IT’S SPOOKY SEASON

This Saturday, Morgan’s Pier would like to offer a pretty convincing reason to head to the Delaware waterfront : Oktoberfest, an open bar and unlimited soft pretzels.  Good things really do come in threes.

Once October rolls around, Philly's nightlife gets a spooky facelift. After months of regular cocktails and simple decor, FINALLY the bars go balls to the wall in every department possible. The decor is better, the cocktails get creepier, the costumes come out – we LIVE. .

If you're looking for the best Halloween bars in Philadelphia for 2026, we've thrown together a little list of some of the spots worth having in your mind’s eye.

We're talking horror-themed bars, creepy cocktails, giant pumpkin patches, clown-filled lounges, metal bars, vegan horror havens and full-blown Halloween pop-ups.

Philadelphia has a habit of taking its time letting go of summer, but the calendar doesn't care, and neither do the beer menus. Pumpkin beer season is well underway, and after a few years of the style quietly falling out of craft-beer fashion, it's back in a real way this fall. Distributors are stocking more varieties than they have in years, and the city's best beer bars are already rotating them onto their taps. Here's where to get your first one of the season.

South Street is getting a Bavarian makeover this weekend as Brauhaus Schmitz brings back its annual South Street Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 26.

Now in its 18th year, the celebration takes over the 700 block of South Street from noon to 8 p.m., turning the neighborhood into one giant German beer garden with steins, bratwurst, live music, dancing, traditional games.

And because this is Urban Craft & Crawl, we're not here to simply tell you to “enjoy the festivities,” we're really here to help you crawl them.

From September 18 through September 20, the historic Fort Mifflin becomes one of Philly's most unusual music venues, with three days of DJs, live performances, electronic music, and experimental sounds. 

And while there will be plenty of food and drinks available inside the festival, sometimes you want to start the night with a proper bar stop.

So if you're making time for Making Time, here's where to grab a drink prior.

Sure, there are music festivals, Philly is no stranger to that. But there are music festivals, and then there's Making Time. For one weekend a year, a Revolutionary War-era fort on the banks of the Delaware River trades its cannon smoke past for fog machines, while Philadelphia's most devoted dance music community shows up and shows out, in order to prove that DIY spirit and world-class production aren't mutually exclusive.

Philadelphia, clear your Sunday schedules. The Birds are back.

The Eagles officially kick off the 2026 regular season this Sunday, September 13, welcoming the Washington Commanders to Lincoln Financial Field for a 4:25 p.m. showdown.

If you managed to snag tickets, congratulations. If you didn't, don't worry. You can still spend Sunday surrounded by giant TVs cold drinks, wings, and crab fries. Plus, considering tickets to this year's opener are going for hundreds of dollars, watching from a bar might be the considerably cheaper way to experience the Birds.

Hey Philly, it's just about that time again, the time to trade your summer bar crawl for a spooky one.

Because Craftsman Row Saloon's Nightmare Before Christmas pop-up is back, and it kicks off this Thursday, September 10.

If you thought it was too early to start celebrating Halloween, we're going to need you to relax. However, does your ideal fall night involves a little Jack Skellington, a lot of Halloween decorations, themed cocktails, oversized milkshakes, and no interest in subtle seasonal décor? In that case, you're going to want to make your way to Center City this weekend. 

There's a specific night every fall when it happens…you step outside after dinner and the air bites a little. And that there is your very first signal: fall is coming. Summer's rooftop-and-frozen-cocktail season is winding down, and it's time to trade patios for fireplaces. There's something exquisitely old-fashioned about seeking out a bar specifically because it has a fireplace, but that's the appeal once fall sets in. Philadelphia has more of these than you'd expect, found in every neighborhood. Here's where to go when the temperature finally drops.

Somewhere around 5:15 on a Tuesday, Frankford Avenue stops behaving like a weeknight.This is Fishtown Taps, and it has become the neighborhood's best-kept open secret: a two-hour window, once a week, where half of Fishtown decides the week is pretty much over.