PHIL Events: Philadelphia is famous for its diverse events year-round--Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA

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Philadelphia is famous for its diverse events year-round

Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where
- PhillyFunGuide: calendar and guide to events; Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
- Upcoming Events: Event listings
- MusiCal: Database of music events in Philadelphia; lists the dates, times, places, and performers for music events in the area
- Music/Pollstar: Pollstar, the Concert Hotwire for Philadelphia; Pollstar provides worldwide concert tour schedules, ticket sales results, music industry contact directories, trade news and data services
- Philly.com: Entertainment section; includes nightlife, arts, movies, restaurants
- Philly2Night: entertainment events; movies, clubs, happenings, and restaurants
- AroundPhilly: entertainment; bars, nightlife, restaurants, music, spas, shopping, museums, galleries, family, tourism, sports
Performing: Philadelphia is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
- Ballet: Pennsylvania Ballet
- Chamber Chorous: Philadelphia Chamber Chorus; community choir
- Chamber Mus: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
- Chamber Orch: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia
- Choir SC: Singing City Choir
- Choral Arts: Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia; 100-voice symphonic chorus of volunteer singers and a 16-voice professional core
- Classical Symphony: Philadelphia Classical Symphony
- PHILADANCO: Philadelphia Dance Company
- Mendelssohn: Mendelssohn Club of Philadelphia; chorus; founded 1874
- Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
- Orchestra Soc: Orchestra Society of Philadelphia
- Orchestra Youth: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra
- Opera: Opera Company of Philadelphia; grand opera; established in 1975 through a merger of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Company and the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Company
- Pops: Peter Nero and the Philly Pops
- PTC: Philadelphia Theatre Company
Periodic: Philadelphia has many annual or one-day special events, ongoing summer concert series, and recurring trade shows
- America's BD: US Independence-day July 4th celebrations in Philadelphia; multi-day festival throughout the city involving music, entertainment, international cuisine, and fireworks
- Antiques Show: Philadelphia Antiques Show; benefit for the University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Auto Show: Philadelphia International Auto Show
- Bach Fest: Bach Festival of Philadelphia; the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the baroque period, or related music
- Book & Cook: KitchenAid’s The Book and the Cook Festival; dining festival; cookbook authors share recipes and books
- Broad St Run: The Blue Cross Broad Street Run; 16 km foot race; conducted by the Philadelphia Department of Recreation; benefits the American Cancer Society
- Campus Philly: Campus Philly Kick-Off™; events to welcome college students to the Philadelphia for the new academic year; presented by the City of Philadelphia
- Cooks: Philly Cooks!; a chef competition
- Craft Show: Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show; annual benefit for the Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Dad Vail: Collegiate regatta; on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River
- Distance Run: Half-marathon footrace; Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run
- Dog Shows: Kennel Club of Philadelphia Dog Shows
- Dragon Boat: Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival; boat race on the Schuylkill River
- Film: Philadelphia Film Festival; Philadelphia Film Society
- Flower Show: Philadelphia Flower Show; show proceeds support The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, including its acclaimed urban greening program, Philadelphia Green
- Folk Fest: Philadelphia Folk Festival; traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts, camping and children's activities
- Franklin: Events commemorating the 300-year anniversary of Ben Franklin’s birth; Benjamin Franklin (1706-2006), signed the Declaration of Independence, published Poor Richard's Almanac, served as postmaster of Philadelphia, founded the first American fire insurance company, served as American ambassador to France, and invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and bifocal glasses; is pictured on the US $100 bill
- Fringe: Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe; sixteen days of performing arts events; beginning on the Labor Day holiday weekend
- Furniture: Philadelphia Furniture & Furnishings Show; exhibition and sale of artisan-designed and made furniture and home accessories for home and office
- Jam/River: Captain Morgan’s Jam on the River; Jam Band event; music and food festival; on the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing along the Delaware River waterfront
- Jazz/Mellon: Mellon Financial Corporation jazz festival; jazz performances throughout the summer
- Marathon: Philadelphia Marathon; 42.1 km footrace; Philadelphia Marathon Health and Fitness Expo
- Mummers: Southwest Airlines Mummers Parade; New Years Day parade of mummers (a mummer is a masked or elaborately-costumed person)
- Open House: Private home and garden tour series; Friends of Independence National Historical Park
- Penn Relays: Large track meet; at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania; street festival; USA vs. The World races
- Red Ball: Dining and dancing supporting charities; gourmet cuisine from top restaurants, bar, and live entertainment
- St Patrick's: St. Patrick's Day Parade; first held in 1771; St. Patrick's Day Observance Association
- Stuben Day: German-American Steuben Parade; Steuben Day Observance Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity; celebrates Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who, during the time of the American Revolutionary War, offered his services to General George Washington
- Shakespeare: Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival
- Sippin/River: Sippin By the River; wines and beers, food sampling, cooking demonstrations, gourmet cuisine from area restaurants, and live entertainment; Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
- UC 5k: University City 5k Run; footrace; scholarship aid to Drexel University students

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