NEXT UP.. ERIN EXPRESS

Dry January doesn’t have to mean opting out. Sometimes, it just means opting in differently.

For the first time ever, the city is hosting a Dry January Bar Crawl on Saturday, January 17th and Sunday, January 18th, turning an otherwise sleepy winter weekend into a choose-your-own, sober-ish adventure across some of the city’s best bars, breweries, and restaurants.

Sunday scaries don’t always look like panic. Sometimes they look like staring at your phone at 6:14 PM, knowing you don’t want to stay in, but absolutely do not want to go out either. You want people, maybe a drink. You want to feel like the weekend didn’t just vanish. You also want to be home at a reasonable hour, preferably with minimal regret.

Winter does something weird to social plans. No one wants to fully commit to a loud, packed night out, but staying home again somehow feels worse. You want to go somewhere, just not somewhere that requires shouting or standing the whole time.

Enter the third place bar.

You said you were doing Dry January. What you didn’t say was that you were staying home every weekend or suddenly becoming the kind of person who drinks tea at 8 PM and calls it a night.

This blog is for the people who are mostly committed. The ones who want to cut back without cutting off their social life. The ones who still want to go out, hear music and feel like the night went somewhere, even if they wake up the next morning without a headache.

New Year’s Eve in Philadelphia isn’t one-size-fits-all, and that’s exactly what makes it great. Some people want bottle service and a packed dance floor. Others are hunting for a perfectly mixed cocktail and a DJ that knows what they’re doing. Philadelphia delivers on all of it, but you just need to know where to look.

Philadelphia comes alive for St. Patrick’s Day, and on March 14th, 2026, all roads lead to the Erin Express St. Patrick’s Day Philly Bar Crawl. As the list of bars expands year after year, Erin Express remains the go-to celebration for thousands of partygoers looking for the ultimate St. Paddy’s Day experience.

East Passyunk at night has a way of pulling you in before you even realize it. The mix of bars tucked into the rowhome streets and the people drifting from spot to spot all sets the tone for a night that feels both familiar and full of possibility. That’s exactly why this crawl works so well.

Jingle Jawn at Libertee Grounds is a holiday pop-up that instantly pulls you into the season. The entire 12,000-square-foot space gets transformed into a frozen fairytale of twinkling lights, over-the-top decor, themed cocktails, and a cheery atmosphere that makes you want to stay all night.

There’s a new kid on Frankford Ave, and it’s not another brewery, cocktail den, or boutique vintage shop. It’s somehow all of those things at once. Secondhand Ranch opened its doors this week, and Fishtown wasted no time wandering in to figure out what this place actually is.

Spoiler: it’s very cool.