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 Bret Michaels at the Xcite Center), movies to see (Red One), events (small and large) to partake in, and always what is going on here at WMMR.

Some things are fairly standard (like the Phil-A-Trunk Campout Car Show), some are totally bizarre (like Noir-City Film Festival), and to be honest, for some of this stuff, I don’t have a clue as to what they are (like 2nd Annual Summoning of the Jersey Devil). 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 Friday:

My Chemical Romance w/ Alice Cooper @ Citizens Bank Park; August 15

Machine Head w/ In Flames, Lacuna Coil & Unearth @ Santander Arena; April 25

Shows This Weekend:

All Weekend

Chris Redd @ Punch Line Philly

Dilly Dally Fest 2 ft Respire, Blind Equation, Usurp Synapse & more @ Underground Arts

 

Friday

Cody Johnson @ Wells Fargo Center

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead @ The Met

So Far Gone @ Fillmore

Tokyo Police Club @ Brooklyn Bowl

Slowdive @ Franklin Music Hall

Tropidelic @ Ardmore Music Hall

Six Organs of Admittance @ Johnny Brenda’s

Pink Talking Fish @ Keswick Theatre

Happy Landing @ Kung Fu Necktie

Destroy Boys @ Union Transfer

Michigander @ The Foundry (Fillmore)

Mitchell Tenpenny @ Parx Xcite Center

Haley Heynderickx @ World Café Live

Alan Parsons Live Project @ Wind Creek Event Center (Bethlehem)

 

Friday & Saturday

America @ Scottish Rite Auditorium

Alonzo Bodden @ Helium Comedy Club

 

Saturday

Bret Michaels @ Xcite Center *Hosted by Jacky Bam Bam*

Dukes of Destiny @ The Mermaid Inn

Senses Fail @ Fillmore

G-Eazy @ Union Transfer

Ha*Ash @ The Met

Ben Folds @ Annenberg Center

Tender @ Kung Fu Necktie

Jelani Aryeh @ Foundry (Fillmore)

Vortex @ Warehouse on Watts

Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties @ City Winery

Jo Koy @ Santander Center

 

Sunday

W.A.S.P @ Franklin Music Hall

Vienna Teng @ City Winery

Vundabar @ The Foundry (Fillmore)

Exodus @ Wind Creek Event Center (Bethlehem)

Essenger @ MilkBoy

Newsboys @ Keswick Theatre

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

Red One (PG): Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, JK Simmons

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

Venom: The Last Dance (PG-13): Tom Hardy

What’s Happening at MMR?

Saturday & Sunday

This weekend, MMR celebrates the return of Linkin Park and their new album, From Zero, available now! Listen for double shots all weekend, including select tracks from the new album and win tickets to their recently announced show at Wells Fargo Center, Saturday, August 16, 2025. Get all the info, including pre-sale password, at wmmr.com

Sunday

Phil-a-Trunk Camp Out For Hunger Car Show – Car clubs and car enthusiasts are invited to kick off the food drive with the 6th annual Phil-a-Trunk Car Show and Food Drive. Over 30 area participating car clubs will meet at the Wells Fargo Center Complex to drop off their donations at this special kick off event. Vehicle registration is mandatory to participate and must be done in advance via the event website: PhilATrunk.com.

Happening Around Town:

Through November 17

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival – Multiple Locations

Through November 23

Hamilton –  Academy of Music, 240 South Broad Street.

Through November 30

Ghost Tours of Philadelphia –  7:30pm Signers’ Garden at 5th and Chestnut streets.

Through December 1

Hellerick’s Adventure Farm Fall Festival – 10am-7pm 5500 North Easton Road, Doylestown.

Through December 15

Philly Comics Now: The Art of Graphic Storytelling– Pearlstein Gallery 3401 Filbert Street.

Through December 22

Fellowship! The Musical – SideQuest Theatre Sundays at 2pm

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 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

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show – $20-$25, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street

Holiday Kickoff Weekend at Peddler’s Village – Pay as you go, Peddler’s Village, 2400 Street Road, New Hope

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo – $99-$1499, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street

BalletX – $25-$80, Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 South Broad Street.

Noir City Film Festival – $20 per film, Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge Street

 

Friday November 15

The Wentworth Gallery exclusively presents the artwork of KISS Frontman Paul Stanley – 7-9pm, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

Invitational Pizza Eating Championship – 2 p.m., Fat Lady Brewing 4323 Main Street

2nd Annual Summoning of the Jersey Devil – $35, 6-9 p.m., Whitesbog Historic Village, Pemberton Township

American Legion Post 241 Designer Handbag Bingo – VFW, 275 Wilmer Street Glassboro NJ.

 

Friday & Saturday

The National Dog Show – $20 Greater Philadelphia Expo Center Oaks.

Suspicion – $15, 11:30 p.m., Film Society Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street.

 

Saturday November 16

Philadelphia ALS United Walk – Check in is 9am at Citizens Bank Park with the walk starting at 10am

How Did This Get Made? Live! – $58-$98, 8 p.m., Miller Theater, 250 South Broad Street

Friendsgiving Gone Wrong – $5, 7 p.m., A Novel Idea 1726 East Passyunk Avenue.

Philly Wine Fest – $39-$59, 1, 4:30 & 7 p.m., Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, 900 Packer Avenue.

GayBINGO – $40, 6 p.m., Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street

Up Late with the Sphinx – $25-$30, 5-10 p.m., Penn Museum, 3260 South Street

Raising Resources for Rachel – 6-9pm at Fellowship Bible Church. 590 Jackson Rd Sewell, NJ.

 

Saturday & Sunday

Siege Weekend at Fort Mifflin – $10-$12, Fort Mifflin, 1 Fort Mifflin Road

 

Sunday November 17

Growing Up Urkel with Jaleel White –  $30, 12-3pm, Wilmington Public Library, 10 East 10th Street

Breakfast of Champions – $15.50, 6:30 p.m., Film Society Center, 1412 Chestnut Street.

Sports Up!

Friday

The SIXERS are AWAY vs the Orlando Magic; 7pm

 

Saturday

The FLYERS are HOME vs the Buffalo Sabers; 7pm