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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Philadelphia does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

3 pieces · Updated September 18, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Veterans in unit ball caps marching up the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia on a clear November day, the Art Museum ahead and spectators with small American flags on the kerb Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Philadelphia: the parade is on the 8th, the free meals, and where to eat

By Jordan Pike · September 18, 2026 A tractor pulling a wagon of costumed visitors along a dirt lane between a dry corn field and bare autumn trees at night, fog lit red and orange near an old stone barn SEP 15, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Philadelphia, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler on the stone bank of the Schuylkill below Fairmount Dam at sunrise, rod out, the Water Works and Boathouse Row lights behind SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the Schuylkill at Fairmount Dam, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →