Photos: Philadelphia Union's Cocktails and Cleats Gala

It's all bird talk. We map the best places to go birdwatching around Philly, read about a new generation of enthusiasts driving a boom in birding, and learn why more wayward birds are being found.

This weekend will be filled with Halloween parties and kid-friendly attractions. Plus, the final run of Philadelphia Film Festival screenings and Rocky Season events.

See upcoming events such as free events, concerts, fairs, festivals, markets, and other entertainment.

If you're looking for the best things to do in Philly this week, you've come to the right place.

The best things to do in Philadelphia, including popular events, festivals, attractions and tours, free activities and entertainment. See upcoming events and what’s on in Philly today.

Christmas Village in Center City runs Nov. 26 to Dec. 27, with two preview opportunities on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. Here's everything you need to know.

Your opponent? A 225-pound, 5-foot long hind quarter beef cut.

German American Marketing, the Christmas Village organizer, said booths will be "inaccessible" to customers to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Birding is booming, so The Inquirer asked area birders and ornithologists for their favorite spots within a two-hour drive of Philadelphia.

See (from above) how Pennsylvania trees transitioned into fall colors. Plus, meet the scrappy Schuylkill Dragons, what to know about the Philly Bike Ride, and is our first frost of the season here?

From haunted attractions and horror-themed mini golf to spooky cocktails and costume parties, here are 11 Philly bars celebrating Halloween.

From the Philadelphia Film Festival and Philly Bike Ride to spooky bars and fall festivals, here's what to do in Philly this weekend.

At ConCon Expo 2026, you can dress like the Jersey Devil, make a tin foil hat, and scream like Bigfoot without judgment.

Carve out some fall farm fun at these Philly area pumpkin patches. And: Watch out for contaminated fish in the Wiss, there's a new pecking order in Collingswood, and a wonky resilient elm wins abroad.

Find the best farms near Philly for pumpkin picking, hayrides, corn mazes, apple cider doughnuts, and other fall favorites.

This week, saddle up for 8 Seconds Rodeo, explore the works of Marcel Duchamp, and the opening of Bess WOhl's "Liberation" and more.

How's "false fall" treating ya? Check out our guide to lively fall fests and markets around the Philadelphia region, run up the Rocky steps with The Dogist, and try to spot the lanternfly in my photo.

The Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association Championship, Roxtoberfest, Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary, and more.

It's pawpaw season. We're looking for the rare sweet treat. Plus, an outlook for 2026 fall in Philadelphia, an adventure in PHS Meadowbrook Farm, and a peculiar place to find late-summer tomatoes.

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

The Quakers intercepted Yale quarterback Dante Reno four times and freshman quarterback Miles Teodecki threw two touchdowns in his return from injury.

Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" reminds us that raging against the wheel of life — plus the joys that come with it — remains timeless.

Police said the man allegedly was holding a gun to his head when he then pointed it at police.

Palmer will be the first Philly-area basketball star to commit to Dawn Staley's Gamecocks since Camden's Nelly Perry in 2018-19. Staley is a North Philly native who previously coached at Temple.

A longtime Washington Post reporter and correspondent, Ms. Murphy was one of the only Western journalists to stay in Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion in 1990.