chestnut Hill
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Morris Arboretum | 10a-5p | 100 E Northwestern Ave
Introduction to Acrylic Painting for Kids (7+)
ARTrageous Brush + Flow | 2-330p | 6345 Germantown Ave
The Golden Hour with Amber Rae + The Swinging Foxes/Melange Trio
Germantown Kitchen Garden | 530-930p | 215 E Penn St
Lucie Daigle and Beau Jazz live at Paris Bistro
8235 Germantown Ave | 7-11pm
Monday, July 15
Friends of the Chestnut Hill Library Community Book Sale
8711 Germantown | 1:15-5pm
Go Mt. Airy Monday Market + Beer Garden
6945 Germantown Ave | 4-9pm
Showtime at the Apollo
Stenton Park | 4600 N 16th St | 6-8p
You Good Man? Men’s Wellness Group
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 630-730p | 5445 Germantown Ave
Open Air Open Mic with Phyllis Chapell
Hansberry Garden + Nature Center | 5150 Wayne | 630-830p
Bug + Bat Twilight Walk
Hosted by FOW and WEC | 7-830p | 300 W Northwestern Ave
Full Moonrise Meadow Walk
Hosted by FOW and WEC | 830-10p | 300 W Northwestern Ave
Tuesday, July 16
July Free Coworking Day
Mt. Airy Nexus | 520 Carpenter Lane | 8am-6pm
Jazz, Funk + Soul
Morris Estate | 1610 W Chelten | 6-9p
Martial Arts Legend Nunchaku
Action Karate Mt. Airy | 615-7p | 11 W Mt. Airy Ave
The Body is Not an Apology Book Club
Big Blue Marble Bookstore | 7-830p | 551 Carpenter Ln
Yoga in the Garden
Morris Arboretum | 7-815p | 100 E Northwestern Ave
Author Event: Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Crook County: Racism and Injustice
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee + Books | 5445 Germantown Ave | 7-9p
Wednesday, July 17
Career and Job Fair!
9a-1p | 43 W Haines St | Hosted by the Philadelphia Police Department 14th District Advisory Council (PDAC)
Domino Effect? Understanding How African American Elders Experience the Opioid Crisis
Hosted by Jefferson and Center in the Park | 10a-1230p | 5818 Germantown
Free Narcan Days
Joseph E. Coleman NW Regional Library | 1-4p | 68 W Chelten
Hump Day Paint & Sip
ARTrageous Brush & Flow | 6345 Germantown Ave | 6-8p
Oldies in the Park
530-830p | Vernon Park | 5800 Germantown Ave
Artists Talk: Profiting from Rejection
iMPeRFeCT Gallery | 7-9p | 5539 Germantown Ave
Christine Havrilla + Gypsy Fuzz live
Pastorius Park Concerts | 730-930p
Thursday, July 18
Thursday Trail Work
Hosted by FOW |See link for meeting location | 930am-1230pm
Friends of the Wissahickon Weekly Cleanup
130-330pm | Meet at the Valley Green Inn
Biodun Kuti (from Paul Simon’s band)
Paris Bistro | 8235 Germantown | 7-11p
Tango Macbeth
520 Carpenter Lane | 7-9pm
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