Philadelphia skyline seen from the roof deck at The Rittenhouse Residence

Dates Worth Planning Around

What's coming to Philadelphia.

The conventions, festivals, exhibitions, and games headed to Philadelphia from now through early 2028. We link each listing to its organizer, mark the dates that have not yet been announced, and call out the events that aren't happening so you don't plan around a ghost. Written by the hosts of an 8-bedroom house two blocks from Rittenhouse Square, because event weeks are exactly when a whole house beats six hotel rooms.

This Week

What's on in Philadelphia this week.

Sep 5–12 · Saturdays

Cosmic Rhythms DJ Nights

Spruce Street Harbor Park

Penn's Landing

Last two Saturday DJ nights of the season on the waterfront.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 6–27 · Sundays

Family Fun Day with PopUpPlay

Spruce Street Harbor Park

Penn's Landing

Free Sunday play sessions through the end of September.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 8–27

Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Venues citywide

Citywide

Three weeks of independent theater, dance, and immersive work; listings and tickets on the festival site.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sat, Sep 12 · 1:00–4:00 PM

Barnes Cinema: Sitting Still

Barnes Foundation

Parkway / Museum District

Screening in the museum's auditorium.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 13–27 · Sundays Sept 13, 20, 27, 10 AM–5 PM

Open Streets: West Walnut

Walnut Street, west of Broad

Rittenhouse

Nearly eight car-free blocks of Walnut Street, three Sundays running — starts two blocks from the house.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Next Two Months

Coming up.

Week of Sep 14

Sep 6–27 · Sundays

Family Fun Day with PopUpPlay

Spruce Street Harbor Park

Penn's Landing

Free Sunday play sessions through the end of September.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 8–27

Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Venues citywide

Citywide

Three weeks of independent theater, dance, and immersive work; listings and tickets on the festival site.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 13–27 · Sundays Sept 13, 20, 27, 10 AM–5 PM

Open Streets: West Walnut

Walnut Street, west of Broad

Rittenhouse

Nearly eight car-free blocks of Walnut Street, three Sundays running — starts two blocks from the house.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sat, Sep 19

Ed Sheeran at the Linc

Lincoln Financial Field

South Philadelphia

Stadium show, per the venue calendar.

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Week of Sep 21

Sep 6–27 · Sundays

Family Fun Day with PopUpPlay

Spruce Street Harbor Park

Penn's Landing

Free Sunday play sessions through the end of September.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 8–27

Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Venues citywide

Citywide

Three weeks of independent theater, dance, and immersive work; listings and tickets on the festival site.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 13–27 · Sundays Sept 13, 20, 27, 10 AM–5 PM

Open Streets: West Walnut

Walnut Street, west of Broad

Rittenhouse

Nearly eight car-free blocks of Walnut Street, three Sundays running — starts two blocks from the house.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Tue, Sep 22 · 4:00–6:00 PM

Ballet on the Square

Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse

Free outdoor performance in the park.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sat, Sep 26 · 11:00 AM–4:00 PM

Dietz Dog Days

Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse

The Square's annual dog day.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sat, Sep 26 · 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

The Air We Share Showcase

The Franklin Institute

Parkway / Museum District

Free with admission; demonstrations and talks on air quality.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Sep 28

Tue, Sep 29

AC/DC at the Linc

Lincoln Financial Field

South Philadelphia

Third stadium act of the month, per the venue calendar.

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Tue, Sep 29

Brian Henson's Puppet Up!

Miller Theater

Avenue of the Arts

Improvised puppetry for grown-ups; a 10-minute walk from the house.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sep 29–Oct 4

Mamma Mia!

Academy of Music

Avenue of the Arts

Touring production, one week only.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Oct 1–25

REEL October at the Philadelphia Film Society

Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut St (and PFS Bourse, PFS East)

Center City

A month of repertory programming wrapped around the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival (Oct 15–25).

