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Sat
May
19

Second Annual Greater Northeast Philadelphia Beer Festival, May 19

Why should Center City and South Philly get all of the beerfest fun? For the second year in a row, brew aficionados will gather in the Northeast for a day of sipping suds.
Location: Cannstatter Volkfest Verein
Time: 1-5 PM
Price: $30 online, $35 at the door
Sat
May
19

American Craft Beer Week, May 14-20

May 14-20 is American Craft Beer Week, a nationwide celebration organized by the Brewers Association, and we've lined up drink deals and special events across Philadelphia.
Location: Various Locations
Time: All Week
Price: Special discounts
Sat
May
19

Penns Woods Winery's 2nd Annual Wine & Jazz Festival

Enjoy wines from your favorite local wineries while mingling with wine makers. Shop from local artisans, enter to win from over 20 raffle prizes, attend wine seminars, and indulge in a gourmet lunch from our food vendors! Free Caricature Drawing from 1 PM-3 PM!
Location: Penns Woods Winery
Time: 12-9 PM
Price: $20-25 wine fest, $60-65 jazz and wine
Sat
May
19

PBR's Dog Day Afternoon

Philadelphia Bar & Restaurant (PBR) will be hosting a dog-friendly block party on the corner of Market and Letitia Streets on Saturday, May 19th from noon to 7 PM.
Location: Philadelphia Bar and Restaurant
Time: noon-7 PM
Price: PAYG
Sat
May
19

SPTR's Wheat Beer Fest

Block Party Admission is free and Wheat Beers are $3 all day long! Expect over 30 Different Wheat Beers including: 21st Amendment Watermelon Wheat, Bell's Oberon, Flying Fish Farmhouse, Southampton Double White, and Troegs Dreamweaver.
Location: South Philly Taproom
Time: Noon
Price: PAYG
Sat
May
19

Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Race

The Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby (KKSD), a design competition and parade of human powered vehicle floats, was started in 2007 as an Economic Development Initiative of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) to compliment the East Kensington Neighbors Association's Trenton Avenue Arts Festival.
Location: Kensington
Time:
Price: $25 to register as a team
Sat
May
19

Alex’s Lemonade Stand & Lemontini Social

For the 4th straight year, The Lemon Society Young Professionals Group has teamed up with the guys at The Kite and Key to host a fun event that benefits a very worthwhile cause. Celebrate Spring! Come to The Kite and Key and help eradicate childhood cancer!
Location: Kite & Key
Time: 4-8 PM
Price: PAYG
Sun
May
20

American Craft Beer Week, May 14-20

May 14-20 is American Craft Beer Week, a nationwide celebration organized by the Brewers Association, and we've lined up drink deals and special events across Philadelphia.
Location: Various Locations
Time: All Week
Price: Special discounts
Sun
May
20

Twin Peaks in the Beer Garden

Hang with us for an entire 29 episode summer of Twin Peaks on the Beer Garden wall! While you're here, drink Twin Lakes Pale Ale cans for just $3! Shows start at 9 PM.
Location: Memphis Taproom
Time: 9 PM
Price: PAYG
Sun
May
20

American Craft Beer Week Pairings

In celebration of American Craft Beer Week Kildare's will be offering Delicious Food Pairings with some of the beer craft beers we carry!
Location: Kildare's West Chester
Time:
Price: PAYG
Sun
May
20

Pinot Boutique's First Annual Vino Voyage on the Delaware, May 20

The two-and-a-half hour trip will be full of fresh air and gorgeous views, but also a lot more.
Location: Ben Franklin Yacht on the Delaware
Time: 3:30-6 PM
Price: $69
Wed
May
23

4th Annual City Avenue Spring Fling

Sponsored by Rolling Barrel Events and organized by the City Avenue Special Services Distric with refreshments by many City Avenue restaurants.
Location: City Avenue
Time: 5-8 PM
Price: Free
Thu
May
24

Night Market Philadelphia

Get your Philly food truck fix plus local brews and local bands at Night Market Northern Liberties at 2nd and Poplar.
Location:
Time: 6-10 PM
Price: PAYG
Thu
May
24

Party For Pooches

Come join Operation Ava's first ever Party for Pooches on May 24th from 7 PM to 10 PM at Shampoo Nightclub! There will be a silent auction, a 50/50 raffle and a Doggie Fashion show featuring some of our adoptable animals.
Location: Shampoo Nightclub
Time: 7-10 PM
Price: $30
Thu
May
24

Dettera's Guest Sommelier Program

Dettera Restaurant & Wine Bar, located at 129 East Butler Avenue in Ambler, is launching a new guest sommelier program on Thursday nights, featuring local wine and spirits purveyors presenting their products to diners from 6 to 8 PM.
Location: Dettera
Time: 6-8 PM
Price: PAYG
Thu
May
24

Free Seminar: The Intoxicating Allure of Drinks Writing, May 24

four of the region's best-known scribes will be holding a panel discussion on typing about tippling.
Location: Mandell Lobby, Drexel University
Time:
Price: FREE
Fri
May
25

The Scene with Arden Theatre Co.

