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Cliveden will be open on July 4th, from 10am to 2pm, part of Wawa Welcome America's Free Museum Days! Visitors are welcome to view the exhibits in the Cliveden Barn, stroll the grounds, and take a free tour of the first floor of the house. For directions to Cliveden: https://cliveden.org/visit/ . To learn more about Free Museum Days, visit https://july4thphilly.com/events/ .
How much do you know about the native plants here in Philadelphia? Find out how we can best contribute to our ecosystem with this delectable workshop that brings together landscape design and cookie decorating. Bring home a beautifully decorated half dozen cookies, packaged to give, or to enjoy on your own. Then start designing your very own garden! ABOUT DESIGNER(S) Samantha Lam is the owner of Moonflour Bake Shop and is excited to share her knowledge in decorating beautiful cookies. Lola Serrano is a multi-disciplinary designer shaping brands, spaces and experiences that tell a story. Working everywhere, Lola take projects
How much do you know about the native plants here in Philadelphia? Find out how we can best contribute to our ecosystem with this delectable workshop that brings together landscape design and cookie decorating. Bring home a beautifully decorated half dozen cookies, packaged to give, or to enjoy on your own. Then start designing your very own garden! ABOUT DESIGNER(S) Samantha Lam is the owner of Moonflour Bake Shop and is excited to share her knowledge in decorating beautiful cookies. Lola Serrano is a multi-disciplinary designer shaping brands, spaces and experiences that tell a story. Working everywhere, Lola take projects
How much do you know about the native plants here in Philadelphia? Find out how we can best contribute to our ecosystem with this delectable workshop that brings together landscape design and cookie decorating. Bring home a beautifully decorated half dozen cookies, packaged to give, or to enjoy on your own. Then start designing your very own garden! ABOUT DESIGNER(S) Samantha Lam is the owner of Moonflour Bake Shop and is excited to share her knowledge in decorating beautiful cookies. Lola Serrano is a multi-disciplinary designer shaping brands, spaces and experiences that tell a story. Working everywhere, Lola take projects
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
A six-week studio experience to explore the design process in a hands-on, project-based design experience that allows you to be a designer in a studio setting. You will learn the design process through activities and exercises to design and build a project from concept to a final prototype, With an opportunity to present and exhibit to pupils. This studio focuses on designing a light.
Germantown’s place in the American Revolution will be on full display at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10am to 4pm, rain or shine. Enjoy hands-on activities, meet the soldiers, tours, food and more at this annual free event hosted at Cliveden, the epicenter of the 1777 Battle of Germantown. Explore the lives and experiences of people from the past throughout the day. Meet soldiers from the British and Continental armies and visit their camps to learn about life during the American Revolution, including the Museum of the American Revolution’s replica of George Washington’s mobile headquarters during
Join Riverfront North Partnership and Glen Foerd for a fun, spooky, family-friendly evening along the river, watching the original Hocus Pocus. The movie will begin around 7pm. The fun begins at 5:30pm with free craft-making for the kids, thanks to our Lilly P.A.D.S. instructors. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. So bring a blanket or chairs, or maybe your favorite Halloween costume, and get ready for a spooky, fun evening! This event will take place on the waterfront lawn by the Main House. Please register in advance.
Join The Print Center for an Artist Talk with the New York-based Iranian artist Nazanin Noroozi, presented both in-person and on Zoom. Noroozi will discuss her career, the works in the exhibition, her artistic inspirations and her unique papermaking process. This program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition “Nazanin Noroozi: False Dawn,” on view at The Print Center through November 22. This event is free and open to the public. Visit The Print Center’s website for more details and to register for Zoom. Registration not required for in-person attendance.