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Fri, Oct 2 · Evening; hours vary by gallery

First Friday in Old City

Galleries and showrooms across Old City

Old City

Monthly gallery night; October edition.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM

Eagles vs. Rams

Lincoln Financial Field

South Philadelphia

Week 4 home game.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Oct 5

Oct 1–25

REEL October at the Philadelphia Film Society

Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut St (and PFS Bourse, PFS East)

Center City

A month of repertory programming wrapped around the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival (Oct 15–25).

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Thu, Oct 8

Orchestra After 5: Fall

Marian Anderson Hall

Avenue of the Arts

The Philadelphia Orchestra's after-work series.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Oct 12

Oct 1–25

REEL October at the Philadelphia Film Society

Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut St (and PFS Bourse, PFS East)

Center City

A month of repertory programming wrapped around the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival (Oct 15–25).

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Oct 15–25

35th Philadelphia Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Center and PFS theaters

Center City

Check your ticket for the venue — screenings split between Chestnut Street and Old City.

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Sun, Oct 18 · 1:00 PM

Eagles vs. Panthers

Lincoln Financial Field

South Philadelphia

Week 6 home game.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Oct 19

Oct 1–25

REEL October at the Philadelphia Film Society

Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut St (and PFS Bourse, PFS East)

Center City

A month of repertory programming wrapped around the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival (Oct 15–25).

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Oct 15–25

35th Philadelphia Film Festival

Philadelphia Film Center and PFS theaters

Center City

Check your ticket for the venue — screenings split between Chestnut Street and Old City.

Checked Aug 27, 2026

Oct 20–Nov 1

The Great Gatsby

Academy of Music

Avenue of the Arts

Broadway tour, two weeks.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Thu, Oct 22

Lakecia Benjamin

Perelman Theater

Avenue of the Arts

Saxophonist and bandleader.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Sat, Oct 24

The 8-Bit Big Band

Miller Theater

Avenue of the Arts

Video-game scores, big-band style.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Oct 26

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Oct 20–Nov 1

The Great Gatsby

Academy of Music

Avenue of the Arts

Broadway tour, two weeks.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Fri, Oct 30

Afro-Cuban All Stars

Miller Theater

Avenue of the Arts

Halloween-eve show on Broad Street.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Fri, Oct 30

Sing Along Broadway

Perelman Theater

Avenue of the Arts

Audience-participation showtunes.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Week of Nov 2

Oct 2–Nov 7 · Select nights; timed entry

Halloween Nights at Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave

Fairmount

Five haunted houses inside a real abandoned prison; runs on select nights through November 7.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Thu, Nov 5

Oyster Fest

Reading Terminal Market

Center City

Ticketed; sells out most years.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Fri, Nov 6 · Evening; hours vary by gallery

First Friday in Old City

Galleries and showrooms across Old City

Old City

Monthly gallery night; November edition.

Checked Sep 1, 2026

Every week

Every listing links to its organizer; last full check Sep 1, 2026. Next to verify: Xfinity Mobile Arena concerts for September (arena site blocked automated reading on 2026-09-01); Philadelphia Union home matches (schedule page did not expose dates to automated reading); Fringe Festival headline shows with Center City venues (listing loads client-side); Barnes First Friday for October 2 and November 6; Halloween Nights exact 2026 opening night and nights of the week.

Mark These First

Five dates that will book out the city.

Dec 11, 2027

Army–Navy Game returns

America's Game comes back to Philadelphia for the 91st time, at Lincoln Financial Field — the city's biggest hotel-demand weekend. (In 2026 it's at MetLife Stadium in NJ — don't be fooled by stale pages.)

Jun 7–10, 2027

BIO International Convention

The world's largest biotech gathering — 20,000+ attendees. Expect citywide hotel compression all week.

Nov 20–22, 2026

Philadelphia Marathon weekend

One of the largest fall marathons in the US; the 2026 race is already sold out, so the lodging demand is locked in.

Mar 13–21, 2027

PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

The nation's largest horticultural event, back at the Convention Center — historically one of the city's top hotel weeks.

May 28–31, 2027

Memorial Day double-header

NCAA men's lacrosse championships at the Linc (May 29–31) and FAN EXPO Philadelphia (May 28–30, ~50,000 expected) at the Convention Center — stacked on one weekend.

