Pierre’s Weekend Calendar May 23-25

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 Metallica at Lincoln Financial Field), movies to see (Final Destination: Bloodlines rated R), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.

 

Some things are fairly standard (like MMRs Opening of the Jersey Shore), some are totally bizarre (like Zombie-Fest XI ), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling ). 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). Now, check out Pierre’s Weekend Calendar.

 

On Sale This Friday:

• Falling in Reverse @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion; Sat September 6
• “40 Years Ago Today: The Live Aid Tribute Concert” @ Union Transfer; Sunday July 13
• Chevy Metal ft Shane Hawkins @ The Foundry; Fri July 23
• Yusuf/Cat Stevens “Cat On The Road to Findout” Book Tour @ The Met; Thurs October 2

 

Shows This Weekend:

 

Friday & Sunday

METALLICA @ Lincoln Financial Field (Friday openers Ice Nine Kills & Limp Bizkit and Sunday openers Suicidal Tendencie & Pantera)

 

All Weekend

Adele Givens @ Helium Comedy Club

 

Friday

Dance Gavin Dance @ Fillmore

Carsie Blanton @ World Café Live

Midge Ure @ City Winery

Jon Lovitz @ Wind Creek Event Center (Bethlehem)

Roger McGuinn @ Grand Opera House (Wilmington)

 

Friday & Saturday

Damien Lemon @ Punch Line Philly

 

Saturday

Post Malone w/ Jelly Roll @ Citizens Bank Park

Barry Manilow @ Wells Fargo Center

“The Bar Band” ft David Uosikkinen, Greg Davis, Richard Bush & more @ 118 North (Wayne)

Juno Birch @ TLA

Matthew Logan Vasquez @ Johnny Brenda’s

Apes Of The State @ Kung Fu Necktie

Todd Day Wait @ MilkBoy

O.M.D @ Keswick Theatre

Demola @ City Winery

Alice Cooper @ Ovation Hall AC

 

Sunday

Pinback @ Underground Arts

Ryan Ellis @ MilkBoy

 

What’s Going on in the Movies? What’s New:

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (PG-13): Tom Cruise

Lilo & Stitch (PG)

 

What’s Going on in the Movies? Still In Theatres:

Final Destination: Bloodlines (R)

Thunderbolts* (PG-13): Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan

The Accountant 2 (R): Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal

Sinners (R): Michael B Jordan

A Minecraft Movie (PG): Jack Black, Jason Momoa

 

Pierre’s Weekend Calendar: What’s Going On At MMR

 

Friday

MMR’s Opening the Jersey Shore – A full day of fun to kick off the summer season! The day begins bright and early at 6am. The Preston & Steve Show are throwing their annual summer kickoff party at Keenan’s in North Wildwood presented by Coors Banquet. If you haven’t been to one of these parties, you are missing out. It’s free to attend (21+) and filled with the craziest antics and stunts. Next up, Pierre Robert takes over the airwaves with a live broadcast from Tropicana in Atlantic City beginning at 10:30am. Back in Philly, Metallica is taking over the city for the weekend. Brent Porche will be broadcasting live from Lincoln Financial Field before the Friday night show.

Saturday

Metallica Philly Takeover – There are 7 events taking place, including A Conversation with Kirk Hammett and Gibson Guitars’ Mark Agnesi at The Fillmore, The Art of Squindo hosted by Sara at The Foundry, and a Metallica Rock & Bowl Tournament with MMR staff and Metallica crew at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia.

 

Happening Around Town:

Through May 25

The Hobbit – $25-$46, Arden Theatre, 40 North 2nd Street.

Grease – $25-$45, Media Theatre, 104 East State Street, Media.

Through May 31

At the Water’s Edge: Working and living along the Delaware River:  Independence Seaport Museum, 211 South Columbus Boulevard.

A Deeply Rooted Trolley Tour – $50, 11am & 3pm, starting and ending at Harriett’s Bookshop, 258 East Girard Avenue.

Rothman Orthopaedics Roller Rink – $8-$10 (plus $6 for skate rental), Dilworth Park, 1 South 15th Street.

Through June 1

Devon Horse Show and Country Fair – $20-$80, Devon Horse Show, 23 Dorset Road, Devon.

Through June 29

Back 2 The Video Store – $19.54-$41.17, 699 North Broad Street.

Through July 6

Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival – Prices vary, multiple locations.

Through August 31

The Ecology of Fashion – $27 museum admission, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Through September 1

Body Worlds: Vital – $20, Franklin Institute, 222 North 20th Street.

Through September 7

Sesame Place Birthday Celebration – $49.99, Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne.

Through September 30

Summerfest – Pay as you go,101 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard.

Through October 28

Festival of Fountains – Included in admission of $32, Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.

 

Pierre’s Weekend Calendar: Things Happening This Weekend

All Weekend

Thy Geekdom Con – $20-$55, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

Philadelphia Tango Festival – Prices vary by event, Lithuanian Music Hall, 2715 East Allegheny Avenue.

Zombie-Fest XI – $11-$21 for one night, $103 for all five events, The Mahoning Drive-In Theater, 635 Seneca Road, Lehighton.

 

Friday May 23rd

Bruce Bickford’s Prometheus’ Garden – $18.15, 8 p.m., PhilaMOCA, 531 North 12th Street.

Dawn Staley Book Reading – $35.97, 7 p.m., Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church (East), 2800 West Cheltenham Avenue.

Twilight in the Gardens – $25, 7-10 p.m., Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South Street.

 

Saturday May 24th

The Quincy Jones Experience – $35-$45, 8 p.m., World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut Street.

Extreme Dwarfanators Wrestling – $25-$40, 8-10 p.m., Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks.

Blog Era Rap Kickback – $10, 8 p.m.-midnight, Vox Populi, 319 North 11th Street.

Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifier – $14.95, 7 p.m., Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden Street.

Memorial Day Parade & Service in Perkasie – Parade starts 9am, Service and Ceremony at 10:15am

 

Saturday & Sunday

The Philadelphia Renaissance Faire – $20, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Fort Mifflin, 1 Fort Mifflin Road.

Memorial Day Weekend at the National Constitution Center – Museum opens at 10am

Memorial Day Weekend at the Museum of the American Revolution –

 

Sunday May 25th

#CareFreeBlackGirl CookOut – $10-$40, 2-8 p.m., One Art Community Center, 431-39 North 52nd Street

Philly Pedal Party –  Free, Noon-5pm, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 North Frankford Avenue.

Sunday Vintage Market – Pay as you go, noon-5 p.m., Now & Then Marketplace, 2418 Martha Street.

2025 Memorial Day Parade in Doylestown – Departing from Central Bucks West High School at 10 a.m.

Memorial Day Observed at Laurel Hill East – The event runs from noon to 2 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

 

Sports Up!

All Weekend

Phillies AWAY vs Athletics

Friday 10:05pm/Saturday 10:05pm/Sunday 4:05pm

 

Saturday

Union HOME vs Miami; 7:30pm

 

Thanks for reading Pierre’s Weekend Calendar for May 23-25, 2025!