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Community Events

Night Market at El Centro de Oro in North Philly (J. Fusco/Visit Philadelphia)
Community
Billy Penn

Night Markets to end as Philly’s Food Trust makes layoffs amid financial crisis

The nonprofit’s many farmers markets around the region are expected to continue as usual.

7 years ago

(Albert Yee/Fairmount Park Conservancy)
Things To Do
Community
September 19 - 25, 2019

Fashion District opening and festivals of opera, HBCUs, cider in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Carnivores and vegans alike have options in food festivals, opera takes Philadelphia, and HBCUs are highlighted in this week’s “Things To Do.”

7 years ago

Listen 4:31
Willie Nelson performs at the Heartbreaker Banquet on Thursday, March 19, 2015, in Spicewood, TX. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP)
Things To Do
Community
September 12 - 18, 2019

Outlaws, scarecrows and Center City Restaurant Week in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

The Delaware Valley boasts music from Meek Mill and Willie Nelson, and fall favorites like the Scarecrow Festival this weekend.

7 years ago

Listen 4:19
Sarah Plonski, president of the Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild, checks on one of the hives in the guild's apiary in the Awbury Agricultural Village in the Awbury Arboretum in Germantown.  (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Community

Beekeeping and brewmaking: Get to know the city’s apiary scene at the Philly Honey Festival

The Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild held its first honey festival 10 years ago. Local beekeepers wanted to create a space to make bees more approachable.

7 years ago

(Honey Festival/Sara Plonksi)
Things To Do
Community
September 5 - 11, 2019

Honey, mushrooms, and blues: Weekend festivals — and the Eagles! — are back in season in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Weekend festivals — including some dedicated to honey and blues music — and the Eagles are back in season in this week’s “Things To Do.”

7 years ago

Listen 5:15
(Kamal Aboul-Hosn/Courtesy YallaPunk)
Community
Billy Penn

Learn guitar-making, talk gentrification and ‘crush stereotypes’ on Labor Day weekend

YallaPunk builds community connection with language, arts and rock.

7 years ago

United States' Megan Rapinoe, center, holds the trophy as she celebrates with teammates after they defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in the Women's World Cup final soccer match at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Things To Do
Community
August 29 - September 4, 2019

Made In America, Bluegrass Festival and Labor Day Fun On Philly’s Waterfront

Music festivals, a visit from the Women's World Cup team and fireworks round out Labor Day weekend in the Delaware Valley.

7 years ago

Listen 4:58
A rider gives a thumbs up to a cheering crowd during the Philly Naked Bike Ride. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment

All smiles, Philly Naked Bike Ride returns for 11th year

Smiles lit up the faces of pedestrians in Center City Saturday as they stopped in their tracks just after 5:30 p.m.

7 years ago

Participants in Philadelphia's 8th annual Dîner en Blanc make their way down Kelly Drive past Boathouse Row. Guests came in a range of attire from understated to outrageous, but all came in white. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Boathouse Row hosts 6,000 for Dîner en Blanc

By 6:30 p.m., thousands of celebrants in their pressed whites had gathered in the vicinity of the Art Museum.

7 years ago

U.S. singer Lenny Kravitz performs on the main stage during the opening day of the Paleo Festiva in Nyon, Switzerland, late Tuesday, July 19, 2005.  (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
Things To Do
Community
August 22 - 28, 2019

Comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, Japanese and Ukrainian culture in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

What’s happening on a late August weekend in Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware? Naked bikers, comic book and film geeks, guitar gods, and more!

7 years ago

Listen 4:54
Image courtesy of Philadelphia Folk Festival
Things To Do
Community
August 15 - 21, 2019

Alice Cooper, Common, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival are among this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Food, folk, and arts and culture festivals anchor the weekend events calendar in the Delaware Valley.

7 years ago

Listen 5:50
Participants in the Cowtown Rodeo parade around the arena before competing in events like bull riding, steer wrestling, and barrel racing. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment
August 8 - 14, 2019

Reggae legend Bob Marley, Asian history in Philly, and Cowtown Rodeo in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Philadelphia, Delaware and South Jersey host an array of events, from a tribute to Jamaican independence, Train in concert, and bike racing in the ’burbs.

7 years ago

Listen 4:11
Geffen Reinherz, 5 (left), and Skyla Car, 7, draw with chalk at Broad and Poplar Streets while Broad Street is closed off for Philly Free Streets on August 11, 2018. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Things To Do
Community
August 1 - 7, 2019

BlackStar Film Festival, the Women’s Theater Festival, and a peachy event top this weekend’s Things to Do

Art exhibits, a celebration of National Peach Month, the Women’s Theater Festival and the BlackStar Film Festival are among the things to do this weekend.

7 years ago

Listen 5:32
A scene from 'The Burial of Kojo,' a film from Ghana that is one of the highlights of the BlackStar Film Festival. (Courtesy of BlackStar Film Festival)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival is looking for a new home

The annual showcase of African-American cinema launched at UPenn’s International House, but the building’s pending closure may force the fest to relocate.

7 years ago

Listen 1:40
Summer camp attendees pose for a photo outside the El Futuro location. COURTESY TIM WHITAKER
Community
Broke in Philly

‘Alexa, wake me up for camp!’: Philly summer writing program bursting at the seams

Applications to Mighty Writers surged more than 1000%.

7 years ago

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