Community Events

A parade celebrating the LGBT community, festivals with food at the forefront and black comic book superheroes are the focus of this week’s Things To Do.

Philadelphia’s cycling creatives compete in a community parade for best costumes and best breakdown through the neighborhood.

At the beginning of April, 30 artists from Tianyu Arts and Culture traveled from China to Philadelphia to create the attractions for this year’s Chinese Lantern Festival.

Philadelphia’s Chinese Lantern Festival will once again illuminate the night, Valerie June’s Astral Plane Tour stops in Ardmore, and “Fences” makes for good drama this weekend

Funded by donations and grants, the 16-year-old organization grew from an idea by Absecon resident Barry Hackett whose grandson Jacob is confined to a wheelchair.

Take advantage of the spring weather with this week's picks.

It was a Philadelphia first: an aerially assisted Easter egg hunt in Northeast Philadelphia.

This week, Easter and Passover celebrations abound; events focus on R&B and spoken word; and Earth Day observations await in New Jersey.

On August 3, North Broad Street from City Hall to Butler Avenue will host the event for the second consecutive year.

Basset hounds were honored for their long ears, creative costumes and athletic prowess. The annual festivities help support the work of the Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue.

Twenty years after the first Autism Awareness Day at the Philly Zoo, organizers say they’re shifting their efforts to promote inclusion and acceptance.

Check out the latest edition of the Free Library, exult in the beauty of Fairmount Park, or follow the footsteps of African-American artists in North Philly.

Revisit one of rock’s most enduring bands, browse an eclectic array of art or get out in the great outdoors to fly a kite this weekend.

The Penn Project for Civic Engagement hosted a discussion and workshop for city residents on how to have meaningful political debate with people they might disagree with.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day a week early with a parade on the 10th, or check out another one of our picks.