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Your September 2026 guide to Philly cultural events

Discover food, photography, flowers, the First Amendment, and more this month

Our September 2026 guide spotlights non-theater cultural events throughout the city, including the Southeast Asian Market, photography happenings, free neighborhood festivals, and lots more. Gauri Mangala rounds up.
Gauri Mangala

Gauri Mangala

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Your guide to Classics-inspired shows in the 2026 Philly Fringe

It’s all Greek to me

Some Fringe artists bring wild new creations, and some look into the past, reinventing touchstones of the Western canon in innovative and accessible ways. Gauri Mangala highlights reimagined Classics in this year’s festival.
Gauri Mangala

Gauri Mangala

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The editor’s guide to the 2026 Philly Fringe

Check here for curated listings and mini-reviews throughout the festival

See where editor Alaina Johns is heading in this year’s Fringe and get her recommendations with mini-reviews that will be updated right here throughout the festival. Check back often!
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

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Dumb Hub gatekeeper Sarah Knittel's guide to the 2026 Philly Fringe

What to see with your mom, a date, two drinks, or your own fear

Sarah Knittel (Fringe performer, curator, and producer extraordinaire) is back in the pages of BSR with her guide to the 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Strap in.
Sarah Knittel

Sarah Knittel

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Your September 2026 guide to Philly-area classical music

Classical interludes with Mozart, Grant Youngblood, Rene Orth, and more

The 2026-27 classical music scene in Philly kicks off with events including Mozart’s first opera, appearances from baritone Grant Youngblood and violinist Eugene Drucker, and a world premiere from composer Rene Orth. Gail Obenreder rounds up.
Gail Obenreder

Gail Obenreder

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Your (non-Fringe) guide to September 2026 Philly theater

Bob Dylan, Lindsay Smiling, Conor McPherson, August Wilson, and more

The September calendar teems with Fringe offerings, but there are several notable regional theater productions happening this month, including a Bob Dylan musical, another Wilma world premiere, and more. Cameron Kelsall rounds up.
Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall

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Your September guide to 250th Anniversary events in the Philadelphia area

Museum highlights, walking tours, a young Ben Franklin, and lots more

Summer is ending, but Philly’s 250 celebrations are still raging, with notable Firstivals, tours, stories, discussions, museum highlights, and even a party for George Washington. Walt Maguire rounds up.

Walt Maguire

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The month in Philly dance: Top dance picks for the 2026 Philly Fringe

A mother snail, vampires, a ballet after-party, drumming brides, and lots more in this year’s fest

This year’s Philly Fringe features 77 shows that include some element of movement or dance. Dance critic Camille Bacon-Smith is here to help with her top picks.
Camille Bacon-Smith

Camille Bacon-Smith

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Rossellini, with a curly black 80s coif and evening dress, sings into a vintage mic at a nightclub.

The BSR September 2026 repertory film roundup

Blue Velvet, Star Trek, A League of Their Own, and lots more

It’s time to make your September calendar, and Philly is packed with screenings, from early Star Trek to A League of Their Own, The Silence of the Lambs, Young Frankenstein, Mean Girls, and tons more.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

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The BSR Weekly Arts and Culture Roundup, August 20-26, 2026

National Treasure Weekend, Clark Park Bizarre, a Ukrainian folk fest, and lots more this week

There’s plenty happening this week in Philly for late-summer fun-seekers, including a free dance performance, an Old City ode to the movie National Treasure, Theatre in the X’s summer production in the park, and more. Walt Maguire rounds up.

Walt Maguire

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