Join fellow young professionals for over drinks and hors d'oeuvres before the performance at a reduced ticket price. Continue the party at a local hotspot with the cast and staff of the Arden. Tonight's show - Tulipomania

Location: Arden Theatre + More
Time: 8 PM
Price: $30
Fri
May
25

Martinis on the Portico at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Every Friday

The view from the top of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hard to beat, and starting May 4, you can take in the grandeur with a cocktail in hand every Friday.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Time: 5 PM
Price: PAYG
Sat
May
26

Wing King 4

Reef The Lost Cauze, a critically acclaimed lyricist and rap battle monster is joining us on May 26th by setting aside the beats and jumping in on the eats. He’ll be taking you through the Wing King journey as we see 20 competitors battle it out for the Wing King trophy, and the year-long bragging rights that come with it!
Location: The Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum
Time: 3:30 for contestants; 5:30 doors
Price: $10
Sun
May
27

Twin Peaks in the Beer Garden

Hang with us for an entire 29 episode summer of Twin Peaks on the Beer Garden wall! While you're here, drink Twin Lakes Pale Ale cans for just $3! Shows start at 9 PM.
Location: Memphis Taproom
Time: 9 PM
Price: PAYG
Mon
May
28

Twin Peaks in the Beer Garden

Hang with us for an entire 29 episode summer of Twin Peaks on the Beer Garden wall! While you're here, drink Twin Lakes Pale Ale cans for just $3! Shows start at 9 PM.
Location: Memphis Taproom
Time: 9 PM
Price: PAYG
Wed
May
30

Twin Peaks in the Beer Garden

Hang with us for an entire 29 episode summer of Twin Peaks on the Beer Garden wall! While you're here, drink Twin Lakes Pale Ale cans for just $3! Shows start at 9 PM.
Location: Memphis Taproom
Time: 9 PM
Price: PAYG
Thu
May
31

Burger Month at Iron Hill

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, is thrilled to announce their annual Burger Month Menu, featuring a different burger every day in May to celebrate National Hamburger Month. The delicious burgers will be available at all nine Iron Hill locations. For guests who really love burgers, Iron Hill is offering diners "Five for $15," eat five of the 31 burgers throughout the month, and they’ll receive at $15 gift card.
Location: Iron Hill locations
Time: All day
Price: PAYG
Thu
May
31

Dettera's Guest Sommelier Program

Dettera Restaurant & Wine Bar, located at 129 East Butler Avenue in Ambler, is launching a new guest sommelier program on Thursday nights, featuring local wine and spirits purveyors presenting their products to diners from 6 to 8 PM.
Location: Dettera
Time: 6-8 PM
Price: PAYG
Thu
May
31

Let's Go Eat: Food & Fun Fest

Hunter Pence accompanied by some of his Phillies teammates and local celebrities will gather on board the historical Moshulu, an award-winning four-masted sailing ship and restaurant.
Location: Moshulu
Time: 5:30-10 PM
Price: $150
Thu
May
31

Mega-Bad Movie Night: Sharktopus

Grab some snacks and a beer, and then check out the many cool things on display at the Academy. We'll have some amazing shark and octopi specimens from our Icthyology and Malacology collections before watching an awful movie.
Location: The Academy of Natural Sciences
Time: Reception 6:30-8, Movie 8-10 PM
Price: $15
Fri
Jun
1

Philly Beer Week Opening Tap

Kick off the world's largest beer celebration of its kind with a festival like no other. Welcome the arrival of the Hammer of Glory from its daylong relay through the streets of Philadelphia, cheer award-winning brewers and watch Mayor Nutter smash open the first official keg of the week: Brotherly Suds 3.
Location: Independence Visitor Center
Time: 7-10:30 PM
Price: $40
Fri
Jun
1

The Gypsy Kings (of Beer)

