experience your philly

First Fridays usually bring to mind Olde City gallery-hopping and some wine sippage. Olde City galleries – we love you, but this Friday, it might be time to flip the script. If you’re over the whole stand-awkwardly-at-a-bar-while-pretending-you-love-vodka-sodas-and-praying-for-a-good-DJ scene, I have a better idea. Every First Friday, SPIN turns into the kind of party where you can sip something tasty, challenge someone to a ping pong match, and lose gloriously. 

Ditch the heavy coats, grab your sunglasses, and start sipping in the sunshine. Maybe it’s the vitamin D, maybe it’s the socially acceptable excuse to start happy hour at noon – but there’s just something about a daytime drink that rocks our world. Either way, we’ve rounded up the best bars in the city for a solid day drinking session. 

Get your body ready to sweat in close proximity to familiar strangers again, because The Barbary is officially reopening this weekend—and we could cry actual tears of joy.

There are few things I consider more important than that first 70° day in Philly: the return of boozy slushies – or at least my ability to consume them without a freezing hand and brain. We’re talking frozen drinks with a kick, best enjoyed on a patio or on a park bench you definitely weren’t supposed to be drinking on.

Hot coffee is out, frozen cocktails are in— and we found the best spots for it.

That post-work exhale hits so much better when there’s a discounted drink in hand. Philly’s happy hour scene delivers no matter what your particular needs are for that day – celebrating a long day, catching up with coworkers, or sometimes just in need of a hard earned cocktail.

The Erin Express was again a great day had by all! The bars were full and the beverages were flowing! Thanks to everyone that came out and all of the bar partners for hosting our crowds.

The Erin Express is back, and this year, we’re getting the kind of perfect drinking weather that makes a beer taste even better—warm weather, sunshine, and a whole lot of bar-hopping ahead. But with 30 bars, multiple check-in spots, and thousands of people trying to drink their weight in beer, the key to surviving (and thriving) on this crawl is having a solid game plan.

Philadelphia, raise your pint glasses and thank the beer gods, because this Saturday’s Erin Express is serving up 70 degrees, sunshine, and ice-cold drafts—all with a side of outdoor drinking. That’s right, this year’s crawl isn’t just about keeping your Guinness count up, it’s also the unofficial kickoff to patio season.

Here's your big update for Erin Express! We have now confirmed our 30 bar partners for this Saturday's Erin Express with some notable additions for 2025 including Uptown Beer Garden’s first opening day of the year!

If you think the Erin Express is all about crowded Irish pubs and traditional pints of Guinness, we’ve got news for you. Sure, we love a good Irish pub as much as the next person, but sometimes you’ve got to mix it up. This St. Patrick’s Day, check out these six unexpected places along the Erin Express route – you’ll be glad you did.