Community Events

Since 2013, the charity has hosted veterans and their families in the Sussex County resort town free of charge. Families are also honored at an annual parade.

Medal designer Rita Carroll shows creativity with finisher hardware, giving participants another reason to go the distance.

Sept. 3–6: From soul to pop, a strong concert lineup proves that Philly-area fans enjoy diverse genres of music.

After more than 50 years of celebrating Wilmington’s Hispanic community, the city’s longtime parade is preparing to move to Dover in 2027.

Fans gathered around barricades along the race course to see hundreds of riders return for the Philadelphia Cycling Classic.

The event, featuring food, games, community organizations and WHYY-TV’s “Albie’s Elevator,” is part of a larger effort to meet supporters where they are in Sussex County.

John Carpenter and Julia Heberle have collected over 70 cowbells following Robin Carpenter’s cycling career. They’ll use them to make some noise near the Manayunk Wall.

Sunday’s race aims to bring out tens of thousands of spectators along the 14.4-mile course through Philly, capping off 2026’s sporting summer.

Top professional riders will take on the Manayunk Wall on Sunday, but there’s also ways you can get your bike out for the return of the festivities.

Aug. 27–30: Lady A in Delaware, a drone show in Delco and a satirical take on Sherlock Holmes take center stage.

Communities in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware will host candlelight vigils, memorial walks and other events through Aug. 31.

City officials determined five trees needed to be immediately removed due to safety risk. In the meantime, the market has been relocated to a parking lot.

Amid a dispute between federal and city officials over the site’s slavery exhibit, the gathering marked the anniversary of enslaved Africans’ arrival in America in 1619.

The event will be held Sept. 10 at Camden FireWorks.

The transformation of the once-thriving but long-forgotten section of town was chronicled in WHYY’s 2024 documentary “Resurrecting Riverside.”