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Philadelphia Fringe Festival

September 5th – 29th

Today, the annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival features more than 1,000 performances by national, international and Philadelphia-based artists of all disciplines. For one month, these innovators fill the public and private spaces across the city with nonstop, wild creativity for audiences of more than 40,000.

Included in the festival are hundreds of independently produced performances and events, work presented by partnering Festival Hubs and producers, and a slate of programs curated by FringeArts. In the true spirit of the international “Fringe” movement, there is no limit to the ways that artists and audiences can participate in and experience the festival.

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Charli XCX & Troye Sivan at the Wells Fargo Center

September 25th

She’s your favorite reference, baby. Charli XCX tours behind her new album of electropop club bangers, brat, which manages to be both bombastic and self-reflective at the same time. Co-headliner Troye Sivan’s 2023 album Something to Give Each Other has similar vibes: incredibly dancy, incredibly catchy.

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Puerto Rican Day Parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway

September 29th

Each year, thousands line the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for Philly’s energetic Puerto Rican Day Parade featuring 1,500 participants including marching bands, floats, motorcades of antique cars and decorated vehicles, vibrant dance performances, baton units, Latino music, drill teams, and lots of waving La Monoestrellada flags, under the theme, “A Celebration of Latino Culture in the Heart of the City.” Along the parade route up the Parkway (between 18th Street and the Philadelphia Museum of Art), expect resource booths, community organizations, merch vendors, craft sellers and lots of tasty food.

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Sting at The Met Philadelphia

September 30th & Oct 1st

One of the most unmistakable voices in music, Sting can belt about Roxanne or draw you in with Every Breath You Take. This tour features Sting on vocals and bass alongside guitarist and longtime collaborator Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas (who’s worked with Mumford & Sons and Maggie Rogers). Expect both solo hits and songs from The Police’s catalog.

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Jelly Roll at the Wells Fargo Center

October 2nd

2024 Grammy winner for best new artist, Jelly Roll makes his way to Philly this October with his Beautifully Broken tour. The singer-songwriter scored viral success with songs like Dead Man Walking and Son of a Sinner and is known for crisscrossing genres in his music from country to rap and rock with ease. Fans from all backgrounds connect with his honest lyrics and moving life story.

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Billie Eilish at the Wells Fargo Center

October 5th

Few artists have dominated the cultural landscape over the past few years as much as Billie Eilish. From her radio dominance — bad guy, bury a friend and Everything I Wanted are just a few that ruled the airwaves — to her Academy Award-winning songs No Time To Die and What Was I Made For?, it’s Billie’s world and we’re all just living in it.

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Philadelphia Flower Show

March 2025 - 1st -9th

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is both the nation's largest and the world’s longest-running horticultural event, featuring stunning displays by premier floral and landscape designers from around the globe.

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