Fall 2026

September through Thanksgiving.

Sep 8–27, 2026

Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Citywide venues

The 30th Fringe: 330+ independent theater, dance, and immersive performances over three weeks.

Sep 18–20, 2026

Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show

Rittenhouse Square — 2 blocks from the house

The fall edition (22nd annual) of the juried outdoor show around the park — ~145 artists, collectors from across the Northeast. The original spring edition, which the organizers date to 1928, returns each June.

Sep 2026 concerts

Stadium season at the Linc

Lincoln Financial Field

Bruno Mars (Sept 1–2), Ed Sheeran (Sept 19), and AC/DC (Sept 29) — three stadium acts in one month, per the stadium's own calendar.

Oct 1–25, 2026

Philadelphia Film Festival / REEL October

Three Philadelphia Film Society theaters

The 35th festival (Oct 15–25) inside a month of repertory programming. Screenings run at the Philadelphia Film Center (1412 Chestnut, an eight-minute walk from Rittenhouse Square) plus PFS Bourse and PFS East in Old City — check your ticket for the venue.

Oct 9–11, 2026

Rittenhouse Square Fall Fine Craft Show

Rittenhouse Square — 2 blocks from the house

150+ fine-craft artisans around the Square, the same weekend as the Made in Philadelphia fall market at Dilworth Park.

Nov 20–22, 2026

Philadelphia Marathon Weekend

Start/finish at the Art Museum

Marathon (Sun), half marathon + 8K (Sat), expo at the Convention Center — the fall's single biggest visitor weekend. The 2026 marathon and half are sold out; the 8K and Kids Run were still open at last check.

Nov 26, 2026

6abc Thanksgiving Day Parade

Benjamin Franklin Parkway

The oldest Thanksgiving parade in the country — held since 1920, four years before Macy's started theirs.

Holidays & New Year

Holiday season 2026 into January.

Nov 13 – Jan 1

Holiday markets at City Hall

LOVE Park & Dilworth Park

Christmas Village (Nov 21 – Dec 27) and the Made in Philadelphia holiday market (Nov 13 – Jan 1) — the German-style Christkindlmarkt circuit, plus the Rothman ice rink.

Nov 14 – Dec 3, 2026

RockyFest 50

Citywide, centered on the Rocky Steps

The film's 50th anniversary, opening with the Rocky Run on Nov 14 and closing on the city's designated “Rocky Day,” Dec 3. (Some listings still show a December-long festival — the organizer's run is these three weeks.)

Dec 4–6, 2026

PAX Unplugged

Pennsylvania Convention Center

One of the country's two largest tabletop-gaming conventions — tens of thousands of attendees, and groups of six-to-eight gamers sharing a house is the signature booking pattern.

Dec 4–31, 2026

Balanchine's The Nutcracker

Academy of Music

Philadelphia Ballet's four-week run spans the whole holiday travel season, ten minutes' walk from the house.

Jan 1, 2027

Mummers Parade

Broad Street, City Hall to Washington Ave

America's oldest continuous folk parade, since 1901 — and the Broad & Pine free viewing stop is four blocks straight down Pine Street from our door.

Winter & Spring 2027

Auto Show to Memorial Day.

Jan 16–24, 2027

Philadelphia Auto Show

Pennsylvania Convention Center

Nine days, hundreds of vehicles — note it moves earlier in 2027 than recent editions.

Feb 13, 2027

Star Wars: The Experience — world premiere

The Franklin Institute

Philadelphia is the exclusive world-premiere city for the 50th-anniversary exhibition — 18,000 square feet of artifacts from the Lucasfilm archives, running into early September 2027 per press coverage. Tickets on sale November 2026.

Mar 13–21, 2027

PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

Pennsylvania Convention Center

The nation's largest and longest-running horticultural event, in PHS's 200th-anniversary year — garden clubs book multi-night trips.

Mar 13–14, 2027

Ivy Madness at the Palestra

The Palestra, Penn campus

The Ivy League's basketball championship weekend comes to the Palestra for the arena's 100th anniversary.

