Friday Film Fest: Zug in die Freiheit — German Society of Pennsylvania

Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein presents German Night in the Biergarten on Thursday, September 25, 2026, featuring live music by Maria and John Band at the club grounds on Academy Road in Philadelphia. Join one of America’s historic German-American clubs for an evening of German hospitality, beer, and live entertainment in Northeast Philadelphia. Read more...

The Danube Swabian Association of Philadelphia hosts its 12th annual Wine Tasting on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the upstairs banquet hall at 1277 Southampton Road, Philadelphia. Guest host Victor Ykoruk of Commonwealth Selections guides guests through wine samples with light bite food pairings. Tickets are $45; seating is limited and reservations are required. Payment may be Read more...

Brauhaus Schmitz presents the 18th annual South Street Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 26, 2026, noon–8 p.m. on the 700 block of South Street outside the restaurant. The free, all-ages street festival features German beer, Bavarian food, live oom-pah from Die Heimatklänge, folk dance by the United German Hungarians, liter-lifting, and festival games. VIP bierhall packages are available; Armory Oktoberfest follows Read more...

The Friday Film Fest continues at the German Society of Pennsylvania with Gelbe Briefe (2025). The evening opens with dinner, dessert, and a bilingual introduction in the Ratskeller; the film is presented in German with English subtitles, then opens into an English discussion afterward. Another chance to explore contemporary German-language cinema with the Society community. Read more...