Missing your favorite Summer events? Well, you’re in luck! Philadelphia has a jam packed list of virtual events that you and your family can join in on from gardening, to date nights, to scavenger hunts! Keep reading to get all the deets on what’s happening This Week in Philly.
Monday, June 8
- It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get your garden on! Join the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for their Beginner Food Growing Virtual Workshop at 4 p.m.! Sign up online here, plus you can donate to PHS to bring gardening and healthy food to people throughout the region! Happy gardening!
- Happy Pride Month! Attend Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center’s 2020 Queer Novel Mini-Series for a virtual author talk at 7 p.m. with Carter Sickels! Listen in on the Facebook Live event for pieces of Sickels’ new novel, The Prettiest Star!
- Get your speed dating on with MyCheekyDate’s Virtual Speed Dating in Philadelphia! Purchase your tickets online here.
Tuesday, June 9
- Looking to build your drawing skills? You’re in luck! PHS is hosting an Introduction to Botanical Illustration Virtual Workshop at 11:30 a.m. with botanical illustrator, painter, and nationally recognized teacher, Marlyn Waltzer! Learn new skills like tonal values, form, and perspective! Sign up here to receive your Zoom link for just $25-$35!
- Building your brand’s online presence can be confusing and scary, but no need to worry! NextFab is hosting a FREE Online Series about all of the in’s and out’s of how to strengthen your social media and online marketing! Sign up here to receive your Zoom link. *
- Grab your kiddos and join in on Mr. Peter’s Virtual Science Fun of the Free Library of Philadelphia! The event starts at 11 a.m. and you can register online here.
Wednesday, June 10
- Struggling to find your focus working from home? Learn how to be more productive and ways to improve your concentration with Iris Reading’s How to Improve Your Focus and Limit Distractions virtual event at 2 p.m.! Watch the live video online here.
- Take a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo from your home at 2 p.m.! Be introduced to a surprise animal of the Philadelphia Zoo on their Facebook Live series!
Thursday, June 11
- Calling all entrepreneurs! If you’re interested in growing your brand to the next level, join NextFab’s free Online Series at 12:30 p.m. to learn about what Ben Franklin Technology Partners has to offer and the connections you can gain! Register now online here! *
- In these hard times, it’s important to keep up with your self-care. Healthy Minds Philly will be hosting a virtual Weekly Dose of Self-Care for Immediate Relief seminar for you to learn the tools to improve your mental health and well-being! Register here for the event at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, June 12
- Hibachi lovers, this one’s for you! Enjoy a date night delivered to your front door or curb-side pickup with LCF’s Cooking Classes. All you have to do is order, and they will take care of the rest! Check out what the Hibachi for Two includes online here where you can also purchase your tickets! Eat up!
- Are you a big fan of Jazz music? Tune in on Jazz pianist, Yoko Miwa’s live stream of her solo performances at 9 p.m.! You do not want to miss a beat! Listen in on the Facebook Live event here.
Saturday, June 13
- Support Philly Fashion by attending The Philadelphia Fashion & Garment Industry Task Force virtual Mask-Ur-Aid-Ball from 7 p.m to 9 p.m.! Guests are welcome to party from home while enjoying live music and special guest appearances. To top it off, there will be a live mask auction for one-of-a-kind masks designed and donated by top Philly designers! Purchase your ticket online here for a night to remember!
- If you’re a mystery solver, you do not want to miss out on this! Sign up for Watson Hunt’s Virtual Murder Mystery Scavenger Hunt at the Art Museum and see if you and your team can catch the bad guy! Find out more information and sign up online here. Good luck!
* NextFab is a client of Philly PR Girl.
While we are so excited for these awesome events, we cannot guarantee all events to take place due to CDC guidelines and protests around the city. Please always refer to the original event website linked in each post.
What Philly events are you looking forward to most? Write it in the comments below!
