Good Day, Good Citizens! Each Friday after the Presidents arrive with their decaf coffee and Dave Edmunds serenades us with “Here Comes The Weekend”, the weekend can officially start. With the weekend ahead you might need something to do. I, Pierre Robert, run down an extensive list of things happening in and around the Philadelphia area. I call it Pierre’s Weekend Calendar. Everything from concerts to go to (like Silvertide at the TLA), movies to see (Sonic the Hedgehog 3), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.
Some things are fairly standard (like the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market), some are totally bizarre (like Baby’s First Rodeo), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like the Weird Duck Winter Solstice). Plus plenty of holiday events to choose from to dive head first into the season. Hopefully, this guide of, some of what is going on in a fine village near you, will help keep you busy this weekend. Who knows, maybe you’ll even catch me at one or two of these events this weekend (please stop and say hi if you do).
On Sale this Friday:
MMRBQ 2025 starring Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace, Mammoth WVH, Dorothy, Dead Poet Society, Octane, Return to Dust and Local Shots artist Fat Mezz. Plus the Preston and Steve Side Stage with Live Band Karaoke @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion; Saturday May 10
Barry Manilow @ Wells Fargo Center; Saturday May 24
Shows This Weekend:
All Weekend
Aries Spears @ Helium Comedy Club
Friday
Silvertide @ TLA
The Wonder Years @ Fillmore
Matt Quinn @ Union Transfer
St. James & The Apostles @ Underground Arts
Nowhere Fast @ Foundry (Fillmore)
Cupcakke @ Brooklyn Bowl
Vortex @ Warehouse on Watts
Griffin House @ World Café Live
Kendall Street Company @ MilkBoy
Musiq Soulchild @ City Winery
John Legend @ Borgata Event Center
Friday & Saturday
Earth Wind & Fire @ Etess Arena Hard Rock AC
Ali Macofsky @ Punch Line Philly
Saturday
Tremonti “Sings Sinatra” @ Borgata Music Box
J Roddy Walston @ Kung Fu Necktie
Greyscale @ Fillmore
Dry Reef @ Foundry (Fillmore)
Gina @ MilkBoy
Don Felder @ Wind Creek Event Cener (Bethlehem)
Montana Wildaxe @ The Queen Wilmington
Sunday
Trans-Siberian Orchestra (2 shows 3pm & 7:30pm) @ Wells Fargo Center
Musiq Soulchild @ City Winery
Quinn Sullivan @ Sellersville Theater
What’s Going on in the Movies? New In Theatres:
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:
Moana 2 (PG): Dwayne Johnson
Gladiator 2 (R): Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal
Wicked (PG): Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo
What’s Happening at MMR?
Saturday & Sunday
MMRBQ 2025 Weekend – To celebrate the return of the MMRBQ, our weekend warriors will be playing blocks of tunes from the lineup including Alice in Chains, Three Days Grace, Mammoth WVH, Dorothy, Dead Poet Society, Octane, Return to Dust and Local Shots artist Fat Mezz. They’ll also have tickets to give away for the show Saturday, May 10 at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Happening Around Town:
Through December 22
Fellowship! The Musical – SideQuest Theatre Sundays at 2pm
Through December 29
Wizard of Oz Youth Edition – Media Theatre, 104 East State Street
Through January 1
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market – Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street
Through January 5
Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent: Museum of the American Revolution, 101 South Third Street.
Through February 15
Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink – $10 for skate rental, $9 for 90-minute skate sessions, Dilworth Park
Through March 2
Winterfest – Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.
Through May 2025
At the Water’s Edge: Working and living along the Delaware River: Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Columbus Boulevard.
Things Happening This Weekend
All Weekend
Punk Rock Flea Market – Friday 4-10pm; Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm, 23rd Street Armory, 22 South 23rd Street.
Black Santa at Fashion District – Free,Fashion District, 9th & Market streets.
Friday December 20
Baby’s First Rodeo – $15, 7-10 p.m. Ortlieb’s Lounge, 47 North 3rd Street.
The Passions of Carol – $14.93, 10 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.
