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Aug 6, 2015 at 7:03am PDT
Another summer weekend is upon us, and the weather forecast looks perfect (80s and sunny) for all of the fun events on tap for the coming days.
Tonight, the Visit Philly Beer Garden Series makes a stop at The Oval for summer-themed giveaways and sweet deals on craft beer. Also, tonight is Italian night at The Oval, which means a free screening of My Cousin Vinny, live music and more.
Tonight is also First Friday in Philadelphia — head out for special events in bustling neighborhoods like Old City and Frankford Avenue in Fishtown.
Reading Terminal Market hosts its annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival this weekend, which culminates with a full-blown country fair in the street with live bluegrass music, horse-drawn wagon rides, a petting zoo and more on Saturday.
Read on for our guide to this weekend.
Friday, August 7
Top Pick: Visit Philly Beer Garden Series At The Oval
Top Pick: Our Guide To First Friday Celebrations in Philadelphia
Top Pick: Outdoor Screening of My Cousin Vinny at The Oval
Top Pick: Opening Day for Le Bok Fin at Building Bok (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Opening Day!
Top Pick: Center City Restaurant Week
Top Pick: Free Cold Brew Coffee at Saxby’s
Smooth Jazz Summer Nights at Penn’s Landing
First Friday! The Creatives at the Barnes Foundation
First Friday Movie Night Under the Stars & Stripes at the Betsy Ross House
Free Screening of Despicable Me at Water Tower Recreation Center in Chestnut Hill
My Fair Lady at Muse Gallery
National IPA Day at Prohibition Taproom
Synesthesia at Gravy Studio & Gallery
GayFest! 2015 at the Plays and Players Theatre and Studio X (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Opening Day!
Mad Decent Block Party at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing
First Friday Launch at The Clay Studio
Free Screening of Sun Choke at Liberty Lands Park
Unearthed in the Archives at the Penn Museum
Valley Forge Music Fair Featuring Air Supply
Stars Under the Stars in Germantown’s Vernon Park
The Order of Things at the Barnes Foundation
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Tonight, Le Bok Fin, the brand-new pop-up beer garden and restaurant opens at the Bok School in East Passyunk.
Saturday, August 8
Top Pick: 12 Ways to Beat the Heat in Philadelphia
Top Pick: Peach Festival and Sidewalk Sale at Peddler’s Village (Sat, Sun)
Top Pick: Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at Reading Terminal Market (Fri, Sat)
Top Pick: Nightscape: A Light and Sound Experience at Longwood Gardens (Fri, Sat)
Sculpture Zoo in Rittenhouse Square
Linvilla Orchards Peach Festival
Franklin Flea
Art Star Pop Market at Spruce Street Harbor Park
New Liberty Distillery Tours & Tastings
More events, below.
National Farmers’ Market Week (Fri, Sat) — Closing Day!
$10 Admission to the Penn Museum
Free Yoga at Race Street Pier (Sat, Sun)
Iron Hill Twilight Criterium
Roman Happy Hour at Alla Spina
Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Winners Celebration
Second Saturday in East Passyunk
Sounds of Inspiration at Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Yoga in the Cemetery at Laurel Hill Cemetery
Speaking Out For Equality at the National Constitution Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Rittenhouse Square Farmers' Market
Now Open: DanDan Restaurant (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Traction Company at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Valley Forge Music Fair Featuring Don Rickles
On Friday night, the Visit Philly Beer Garden Happy Hour Series brings deals on craft beer to the beer garden at The Oval.
(Photo by Albert Yee courtesy The Oval)
Sunday, August 9
Top Pick: Center City Restaurant Week
Top Pick: Your Essential Guide to Spruce Street Harbor Park and RiverRink Summerfest
Top Pick: Pay-What-You-Can Yoga at the Schuylkill Banks (Sat, Sun)
Top Pick: Tall Ships Tavern Beer Garden (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Top Pick: Indego Bike Share (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Top 14 Spots For Cold-Brew Coffee in Philadelphia
Second Nature at the Philadelphia Zoo (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Art Splash at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene at the African American Museum in Philadelphia (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Headhouse Square Farmers’ Market
Free Tours of Yards Brewing Company (Sat, Sun)
Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (Sat, Sun)
Dickinson Square Farmers' Market
Punk Rock Flea Market at Spruce Street Harbor Park
Standup Paddleboard Rentals at Bartram’s Garden (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Now Open: Scratch Biscuits (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Genghis Khan: Bring The Legend To Life at The Franklin Institute (Fri, Sat, Sun)
SkyBrunch at Top of the Tower
The Art of The Brick at The Franklin Institute (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Philly PHLASH
Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photography Of Jacques Lowe at the National Constitution Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)