Top Picks

Check out our Top Picks for a series of short articles full of fun suggestions for great things to do in and around Philadelphia.

We make things easy for you — we give you plenty of top recommendations and then you can pick and choose the places you like best.

Top Picks gives you the best of Philly: everything from bars under the stars to the city’s best ice cream cones.

Top 10 Halloween Haunts

October means frights and fun in the Philadelphia region

Haunted houses, hayrides and parties, oh my! It’s almost time for Halloween in one of the most-haunted places regions in the country and its about to get spooky.
Top Fall Festivals

Celebrate fall with festivals, food, fashion, music and more

Fall brings with it cooler weather, shorter days and, here in Philadelphia, festivals nearly every weekend. To help you wade through all the food, music and arts fests taking place this autumn, here are a few of our favorites.
Top Five Holiday Events

Parades, light displays and community-wide celebrations make Philadelphia very merry, indeed

The Philadelphia region loves the holiday season. Visit and you’ll find craft fairs, light displays and community-wide celebrations. Here are a few of our favorite ways to celebrate this time of year.
Top Fall Harvest Festivals

Get your fill of apple butter and hay rides during the autumn harvest

The changing of the leaves marks the onset of the autumn season and with it, the fall harvest. Get your fill of apple butter and hayrides in a few of our favorite harvest festivals taking place this season.
Top September Festivals

Summer may be winding down, but the festival season is just getting started

It’s that time of year when the air gets a little cooler while the sun shines brightly in the sky. The moderate temperatures of late summer create perfect conditions to enjoy the great outdoors, which may explain why there are so many fantastic festivals in September.
Philadelphia Live Arts and Philly Fringe Highlights

Celebrate 15 years of theater, dance, music and spectacle in Philadelphia

The 15th annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe is bigger than ever with 16 days of contemporary theater, dance, music and more. With hundreds of performances taking place from September 2 – 17, there is a Fringe experience for all kinds of tastes.
Top Late Summer Festivals

Celebrate the end of summer with music, food and fun

Summer may be winding to a close, but Philadelphia’s festival season is just getting warmed up.
Top Beer Gardens in Philadelphia

Fresh air and cool beers in the city

Sometimes all you need in the warm summer months is a cool breeze and a frosty brew. Philadelphia eateries have embraced the allure of outdoor drinking wholeheartedly, leading us to declare the 2011 season “The Summer of the Beer Garden.”
Outdoor Movie Screenings in Philadelphia

Get outside and watch a movie

Grab some popcorn and a blanket for a few of our favorite screenings under the stars this summer.
Top Halloween Happenings in the Philadelphia Region

Hayrides, spooky soirees, historical frights and top haunted houses

Thrill-seeking families, couples and friends can celebrate Halloween with hayrides, parties, festivals—and more haunted houses, of course—that transform one of the country’s most historic regions into a Halloween destination sure to scare, surprise and entertain.