20+ Things to Do for Women's History Month in Greater Philadelphia 2025

Ongoing (Fridays through Mondays)

The badass in me recognizes the badass in you and all the trailblazing women who paved the way. This two-hour excursion from local tour group Beyond the Bell focuses on accomplished and boundary-breaking women in Philadelphia herstory. Among them: Hannah Callowhill Penn, who prevented a war between Pennsylvania and Maryland; Ona Judge, who escaped slavery from President George Washington; and Barbara Gittings, a gay rights activist.

Through Sunday, June 1, 2025 

Women are both artist and muse in the latest exhibition to grace the halls of the storied Philadelphia Museum of Art.  An anthology review exhibit of the famed Chicago artist, Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective highlights Ramberg’s stylized paintings of fragmented female bodies all the way up to her late-career quilt-making projects. This collection — the first comprehensive retrospective of Ramburg’s work in three decades — presents nearly 100 boundary-blurring pieces, including paintings, quilts, sketchbooks and archival ephemera, on display.

The three-story former home of opera singer, humanitarian and Civil Rights icon Marian Anderson — now the Graduate Hospital neighborhood’s National Marian Anderson Museum — has been closed to the public since it received major damage from 2021’s disastrous flooding. After extensive renovations, the historic site is set to open its doors again with an official Ribbon Cutting and Reopening Event onsite on Saturday, March 1, 2025, followed by a ticketed Museum Reopening Gala Celebration on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Crystal Tea Ballroom in the Wanamaker Building.

The National Constitution Center celebrates history-making women all year long in its exhibit, The 19th Amendment: How Women Won the Vote, which focuses on key women, moments and milestones in the fight for women’s suffrage. This March, complementary daily programming further highlights trailblazing women in American history. Learn about the contributions four women — all named Harriet — made to the anti-slavery movement in The Four Harriets of History, test your historical knowledge with Remember the Ladies Trivia, get hands-on with Women’s History Month-inspired crafts and take a self-guided women’s history artifact tour.

Celebrate Women’s History Month at the historic Betsy Ross House with special free events all March long. During History Maker Saturdays, hear stories and meet (portrayals of) opinionated women throughout history from businesswomen to abolitionists to healers, like Sarah Cotman, an 18th-century midwife who makes her Betsy Ross House debut during a special event on Thursday, March 20, 2025. Then, on Storytelling Sundays, Philly’s beloved Once Upon A Nation storytellers share lesser-known accounts of women’s contributions to history. And, of course, hang out with Ms. Ross herself — a business owner, patriot, single mother and entrepreneur — as she works in her upholstery shop and shares the story of the first flag and more fascinating tales.

The Museum of the American Revolution honors the revolutionary women of the nation’s independence movements during Women’s History Month. Events include the Discovery Cart exhibit on forgotten Continental Army flagmaker Rebecca Flower Young and the “all kinds of colours” sold at her Philadelphia shop; the daily 10 Minute Talk: My Favorite Revolutionary Women’s Object on the museum staff’s favorite women’s history artifacts; and a theatrical performance (on select weekends) about Elizabeth Freeman, who successfully sued for freedom from enslavement. Finally, explore the gallery on your own with the museum’s Gallery Guide: Celebrating Revolutionary Women.

Traditionally celebrated in Japan on March 3, Girls’ Day — also known as Hina-matsuri or Dolls’ Day — is dedicated to the health, prosperity and happiness of young girls. Little ones are dressed in kimonos and large, tiered displays of ornate Hina dolls are often set up for the occasion. Shofuso Japanese House and Garden brings the tradition to its Fairmount Park neighbor, the Please Touch Museum, with traditional decorations and kimono demonstrations during the museum’s First Wednesday celebration (museum admission is only $2 between 4 and 7 p.m.).

March 5-26, 2025 (Wednesdays only)

Raise your glass to the ladies at this weekly pop-up featuring music by women DJs and food and drink from woman-owned or -operated purveyors. A different chef is highlighted each week leading up to the finale, a swanky collaborative cocktail soirée. The lineup includes chef Karla Torres of La Ingrata, owner Vee To and master chef Minoru Ogawa of Ogawa Sushi & Kappo, and chef Amaryllis Rivera Nassar of Amy’s Pastelillos. Get your tickets in advance, and note that ticket sales — and a portion of the drink proceeds — support the Sisterly Love Collective and Women’s Way, a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women and girls and to gender and racial equity.

Women artists take over this Center City go-go bar all Women’s History Month long. Dance into the weekend with all-vinyl sets by DJs like Lola Kinks, Germanica, Lady Prowl and more at Friday night happy hours. Join the Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival for a happy hour on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Jazz Baby hits the stage for a comedy cabaret on Thursday, March 20, 2025, and Renata Rabinovich hosts Les Pierrettes, a showcase featuring all fem-presenting clowns, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Don’t miss the special cocktail collaboration with award-winning, woman-owned whiskey brand Uncle Nearest called Who’s That Lady?, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting local arts nonprofit The Lady Hoofers.

March 8-29, 2025 (Saturdays only) 

What’s that? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No — it’s a (very fabulous) trolley packed with passion, laughter and sisterhood. This year, Harriett’s Bookshop’s annual trolley tour is inspired by the acclaimed poet (and Philly legend) Sonia Sanchez and celebrates Philly’s history, culture and community of Black women entrepreneurs. Over two hours, your host Starfire whisks you around the City of Sisterly Affection to five businesses and organizations led by Black women to hear their stories and shop their wares. Tickets are required and include a copy of the book Homegirls & Handgrenades by Sonia Sanchez, a free journal and a tote bag.