Mar 26–29, 2027

NCAA Women's Basketball Regional

Xfinity Mobile Arena

Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight — one of only two regional sites in the country, hosting six games and eight teams' fan bases across four days.

Apr 1, 2027

Phillies Home Opener

Citizens Bank Park

The 2027 home opener vs. Washington — note the season itself opens Mar 25 in D.C. 81 home dates in all, through the Sept 24–26 closing series.

Late April 2027 · dates TBA

Penn Relays

Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania

The oldest and largest track meet in the country, with a famously international crowd — typically the last full weekend of April.

Apr 24, 2027

Luke Combs stadium show

Lincoln Financial Field

The one stadium concert announced for 2027 so far, per the stadium's calendar.

Early May 2027 · dates TBA

Broad Street Run

Broad Street, north Philly to the Navy Yard

The largest ten-mile race in the US (~40,000 runners, lottery entry) — typically the first Sunday in May.

May 28–31, 2027

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships + FAN EXPO

Lincoln Financial Field + Convention Center

Lacrosse's championship weekend (May 29–31, ninth time in Philadelphia) stacked with the city's comic con (May 28–30) across one Memorial Day weekend.

Summer 2027 & Beyond

Festival season to Army–Navy.

Late May / early June 2027 · dates TBA

Roots Picnic

Venue TBA (2026 was Belmont Plateau)

The Roots' hometown festival, curated by Questlove and Black Thought — a fly-in festival that sells out. It moved to Belmont Plateau in 2026; the 2027 date and venue are both unannounced.

Jun 7–10, 2027

BIO International Convention

Pennsylvania Convention Center

The global biotech industry's premier gathering — the largest citywide convention of the window, in the field's hometown.

Jun 13, 2027

Odunde Festival

23rd & South Street — a 10-minute walk from the house

The largest African American street festival in the country, celebrating the Yoruba new year across ~15 blocks; festival week runs June 6–12.

Late June 2027 · dates TBA

Manayunk Arts Festival

Main Street, Manayunk

The tri-state's largest outdoor juried art festival — ~300 artists, typically the last full weekend of June.

Juneteenth – July 4, 2027 · dates TBA

Wawa Welcome America

Benjamin Franklin Parkway & citywide

The city's official Independence Day festival, ending with the Parkway concert and fireworks — July 4 in the city where it happened. Recent editions have opened on Juneteenth and run to the Fourth; 2027 dates aren't posted yet.

Jul 28 – Aug 8, 2027

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Academy of Music

The touring production lands ten minutes' walk from the house — a strong family-trip anchor for late summer.

Sep–Nov 2027 · dates TBA

The fall classics return

Citywide

Fringe (Sept), the Rittenhouse art and craft shows (Sept/Oct), Eastern State's Halloween Nights, the Film Festival (Oct), marathon weekend (Nov), and the Thanksgiving parade — 2027 dates land through spring and summer.

Dec 11, 2027

Army–Navy Game

Lincoln Financial Field

America's Game returns to its historic home for the 91st time — the Corps of Cadets and the Brigade of Midshipmen both march on, a citywide military-alumni weekend, and the strongest single booking date on this page. Plan Thursday-to-Sunday.

Conventions

Who's bringing thousands to town.

Major meetings at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (12th & Arch — about 20 minutes' walk from Rittenhouse Square), checked with each organizer. When these are in town, Center City hotel blocks fill first.

