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We’re savoring summer here in Philadelphia as we start to get a few sneak peeks at what’s on the horizon for fall and beyond. (Spoiler alert: It’s gonna be lit!)
Here are our favorite Philly stories this week:
Fresh off Philly’s successful stint hosting six FIFA Wereldkampioenschap voetbal 26 matches, a local soccer club is basking in fútbol glory of its own. After tearing through local and regional competition, the Philadelphia SC Surf 11 Coppa Storm Black — an under-15 girls’ squad from Northeast Philly — headed to Wichita, Kansas to compete in the U15 Presidents Cup National Championship earlier this month. No sweat. There, the team capped off an unbelievable season by winning five games in five days to take home the national title. Congrats to these soccer stars!
Enjoy more free, family-friendly fun on Saturday as Franklin Square turns 20.
“But wait,” you might be thinking, “Isn’t Franklin Square one of William Penn’s original five squares?” Indeed, it is. However, the space spent many years blighted and unloved until 20 years ago, when Historic Philadelphia Inc. began transforming it into the gorgeous place we know and love today.
Saturday’s celebration from 10 a.m. to noon includes free games and crafts for the kiddos, along with music, movement, play and giant bubbles.
Plus, the party coincides with National Carousel Day, so visitors to the square can enjoy buy-one-get-one-free tickets to ride the Parx Liberty Carousel from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
And while you’re there, don’t miss an opportunity to check out the ongoing Chinese Lantaarnfestival, open for just a few more weeks.
Happy b-day, Franklin Square!
It’s innovative, a little out-there and unapologetically Philly: The Philadelphia Fringe Festival returns for its 30th year this September, offering nearly 340 productions across 100 venues over 20 days.
Here’s just a small taste of what’s planned: a silent yet interactive protest door Centrum; an immersive look at the future bij de Fels Planetarium; an opportunity to get advice from an Estonian clown; and dozens more experimental and cutting-edge performances. Check the event guide for times and tickets.
Following Fringe, a new arts festival — Collective Futures — launches later this fall, uniting 40 artist galleries and spaces to present six weeks of exhibitions, workshops and performances from October 2 to November 15, 2026.
In other performing arts news, Cirque du Soleil returns to Philadelphia for a holiday show at the Met Philadelphia from December 17 to 27, 2026. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 24, 2026 at 10 a.m.
Self-described “citizen artist” vanessa german is currently one of the hottest contemporary creators in the country, with her mixed-media installations sought by top-tier museums like the Pennsylvania Academie voor Schone Kunsten.
Artists of her caliber typically shy away from exhibiting at small, community venues. But not german. Case in point: The artist has transformed Het Colored Girls Museum to honor the 10th anniversary of the space and its founder with a three-piece exhibit called The House, The Oracle and The Table.
Museum founder Vashti DuBois started the small museum in her then-home in Germantown as a place to honor “the ‘ordinary’ colored girl of African descent.”
Ten years on, it’s a must-visit for those looking to experience Black history in Philadelphia. Known for her towering sculptures, german’s latest work features a 7-foot-tall, three-headed power figure, a 40-pound “oracle” made of crystals and beads, and a decorated, drop-leaf table.
The exhibit remains on display at the museum through the end of the year.
— Photo courtesy The Colored Girls Museum
Philly’s award-winning eetgelegenheid adds more accolades to its already-long list: Online reservation site OpenTable included three restaurants bij Het Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia in het Comcast Center on its recent list of the top 100 hotel restaurants in the country.
Jean-Georges Philadelphia, SkyHigh en Vernick Vis were the only hotel restaurants that made the Pennsylvania portion of the list.
OpenTable curated the list in response to its consumer research that determined that the majority of travelers in the country (61%) choose destinations based on a location’s dining scene, going so far as booking hotels specifically to eat at top-notch onsite restaurants.
That’s good news for Philly, as our dining scene keeps racking up mentions en awards, waaronder Door Michelin bekroond restaurants.
Congratulations to the latest winners! Let’s eat!
Vernick Vis - Foto met dank aan Four Seasons Philadelphia
As summer sizzles on, we’re cooling off with some refreshing waterijs and a slate of sunny news.
Move over, Boston. Philly’s got a new self-guided walking tour that takes visitors through America’s ever-evolving Weg naar democratie.
Visit Philadelphia (yep, that’s us!) has launched the first few stops of the tour, giving visitors a sneak peek of the tour’s swanky new signs with QR codes and mosaiced markers oozing with Philly phlavor.
This summer offers a preview of what’s to come, currently showcasing six fully developed stops across the Historisch district, with access to the entire 21-stop route online. Expect to see the permanent Path to Democracy Trail with an interactive app drop in late 2027.
Philly also realizes that democracy is an ongoing, multi-faceted process, which the Path will ultimately mirror to include monumental moments in civil rights.
Walk the path to learn more!
- Foto door Visit Philadelphia
Noordwest-Philadelphia’s Historic Germantown consortium of 20 historic sites has launched a brand-new center to welcome visitors to the neighborhood.