Join The Print Center for a virtual conversation celebrating Tom Powers’ giant woodblock prints from his “Inferno” series. Powers will discuss these prints, inspired by the cantos of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, with artist Jane Irish and master printer Cindi Ettinger. With symbolic imagery and hand-worked surfaces, Powers creates powerful landscapes that traverse the circles of sin, inviting viewers into a timeless journey through human fragility, its consequences and the hope of redemption. This program is presented in conjunction with “Dante in Philadelphia,” an exhibition of six monumental relief prints by Tom Powers, presented in two venues during the month of
Save the Date! Collage for Compassion A Benefit Art Exhibition Supporting Those Affected By Cancer Ridgeland Mansion, Philadelphia Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 5:00–7:30 PM FREE & open to the public Come for the collage art, stay for the wine & cheese, and help support those impacted by cancer in our community. 100% of proceeds benefit Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia
Every year HIAS PA helps our newest arrivals celebrate their first Thanksgiving by inviting them to a meal prepared and served by our volunteers. But this year, newcomers are under attack by our own government and cannot come to celebrate this traditional holiday without exposing themselves to significant danger. So this year, we are expressing our thanks for all of you by sharing an afternoon of information and advocacy. HIAS PA staff will share their expertise to teach us the truth about the American Immigration system – why it is so broken and how the current federal government is using
Join us for a festive afternoon at Riverbend's Merry and Mindful Makers Market. We are hosting local artists, makers and growers, sharing their handmade, eco-friendly gifts at our outdoor marketplace. Pick up a holiday gift for someone special, or take the time to explore the preserve with a warm drink and admire the leaves as the season changes. Entry is free, but we ask that you RSVP at the link provided! Stop by Riverbend on December 6th to take part in some s'mores roasting, wreath making, live painting + Mala-knotting demos, games, giveaways, and our flea market! Come learn something
Pocket Park • Krams Avenue • Ridge Avenue & Beyond Roxborough Development Corporation is jingling into the season with Happy Holidays from Rox 2025 — a one-day neighborhood celebration filled with festive fun, local shopping, and community cheer! ✨ Highlights: 🛍️ Artisan Market – Shop local makers and find one-of-a-kind gifts. ❄️ Snowflake Scavenger Hunt – Discover artist-designed snowflakes in Ridge Ave shops and win prizes! 🎄 The Wishing Tree – Craft your own ornament and share your holiday wish. 🎄 Ugly Holiday Sweater contest at 1:30PM in Pocket Park 🎅 Santa Visits Pocket Park – Arriving by fire truck
Novels in Progress is a showcase for local working novelists. Free and open to the public, each event will offer a salon-style reading and conversation featuring two writers deep in the process of a long project. Light refreshments will be provided. The event will take place in the Heim Room (131), which is wheelchair-accessible. Masks are optional, but encouraged! This series is curated and hosted by Blue Stoop, a nonprofit “Home for Philly Writers,” in partnership with The Literature Department at The Free Library of Philadelphia.
Join us on Wednesday, June 10th in the Print and Picture Collection and on Saturday, June 27th in the Rare Book Department to create your own pins based on images from the Free Library's Special Collections. Events will run from 1 pm - 3 pm. Stop by anytime to make a button!
Stop at Cliveden between 12 pm and 4 pm on Sunday, June 28th to hear New Jersey based historical musicians, The Ministers of Apollo, perform music of the Revolutionary era featuring the harpsichord in Cliveden's parlor. The program is free and open to visitors of all ages. This program is generously supported by The Haley Foundation.
**This event has been rescheduled due to rain. Join us Tuesday, June 30th! Come learn about butterflies with us! 2026 National Pollinator Week takes place from June 22 to June 28. This global celebration highlights the critical role of bees, butterflies, bats, and other pollinators. While we celebrate our pollinators every day, on June 22nd Wild Things Nature Preserve will guide participants through the fascinating life cycle of butterflies, their role in local ecosystems, and the importance of creating habitats that support pollinators in urban spaces. The evening will culminate in the release of three dozen butterflies into the garden,
What do you want America to be like in the future? Perhaps you have a wish for your own future. Visit our wish wall, located in the 2nd Floor West Gallery, and write or draw your vision for our nation's future. Your wish will then be added to the wall to encourage further discussion, and to display the diversity of lived experiences, stories, and desires of our community. The Free Library encourages patrons to make their voice heard and delve deeper into civic engagement. By advancing literacy, guiding learning, and inspiring curiosity, the Free Library of Philadelphia can provide avenues
Join The Print Center and Brandywine Workshop for a fun afternoon of hands-on printmaking activities for all ages – no experience needed! Explore many kinds of printmaking – including screenprinting, letterpress and woodblock printing, presented by Brandywine Workshop, BYO Print, Common Press, The Print Center, Second State Press, The Soapbox and Taller Puertorriqueño. “Print Your Voice” is offered in conjunction with The Print Center’s current exhibition, “America Today: Voices in Contemporary Print,” on view through July 25. Free and open to the public, The Print Center is open Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11am – 6pm, and on June Sundays. Registration requested,
Experience the epic story of Moses in THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, brought to life in Conshohocken's Mary Wood Park with breathtaking music and powerful storytelling. From the grandeur of ancient Egypt to a journey of courage, faith, and freedom, this unforgettable production will inspire audiences of all ages. This outdoor performance is free to attend. Please bring your own chair or blanket. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Experience the epic story of Moses in THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, brought to life in Conshohocken's Mary Wood Park with breathtaking music and powerful storytelling. From the grandeur of ancient Egypt to a journey of courage, faith, and freedom, this unforgettable production will inspire audiences of all ages. This outdoor performance is free to attend. Please bring your own chair or blanket. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Experience the epic story of Moses in THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, brought to life in Conshohocken's Mary Wood Park with breathtaking music and powerful storytelling. From the grandeur of ancient Egypt to a journey of courage, faith, and freedom, this unforgettable production will inspire audiences of all ages. This outdoor performance is free to attend. Please bring your own chair or blanket. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Experience the epic story of Moses in THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, brought to life in Conshohocken's Mary Wood Park with breathtaking music and powerful storytelling. From the grandeur of ancient Egypt to a journey of courage, faith, and freedom, this unforgettable production will inspire audiences of all ages. This outdoor performance is free to attend. Please bring your own chair or blanket. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
Cliveden offers free house tours the second Saturday of the month through October. Tours are available from 12 pm to 4 pm, beginning on the hour; last tour of the day is at 3 pm. Visitors will view two exhibits: "Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation" and "Looking Glass." No registration is needed. Visitors should come to the Barn (98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119) and speak with a Cliveden Interpreter to begin their tour.
