Get excited! Two of the Delaware River waterfront's most popular warm-weather attractions, Spruce Street Harbor Park (SSHP) and Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest open for the 2019 season on Friday. Opening weekend activities include the Let’s Roll roller skating party at Summerfest (Friday-Saturday) and a performance by jazz vocalist Laurin Talese at SSHP (Sunday). Cherry Street Pier, the multifaceted public space that opened along the river in the fall, gets in on the opening-weekend action with the Dream Philly Festival (Sunday), a showcase of thousands of student-crafted banners depicting dreams of kids from around the world. Visitors can create their own dream banners, too.
26 Wonderful Things To Do In Philly
Friday, May 10, 2019
PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 10, 2019)--It’s a fabulous week to visit Philadelphia and the Countryside, thanks to a number of big events, festivals, performances and exhibitions!
Two of the city’s most popular seasonal attractions on the Delaware River waterfront, Spruce Street Harbor Park and Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest, open this week for another season of optimal riverside lounging as well as awesome free events and weekly programming.
More inland, a crop of tempting dining and drinking events pop up in Philly neighborhoods and surrounding towns like Bella Vista (Hawthornes’ IPA, Champagne and Rosé Block Party), El Centro de Oro (Night Market), Phoenixville (Phoenixville Beer and Wine Festival) and Media (Dining Under the Stars).
And crowds flock to East Kensington for the quirky Philadelphia Federal Credit Union Kensington Derby and Arts Festival, an annual fest featuring human-powered, handmade floats traversing an urban obstacle course that ends at a mud pit.
Also this week: Philly Tech Week and the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square continue, and the hotly anticipated New Hope Celebrates’ Pride Week officially kicks off.
published gloucestercitynews.net | May 10, 2019