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 Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Brooklyn Bowl), movies to see (Dog Man rated PG), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.
Some things are fairly standard (like the Philadelphia Golf Show), some are totally bizarre (like Dinos After Dark), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Baby’s First Rodeo). 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:
Hooters @ The Met; Sat May 17
Incubus w/ Manchester Orchestra @ Etess Arena Hard Rock AC; Fri June 27
Simple Minds w/ Soft Cell & Modern English @ Mann; Sat June 14
Katy Perry @ Wells Fargo Center; Sat August 9
Luke Bryan @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion; Fri June 6
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler @ Ovation Hall; Sat June 21
Mac Sabbath @ Brooklyn Bowl Philly; Fri May 2
Shows This Weekend:
Friday
NoCap @ Fillmore
dhruv@ The Foundry (Fillmore)
Steve Forbert @ World Café Live
Blackberry Smoke @ Parx Xcite Center
Pearl @ MilkBoy
Stephen Kellogg @ City Winery
The Bul Bey @ Johnny Brenda’s
Friday & Saturday
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong @ Brooklyn Bowl
Soulive @ Ardmore Music Hall
Kym Whitley @ Punch Line Philly
Justin Silva @ Helium Comedy Club
Saturday
Dusty Slay @ Miller Theater
Hippo Campus @ The Met
Jaime xx @ Franklin Music Hall
Bay Ledges @ The Foundry (Fillmore)
Vanessa Collier @ Sellersville Theater
Dusty Slay @ Miller Theater
Handsome Dick Manitoba @ Kung Fu Necktie
Brie Stoner @ MilkBoy
Sasquatch & The Sick-A-Billys @ Silk City
Nikki Glaser @ Etess Arena Hard Rock AC
Sunday
Ryan Arey presents “ScreenCrush Live!” @ City Winery
Luis Fonsi @ Santander Performing Arts Center
Drive-By Truckers @ Ardmore Music Hall
Flatwaves @ Johnny Brenda’s
What’s Going on in the Movies? New In Theatres:
Dog Man (PG): Pete Davidson
What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (R)
A Complete Unknown (R)
Noferatu (R)
What’s Happening at MMR
All Weekend
MMR Family! Please Support Tim and Gina Graham in Their Time of Need – Friends! We are reaching out on behalf of our dear friends, Tim Graham and his wife, Gina Bell Graham. Recently, Gina suffered a sudden medical emergency that has left them with some significant medical bills. Tim and Gina have always been there for others and we’re hoping you can help them get through this difficult time. The funds raised will be used by Tim to pay for hospital bills, physical therapy, rehabilitation, and everyday expenses
Saturday
Polar Plunge – Join Nick McIlwain at the 2025 Philadelphia Polar Plunge! Come chill at Citizens Bank Park to experience the magic of Plunge and support Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes at the same time! Every dollar raised helps support vital programming for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Happening Around Town:
Through February 1
Center City District Restaurant Week – two-course lunches for $20 and three-course dinners for $45 to $60. Multiple locations.
Through February 12
Animal Crossing: New Horizons at Adventure Aquarium – $40, Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden.
Through February 23
Electrical Spectacle Light Show at Franklin Square – Free to enter 5-9pm, Franklin Square, 200 North Sixth Street
Ice Skating @ Rothman Rink – $10 for skate rental, $9 for 90-minute skate sessions, Dilworth Park
Through February 24
Slay and the City: A Killer Cosmo – $35, Saturdays and Sundays, Red Rum Theater, 601 Walnut Street.
Through March 2
Winterfest – Blue Cross RiverRink, 101 South Columbus Boulevard.
Through March 8
The Winter unWINEd – Every Friday and Saturday, 6:30-9:30pm, Shady Brook Farm, 931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley
Through March 23
Winter Wonder – Included in $25 admission, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.
Through March 31
Goat Hiking – $25, Saturdays and Sundays through March, Andorra Natural Area, 300 Western Northwestern Avenue
Through May 31
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
Philadelphia Golf Show – $14, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.
Dan Blacksberg – $10-$20, 8pm, The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street.
Friday
Poe Party – $60,6pm, Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street.
They Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce – Free if you score a ticket, Fridays, Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.
Dinos After Dark – Pay what you wish ($10 recommended donation), 5-8 p.m., Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
More Than a Friend: Benezet, the Animals’ Champion – $10, 6:30pm, American Vegan Center, 17 North 2nd Street
Friday & Saturday
Minty Fresh Circus – $34-$69, Friday at 10:30am & 8pm, Saturday at 2pm. Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street.
Saturday
Sneaker Con Philadelphia – $30, noon-7 p.m., Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street.
African American Children’s Book Fair – Free, 1-4pm, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street.
Baby’s First Rodeo – $15-$25, 8 p.m., Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue. johnnybrendas.com
Phoenixville Firebird Festival – Free, 4 p.m., multiple locations in Phoenixville.
Founders Philly Freeze Out – Free till you spend money, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Main Street, Manayunk.
Saturday & Sunday
Fishtown Card Show – $10-$15 for one day, $25 for VIP two-day pass, Rivers Casino Philadelphia, 1001 North Delaware Avenue.
Yacht Rock Gold Experience – $55, 1:30 p.m., Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope.
Sunday
The Tasties – $175-$225, 4-9:30 p.m., Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, 900 Packer Avenue.
Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade – Free, 11 a.m., 10th and Spring streets.
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day: Flipping the Script – Limited capacity; registration is required online. Free, 10am-5pm, The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Jungwoong Kim – $10-$20, 7 p.m., Studio 34, 4522 Baltimore Avenue.
Sports Up!
Friday
The SIXERS are HOME vs Denver Nuggets; 7:30pm
Saturday
The WINGS are HOME vs Rochester Knighthawks; 8pm
Sunday
The SIXERS are HOME vs Boston Celtics; 6pm
The FLYERS are AWAY vs Colorado Avalanche; 3pm *This game airs on WMMR*