Fairmount Park Conservancy

Take a guided hike that goes from trail…to taps!Join John Sigmund, Public Programs Manager and park history enthusiast, for a thirsty Thursday guided hike that goes from the trails to the taps! This social hike series is a great way to get out on the trails and meet new people over cold drinks at a "Parks on Tap '' in Fairmount Park. Parks on Tap is a popular tradition of a traveling beer garden that visits the city's various neighborhood parks. Proceeds benefit Fairmount Park Conservancy and the Park Friends Network. On Thursday June 8 from 5:30-7:30 pm, we'll meet

Join us for a special walking tour of Parkside!Join us for a special walking tour of Parkside with Michael Burch (science educator, community organizer, and founder of the Parkside Journal) and John Sigmund (Public Programs Manager and passionate park history buff). Parkside. The name says it all — it’s the neighborhood beside West Fairmount Park. Similarly to Strawberry Mansion on the other side of the Schuylkill, Parkside is where the city grid meets the greenspace, buffered by a boulevard of grand homes facing the park. Much of the Parkside neighborhood was built during the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Originally populated by

Join us for a free Juneteeth celebration at historic Hatfield – the big white house at 33rd and Girard!Join us for a free Juneteeth celebration at historic Hatfield – the big white house at 33rd and Girard! Bring your lawn chair or picnic blanket and enjoy live jazz music, a DJ, kid-friendly activities and games, and prize giveaways. Enjoy refreshments including pretzels and water ice. Plus, step inside the house to see a new photo exhibit from We Walk PHL and GirlTrek: “Healing Through the Land: Black Faces in Green Spaces.”June 19th is Juneteenth, which commemorates and honors the end

Join experienced bird watcher and trip leader Holger Pflicke for a brisk bird hike on the Trolley Trail!West Fairmount Park is an excellent location to connect with nature and its large woods provide a great opportunity to get one closer to the 10,000-steps-a-day goal. This time of year, Philly’s green spaces are once again bustling with returning breeding birds and stopover migrants. The park will be no different, with woodpeckers, sparrows, thrushes and warblers abound. Our goal will be to walk about 3 miles on various terrain with up- and downhills while watching and talking about birds. We will utilize

Join us for live music performances to welcome the start of summer!Built in 1914, the Olmstead Overlook gazebo is one of the most iconic structures in FDR Park, offering views of Edgewood Lake and the surrounding landscape. Its blue tile dome creates fantastic acoustics. With its acoustics and commanding presence, this is a great spot to welcome the start of summer with some soulful sounds.This event is in collaboration with Make Music PHL and is part of Make Music Day. Occurring on June 21 (the solstice and longest day of the year), Make Music Day is an annual event that

Join us to learn about healing power of labyrinths!Join us to learn all about the healing power of labyrinths! Led by Athena Dugan, the Philadelphia representative of the international Labyrinth Society, this unique workshop will teach you the history and techniques of labyrinth making. Attendees will work together to make and walk an actual labyrinth on the lawn across from the boathouse! Dating over 5000 years old, the earliest representations of labyrinths have been discovered in pottery shards and carvings in stone. Unlike a maze with many passages and dead ends designed to confuse you, the labyrinth is a unicursal

Join us for our free summer and fall movie night series!Grab a blanket, meet up with friends and family, and join us for an evening under the stars at our Parkside community movie nights! With movies ranging from heartfelt animations to action-adventures to Marvel Studio favorites, there’s sure to be something for the whole family (schedule below). Movies will take place at the John Welsh Memorial Fountain across the street from the Please Touch Museum, and local food trucks will be on-hand each night, serving up tasty fare. Website will continue to be updated with names of food trucks and

Hiking with Latino Outdoors PhiladelphiaPLEASE NOTE/TEN EN CUENTA: This event welcomes all from the Latino community and their allies. Spanish speakers will be available to provide translation. Este evento da la bienvenida a todos los miembros de la comunidad latina y sus aliados. Habrá personas disponibles que hablan español para traducir. REGISTRATION AND WAIVERS ARE REQUIRED! ¡SE REQUIERE REGISTRO Y EXENCIONES! DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPCIÓN: Latino Outdoors and Fairmount Park Conservancy invite Philadelphia’s Latino community to a free morning hike along West Fairmount Park’s beautiful Trolley Trail. Learn about the park's fascinating past and present by exploring a rare example of a rail

Join us for the first-ever Spanish-language film series in the park!SCHEDULE: 9/24: Maya and the Three 6–8 PM: Mercado – food trucks/vendors at the boathouse lawn 7 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn 10/8: Vivo 11 AM–7 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors at the boathouse (inside/front lawn) 6:30 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn 10/15: Coco 11 AM–7 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors at the boathouse (inside/front lawn) 6:30 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn HORARIO: 24 de septiembre: Maya y los Tres 6–8 PM: Mercado – camiones de

Join us for our free summer and fall movie night series!Grab a blanket, meet up with friends and family, and join us for an evening under the stars at our Parkside community movie nights! With movies ranging from heartfelt animations to action-adventures to Marvel Studio favorites, there’s sure to be something for the whole family (schedule below). Movies will take place at the John Welsh Memorial Fountain across the street from the Please Touch Museum. We'll start the night with a short musical performance (30 mins) related to the movie and local food trucks will be on-hand each night, serving

Join us for the first-ever Spanish-language film series in the park!SCHEDULE: 9/24: Maya and the Three 6–8 PM: Mercado – food trucks/vendors at the boathouse lawn 7 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn 10/8: Vivo 11 AM–7 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors at the boathouse (inside/front lawn) 6:30 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn 10/15: Coco 11 AM–7 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors at the boathouse (inside/front lawn) 6:30 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn HORARIO: 24 de septiembre: Maya y los Tres 6–8 PM: Mercado – camiones de

Join us for the first-ever Spanish-language film series in the park!SCHEDULE:9/24: Maya and the Three6:00–8:00 PM: Mercado – food trucks/vendors at the boathouse lawn 7:00 PM: Movie starts on the main lawn 10/8: Maya and the Three + Vivo11:00 AM–7:00 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors at the boathouse (inside/front lawn) and cooking demonstrations from Eugenio Salas + Communal Griddle**6:00-6:25 PM: Aztec dancing from Kalpulli Kamaxtle Xiuhcoatl6:30-7:00 PM: Maya and the Three, Episode 1 on the main lawn7:00 PM: Vivo starts on the main lawn10/15: Coco 11:00 AM–7:00 PM: Mercado de Latinas – food and craft vendors

The Day of the Dead is coming to South Philly with sugar skulls and shining cycles!Fairmount Park Conservancy and Cesar Viveros invite you to “Huey Mikailhuitl – La Gran Fiesta De Los Muertos” – Day of the Dead art workshop and festivities!Participants will learn about the traditions and artistic practices of Mexico’s Día de los Muertos, including a performance from an Aztec dance group, a special sugar skull-making workshop, and an altar-building demonstration using architectural elements of the historic FDR Boathouse. This event will also break the mold of tradition with some exciting new elements never before seen in Philadelphia,

Join us for a special walking tour of the Parkside neighborhood! DATE Saturday, October 28, 2023 TIME 10:00am - 12:30pm LOCATION School of the Future 4021 Parkside Ave Philadelphia, PA 19104 Join the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Michael Burch (science educator, community organizer, and founder of the Parkside Journal) for a special walking tour of the Parkside neighborhood on October 28 from 10:00 AM—12:30 PM. Parkside. The name says it all — it’s the neighborhood beside West Fairmount Park. Similarly to Strawberry Mansion on the other side of the Schuylkill, Parkside is where the city grid meets the greenspace, buffered