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Festival shows India’s ‘love and connection’

01 October 2019 Claudia Salvato

On Sept. 28, Philadelphia Rathyatra Street Festival hosted its annual Ratha Yatra festival, or the “Parade of Chariots.” This event began in Puri, Odisha, India 5,000 years ago to celebrate the deity Lord Jagannath’s journey

Philly flea market shows off ‘old punk junk’

24 September 2019 Neil Goldenthal

This weekend, 200 vendors came together for the Punk Rock Flea Market at the Armory on 23rd and Armory streets to sell homemade crafts, vintage goods and food. “This is an event that represents DIY

Traditional Mexican food and dance help celebrate independence

17 September 2019 Jeremy Elvas

On Sunday, hundreds filled the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing for the Mexican Independence Day Festival, celebrating Mexican culture as part of PECO’s Multicultural Series. Attendees swarmed the area filled with food vendors and artists

Street festival brings together Latino community

10 September 2019 Jeremy Elvas

On Sunday, hundreds crowded at Lehigh Avenue and 5th Street for the 35th Annual Feria del Barrio, a celebration of Latino culture and community in North Philadelphia’s Centro de Oro neighborhood. The street festival featured

West Philly residents vote on best vegan mac and cheese

03 September 2019 Matt Altea

On Sunday, V Marks the Shop, the vegan food store, located between McKean and Hicks Street, hosted its fourth annual “Philly MAC-Down 4 – the Vegan MAC Attack” at the Rotunda in University City. Twelve

Manayunk hosts summer dog festival

27 August 2019 Veena Prakriya

Manayunk celebrated the Dog Day of Summer on Aug. 24 with rescue dogs from across the Philadelphia area. It also featured adoption booths, obstacle courses, food trucks and raffles. Visitors spent the day in the

South Street Spring Festival takes over Headhouse Plaza

07 May 2019 Dylan Long

The annual South Street Spring Festival took place last Saturday at the Headhouse Plaza along South Street. Attendees enjoyed live music and perused clothing, food and face painting stands. John Carson, a 60-year-old South Philadelphia

Helicopter drops 30,000 Easter eggs in Northeast Philadelphia

23 April 2019 Luke Smith

Tens of thousands of plastic Easter eggs dropped from a helicopter over Pennypack Park’s River Fields on Saturday during Northeast Philadelphia’s free Easter Experience event. “My wife saw this being done out in the south

Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival concludes with Sakura Sunday

16 April 2019 Luke Smith

The annual Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival’s nine days of festivities concluded at the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center on Sunday. Attendees celebrated Japanese culture under the blooming Japanese cherry trees and cherry blossoms, also called sakura.

Families spend time outdoors at Philadelphia Kite Festival

09 April 2019 Dylan Long

The seventh annual Philadelphia Kite Festival took place at Penn Treaty Park on Saturday. The event featured kite workshops, face painting and performances from bands like salsa group Orquestra del Barrio. Families took advantage of