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A break from the heat means it's time to get moving! As always, there's a wide variety of activities happening in Philadelphia this weekend, with a little something for everyone. (Photo by M. Kennedy for GPTMC)

With cooler temperatures on the horizon for the weekend, it’s the perfect time to turn off the A/C and get outside! This weekend, Penn’s Landing is the perfect outdoor destination, as it hosts tonight’s Smooth Jazz Summer Nights and Friday Night Lights fireworks, and both the Festival of India (Saturday) and the annual Caribbean Festival (Sunday).

While enjoying the city this weekend, remember to stop and take in some of Philadelphia’s amazing scenery and views, using our roundup of best places to watch the sunset as your guide.

Read on, below, for our top picks for this weekend in Philadelphia.

Friday, August 17

Roundup: Our Top Picks for the Best Places to Watch the Sunset in Philadelphia

51st Annual Philadelphia Folk Festival (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Midnight in Paris Movie Screening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Smooth Jazz Summer Nights at Penn’s Landing

Friday Night Lights at Penn’s Landing

Fantastic Fridays at Penn Treaty Park

Art After 5 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

First Annual Crayfish Party at the American Swedish Historical Museum

Sunset Yoga in the Vineyard at Penns Woods Winery

Moonlight Movies In Mt. Airy

Eat and Drink Local: A World of Beer at the Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle

Philly Rum Week continues at Rum Bar

Paper Play at the Asian Arts Initiative

Bistrot La Minette Movie Under the Stars

Wine and Music Series at Crossings Vineyards

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

Saturday, August 18

Crabfest at City Tap House - *Sold Out*

Festival of India at Penn’s Landing

Pucker Up! Sourfest at Devil’s Den

Mess Fest at the Franklin Institute

Food Truck Beach Bonanza at The Piazza

Bike Rentals in Fairmount Park are open

Paddle Penn’s Landing

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

Race Street Pier Summer Film Series

More Weekend Picks, below.

Champagne Saturdays at Arcadia’s Rittenhouse Location

Get Federal Donuts at Morgan’s Pier! (Sat, Sun)

Tomato and Pear Festival at Linvilla Orchards

Great Sleepy Bear Swap at the Philadelphia Zoo

Bring-Your-Own-Dog Brunch at Square 1682

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

Free Movie Night at Norristown Farm Park Pavilions

Water Music: Titanic 100 Years at Longwood Gardens

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

Sunday, August 19

26th Annual Caribbean Festival at Penn’s Landing

Quince Productions’ 2nd Annual GayFest (Fri, Sat, Sun)

“Maurice Sendak and Stephen Colbert: Interviews, Objects…and Poles!” (Fri, Sat, Sun)

The Swedish American Line at the American Swedish Museum (Fri, Sat, Sun)

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

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

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

Prom: Photographs by Mary Ellen Mark at the Perelman Building (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)

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

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

Dead Sea Scrolls at the Franklin Institute