DatesEventWhy it matters for lodging
Sep 14–17, 2026ACI-NA Annual (airports industry)200+ North American airports' leadership in town
Sep 14–17, 2026Fierce Pharma Week~3,000 pharma commercial leaders
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2026NRPA Annual ConferenceParks & recreation professionals nationwide
Oct 25–28, 2026LeadingAge Annual Meeting6,000+ aging-services professionals
Nov 12–15, 2026Society for Neuro-OncologyThe leading international brain-tumor meeting
Nov 19–22, 2026NCTE Annual ConventionThousands of English teachers; Margaret Atwood keynotes
Dec 4–6, 2026PAX UnpluggedThe premier US tabletop-gaming con
Jan 8–10, 2027Philadelphia Tattoo Arts ConventionHundreds of visiting artists, multi-night stays
Feb 4–6, 2027APTA Combined Sections Meeting14,000+ physical therapists — hotel blocks overflow
Feb 11–13, 2027SPSP Annual Convention3,500+ social psychologists
Feb 20–24, 2027Biophysical Society Annual Meeting~5,000 scientists, five-day stays
Mar 1–5, 2027ASCE 2027 (civil engineers)National convention, first combined edition
May 3–7, 2027ASGCT Annual MeetingGene & cell therapy's leading meeting; Philadelphia is a center of the field
May 28–30, 2027FAN EXPO Philadelphia~50,000 expected — comics, anime, gaming, cosplay
Jun 7–10, 2027BIO International20,000+ — the biggest citywide of the window
Jul 17–20, 2027AALL Annual (law libraries)Legal information professionals nationwide
Oct 23–27, 2027ASRM Scientific CongressReproductive medicine, worldwide attendance
Nov 7–10, 2027APHA Annual Meeting~11,000 public-health professionals
Dec 4–8, 2027Cell Bio 2027 (ASCB|EMBO)Several thousand cell biologists, five-day stays

The Convention Center's public calendar under-lists citywide meetings — several of the largest above appear only on the organizers' own sites. We re-check quarterly.

Exhibitions

Shows worth planning a trip around.

Through Jan 3, 2027

The Declaration's Journey

Museum of the American Revolution

The flagship America250 exhibition — 120+ artifacts tracing the Declaration's global influence.

Oct 10, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027

Marcel Duchamp

Philadelphia Museum of Art

The first North American Duchamp retrospective in over 50 years — in the city that holds the world's greatest Duchamp collection.

Through Jul 5 / Sep 5, 2027

A Nation of Artists

Philadelphia Museum of Art + PAFA

The two-museum, 1,000-work America250 blockbuster — PMA through July 5, PAFA through September 5, 2027.

Feb 13 – early Sep 2027

Star Wars: The Experience

The Franklin Institute

The exclusive world premiere: the Franklin Institute calls it the only place on Earth to see it first. A North American tour follows, but no second city has been announced.

Through Jan 3, 2028

Seeking Profit and Power

Independence Seaport Museum

Philadelphia and the China trade after independence — the longest-running show in this window, per the exhibition's announcement.

Season Rhythms

The schedules you can set a watch by.

The teams

Eagles home Sundays run September into January at Lincoln Financial Field (the 2027 schedule drops each May). The Phillies play 81 home dates April–September at Citizens Bank Park; the Sixers and Flyers share Xfinity Mobile Arena October–April. All three venues sit in the same South Philadelphia sports complex.

The stages

The Broadway series runs September into August (2026–27 highlights: The Great Gatsby, Hell's Kitchen, Maybe Happy Ending, Phantom in June 2027, Cursed Child that July); the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Marian Anderson Hall from late September into early June. Broadway plays the Academy of Music, Forrest, and Miller theaters — all a short walk from the house — and 2027–28 seasons are announced in early 2027.

Getting to all of it

From Rittenhouse Square: the Convention Center is a ~20-minute walk; the Academy of Music ten minutes; the stadiums a straight ride down SEPTA's Broad Street Line from Walnut-Locust to NRG Station, with express sports service on event days.

Before You Make Plans

What's not happening.

Stale pages and fake listings cost travelers real money. These are the events people still search for that are not on Philadelphia's calendar in this window:

  • The Army–Navy Game in December 2026 is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, not Philadelphia. It returns to Lincoln Financial Field on December 11, 2027.
  • The Wanamaker Building's Christmas Light Show is dark for 2026 and 2027 while the building is renovated — its farewell season was 2025, and it's expected back around 2028.
  • No NCAA men's March Madness games in Philadelphia in 2027 (the men's rounds here were March 2026). Philadelphia's 2027 tournament event is the women's regional.
  • The America250-scale layer of programming winds down at the end of 2026 — what carries into 2027 is the museum exhibitions above. Philadelphia's regular festival calendar (Welcome America, Odunde, Roots Picnic and the rest) continues as normal.
  • Made in America Festival, September 5–6, 2026: Not held since 2022 and not on the Parkway this year. An August 31 article and several ticket aggregators list a 2026 edition with recycled lineups; the festival's own channels do not, and Visit Philadelphia's week-of round-up for August 31–September 7 omits it. Checked Sep 1, 2026.

