POINT BREEZE (KYW Newsradio) \u2014 Philadelphia wants to bring the celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday to neighborhoods across the city, and is doing so with a slate of nearly two dozen events through the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The \u201cRing It On!\u201d initiative, as it\u2019s known, kicked off at the Point Breeze Market Festival on Thursday afternoon, and is the first of 20 events highlighted over the last eight months of the year.<\/p>\n
Mayor Cherelle Parker said she wants the semiquincentennial to reach residents who might not get out to big events in the historic district or down at the sports complex. She said that was a flaw of the 1976 bicentennial:<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember seeing anything at 19th and Cheltenham, or on Ogontz Avenue, or on Stenton Avenue,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Thursday\u2019s kick-off in Point Breeze featured local craft vendors, food trucks, a live DJ, and a family zone with a bouncy house. The tents piqued Shannon Ledbetter\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really kind of excited to try some of the local honey. The myth is that it\u2019s supposed to help your allergies,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Point Breeze resident Kevin Lieber was enjoying himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just nice to feel like you\u2019re getting things that are from the area,\u201d he said. \u201cYou get to be outside, see people that you know.\u201d<\/p>\n
The initiative also focuses on beautification. In Point Breeze\u2019s case, there were benches and planters added to a sidewalk on the block. Ledbetter was a big fan.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust nice to see that reinvestment back into the neighborhoods that you live in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Vienna Dinorscio just moved to Point Breeze and said events like the market festival are great for helping her get to know her new community:<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is everything. This is why I moved to Philly. I used to joke, I used to call it \u2018Punk Rock Disneyworld,\u2019 because you walk around and everything\u2019s, like, cool. This is the spirit of the city, so it\u2019s cool to do stuff like this,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n
The next Ring It On! event is Mt. Airy Day on May 2 on Germantown Avenue near Johnson Street.<\/p>\n
A list of all the events is below:<\/p>\n
5\/2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
11am-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cMt. Airy Day\u201d <\/p>\n<\/td>\n
6400 Block of Germantown Ave <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
11am-6pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cRoxborough Springfest\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
6100-6400 Block of Ridge Ave<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
Lancaster Ave \u201cA Taste of Philly\u201d Food Truck Fest<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
3400-3700 Block of Lancaster Ave<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
5pm-9pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cNorth Broad Music & Morsels Fest\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
500-900 Block of N. Broad St.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-8pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cWadsworth Day Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
1500-1700 Block of Wadsworth Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-4pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201c\u201dHarrowgate Summerfest\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
Harrowgate Park<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\/28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-8pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cAfricatown Diaspora Village Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
5900-6500 Block of Woodland Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-6pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cJazzing on Ridge Ave Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
2200 Block of Ridge Ave<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8\/15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
4pm-8pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cOverbrook Park Community Day\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
Rose Playground<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8\/23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-6pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cUrban Arts Fest 52\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
200 Block of S. 52nd St.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
4pm-9pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cUptown Rhythm Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
7100 Block of Ogontz Avenue<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/13 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cEl Centro de Oro Feria del Barrio\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
2600 Block of N. 5th St.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
11am-6pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cGermantown Arts District Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
100 Block of W. Chelten Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cMayfair NPDC Moon Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
7000 Block of Frankford Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
6pm-10pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cChinatown YeShi Night Market\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
900-1000 Block of Race St. & 100-200 Block of N. 10th St.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-9pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cNortheast Cultural Day Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
TBD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
12pm-6pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cTacony Fall Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
6700 Block of Torresdale Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
11am-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cSouth Philadelphia D\u00eda de los Muertos\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
800-1100 Block of S. 9th St.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
2pm-5pm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
\u201cFox Chase Tree Lighting Festival\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n
7900 Block of Oxford Ave.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"POINT BREEZE (KYW Newsradio) \u2014 Philadelphia wants to bring the celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday to neighborhoods across…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":733378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5132],"tags":[12772,5229,25417,1448,2830,1311,211102,11590,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-733377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-mayor-cherelle-parker","tag-america","tag-america-250","tag-pa","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-point-breeze","tag-south-philadelphia","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116417499731508278","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}