Based at the Historische Vereniging Germantown, the new welcome center features exhibits detailing Germantown’s 300-year history, starting before it was even part of Philadelphia, plus maps to guide your exploration and a gift shop with Germantown-themed merch.
The neighborhood hosts the site of the Battle of Germantown; the home where George Washington and his cabinet stayed after fleeing the Yellow Fever epidemic; a publicly accessible stop on the Underground Railroad; the oldest rose garden still growing in its original plan; the final resting place of abolitionists like Lucretia Mott and Robert Purvis; and so much more.
The opening of the visitor center coincides with Historic Germantown’s One Pass, a deeply discounted ticket that offers access to nine of the sites.
Now get out there and explore!
- Foto met dank aan Historic Germantown
He didn’t even have to use his Walter White voice.
Yet actor Bryan Cranston handily convinced 6ABC’s John Paul to roll up his sleeve to donate his blood earlier this week at a donor event at a car dealership in Zuidwest-Philadelphia.
The A-list actor — a Ford spokesperson in town for the MLB All-Star Game — lent his celeb cred to Pacifico Ford’s recent blood drive to rally donors and help bank more blood during a time when supplies are critically low, according to the American Red Cross.
Cranston’s goal is to get everyone who can donate blood to do so, which Paul realized mid-interview as the actor quickly convinced the news reporter to do his part. For his good deed, the reporter got to hang out next to “the one who knocks” while giving blood.
Talk about immersive reporting!
Not only is America’s first art museum and art school — the Pennsylvania Academie voor Schone Kunsten (PAFA) — showcasing the finest art from the past 250 years, but now the museum is giving some young artists a chance to display their works interpreting that history.
Nu geopend, de Fresh Perspectives: A Student Art Showcase features around 200 works of original art from 350 budding artists.
The Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia sponsored the program, which began last year with students taking a deep dive into American history and civics to inform their creativity.
The youth art exhibit coincides with PAFA’s monumental Semiquincentennial exhibition with the Philadelphia Museum of Art — Een natie van kunstenaars — running through next year.
Fresh Perspectives is included in general museum admission and is on display through Monday, July 27, 2026.
If you were at Philly’s epic July Fourth Feest op de Parkway, then you likely heard Philly’s own Jill Scott bring fellow homegrown rapper Tierra Whack up on stage to perform the song Norf Side.
Now, the duo has dropped a new music video taking a tour of their old neighborhood, featuring iconic spots like the extremely pink Sid Booker’s Shrimp Corner at North Broad and Belfield Avenue.
Scott grew up near 24th and Lehigh streets, but moved to Nashville in 2015. After taking some time off from recording to devote time to her family, Scott came home to Philly to record much of her latest album, Aan wie dit aangaat.
Philly’s always here for you, Jilly!
While we’re still savoring the star-spangled spirit of Philly’s Semiquincentennial celebrations, we’re already gearing up for what’s next in Philly’s heavy-hitting lineup of 2026 events: MLB All-Star Week.
Let’s lead things off with our favorite Philly stories this week:
For a city steeped in firsts, it’s no surprise that Philly hosted the very first organized baseball team in the country. Now, Citizens Bank Park is gearing up to host its first MLB All-Star Game ever.
Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh and pitchers Jesús Luzardo and Jhoan Duran are making their first appearances on the MLB All-Star Team, with pitcher Cristopher Sánchez, first baseman Bryce Harper and designated hitter Kyle Schwarber all returning to represent Philly on the National League roster in the Midsummer Classic.
(Oddsmakers currently have Sánchez as the favorite to be named the starting pitcher for the National League).
Two lucky Phils fans will even get the chance to stay at a tricked-out, Phanatic-themed apartment in South Philly — complete with a furry wall and plenty of fuzzy green accents. It’s all thanks to a promotion from Booking.com.
Let’s play ball!
De New York Times’ popular “36 Hours” series — which outlines the top things to do in a place if you’ve only got a weekend — spotlighted our beloved city last week.
And while we think you should make your stay in Philly longer than a weekend, the Times piece is a great intro for first-time visitors looking to see what all the hype is about.
We’re pretty sure you’ll want to come back. As the article points out, Philly is “best enjoyed layer by revolutionary layer.”
The article packs a lot into a Philly mini-vacay, including: must-visit spots like the new Calder-tuinen, Independence Hall en de Liberty Bell; award-winning restaurants and bars like Kalaya and Friday Saturday Sunday, plus the foodie-favorite Reading Terminal Market; and hidden gems like the weekly Zuidoost-Aziatische markt in FDR Park.
Consider this your official invitation to come explore it all — and more. We’d love to have you.
Calder-tuinen - Foto door Visit Philadelphia
The Force is coming to Philly.
In another first for the city, The Franklin Institute just announced that it will host the world premiere of Star Wars: The Experience – A Journey Through the Galaxy, the 50th anniversary celebration of the uber-popular space opera franchise.
Visitors will get a behind-the-scenes look at Star Wars’ origin story, learn about what goes into the making of each film and glimpse never-before-displayed artifacts like Darth Vader’s costume and Darth Maul’s lightsabers.
The blockbuster exhibition spanning 18,000 square feet opens next February and will run through September 2027 before embarking on its nationwide tour.