Friday & Saturday
Hallmarkable – $22, CSz Philadelphia at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom Street.
Saturday December 21
Weird Duck Winter Solstice – Free, 8:30-10:30 a.m., South 13th Street & Admiral Peary Way.
Bobby Zankel 75th Birthday Celebration – $43.26, 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 South Broad Street.
Work Drugs Holiday Spectacle – $17, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.
Solstice Celebration at Glen Foerd – Free, 2-5:30 p.m., Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue.
Saturday & Sunday
Art Star Holiday Procrastinator Market – 11am-4pm, Philadelphia Visitor Center, 599 Market Street.
Chocolate Ballerina Company – $35-$99, 1:30 and 7 p.m., Mandell Theater, 3220 Chestnut Street.
Philadelphia Orchestra – Saturday at 7pm & Sunday at 2pm; Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.
Sunday December 22
Carols for a Cause – 7-10pm, Historic Stonebrook , 475 Deep Run Road, Perkasie
Taylor Family Toy Drive – 1pm, 2501 Bath Road, Britsol
Matilda – $5, 10am, Hiway Theater, 212 Old York Road
Holiday Happenings Around Town:
Through December 21
Victorian Holiday House 2024 – $5, Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Museum, 610 Radcliffe St, Bristol.
Through December 24
Christmas Village in Philadelphia – Pay as you go, LOVE Park and the City Hall Courtyard.
Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium – $26.99-$42.99, Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ
Through December 29
Elf: The Broadway Musical – $35-$127, Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street
The Nutcracker by Pennsylvania Ballet – Academy of Music. Multiple showing.
Cirque du Soleil – $65-$217, The Met, 858 North Broad Street.
Through December 30
Wild Lights – $22.95, 5-9 p.m., Elmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Boulevard, Norristown
North Pole Express Train / Santa’s Steam Train Ride – $14 for kids, $74 for adults 32 West Bridge Street, New Hope
Holiday Garden Railway at Morris Arboretum – $22, Thursdays-Sundays,Morris Arboretum, 100 East Northwestern Avenue.
Through December 31
Holidays at Fonthill Castle – $15, Fonthill Castle, East Court Street & Route 313, Doylestown
Macy’s Christmas Light Show and Dickens Village – Free, Macy’s, 1300 Market Street.
Tinsel – 116 S. 12th St. Open Tuesday – Sunday.
Through January 1
Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market – Free till you buy something, Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street
Comcast Holiday Spectacular – Free, shows every hour, Comcast Center, 1701 JFK Boulevard
The West Chester Griswolds – Free, 304 Dutton Mill Road, West Chester
The Miracle on South 13th Street Holiday Light Display– 1600 block of South 13th Street, 5pm-10pm
Through January 3
DreamWorks Shrek’s Festive Flight – Free, shows every 15 minutes Comcast Technology Center, 1800 Arch Street
Through January 4
LumiNature – $22-$28, timed tickets required, Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Avenue
Through January 5
Yuletide at Liberty Hill – $23, Liberty Hill, 800 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill
Festival of Trees – $18, Pearl S. Buck House, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie
A Very Furry Christmas Celebration – $40-$47, Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne
Holiday Lights Display at Herr’s – Free, 5pm-7am, 20 Herr Drive, Nottingham
Through January 7
Philadelphia CollageWorks Holiday Market – Pay as you go, Benna’s Café, 1236 South 8th Street.
Through January 12
A Longwood Christmas at Longwood Gardens – $16-$30 admission, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square
Through January 31
Astra Lumina – $29-$38, Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown.
Through February 23
Electrical Spectacle Light Show at Franklin Square – Free to enter 5-9pm, Franklin Square, 200 North Sixth Street
Sports Up!
Friday
The SIXERS are HOME vs Charlotte Hornets; 7pm
The WINGS are AWAY vs Las Vegas Desert Dogs; 10:30pm
Saturday
The FLYERS are HOME vs Columbus Blue Jackets; 7pm
The SIXERS are AWAY vs Cleveland Cavaliers;8pm
Sunday
The EAGLES are AWAY vs Washington Commanders; 1pm
