BIG DEAL EVENTS
Philadelphia Film Festival
It's all hands on deck in the projection room for the city's annual movie binge, which packs in 100 films over two weeks at the Prince, the Ritzes, Cinemark (Rave) and the Kimmel Center.
Saturday's sneak peek of "August: Osage County" - with Merryl Streep, Julia Roberts and Oscar buzz - is one hot ticket. The drama "12 Years a Slave," also Saturday, is another. A collection of animated shorts plays at Cinemark this Sunday then Bugs Bunny-hops across the river to play the Ritz East next Sunday.
Various locations, through Oct. 27, main box office 1425 Locust St., open weekdays noon-6 p.m., Saturday noon-4 p.m., 267-908-4733, filmadelphia.org/festival.
Drake
Hot on the heels of Friday's Selena Gomez show, the tough 'n tender hip hop heartthrob plays the Wells Fargo Center Saturday. But wait, there's more: Pearl Jam is at the Center Monday and Tuesday. Flyers? What Flyers?
Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., 7 p.m. Saturday, $59.75-$109.75, 800-298-4200, comcasttix.com.
Jerry Seinfeld
He plays Atlantic City. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, 8 p.m. tomorrow, $95-$155, 866-900-4849, theborgata.com .
QUIRKY BUT WORTHY
Brotherly Love Cup
Like Big Five basketball for seriously bookish collegians, the fourth annual Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup Quidditch Tournament sweeps into Chestnut Hill College. Nationally ranked Penn State (No. 25 among U.S. Quidditch teams) and Lafayette (No. 100) face off on the pitch at noon.
Meanwhile, the nearby Germantown Avenue shopping district goes all Diagon Alley on us, hosting a Harry Potter Festival with all manner of wizardly activities.
Tournament 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9601 Germantown Ave., free; festival 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, various locations, free (some fees), 215-247-6696, chestnuthillpa.com.
Hijinx with the Sphinx
Celebrating 100 years in Philadelphia - the blink of an eye to a 3,200-year-old - the Penn Museum's 15-ton sphinx is the man/lion of honor at a daylong fete that includes a serious archaeological lecture (3:30 p.m., $8 admission) and lots of Egypt-themed fun, including an Indiana Jones obstacle course, a demo on ancient hairstyles and of course a birthday cake.
Penn Museum, 3260 South St., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday (celebration 1-4 p.m.), $10-$15 (under 6 free, half price for anyone dressed like an Egyptian.) 215-898-4000, penn.museum.
HALLOWEEN
Boo at the Zoo
The popular costume party returns for two weekends. Activities include a scavenger hunt, crafts and a costume parade.
Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Oct. 26-27 (parade at noon all four days), $18-$20 (under 2 free), 215-243-1100, philadelphiazoo.org.
Spooky Creature Feature
The Wagner Free Institute hosts a lower-key zoology costume party, this one with visiting live animals from the Elmwood Park Zoo joining the Wagner's resident taxidermied menagerie.
1700 W. Montgomery Ave., noon-4 p.m. Saturday, free, 215-763-6529, wagnerfreeinstitute.org.