Your Philly weekend: Wawa Hoagie Day, Magic Gardens after dark
The Five Points Night Market takes over Northeast Philly tonight from 5-9pm.
Music, vendors, food trucks and live performances from Laura Cheadle + The Girls, DJ Fly Girrl and more.
🎵 Gospel singer Marvin Sapp headlines a soulful concert at Independence Hall on Friday at 7pm. It's free, but seats are limited.
🐞 Philly Magic Gardens is continuing its art-after-dark series. Live performances, crafts, and more.
This Friday's event (7-10pm) features artist Valentín Sánchez-Stoddard, who is teaching how to make recycled resin rings and magnets, and music from Faith the Violinist. Tickets: $25 for adults
🛒 It's the last weekend for the Made in Philadelphia Marketplace. More than a dozen artists and crafters are hawking their handmade goods at Dilworth Park this Friday and Saturday, noon-6pm.
Also, it's your last chance to skate at the park's roller rink.
🎤 Check out this year's Wadsworth Day. The annual festival shuts down traffic on Wadsworth Avenue on Saturday from noon-7pm.
Family fun, including food trucks and a margarita garden, plus music from DJ Diamond Kuts and others.
🎃 It's Halloween in the heat. The fall frills at Shadybrook Farm's Summerween might make you forget about the scorching temps for a second.
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