Community Events

If the heat’s gotten the best of you this week, fear not. I’ve rounded up some places where you can escape the city and cool down.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with hip-hop artist Chill Moody about his performance at the Wawa Welcome America concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Ice cream celebration at Reading Terminal Market is part of Welcome America festivities.

For Fourth of July, Wawa hosts a series of free events all over the city. There’s always music, but this is the first year a gospel choir will perform at Independence Hall.

The Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday this year, which means stretching celebrations out for a whole week. Expect parades and, of course, fireworks all around the region.

Ashley Hahn checks in on The Oval, a summertime experience geared at making the Parkway better for people.

More than 5 million soldiers and civilians died during the conflict, including more than 600 from the Philadelphia region.

The rhythm of African drums swelled on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth parade, commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865.

With summer in full swing, here are our picks for the last full week of June.

When you get tired of the treadmill, check out one of these unique ways to get your exercise in.

Art All Night, put on every June for 12 years, has been a bright spot in New Jersey’s long-struggling state capitol.

Just over a month ago, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to the victims of white supremacy in the Unit

This weekend, we’re talking about the origins of Philly hip-hop, affordable art, and ways to celebrate Father’s Day.

They drive to Philadelphia from North Carolina once or twice a summer — a mom and her teenage son, together for 20 hours up and back. ...

The Odunde Festival, now in its 43rd year, celebrates the Yoruba tradition with music, food, and artwork.