Tickets aren’t on sale yet, but you can sign up to get notified when they are.
We have a good feeling about this!
A new beer garden has opened in LIEVE Park, outside the building locals lovingly refer to as the “flying saucer.”
The Broad Street Beer Garden at LIEVE Park opened on July Fourth, setting up shop around the iconic Mid-Century Modern building near Robert Indiana’s famous sculpture.
Serving craft brews from Broad Street Brewing and lite bites, the beer garden is the first phase of a plan to open the space as a year-round restaurant, cafe and bar.
Award-winner Ellen Yin’s High Street Hospitality is slated to open a restaurant inside next March with 100 seats and year-round service. Rival Brothers Coffee will also run a cafe.
In the meantime, grab a pint at the beer garden through late October.
And in other Philly foodie news, de aperitief has arrived in the city. The European-inspired mid-day snack-and-sip (think: Aperol spritzes and charcuterie boards) is showing up at popular spots across the city, like East Passyunk’s Le Virtú and Fishtown’s Caletta.
Proost!
Think you might have spied Mark Ruffalo in the city this week?
Your eyes were not deceiving you, as the star and other celebs from the Philly-based series Opdracht were in Manayunk shooting scenes for the forthcoming season two of the series.
Out of the loop? In the hit series, Ruffalo’s Tom Brandis is an FBI agent based in Greater Philadelphia who hunts down bad guys while sparring with his rivals. Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali takes on the antagonistic role of Philly DEA Agent Eddie Barnes.
About 4 million viewers tuned in to watch Opdracht’s season finale. Philly native Jeremiah Zagar, son of the late mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar, is returning to the show as executive producer.
No word yet on when the next season of Opdracht drops, but we’re keeping our eyes peeled for more possible celeb spotting.
We’re full steam ahead here in Philly as we cruise into a sizzling, supersized Fourth of July weekend — 250 years in the making. And while our eyes are focused on America’s birthday, our hearts are getting ready for fall football, as single-game Eagles’ tickets hit the market this week. Yay, America! Go Birds! Here are our favorite Philly stories this week:
As this week marks 250 years since the Founding Fathers declared independence, planting the seeds to grow a new country called America, the actors who rove through Philly’s Historisch district portraying the likes of Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross have been preparing for months.
This summer is their Super Bowl moment.
For 2026, 19 new actors — like 23-year-old Spencer Salusky who portrays John Adams — joined the Er was eens een natie crew of 30 returning performers. Like the others, Salusky had to take a crash course in his character’s biography and train to capture his spirit.
You’ll find Salusky and the others throughout the Historic District weaving yarns of yore and bringing history to life all summer.
And if you find yourself lost or turned around, fear not! 10,000 Phambassadors, including 26 high school students, will meet you with a smile and help you find your way.
It’s go-time in Philly!
As part of its coverage for America’s 250th birthday, De New York Times has been featuring places to travel across the country to celebrate the milestone.
De Times’ latest piece, spotlighting bars where you can “drink like a founder,” gave a shout-out to a Philly original: Society Hill’s Een man vol problemen.
The bar still stands as it did in 1759, the only historic watering hole remaining on the block.
Owner Dan Wheeler bought the place in 2021, serving brews from Succession Fermentory in the downstairs bar and curating a museum of his historic memorabilia upstairs.
For the past two years, the owners of popular Spring Garden brewpub, Triple Bottom Brouwen, have been hosting different chefs to try to find the perfect match for a permanent food vendor, with South Philly Barbacoa snagging the coveted spot.
Restaurant owner Cristina Martinez is no stranger to winning, having earned a James Beard award in 2022 for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic.
The new menu at Triple Bottom Brewing will offer many of the same tasty bites available at Martínez’s original location in South Philly (which isn’t going anywhere).
Cheers to a delicious new partnership!
Each year, millions of people visiting Philly make sure to stop and snap a pic with the city’s favorite fictional boxer.
Now, the real Philly boxing legend who inspired Rocky is finally getting the credit he deserves.
Unveiled at its new permanent home this week, a statue of Smokin’ Joe Frazier has taken over the very spot where Rocky once stood at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps. (The Italian Stallion moved to the top of the staircase last year).
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker said that while the move was overdue, it’s never too late to elevate the city’s Black history and heroes.
Now, visitors to Philly can take not one, but two iconic pics at the site.
— Photo courtesy the Association for Public Art
As Philly wraps up its Pride Month festivities, a new mural unveiled this week in de Gaybuurt reminds us that the battle for equality is ongoing.
The new mural — In Pride, In Power, In Memory — features the images of five of Philly’s most prominent LGBTQ+ activists: Gloria Casarez, Michael S. Hinson, Jr., Tyrone Smith, Nizah Morris and Dawn Munro.
Flowers like thistles, sunflowers and lilies burst below each person’s visage, symbolizing their enduring legacy.
The mural adorns the wall of 1221 Saint James Street, adding to the city’s ever-growing reputation as the beste stad voor straatkunst in the country.
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Senior contentmanager, Bezoek Philadelphia
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