Who says you need a brewery to be a brewer? Breweries cost tons of money and tie you down. An exciting development in craft beer is the proliferation of gypsy brewers-(mostly) guys who use other people's breweries to create beer near home and around the world, on their own and in collaboration with the host brewer.
Location: Tria Fermentation School
Time: 6:30-8 PM
Price: $68
Fri
Jun
1

Martinis on the Portico at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Every Friday

The view from the top of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hard to beat, and starting May 4, you can take in the grandeur with a cocktail in hand every Friday.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Time: 5 PM
Price: PAYG
Sat
Jun
2

4th Annual International Great Beer Expo

From the co-producer of the award-winning Philly Craft Beer Festival (voted one of the "Top 10 Beer Festivals in America") comes Philly's fourth annual International Great Beer Expo.
Location: Philadelphia's Navy Yard
Time: 12:30-5 PM for VIP, 1:30-5 PM for GA
Price: $75 VIP, $46 GA, $10 DD
Sat
Jun
2

2nd Annual Homebrew Competition

Triumph Brewing Company of Philadelphia will be hosting their Second Annual Homebrew Competition on June 2nd from 1-4 PM in celebration of Philly Beer Week's 5th Anniversary. "Like" us on Facebook for updates about the Homebrew Competition rules and registration information.
Location: Triumph Old City
Time: 1-4 PM
Price:
Sat
Jun
2

5th Annual Roots Picnic

The music festival annually curated by Philly's own will feature Kid Cudi, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces, Danny Brown, and more.
Location: Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
Time:
Price: $80 for two-day pass
Sat
Jun
2

It's a Firkin Riot!

Johnny Brenda's celebrates the beginning of Philly Beer Week with an event celebrating firkins.
Location: Johnny Brenda's
Time: 11 AM-12 PM
Price: PAYG
Sun
Jun
3

5th Annual Roots Picnic

The music festival annually curated by Philly's own will feature Kid Cudi, De La Soul, Shabazz Palaces, Danny Brown, and more.
Location: Festival Pier at Penn's Landing
Time:
Price: $80 for two-day pass
Fri
Jun
8

The Hills Are Alive

How in the world did a young man named Shaun Hill start brewing small amounts of beer at his family's 8th generation farmstead in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom--and in less than two years rank sixth on ratebeer.com's "Best Brewers in the World 2012" and land five brews on beeradvocate.com's list of the 100 top beers?
Location: Tria Fermentation School
Time: 6:30-8 PM
Price: $68
Fri
Jun
8

Martinis on the Portico at Philadelphia Museum of Art, Every Friday

The view from the top of the steps at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is hard to beat, and starting May 4, you can take in the grandeur with a cocktail in hand every Friday.
Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Time: 5 PM
Price: PAYG
Sat
Jun
9

PBR Rock, Paper, Scissors League

The Pabst Blue Ribbon Philadelphia Rock Paper Scissors City League is pleased to announce that the 7th annual quest to find Philadelphia's best Rock Paper Scissors player (and award that player $1000) kicks off Monday, April 16th with the first of 31 qualifying tournaments leading up to the PBRPRPSCLCS Invitational Championship on June 9th.
Location: El Bar, Dirty Frank's, PYT, Connie's Ric Rac
Time:
Price:
Sat
Jun
9

Brews, Blues, & BBQ

Brews Blues & BBQ is a festival dedicated to bringing you the best beers available around the world and we pride ourselves on bringing you the newest breweries to hit the Pennsylvania market.
Location: Starlight Ballroom
Time: 1-4:30 PM, 5-8:30 PM
Price: $35 per session
Sun
Jun
10

Battle of the Homebrew Shops

Two rounds featuring the best of session beers and best coffee beers (no stouts or porters) will precede the final round in June. The competition is presented by Philly Beer Scene, Perch Pub, and One Village Coffee.
Location: Perch Pub
Time: 5 PM
Price: PAYG
Mon
Jun
11

Science on Tap

Learn science while drinking at National Mechanics on the second Monday of every month. The lesson is usually related to the scientific process of the production of beer.
Location: National Mechanics
Time: 6 PM
Price: PAYG
Wed
Jun
13

Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo

Come out for a night of fun at The Bottle Shop. Every second Wednesday of the Month, The Bottle Shop is hosting Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo.
Location: The Bottle Shop
Time: 7-10 PM
Price: Free
Sat
Jun
23

PBS39 MicroBrew Festival

Festival features more than 100 craft brews. In addition to beer tastings, event includes gourmet food demos, vendors, and live music.
Location: Coca-Cola Park
Time: VIP: 1-2 PM, 2-5 PM
Price: $40 for VIP, $50 door, $25 GA online, $35 doo
Thu
Jun
28

