Community Events

At least four vendors advertised it on the facades of their stands in capital letters. The bison cheesesteak egg rolls were a winner.

“Music speaks to the soul and so does food,” said Sharing Excess Director Evan Ehlers.

Rowers left their crutches and wheelchairs on the docks to race at the 40th Annual BAYADA Regatta!

The size of a hockey rink, Big Bounce has landed at the Navy Yard with a bouncy sports zone and Ninja Warrior-style obstacle course.

A local wrestling aficionado rounds up ‘Mania week fun during the giant gathering of “our very weird, sometimes super niche fan base all together in the best city in the U.S.”

The free performance of Charles Fuller’s 1979 drama “Zooman and the Sign” grapples with neighborhood violence that has hardly changed.

Aug. 17 - 20: Philly Taco Fest, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes in N.J., and the Beer Bourbon & BBQ Fest in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The festival, held each year in rural Perkiomenville, Montgomery County, celebrates the life, food, and culture of 18th- and 19th-century German settlers.

In its first year on South Broad after a decade in West Philly, the BlackStar Film Festival continued to grow, exceeding 2022’s turnout of 12,000 people.

Local hip-hop ambassadors and artists are throwing a giant birthday block party Saturday at Eakins Oval.

Aug. 10 - 13: Hip-hop celebrations in Philly, 50 Cent & Busta Rhymes in N.J., and “A Quiet Epidemic” screening event in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

The Garden State’s first Black lieutenant governor will be remembered over the next three days.

The annual music festival at Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway was set to include headliners Lizzo and SZA. Tickets will be refunded.

Sibley's friend Otis Pena called Sibley “a beacon of light.”

The Center had been leasing its building from the borough for almost 20 years. It also received a $250,000 grant for its Moorestown site.