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Jashua Vargas from Camden takes part in the San Juan Bautista Parade and Festival on the Camden waterfront. The parade has been a tradition in the city for the 62 years. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
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Camden Puerto Rican parade passes tradition to a new generation

Camden's San Juan Bautista Parade and Festival continues its annual tradition on the waterfront.

6 years ago

Kids and aerialists play side by side in the Woodlands cemetery. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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June 20 - 26, 2019

Eats, arts, balloons and bugs (yes, bugs) sweep summer in officially

Memorial Day brought the preliminaries. With the solstice, it’s time to sample the true season’s main events.

6 years ago

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The 10th Annual Juneteenth Festival. (Courtesy Tieshka Smith for the Johnson House Historic Site)
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June 13 - 19, 2019

Juneteenth, Caribbean culture and Father’s Day

This week, our picks to celebrate Father's Day and more.

6 years ago

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Lauren Otis (left), executive director of Artworks, and Joseph Kuzemka, director of Art All Night in Trenton, are preparing for the arts festival. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Trenton pulls together as Art All Night returns with tighter security

Trenton’s Art All Night festival returns this weekend one year after a mass shooting, but it will no longer be open for 24 hours straight.

6 years ago

Listen 4:48
African heritage dancers perform at Philadelphia's Odunde Festival.
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Odunde still drawing new fans, 44 years after first street festival

Odunde is 44 years old but the largest street festival in the nation continues to grow as newcomers discover its vibrant charms.

6 years ago

Members of the performance group 'Flaggots' dance at the Philadelphia Pride Parade and Festival. (Branden Eastwood for WHYY)
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June 6 - 12, 2019

Celebrating LGBTQ pride, not-so-classic cars, black music and the annual Odunde Festival

Check out our picks for this week.

7 years ago

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Amber Hikes is the executive director of the Mayor's Office of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philly liaison to LGBTQ community talks about her worst fear and big goals

Ahead of Philly Pride, Amber Hikes, director of Philadelphia’s Office of LGBT Affairs, talks about her fear of failure and her goal to unite the diverse community.

7 years ago

Listen 6:19
The Trocadero theater on Arch Street in Chinatown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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May 30 - June 5, 2019

Dance like everyone is watching, celebrate the moon, and say farewell to a Philly staple

Check out a Latino film festival and say goodbye to the Trocadero this week.

7 years ago

2019 Memorial Day parade in Glassboro, N.J. (Miguel Martinez/WHYY)
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Memorial Day traditions big and small celebrated across the Philly region

South Jersey residents turned out, as they have for years, to honor those who have served.

7 years ago

(Courtesy of Matthew McLaughlin, Philly Tango Festival)
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May 23 - 29, 2019

Trot on over to Devon, browse the wares of history and salute the service of fallen troops

Honoring fallen service members, Devon’s mane event and the art of tango are just a few of this week’s “Things To Do.”

7 years ago

Listen 4:54
Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o and Florence Kasumba are pictured in a scene from the film, Black Panther. Gurira says the representation of women in Black Panther is important for young girls to see. (Matt Kennedy/Disney/Marvel Studios via AP)
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May 16 - 22, 2019

March, munch and marvel at black comic superheroes this May weekend

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.

7 years ago

Adam Pulchino a West Philly resident (right) was concerned their “reverse chariot” wouldn’t make it through the mud. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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13th annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby puts city’s artists on parade

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

7 years ago

The Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Behind the scenes of Philadelphia’s Chinese Lantern Festival

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.

7 years ago

August Wilson’s award-winning play
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May 2 - 9, 2019

Vegan dining, street festivals and Cinco De Mayo celebrations await

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

7 years ago

Rob Reed congratulates Devon Reed as she crosses home plate with help from Baily Otto, a volunteer from Stockton University, during opening day at The South Jersey Field of Dreams in Absecon, New Jersey. The Field of Dreams is a place where physically and mentally disabled children and adults can participate in the game of baseball. (Anthony Smedile for WHYY)
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Field of Dreams brings joy, baseball to Jersey shore town

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.

7 years ago

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