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2025 Best Women's "Sports" League

Ball Busters Women’s Pinball League

Looking for a new competitive league, er, sport? Look no further than this weekly one dedicated to the classic game of pinball. The league runs at Pinball Gallery for nine weeks at a time on Wednesday nights, with the next series opening on September 17th. And it’s probably the only league where the winner scores upward of 800 million points. Read More »

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2025 Best Girls' Night Out

Watch Party PHL

Women’s sports are having a moment like never before, and this year-old group is on top of the trend, hosting inclusive watch parties at bars around town. Meanwhile, they’re in the middle of fundraising to open a sports bar for women in Philadelphia. Find out what they’re watching next on their Instagram page. Read More »

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2014 Best Girls' Night Out

Paint Nite

You wouldn't think a couple of hours with a drink and a paintbrush would be such a hilarious experiment in bonding, or such an oddly satisfying creative release, but there you have it. The increasingly popular Paint Nite franchise, which sends local artists and teachers to bars all over the city every single night, is a happy respite from the ubiquitous sauv-blanc-and-pommes-frites routine. You might even go home with a painting you're proud of. (Okay, probably not. But still.) Read More »

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2010 Best Girls' Night Out

Jolly’s Dueling Piano Bar

Coordinating your gal pals for mani/pedis would be a logistical nightmare if not for group-welcoming Nail Bar, where the mimosas are complimentary and the polish job is exceptional. For dinner, Alma de Cuba is fun and flirty, but not a meat market, so you won't have to spend your time fending off creeps. Bring the evening to a giddy end at Jolly's Dueling Piano Bar, where tipsy girls singing loudly are perfectly acceptable. Read More »

2006 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | 267-687-1161 | Website

2010 Best Girls' Night Out

Alma de Cuba

Coordinating your gal pals for mani/pedis would be a logistical nightmare if not for group-welcoming Nail Bar, where the mimosas are complimentary and the polish job is exceptional. For dinner, Alma de Cuba is fun and flirty, but not a meat market, so you won't have to spend your time fending off creeps. Bring the evening to a giddy end at Jolly's Dueling Piano Bar, where tipsy girls singing loudly are perfectly acceptable. Read More »

1623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-988-1799 | Website

2010 Best Girls' Night Out

Nail Bar

Coordinating your gal pals for mani/pedis would be a logistical nightmare if not for group-welcoming Nail Bar, where the mimosas are complimentary and the polish job is exceptional. For dinner, Alma de Cuba is fun and flirty, but not a meat market, so you won't have to spend your time fending off creeps. Bring the evening to a giddy end at Jolly's Dueling Piano Bar, where tipsy girls singing loudly are perfectly acceptable. Read More »

133 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA | 267-687-8117 | Website