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  • People of the Park Ribbon Cutting

    Tabor Rd and Olney Ave Gateway, 19120 Tabor Rd and Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    We are so excited to invite the Tacony Creek Park community to join us for the People of the Park Ribbon Cutting. We will host the first ceremony at the southernmost sign, along the Tacony Creek Park trail right below the gateway at East Tabor Road and East Olney Avenue. The speaking program and ribbon cutting will run from 2pm to 2:30pm. The first sign honors Maria Vazquez; we will walk to each of the 3 other signs to cut ribbons with the featured people (Thomas & Savannah McHale, Dr. Rhoda Moise, and Seri Chao). It’s about a mile to

  • TTF Watershed Partnership: 2023 Photo Contest

    Details & Rules TTF and the Olney Culture Lab are happy to announce our third biannual photo contest, made possible by the Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation, The Circuit Trails, and the William Penn Foundation. For the second time, we’ve expanded the eligible coverage area to the whole TTF Watershed. We welcome your creativity and point of view on our watershed! Five photo entries are allowed per person; however, any individual is eligible for only one winning entry. Who Can Enter: Professional and enthusiast photographers of all ages are encouraged to participate! Current and former TTF staff are

  • Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival

    Finletter School 6101 North Front Street, Philadelphia, United States

     Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia are happy to present the 3rd edition of the freshly dubbed Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival! We are bringing the FREE Festival back on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 1 pm – 5 pm at the Finletter School located at 6101 North Front Street Philadelphia, PA 19120. Enjoy musical performances from DJ Gully Ranks, City Love, Will Ellsworth, Sumchai, Zaire Best, Precious & Elle Gyandoh. Arts & crafts, nature games, bike rides, books and plants, giveaways, and donuts and cider will be provided to ring in the fall! Please register

  • Revival Walk: Philly Celebrates Jazz Edition

    Tabor Rd and Olney Ave Gateway, 19120 Tabor Rd and Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join Olney Culture Lab on Saturday, April 20 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm for a Revival Walk (Philly Celebrates Jazz Edition) through Tacony Creek Park in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia where we will honor the sun, wind, trees, birds and nature. Mama Carla will share stories illuminating the history of jazz as well as our place in community with one another and with our natural environment. Originally created by dance artist / activist Lela Aisha Jones during the height of the pandemic, the Revival Walks brought healing, solace and joy to participants, as facilitators lifted up Afro-centric practices

  • Revival Walk: Nurture the Inner Child

    Tabor Rd and Olney Ave Gateway, 19120 Tabor Rd and Olney Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join Olney Culture Lab this year for Revival Walks through Tacony Creek Park in the Olney neighborhood of Philadelphia where we will honor the sun, wind, trees, birds, and nature. Mama Carla will share stories illuminating our place in the community with one another and with our natural environment. Originally created by dance artist / activist Lela Aisha Jones during the height of the pandemic, the Revival Walks brought healing, solace and joy to participants, as facilitators lifted up Afro-centric practices in order to rebalance our relationship to the natural world. Each Revival Walk will also be joined by a

  • TreePhilly Fall Yard Tree Giveaway

    Police Officer Lauretha Vaird Boys & Girls Club 4800 Whitaker Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Esperanza, Tookany/Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnerships, and TreePhilly invite you to plant a free tree in your yard!  This Registration form is exclusively for planting addresses in the following Zip Codes: 19120, 19124, 19134, 19140, 19149 For information about all of TreePhilly’s giveaway opportunities, visit  TreePhilly.org.  To sign up for a free tree planted between the sidewalk and the street, go HERE The yard tree pick-up event will take place at the Police Officer Lauretha Vaird Boys and Girls Club, 4800 Whitaker Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19124, on November 1st, 2025, from 10 AM to 1 PM.  Registration is open through Wednesday,