This weekend, Philadelphia welcomes LeBron James with open arms as he and the 76ers tip off in their first regular-season home game. And jazz commands the weekend with a show from Grammy-nominated saxophonist LaKecia Benjamin on Thursday at the Kimmel Center, before the Autumn Exit Zero Jazz Festival in South Jersey brings Kenny Jarrett and Marcus Miller to the Cape May Convention Hall.
Pre-Halloween hijinks continue to ramp up with parties, festivals and ghost tours, while Saturday’s focus shifts to culture, with Día de los Muertos celebrations at Penn Museum and FDR Park and Japanese folklore at Yokai Weekend in Fairmount Park. On Sunday, the fourth annual Philly Flannel Fest returns to Braid Mill in Germantown, and Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn comes to the Keswick Theater.
