Community Events
Eastern State to turn Terror Behind the Walls into a kinder Halloween festival
The historic prison museum’s 23-year-old Terror Behind the Walls haunted attraction will become part of a gentler Halloween Nights festival.
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Love Park has a new neighbor: Uptown Beer Garden
Uptown Beer Garden has moved to a new location, expanding its outdoor space. Uptown will be able to entertain more guests and expand food and drink options!
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Hundreds gather at Independence Hall for annual Declaration of Independence reading
On July 8th, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read to the public for the first time, Independence Hall holds a reenactment annually.
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Music festivals, blueberries, tango, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
This weekend features a Blueberry Festival in Media, and several live music options including the Philadelphia Piazzolla Festival.
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Listen 4:11‘Here we are, back together’: Jill Biden, tourists return to Philly for Fourth of July
Hundreds of people gathered at Independence Mall Sunday morning for the Celebration of Freedom ceremony.
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Parades, presidents, picnics: 8 photos of Independence Day history in Philadelphia
Snapshots of Philly’s Fourth of July, 1926 to 1978.
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Get ready for the fireworks. How to keep your pets safe and happy this 4th of July
Fireworks, barbecues and activities with friends are all staples of the Fourth of July. But for pets and their owners, this holiday weekend may present some added stress.
5 years ago
Pa. lawmakers push to make sale of fireworks illegal as Philly braces for loud July 4
Philadelphia is divided on the noisy pyrotechnic displays. So is the Pa. State Senate.
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Jazz, swag, and shortis: Philly celebrates Wawa Hoagie Day
Wawa made over 15,000 free hoagies Thursday. The first 5,000 were donated to Philabundance ahead of an event at the National Constitution Center.
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Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more
July 1 - 4: Fourth of July fun in the Delaware Valley includes fireworks, concerts, and more.
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Listen 3:28Participants in Philly’s Naked Bike Ride will have to cover up … their faces
For this year's annual Naked Bike Ride in Philadelphia, participants are being asked to cover only one thing: the bottom half of their face.
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‘Everybody has a home here’: Upper Darby is having its first Pride festival
UDTJ — which stands for Understanding, Devotion, Take Action, and Justice — is the group behind the event on Sunday, June 27.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids program
Philadelphia Museum of Art launches Art Kids, a program to give children the opportunity to create art inspired by female artists.
5 years ago
Ad hoc LGBTQ group begins to re-imagine Pride in Philly
In the wake of the dissolution of Philly Pride Presents, an ad hoc group has begun to organize itself as the new keeper of Pride.
5 years ago
Manayunk arts fest, freedom shows, Chill Moody and friends, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
June 24- 27 - Chill Moody, art in Manayunk, Erin McKeown
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