Common Questions

Event-trip planning, answered.

When is the Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia again?

Saturday, December 11, 2027, at Lincoln Financial Field — the game's 91st time in Philadelphia and its first here since December 2022. The December 2026 game is at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, not Philadelphia. Expect Philadelphia lodging to book out for the December 9–13, 2027 window.

When is the Philadelphia Flower Show in 2027?

March 13–21, 2027, indoors at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (the outdoor FDR Park editions were pandemic-era only). 2027 is also the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's 200th anniversary.

Is the Made in America festival happening?

No. It has not been held since 2022 and no edition is scheduled. Listings for a 2026 edition on ticket-resale sites recycle old lineups and are not real — check the festival's own site before planning a trip around it.

When is the Philadelphia Marathon?

November 20–22, 2026: the half marathon and 8K on Saturday the 21st and the marathon on Sunday the 22nd, starting and finishing at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The 2026 marathon and half marathon sold out (charity-partner bibs may remain); the Rothman 8K and Kids Run were still open at last check. The 2027 edition typically lands the weekend before Thanksgiving; dates come from the organizer.

Where do visitors stay for Pennsylvania Convention Center events?

The Convention Center sits at 12th & Arch in Center City, about a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute ride from Rittenhouse Square. Groups attending PAX Unplugged, FAN EXPO, or academic meetings often prefer a whole house in Rittenhouse over splitting into convention-block hotel rooms — our 8-bedroom house two blocks from the Square sleeps 16.

How do you get to Eagles games and the stadiums from Center City?

SEPTA's Broad Street Line (the B) runs straight down Broad Street to NRG Station at the South Philadelphia sports complex — home of Lincoln Financial Field, Citizens Bank Park, and Xfinity Mobile Arena — with express sports service on event days. From Rittenhouse Square, board at Walnut-Locust, four blocks east of the park.

Sources

Where these facts come from.

Where the history on this page comes from. If we have something wrong, tell us and we will put it right.

  1. 1
    Organizers' own sites, linked per event

    Every dated entry above links to its organizer or venue; each date was checked there on August 27, 2026.

  2. 2
    Army-Navy Game — future sites announcement

    Philadelphia hosts the 91st Philadelphia edition in 2027; 2026 is East Rutherford, NJ.

  3. 3
    Pennsylvania Convention Center — events calendar

    Venue listings for the Flower Show, Auto Show, and many conventions above.

  4. 4
    NCAA — championship host site selections

    The 2027 women's basketball regional and men's lacrosse championships in Philadelphia.

  5. 5
    Visit Philadelphia — festivals & events

    Secondary confirmation for citywide traditions and America250 programming.

  6. 6
    SEPTA — sports express service

    Broad Street Line (B) service to NRG Station at the sports complex.

  7. 7
    The Franklin Institute — Star Wars: The Experience

    World-premiere run opening February 2027; tickets on sale November 2026.

  8. 8
    Wanamaker Light Show status

    6abc: the building is under construction during the 2026 and 2027 holiday seasons.

Event Weeks Are Group Weeks

When the city fills up, stay together.

Marathon crews, lacrosse families, PAX gaming groups, wedding parties, Army–Navy alumni contingents — event travel is group travel, and hotel blocks split groups across floors at peak rates. The Rittenhouse Residence sleeps 16 across 8 bedrooms, two blocks from Rittenhouse Square, with two kitchens and one table that seats everyone. For the big dates above, book early — the house hosts only one group per date.

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Help us keep the calendar useful

We revisit every date against the organizer's own site. Entries marked “dates TBA” are reliably annual events whose next edition hasn't been announced. Spot an error or a new announcement? Tell us and we'll fix it.

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