Weekend of Sep 25–27, 2026

This Weekend in Philadelphia: Adoptable Dogs in Rittenhouse, a Puerto Rican Day Yacht, and Dolly Parton Pilates

Published September 22, 2026

3rd Annual Dietz Dog Days — Saturday, 11:00 AM–4:00 PM at Rittenhouse Square — Free

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Philadelphia has 64 events on the calendar for September 25–27, and 23 of them are free — a thinner free count than recent weekends, so the paid picks carry more of this list. Friday is front-loaded with craft sessions and early evening fitness, including a Dolly Parton Pilates class that exists because the date is 9/25. Saturday is the deepest day: adoptable dogs and hot dogs in Rittenhouse Square for five hours, a yacht kickoff for Puerto Rican Day parade weekend, and a $5 theatre night of material cut from past productions. Sunday runs quieter and cheaper, with a free plant-shop portrait pop-up and free standup at Evil Genius. The eight picks below cover Friday afternoon through Sunday night, and three of them cost nothing.

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No. 01Free

Fourth Friday Vendor Event

Friday, 4:00–7:00 PM • MVMNT Queen Village • Free

Local vendors set up outside MVMNT Queen Village with candles, clothing, DIY flower bouquets, and Korean skincare from Sabbatical Beauty. It runs three hours on a Friday afternoon, so it works as a stop on the way to something else rather than the evening itself. Nothing to pay at the door.

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No. 02

9 to 5: Dolly Parton Pilates

Friday, 5:30–6:30 PM • Midsection Connection • $20

Rose DiMarco runs a full hour of Pilates set to a Dolly playlist start to finish, on 9/25, which is the whole joke. Costume is encouraged — pink, denim, wigs, rhinestones — as long as you can still move in it. Five dollars of every registration goes to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

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No. 03Free

SUJA’S SPACE: FREE COMMUNITY YOGA

Saturday, 9:00–10:00 AM • Eakins Oval • Free

An hour of outdoor yoga on the grass across from the Rocky Steps, and the last of three free September Saturdays Suja has run there. Registration is through the host's site, but there is no cost. Bring your own mat and plan around the weather, since this one is fully outside.

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No. 04

Pre PR Parade kick off

Saturday, 3:00–7:00 PM • Ben Franklin Yacht • $55

Boarding is at 3 PM, the boat leaves at 4 and docks at 7, opening Puerto Rican Day parade weekend with live DJs, vendors, and food across two floors. The ticket also covers the after-event at Liberty Point, which is the part that makes $55 make sense. Miss the 4 PM departure and you miss the whole thing.

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No. 05

Murdered Darlings

Saturday, 7:00–9:00 PM • The Deep End Studios • $5

Paper Doll Ensemble is pulling scenes, songs, and characters it cut from past full-length shows and staging them for one night — a witch's makeup tutorial and a funeral for a camp nurse among them. The company has worked this way since 2017, so the material is offcuts from a real back catalogue rather than a first draft. Five dollars for two hours of it.

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No. 06

A Nauti Dance Party

Saturday, 10:00 PM–12:30 AM • Icebox Project Space • $5

The Naughty Jawn and Cannonball close out their Fringe season with a nautical-themed night at Icebox, with a DJ, live performers, a photo booth, and food. Costumes are encouraged and the artists and actors from the season are the people you will be standing next to. It starts at 10 PM, so treat it as the second half of a Saturday.

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No. 07Free

Instant Plant Portrait Pop-up w/ artist River Ingham

Sunday, 1:00–4:00 PM • STUMP Plants : Northern Liberties • Free

Photographer River Ingham sets up in a corner of the Northern Liberties plant shop and shoots instant portraits you take home the same day. No appointment, and entry costs nothing — prints are pay-as-you-go at $7 each or two for $12. Ingham will also have darkroom, 35mm, and instant prints for sale.

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No. 08

An Acoustic Pop Punk Sing-Along

Sunday, 6:00 PM • Da Vinci Art Alliance (DVAA) • $10

James Haro and Kat Siciliano play acoustic arrangements of pop punk standards with the words on a screen, following the Green Day sing-along they did in April. Doors are at 5:30 and music starts at 6, and the DVAA galleries are open before and after in the three-floor Bella Vista row home. One night only, and $10.

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That is eight events out of 64. The full calendar for September 25–27 — every market, class, pop-up, and workshop, including all 23 free listings — is on the Philadelphia this weekend page.

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