XPoNential Music Festival When: July 26-28 Where: Susquehanna Bank Center & Wiggins Park Price: $125 for all three days to all accessible stages
With a line up featuring everything from the Philly-based DRGN KING to the Lumineers to freakin' Bob Dylan, XPoNential promises to be the one of the best—and certainly most affordable—music festivals of the year. The festival is set to take place near the Camden Waterfront, and tickets are discounted if you just happen to be an XPN member.
8th Annal E Passyunk Ave Car Show & Street Festival When: July 28 Where: 1904 E Passyunk Ave Price: Free!
Live music, street vendors, activities, and, most importantly, cars, which are are the main draw of this annual event. With anything from antique to muscle and a promise of yummy street food, the Car Show might just be the oil your pre-semester engine needs.
Shakespeare in Clark Park When: July 24-July 28, 7 pm Where: Clark Park, 43rd and Baltimore Avenue Cost: Free!
Don't pay for the Tempest. Don't even read it. That's what Clark Park's for. Forty-third and Baltimore is alluringly close, but the real bonus on this one is the chance to pretend you're all glam in Central Park without braving the NYC Crowds.
Improv Comedy: The N Crowd When: July 26, 8 p.m. Where: 257 N 3rd St Cost: tickets range from $12.00 - $15.00
Check out the Philly comedy scene and get introduced to improv favorite, The N Crowd. This group's improv show is based solely on suggestions from the audience and promises an 80-minute LOL.
