{"id":158447,"date":"2026-04-06T11:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/158447\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T11:53:11","slug":"philly-weekly-events-calendar-april-6-through-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/158447\/","title":{"rendered":"Philly weekly events calendar: April 6 through 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Note: this list will be updated throughout the week. <\/p>\n

April 5 through April 11<\/p>\n

Dine Latino Restaurant Week\u00a0
This\u00a0twice-a-year dining promo<\/a>\u00a0from the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce showcases Philly\u2019s impressive collection of Mexican, South and Central American, and Caribbean eateries \u00a0\u2014 plus a few that don\u2019t neatly fit into any one cuisine \u2014 and the restaurateurs behind them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Monday, April 6<\/p>\n

April Plant Swap \u2013 (6 to 7 p.m.)
Bring plants, plant cuttings, or any garden-related items (i.e., books, tools, vegetables from your garden, etc.), meet fellow garden enthusiasts, and go home as a new plant parent! At Manayunk Pop-Up Garden. Free to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Punch Line Philly Open Mic Night \u2013 (7 p.m.)
In-person sign-ups 6 to 6:30 p.m. and 15-20 people will be chosen by lottery. $9.55 tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 7<\/p>\n

Community Dinner \u2013 (6 to 9 p.m.)
A potluck-style community dinner open to all. BYO\u00a0favorite dish to share and add it to their Google doc. $5 donations are appreciated, helping cover costs and future dinners. Water will be provided and alcoholic or N\/A beverages will be available for purchase at the bar. At Star|Bolt<\/a>. (6 to 9 p.m.)<\/p>\n

One Book, One Philadelphia Kickoff Celebration \u2013 (6:30 to 7:30 p.m.)
To officially start the new season of One Book, One Philly, join this in-depth conversation with featured author Celeste Ng,\u00a0at Parkway Central Library. Followed by a book-signing<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Election Academy: Voter Registration \u2013 (6 to 7:30 p.m.)
Learn how to register to vote in Pennsylvania, how to collect voter registration forms correctly, common mistakes and how to avoid them, what happens after a voter registration form is submitted, and how to answer voter questions and support different populations. At the\u00a0Philadelphia City Commissioners\u2019 Office \u2013 Riverview Place<\/a>. (6 to 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 8<\/p>\n

Wednesday, April 8:\u00a0FashCon Philly 2026
FashCon Philly is an event for fashion innovators, creators, and enthusiasts to connect, collaborate and celebrate the future of FashConPhilly, the ultimate \u201cbusiness of fashion\u201d conference hosted by the Philadelphia Fashion Incubator (PFI). At Moore College of Art & Design.\u00a0$86.14 tickets\/$34 students<\/a>. (8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Bread & Puppet on Tour \u2013 (7:30 p.m.)
The radical puppet theater tour stops in Philly for two nights, its new show titled \u201cOf the End of the World Never Minding Show\u201d by director Peter Schumann. Features a revolt orchestra, screaming choirs, and a reckoning with the catastrophe of logic. After the show, eat\u00a0sourdough rye bread with aioli and shop books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners. At First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street. $20 tickets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thursday, April 9<\/p>\n

Election Academy: Voter Registration \u2013 (6 to 7:30 p.m.)
Learn how to register to vote in Pennsylvania, how to collect voter registration forms correctly, common mistakes and how to avoid them, what happens after a voter registration form is submitted, and how to answer voter questions and support different populations. At the\u00a0Philadelphia City Commissioners\u2019 Office \u2013 Riverview Place<\/a>. (6 to 7:30 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Bread & Puppet on Tour \u2013 (7:30 p.m.)
The radical puppet theater tour stops in Philly for two nights, its new show titled \u201cOf the End of the World Never Minding Show\u201d by director Peter Schumann. Features a revolt orchestra, screaming choirs, and a reckoning with the catastrophe of logic. After the show, eat\u00a0sourdough rye bread with aioli and shop books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners. At First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, 2125 Chestnut Street. $20 tickets<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Friday, April 10<\/p>\n

Made in Philadelphia Spring Market \u2013 12 to 8 p.m.
Through Sunday, April 12, check out the market series\u2019 opening weekend of the season, at Dilworth Park<\/a>. Fan-favorite regional vendors selling one-of-a-kind art, jewelry, home d\u00e9cor, skincare and gifts, plus local eats and sweet treats.<\/p>\n

Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n

Healing Verse Germantown: The Streets Are Talking, Launch Celebration \u2013 (2 to 5 p.m.)
The exhibition features 19 public art poems by Germantown community members about healing from the impacts of gun violence. Celebrate these poets with remarks, food, poetry activations, guided tours, and community. At the Friends Free Library (5418 Germantown Ave) and Ubuntu Fine Art (5423 Germantown Ave), directly across the street from each other<\/a>. Art includes a collage poster series, video installations, augmented reality constellations, interactive floral offerings, a stained glass panel installation on a SEPTA bus shelter, a wrapped SEPTA bus, and more.<\/p>\n

Made in Philadelphia Spring Market \u2013 12 to 8 p.m.
Check out the market series\u2019 opening weekend of the season, at Dilworth Park<\/a>. Fan-favorite regional vendors selling one-of-a-kind art, jewelry, home d\u00e9cor, skincare and gifts, plus local eats and sweet treats.<\/p>\n

Sunday, April 12<\/p>\n

Made in Philadelphia Spring Market \u2013 12 to 8 p.m.
Check out the market series\u2019 opening weekend of the season, at Dilworth Park<\/a>. Fan-favorite regional vendors selling one-of-a-kind art, jewelry, home d\u00e9cor, skincare and gifts, plus local eats and sweet treats.<\/p>\n

Through April<\/p>\n

Confluence Film Festival
A month-long environmental film series held each April in celebration of Earth Month, with screenings every Thursday evening. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cSeeding the Future.\u201d\u00a0$10 tickets<\/a>. (5:30 to 8 p.m.)\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love Philly? So do we. Let\u2019s be friends.\u00a0Sign up for the Billy Penn newsletter today. \u26bd\u00a0Billy Penn\u2019s FIFA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4877,1955,70109,94,69,71,70,726,70110],"class_list":{"0":"post-158447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-calendar","10":"tag-fun-events","11":"tag-history","12":"tag-philadelphia","13":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","14":"tag-philadelphia-news","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-weekly-calendar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}