Among the best-known buildings of Germantown are the sturdy, elegant stone structures known today as Cliveden, the Johnson House, the Germantown Mennonite Meeting House, and the Concord School House. Remarkably, these structures can all be attributed to one builder, Jacob Knorr. This tour will bring visitors into these charming and significant sites. We will investigate what we know about the building of early Germantown, and what mysteries remain. In the case of inclement weather, this tour will be rescheduled. Admission: $20 - General Admission | $10 - 19119 & 19144 residents, Cliveden, and National Trust members
Do you have gently used or new art and craft supplies that are collecting dust? Are there things you bought for projects you're never going to get to or lost interest in? Do you want to try a new hobby but need inspiration and means? Let's share materials that are in good condition! The Art Department and Special Collections invite you to come by the library with supplies that you no longer want or need and pick up something else in exchange. You do not need to bring materials to take something. Join us at Parkway Central in the Heim
Join us on Wednesday, August 26 to see highlights from the Print and Picture Collection's Book Arts Collection. The Book Arts Collection has over 650 artists' books created by hundreds of artists. The collection includes miniature books, accordion books, flag books, books with unique bindings, and more. Drop by anytime between 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This open house is open to all!
Swim Pony, The Philly Pigeon and John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum present a day of creative activities. Walk a 1.5 mile section of the trail at Heinz as you listen to the community-inspired TrailOff immersive audio story, The Land Remembers by Jacob Winterstein. Cool off indoors with a writing and crafting workshop led by The Philly Pigeon’s Kai Davis, 2024 & ‘25 Philadelphia Poet Laureate. Saturday, August 29th, 10am-1pm Story-walks depart at 10:15am and 11:15am Free and open to the public, snacks and water will be provided Download the FREE TrailOff app and bring your headphones: https://trailoffquicklook.com/ Support
Block Party at the Rail Park Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 PM 📍 1300 Block of Noble Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Join Friends of the Rail Park for the 2026 Block Party, celebrating the fifth anniversary of our annual community gathering that honors the vibrant neighborhoods surrounding the current and future Rail Park. This free, family-friendly event brings the community together for an afternoon of fun, featuring local food vendors, culturally diverse performances, live music by local artists, interactive activities for all ages, and opportunities to connect with neighborhood businesses and community organizations. Whether you're a longtime neighbor or
Join us on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 2 PM in the Art Department for a talk by Philadelphia artist Cavin Jones. Cavin Jones is a painter, muralist, and collagist whose figurative work is inspired by American history, particularly the African American experience. Jones has said that his work is "a catalyst to stimulate thought and promote discussion about various issues prevalent in society." His dynamic compositions often feature contrasting elements that as he says, "infuse the paintings with layers of meaning and associations." Cavin will talk about his art journey, including his public mural work. After the talk in
Moderated by Elizabeth Spungen, Tarver, Bullock and Burton will reflect on their lifelong journeys shaped by Black cowboy culture, their commitment to preserving its vital cultural history, and how they have come together for The Long Ride Home project. Ron Tarver was a staff photojournalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 30 years, where he received a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. Tarver has also been awarded Guggenheim Foundation, Independence Foundation, NEA and Pew Fellowships. His work has been widely exhibited in numerous exhibitions nationally and internationally and is included in many public collections. Jordan Bullock is a
Every fall, Riverbend Environmental Education Center transforms into a spooooook-tacular family festival. Shiverfest brings together food trucks, live entertainment, animals, crafts, and community, all set against the backdrop of the preserve. Shiverfest is a fundraiser that helps Riverbend provide free and accessible nature education to kids. Every ticket, sponsorship, and donation directly supports that mission. Discounted tickets available for SNAP/EBT/ PA ACCESS cardholders. Email tmountain@riverbendeec.org.
Do you have gently used or new art and craft supplies that are collecting dust? Are there things you bought for projects you're never going to get to or lost interest in? Do you want to try a new hobby but need inspiration and means? Let's share materials that are in good condition! The Art Department and Special Collections invite you to come by the library with supplies that you no longer want or need and pick up something else in exchange. You do not need to bring materials to take something. Join us at Parkway Central in the Heim
Every fall, Riverbend Environmental Education Center transforms into a spooooook-tacular family festival. Shiverfest brings together food trucks, live entertainment, animals, crafts, and community, all set against the backdrop of the preserve. Shiverfest is a fundraiser that helps Riverbend provide free and accessible nature education to kids. Every ticket, sponsorship, and donation directly supports that mission. Discounted tickets available for SNAP/EBT/ PA ACCESS cardholders. Email tmountain@riverbendeec.org.
Do you have documents you no longer need? State Senator Nikil Saval will be hosting a free paper shredding event on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon at Fountain View at Logan Square, located at 2 Franklin Town Blvd. in Center City. All participants can bring any documents that contain personal information such as social security, credit card statements, insurance records and bank account numbers. Logan Square Neighborhood Association is co-hosting the event with Fountain View and Senator Saval. For more information, contact Senator Saval’s office at 267-668-3550.