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Parks to explore, leaves to peep 🍁

Fairmount Park is an idyllic spot to spend a warm Saturday or Sunday afternoon this fall. You could just show up and set out on one of its many hiking trails, or plan your day around park-based events. Here’s an idea: Veteran hike leader Brad Maule leads a once-monthly Morning on the Meadows hike to view the sunrise over Philly from Belmont Plateau. This digital guide tells you all you need to know to get the most out of the park.

You could live in Wissahickon Park for an entire year and never run out of things to do — whether it’s hiking one of its 50 miles of rugged, breathtaking trails, biking along Forbidden Drive, horseback riding, spin and fly fishing in Wissahickon Creek, or trying to find as many of the 200 species of birds that live in the park as you can. We also recommend Sunday brunch at the historic Valley Green Inn, which sits at the base of several hiking trails and streams to explore.

For even more, Philadelphia is surrounded by breathtaking places to get out around trees, open land, rivers and streams. Check out this guide by local nature hound Jared Brey for ideas on where to go hiking outside Philadelphia — including Bucks County’s Tohickon Valley Park, Carbon County’s Hickory Run State Park and that place where the rocks ring.

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Fall in Philadelphia

The biggest and best fall festivals, art openings, concerts and more happening this fall in Philly

Fall in Philadelphia

The biggest and best fall festivals, art openings, concerts and more happening this fall in Philly

BY The Philadelphia Citizen Staff

Oct. 01, 2023

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Fall in Philadelphia can feel brief. Best to jump on all of these things to do in Philly while the weather’s still crisp, and the energy is high. Big-deal-every-fall arts events include Philly Fringe, Philadelphia Film Festival, O23, and anything and everything related to the Philadelphia Eagles, including home games. Of course, there’s loads more weekend fun.

It’s the start of the season for major arts and cultural institutions: The Philadelphia Orchestra, Philadelphia Ballet, and exhibition openings at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Foundation … Tis also the season of neighborhood festivals — we call ’em block parties — and last chances for outdoor beer, wine and cocktail gardens.

Pace yourself for all these  …

THINGS TO DO THIS FALL IN PHILLY

MAJOR ART AND MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN PHILADELPHIA THIS FALL

THINGS TO DO IN NOVEMBER 2023

 

No Rule is Our Rule screens in the Asian American Film Festival.

Asian American Film Festival

November 2 – 12
Our city hosts one of the country’s largest Asian American film festivals at locations through the city.

 

Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show

November 3 – 5
This juried show is known as one of the best in the nation. $20, PA Convention Center, 12th and Arch streets

Philadelphia Marathon. Photo by M. Edlow for Visit Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Marathon

November 19, from 7am
An epic run past the sites and then some of Philadelphia, sponsored by the American Association for Cancer Research, starts at 22nd Street and Ben Franklin Parkway. 

Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 23, from 8:30am to noon
Bundle up and go in person, or watch the country’s oldest continuous Thanksgiving parade on 6ABC. Free. Starts at 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway

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