Night Market 9th and Washington

Get your Philly food truck fix plus local brews and local bands at Night Market at 9th and Washington.
Location: 9th and Washington
Time:
Price: PAYG
Tue
Jul
3

Zahav's Down the Shore Party

On Tuesday, July 3 beginning at 6 p.m., Chef Michael Solomonov will host Down the Shore 3: Zombie Luau at Zahav. This fun annual tradition will feature dishes from Solomonov and eight other top Philly chefs, and will serve as the unofficial kick-off to Fourth of July festivities.
Location: Zahav
Time: 6 PM
Price: $75
Sat
Jul
7

BBQ at the Ballpark

The package includes a ticket to the Phillies vs. Braves game at Citizens Bank Park, an all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet from Sweet Lucy's Smokehouse, complimentary beers from Victory, Weyerbacher, Yards, and Philadelphia Brewing Company, live music, prizes, and games. This annual event benefits Philadelphia's Fraternal Order of Police.
Location: Citizens Bank Park
Time: Tailgate at 3 PM, game at 7:05 PM
Price: $87
Mon
Jul
9

Science on Tap

Learn science while drinking at National Mechanics on the second Monday of every month. The lesson is usually related to the scientific process of the production of beer.
Location: National Mechanics
Time: 6 PM
Price: PAYG
Tue
Jul
10

Local Beer/Local Food Dinner

This is one of our favorite dinners of the year. We pour only local beers, made with 90 miles of Philly, and cook with only local ingredients.
Location: Monk's
Time:
Price: TBA
Wed
Jul
11

Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo

Come out for a night of fun at The Bottle Shop. Every second Wednesday of the Month, The Bottle Shop is hosting Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo.
Location: The Bottle Shop
Time: 7-10 PM
Price: Free
Fri
Jul
13

Friday the Firkinteenth at Grey Lodge Pub

For the twenty-fourth time in nearly 14 years, Grey Lodge Pub will celebrate a Friday that falls on the thirteenth with a smorgasbord of cask-conditioned ales
Location: Grey Lodge Pub
Time: noon-9 PM
Price: PAYG
Sat
Jul
21

4th Annual Summer Ale Fest

Join Rolling Barrel and the Philadelphia Zoo and enjoy local craft beers and food from great local restaurants at the 4th version of this annual event.
Location: Philadelphia Zoo
Time: 6:30-10 PM
Price: $60 GA, $90 VIP
Sat
Jul
28

Brews For Books

It's a win-win! Sample locally brewed beer and help the Indian Valley Public Library. Brew for Books features presentations by Joe Sixpack, Beer Columnist and Keystone Homebrew Supply, some great music, a home brewer competition and lots of local beer.
Location: Indian Valley Public Library
Time: 6:30-10 PM
Price: PAYG
Wed
Aug
8

Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo

Come out for a night of fun at The Bottle Shop. Every second Wednesday of the Month, The Bottle Shop is hosting Board Game Night and Bottle Shop Quizzo.
Location: The Bottle Shop
Time: 7-10 PM
Price: Free
Sat
Sep
15

The Dude Hates Cancer Grand Finale Bowling Tournament

Teams of 6 to 10 bowl in the tournament but also compete in fundraising for great prizes and to reach this year's lofty goal of $100,000 for cancer research.
Location: North Bowl
Time: 11:30 AM-8:30 PM
Price: PAYG
Fri
Oct
12

2012 Taste Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits

TASTE is what it is all about this fall at the 2012 TASTE Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits proudly presented by Gourmet Shows. This year's Festival will showcase the finest in wine, spirits and gourmet foods along with the amazing talents of local chefs and culinary personalities.
Location: Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks
Time:
Price: TBA
Sat
Oct
13

2012 Taste Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits

TASTE is what it is all about this fall at the 2012 TASTE Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits proudly presented by Gourmet Shows. This year's Festival will showcase the finest in wine, spirits and gourmet foods along with the amazing talents of local chefs and culinary personalities.
Location: Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks
Time:
Price: TBA
Sun
Oct
14

2012 Taste Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits

TASTE is what it is all about this fall at the 2012 TASTE Philadelphia Festival of Food, Wine and Spirits proudly presented by Gourmet Shows. This year's Festival will showcase the finest in wine, spirits and gourmet foods along with the amazing talents of local chefs and culinary personalities.
Location: Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks
Time:
Price: TBA

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