April 9, 2013
This Saturday, April 13, Main Street Manayunk plays host to a food lover’s dream, rounding up this city’s fave food trucks for an afternoon of eating. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., more than 30 food trucks will line up on Main Street for the StrEAT Food Festival. With top trucks in tow, available eats [...]
Read more»April 8, 2013
The first day of spring is well behind us, so it’s time to bring on the spring festivals. The South Street Headhouse District does its part to welcome spring at the district’s first spring festival on Saturday, May 4. Enjoy food and drink from more than 20 of the neighborhood’s bars and restaurants while basking [...]
Read more»April 3, 2013
The birds are chirping, winter coats are nearly packed away and the sun is shining late into the day. Spring is here, Philadelphia, and we couldn’t be more excited. The spring season is full of daylong, weekend long and month long festivals that are sure to get you outside to enjoy the mild temperatures. Philadelphia’s [...]
Read more»April 2, 2013
Heads up, bookworms. The Free Library of Philadelphia’s annual Book Festival begins April 14, just in time for National Library Week April 14-20. With events happening at each of the library’s 54 locations throughout the city this year, taking part in this bookish festival will be elementary. Previously held only at the Parkway Central Library, [...]
Read more»April 1, 2013
The 2013 Philadelphia Science Festival (PSF) arrives April 18-28, with more than 100 brainy events scheduled for the 11-day affair. Tons of the Science Festival’s happenings are presented free of charge — including the Science Carnival on the Parkway, April 20 — but for those events that do require a ticket purchase, you can now [...]
Read more»April 1, 2013
Though the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts has just begun, we’re already anticipating the blockbuster daylong Street Fair set to close out the festival in a big way on Saturday, April 27. Shutting down Broad Street from Chestnut to South streets from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., the free fair will transform the thoroughfare [...]
Read more»March 27, 2013
This is a festival for the young and young at heart. The annual Philadelphia International Children’s Festival is back for its 29th year, offering an abundance of family-friendly shows and activities. During the duration of the festival, Tuesday, April 30 to Saturday, May 4, there will be a number of live performances and interactive events. [...]
Read more»March 27, 2013
Alright, arts aficionados. The wait is almost over. The month-long citywide Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) runs this Thursday, March 28 through April 27, and now is the time to take full advantage of this city’s phenomenal performing and visual arts scene. With more than 50 PIFA events taking place during the next [...]
Read more»March 22, 2013
The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) kicks off next week, on March 28, and it’s officially time to get psyched for the bonanza of arts and cultural events coming our way. Today, catch a festive pop-up parade and get ready for the city to be inundated with events surrounding PIFA and its theme, [...]
Read more»March 22, 2013
Just as cherry trees begin to burst with pink and white blossoms, the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia presents its annual fête of flowers and Japanese culture, the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, April 1-26. Celebrating the near forest of sakura (flowering Japanese cherry trees) in historic Fairmount Park, most of which were first planted [...]
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