Around Northeast Philadelphia
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A short list of things happening nearby. Markets, cleanups, nights out, and whatever else neighbors send in.
October 2026
Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing (details on the ZBA page); property: 6745-95 New State Rd, Tacony
A junk and salvage yard proposed for 6745-95 New State Rd goes to the zoning board
Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 2:00 PM
Tacony · Wed Oct 28 · 2pm · ZBA decision hearing. The ZBA is scheduled to hear a special-exception request to use the riverside lot as a junk and salvage yard. Hearings get continued, so check that morning.
Tacony LAB Community Arts Center, 6918 Torresdale Ave, Tacony
Painting With A Treat at Tacony LAB
Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 PM to Wed, Oct 28, 2026, 7:00 PM
Tacony · Wed Oct 28 · 5-7pm · free · families with kids 8-16. A free family painting night with artist Bob Dix, for you and your kid ages 8 to 16. Sign up on Eventbrite or at the LAB.
Meet at Marie Huff Hairdressing, 6934 Torresdale Ave, Tacony
Fall for Tacony: a ghost tour of the neighborhood
Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 6:00 PM to Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 7:00 PM
Tacony · Fri Oct 30 · 6-7pm. Tacony Together's Amarynth Ruch leads an hour on foot around Tacony. No price or sign-up posted; call 267-276-2586.
Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave, Torresdale
Glen Foerd's Masquerade Ball, "A Carnival of Curiosities"
Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 6:30 PM to Fri, Oct 30, 2026, 11:00 PM
Torresdale · Fri Oct 30 · 6:30-11pm · $250 · 21+. Glen Foerd's Mischief Night fundraiser, with fire dancers, dinner, an open bar and live music; after-party in the Rathskeller till midnight.
November 2026
Franklin Mills Flea Market lot, 90 Franklin Mills Blvd, Parkwood
The Franklin Mills Flea Market's last Sunday of the season
Sun, Nov 1, 2026, 8:00 AM to Sun, Nov 1, 2026, 4:00 PM
Parkwood · Sun Nov 1 · 8am-4pm · free. Phila Flea Markets' outdoor market fills the lot one more time before it shuts down for the year. Clocks fall back that morning.
Tacony LAB Community Arts Center, 6918 Torresdale Ave, Tacony
Beginning Embroidery at Tacony LAB
Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 6:00 PM to Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 8:00 PM
Tacony · Mon Nov 2 · 6-8pm · free. Two-part class with Michelle Gibbs, Mondays Nov 2 and 9, for ages 13 and up. Skip the first class without calling and you lose your seat.
Tacony LAB Community Arts Center, 6918 Torresdale Ave, Tacony
Drawing Club at Tacony LAB
Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM to Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 PM
Tacony · Tue Nov 3 · 4-8pm · free. Drawing Club with Bob Dix, open to all ages, with an adult along for kids under 13.
Tacony LAB Community Arts Center, 6918 Torresdale Ave, Tacony
Beginning Sewing: make a tote at Tacony LAB
Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 6:00 PM to Wed, Nov 4, 2026, 8:30 PM
Tacony · Wed Nov 4 · 6-8:30pm · free. Beginning Sewing with Maryann Evans; you leave with a tote bag you made.
Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Bustleton
Stone Soup Campfire at the Pennypack Environmental Center
Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 5:30 PM to Fri, Nov 6, 2026, 7:00 PM
Bustleton · Fri Nov 6 · 5:30-7pm · $5 cash or a vegetable. Soup in a cauldron over the campfire and the Stone Soup story while it simmers. Bring $5 cash or one vegetable; register ahead.
Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave (Poquessing creekbed), Torresdale
Mudlarking with Cory Kram at Glen Foerd
Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 12:00 PM to Sat, Nov 7, 2026, 1:00 PM
Torresdale · Sat Nov 7 · noon-1pm. Former artist-in-residence Cory Kram leads a low-tide hunt in the Poquessing creekbed. Sign-up details on the events page.
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