Southwest Philly’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum is home to one of the most impressive sports car collections in the world. On Demo Days, car fanatics get the rare chance to watch these vintage speed machines roar to life while learning about the fearless drivers who drove them. This month, the spotlight is on three women — Odette Siko, Helle Nice and Margaret Allan — who didn’t just break the speed limit but smashed barriers to make motorsport history. Featured models include the 1926 Bugatti Type 35, the 1928 Riley Nine, the 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Super Sport and the 1931 Bentley 4.5-Litre Supercharged.

Tick-tock on the clock but the party don’t stop … especially with DJ Riot Meg spinning hits from some of our favorite badass ladies from the 2010s. Relive the era when Bad Gal Riri was feeding us a steady diet of hits, Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj soundtracked every Friday night, and T. Swift was … well, T. Swift (some things don’t change). Gather the girlies and celebrate Women’s History Month with this epic dance party at Milkboy.

Home to one of the world’s most important galleries of impressionist, post-impressionist and early modernist paintings, the Barnes Foundation was named one of the 10 best small art museums in America in 2024 by The Washington Post. Women’s History Month sees the opening of this new traveling exhibition, Cecily Brown: Themes and Variations, highlighting the career of the pioneering woman contemporary British painter. The exhibit features over 30 paintings and drawings showcasing her subversion of gendered tropes in art history and popular culture from a feminist perspective.

Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 dramatic masterpiece, A Doll’s House, takes on new life in Olivier Award-winning playwright and director Stef Smith’s Nora: A Doll’s House. Staged for its US premiere by director Emma Gibson and brought to life by an all-female design and production team, this adaptation spans three decades — the 1920s, 70s and modern-day — and continues to probe the original play’s themes of gender roles, societal expectations and personal freedom, while asking “How far have we really come in the past 100 years?”

The annual Sister Sunday is back for its fourth year! This free event supports small women-owned businesses, traditionally bringing together dozens of vendors offering clothes, jewelry, candles, prints and other handmade goods for sale. Once you’ve got more merch than you can carry, unwind in the courtyard with music, adult beverages and bites. No gaslighting, no gatekeeping, just a whole lotta girl bosses. More details are to come, so keep an eye on The Logan’s Instagram for updates.

We know the story: Girl meets boy. Girl falls in love with boy. Girl AND boy die. The end. Or is it? Straight from Broadway, & Juliet takes pop anthems from the 2000s, like Since U Been Gone and Roar, and reimagines them as the soundtrack to one of literature’s most enduring tales: Romeo & Juliet. But in this retelling, our heroine jettisons the tragic ending — by choosing to live. Written by Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read and set to the music of Max Martin, this hilarious jukebox musical opens at the Academy of Music this March.

Since its founding in 1808, Philly’s Walnut Street Theatre has seen a lot of showstoppers, but the latest talents are a dream. Starting a six-week-long run this March is Dreamgirls, the six-time Tony Award-winning musical that was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning motion picture. The production follows a sensational 1960s Supremes-like girl group through the trials, tribulations and backstage drama of surviving the rapid rise from obscurity to pop superstardom, with an unforgettable original score filled with pop, R&B, gospel, disco and more.

From the Revolutionary War to the fight for civil rights to modern times, West Chester has played a crucial — and often overlooked — role in the history of our nation, let alone Pennsylvania. Uncover the stories of the West Chester women who made important contributions to the law, abolition, suffrage, education, politics and science with the help of a costumed guide during this walking tour through downtown West Chester.

Dates vary by performance

From comedy to country and pop concerts, Philly stages see knockout performances from talented women this March, including:

• Jorja Smith at The Met Philadelphia: Jorja Smith — the British belle with a big voice — brings her soulful, sultry vocals and laid-back vibe to The Met Philadelphia stage for an intimate performance of selections from her newest project, falling or flying, plus her beloved hits (Saturday, March 8, 2025).
• Morgan Wade at Union Transfer: Morgan Wade has been blazing her own path in country music since 2018, drawing on her own life and personal challenges to create music that’s raw and relatable. Join the singer-songwriter when she takes the stage at Union Transfer (Sunday, March 16, 2025).
• Kathy Griffin at The Met Philadelphia: After six years away from the spotlight, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning comedian Kathy Griffin returns, ready to dish on all that’s happened since she’s been gone — from her divorce to her lung cancer diagnosis to being placed on the no-fly list — during her biting new stand-up show titled My Life On The PTSD-List (Saturday, March 15, 2025).
• JoJo at The Fillmore Philadelphia: The pre-teen with the big voice is now a superstar with a lot to say. Maybe too much. But that’s for you to decide when JoJo’s Too Much To Say tour hits The Fillmore (Friday, March 28, 2025).
• She’s Got Soul featuring Capathia Jenkins and the No Name Pops at the Kimmel Center: Accompanied by the No Name Pops, Broadway actress Capathia Jenkins (Newsies) pays tribute to the dynamic divas and soulful songstresses who shaped music, with stirring renditions of hits by Whitney Houston, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and more (Saturday, March 30, 2025).