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Whether you’re a revolutionary or a royalist, there’s something for you during Eastern State Pententiary's Bastille Day Festival in Fairmount this Saturday. (Photo by Darryl W. Moran)

It’s a big weekend in Philadelphia: Bastille Day is Saturday, there are free outdoor events aplenty, street festivals, concerts, delicious brunch, water sports and so much more.

Best bets for your best weekend, below:

Friday, July 13

Bastille Day “Art After 5″ Party at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

The Secret Cinema at Laurel Hill Cemetery

Annual Greek Picnic festival on South Street (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Project Twenty1′s Outdoor “Movies from the Hill” in Norristown

Society Hill Dance Academy’s Thriller Dance Night

Second Friday at Studio Christensen

Free outdoor theater: Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company Presents Our Town (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Second Friday on Lancaster Avenue

University City Days (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Pop-Up Beer Garden at The Porch at 30th Street (Fri, Sat)

Free mini golf at the Porch at 30th Street (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Paper Play exhibition at the Asian Arts Initiative

Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times at the Franklin Institute (Fri, Sat, Sun)

BLOB-Fest 2012 at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant (Fri, Sat)

Friday Night Fireworks in New Hope and Lambertville

Neon Art: Folk, Found and Fine at the Philadelphia Center for Architecture (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Bistrot La Minette Movie Under the Stars

Moonlight Movies In Mt. Airy

Christmas in July at City Tap House

Grey Lodge Pub Friday the Firkinteenth

Saturday, July 14

Guide to the Bastille Day Festival 2012 at Eastern State Penitentiary

Vive La Révolution: Our Guide To Taking Bastille Day By Storm In Philadelphia

“Tip-A-Canoe and Barbecue, Too” at the Brandywine River Museum

The 2012 Hispanic Fiesta on Penn’s Landing (Sat, Sun)

SmörgåsBeer’d 2012 at the American Swedish Historical Museum

“Hostess Crafting” artist demo by Aimee Olexy at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Beat The Heat With Our Top Picks For Attractions With Frosty Air Conditioning

Top Picks For Cold Confections: Ice Cream, Water Ice, Gelato

Champagne Saturdays at Arcadia’s Rittenhouse Location

Wine & Ice Cream Social at Chaddsford Winery

Matisyahu at XFINITY Live

Summer Pig Roast at Sand Castle Winery

Philly Roller Girls Debut at Liacouras Center

Offering Of The Angels: Treasures From The Uffizi at the Michener Art Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd at Citizens Bank Park

Keep reading, below.

Glowgolf at King of Prussia Mall (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Best of Ottawa International Animation Festival 2011 at International House

KidsInCenterCity.com Saturday Play Date with Cool Beans Music

Peddler’s Village 50th Anniversary Rube Goldberg Challenge

Saison Brunch at Johnny Brenda’s

13th Annual Discovery Day at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

Light Installations by Bruce Munro at Longwood Gardens (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Bring-Your-Own-Dog Brunch at Square 1682

Race Street Pier Summer Film Series

Paddle Penn’s Landing (Sat, Sun)

Uwishunu’s Guide To Picnicking In Philadelphia

Sunday, July 15

South Philly Summer Fest

Roundup: Our Top Picks For Garden-Side Dining In Philadelphia

BalletX Summer Series 2012 (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Closing Day!

18th Annual Philadelphia Qfest (Fri, Sat, Sun)

New Rita’s exhibit and flavor at the Please Touch Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Craft Spoken Here at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fri, Sat, Sun)

PAFA and Dr. Barnes (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Bike Rentals in Fairmount Park are open

Prom: Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark at the Perelman Building (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Maya.2012: Lords of Time at the Penn Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)

“Run! The Super-Athletes of the Sierra Madre” at the Penn Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)

From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen at the National Constitution Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)

On My Honor: 100 Years of Girl Scouting at the National Constitution Center (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Morris Arboretum’s Garden Railway (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fri, Sat, Sun)

To Bigotry No Sanction: George Washington & Religious Freedom at the National Museum of American Jewish History (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Salvatore Pinto: A Retrospective Celebrating the Barnes Legacy at the Woodmere Art Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun) — Closing Day!

[Photo by Darryl W. Moran]