October 23, 2009
Weekend Picks: Bloktoberfest, Harvest Festival @ Reading Terminal, & More!

Reading Terminal Market hosts a Harvest Festival this Saturday! Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Friday
Halloween Flashlight Tours @ Laurel Hill
Tonight AND tomorrow, Laurel Hill Cemetery is hosting their popular, annual Halloween Flashlight Tour. The tours last an hour and take you through the cemetery’s landscape, while you listen to the history of the grounds.
Body Vox @ the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
BodyVox’s Water Bodies hits the Annenberg Center this weekend, a full-length production of dance and… well, water! There is a performance tonight and on Saturday.
Saturday
Bloktoberfest
Ah, Bloktoberfest. I’ve been waiting for this block party for the past few weeks. The 2000 block of Christian Street will be taken over, from noon til 8PM, by breweries, food trucks, live performances, and a flea market. Here’s hoping the weather holds up, cause this looks fantastic. Update: The Flea Market has been postponed until October 31st, due to weather. Bloktoberfest is still on, rain or shine.
Muralisimo @ the Piazza
The Graduate Hospital a little too far out of the way for you? Closer to Northern Liberties? Well don’t worry, Mural Arts and the Piazza have you covered. Today, the Mural Arts Program is celebrating their 25th Anniversary with Muralisimo at the Piazza. Live musicians, Halloween activities for kids, and free mural tours through out the city, make this an outstanding celebration.
Masquerade Ball @ National Constitution Center
Get yourself all dolled up, because today is the NCC’s Masquerade Ball. Get fitted for a tiara, learn proper etiquette, and bring the kids! Children under 12 can enter a costume contest, enter a scavenger hunt, and more.
Pumpkinland in Headhouse Square
Headhouse Square might look a little funny today, considering the bales of hay, pony rides, and pumpkins scattered about. That’s because of Pumpkinland, Headhouse Square’s family-friendly fall festival.
Sunday
Sunday: Ryat & DJ Statik @ the Painted Bride Arts Center
A new series launches at the Painted Bride today, entitled Atypical. Their first feature, Noise Makers, brings a handful of unique musicians to the Bride’s stage.
Harvest Festival @ Reading Terminal Market
Originally scheduled for last week, the festival was bumped up a week due to poor weather. Tractor rides, a pumpkin patch, gallons of apple cider… yup, this sure sounds like a harvest festival to me.
Dinner & Concert @ Moonstone Arts Center
Feldie, Philadelphia’s jazz scene know-it-all, is hosting a special Sunday dinner concert with local musician Dan Peterson. Dan is whipping up his famous chili and cornbread at Moonstone Arts Center, and will be performing a set with his new trio.


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