Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival In Franklin Square

‘A Celebration of Light & Culture’  Great news! The Chinese Lantern Festival has been extended until July 8, 2018! Be visually inspired as visitors will get to experience the Chinese Lantern Festival again at Franklin Square in Historic Philadelphia May 1 to June 30. The Festival is a celebration of light and culture that features artisans from China and the Philadelphia region. The square will come alive and glow with 28 new culturally-inspired lantern sculptures, featuring new lighting … [Read more...]

Weekend Things To Do In Philly ~ Philadelphia International Festival Of The Arts (PIFA), Opening Tap, Philly Beer Week, Roots Picnic, Philadelphia Irish American Festival, Burger Brawl and More!

'Love Is In The Air In Philadelphia!' The weekend kicks off with Hammer of Glory Relay, Opening Tap, First Friday, Philly Beer Week, Spruce Street Harbor Park & the Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, Chinese Lantern Festival, Parks On Tap, the continuation of the Game Masters at The Franklin Institute, Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes That Shaped A Nation, & the Design in Revolution: A 1960's Odyssey exhibit, the Parkway 100 Celebration and more. During the weekend enjoy Xtreme Bugs … [Read more...]

Weekend Things To Do In Philly ~ Spruce Street Harbor Park, Wizard World, Silkies Hike, All Star Craft Beer Festival, Rittenhouse Row Festival, 9th Street Italian Market Festival, Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby Festival and More!

'Philly Festivals Galore!' The weekend kicks off with the Wizard World Comic Con, Spruce Street Harbor Park & the Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, Chinese Lantern Festival, Parks On Tap, the continuation of the Game Masters at The Franklin Institute, Hamilton: The Constitutional Clashes That Shaped A Nation, & the Design in Revolution: A 1960's Odyssey exhibit, the Parkway 100 Celebration and more. During the weekend enjoy the Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival, Silkies Hike, the 9th … [Read more...]

Free and Exciting Things To Do In Philly This Week, May 14 – 20

'Philadelphia Festivals Galore!'  This will be a great week to get out in Philadelphia as there is going to be a fun packed week and weekend of terrific festivals, events, exhibits and more in Philadelphia! With the many museum exhibits, the Longwood Gardens Festival of Fountains, the Chinese Lantern Festival, Philadelphia Orchestra Presents: Tosca at the Kimmel Center, the Parks on Tap, Night Market at Burholme, Beer Gardens, the Spruce Street Harbor Park & UNIVESTival, Night Market at … [Read more...]

Weekend Things To Do In Philly ~ Food Truck Friday The 13th, Sixers Playoff Game, Dining Out For Living Food Truck Event, Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival, Sakura Sunday, Flyers Playoff Game and More!

'Giving Back To Philadelphia!' It's going to be a fantastic weekend in Philadelphia! Both the Philadelphia Sixers and Philadelphia Flyers will have home playoff games, Friday the 13th food truck event, warmer weather, the last few days of the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival and Sukura Sunday, the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival and so much more! The weekend kicks off with Food Truck Friday the 13th, Cherry Blossom Festival, American Whiskey Convention, the Cuban Festival: Chucho Valdés Trio … [Read more...]

Free and Exciting Things To Do In Philly This Week, April 9 – 15

'All Things Spring In Philadelphia' Spring is trying it's hardest! Many of the fountains have been turned on and it's going to be a fun packed week of things to do in Philadelphia! With many museum exhibits, the continuation of the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, the Game Masters at The Franklin Institute, Food Truck Friday the 13th event, the Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival, Franklin Square is now open and so much more, you might need a vacation after this week!   Monday, April … [Read more...]

Weekend Things To Do In Philadelphia ~ Philly Beer Week, Parks On Tap, Bacon and Beer Classic, Art Museum Area Restaurant Week, Odunde Festival and More!

 'Enjoying Art, Music, Food, Beer & More In Philly' The weekend kicks off with Philly Beer Week, All-City Jazz Festival, Parks On Tap, Spruce Street Harbor Park, opening of RiverRink Summerfest, Chinese Lantern Festival, the continuation of American Spirits: The Rise & Fall of Prohibition and more. During the weekend enjoy the Philly Beer Week, 7th Annual Organ Day, the Bacon and Beer Classic, Spruce Street Harbor Park, RiverRink Summerfest, Mirror Maze Exhibition, the Longwood … [Read more...]

Chinese Lantern Festival At Franklin Square April 22 – June 12

'A Celebration of Light & Culture'  Be visually inspired as visitors will get to experience the Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square in Historic Philadelphia April 22 to June 12. The Festival, appearing for the first time in the Northeast United States, is a celebration of light and culture that features artisans from China and the Philadelphia region. In conjunction with Franklin Square's 10-year anniversary, the square will come alive and glow with more than 25 … [Read more...]

Flavors Of The Avenue Returns To East Passyunk Neighborhood

'Springtime Food Tasting Event From Some of East Passyunk's Restaurants' Buzz alert! Welcome back Flavors of the Avenue, an exceptional food event in the East Passyunk Neighborhood, bringing the neighborhood’s top restaurants and chefs together for people to enjoy. The event takes place April 24 from 1 pm to 4 pm and tickets are going quickly. This event brings dozens of award-winning restaurants, bars, and bakeries that will offer their signature dishes and drinks, rain-or-shine, under one … [Read more...]

Things To Do In Philadelphia ~ Manayunk Arts Festival, Portuguese Heritage Festival, Father’s Day, Tall Ships and More!

 'Enjoy Philly With Dear Old Dad!' Looking for things to do with dad this weekend to celebrate Father's Day? We have some fun things listed below that you can get a jump on before Sunday! Take dad to enjoy the Spruce Street Harbor Park and the Summerfest at the RiverRink while you enjoy the first day off summer as well. This weekend kicks off the continuation of the Lego Art exhibit at the Franklin Institute and Beneath the Surface exhibit at Penn Museum. Also enjoy magic shows, farmers' … [Read more...]