{"id":870641,"date":"2026-06-16T07:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/870641\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T07:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:24:20","slug":"the-franklin-institute-is-throwing-a-block-party-with-djs-and-an-array-of-live-science-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/870641\/","title":{"rendered":"The Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781594660_388_9e73e5a0e54ff6e5ccc2a038164d58e888ebbe79dc7fcc495e5e4d38ea4c7a07.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-45 photo\" height=\"45\" width=\"45\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on June 15, 2026&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Summer officially arrives in Philadelphia on <strong>Saturday, June 20<\/strong>, and The Franklin Institute is marking the occasion in style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The <strong>TFI Block Party: A Summer Celebration<\/strong> runs from <strong>11 AM to 3 PM<\/strong>, and the party starts before you even walk through the door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Step outside and the festivities are already in full swing. The <strong>Stoop Dance Party featuring DJ Ben Arsenal<\/strong> turns the iconic front steps into a full-on summer dance floor \u2014 no ticket needed, just show up and move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Also out front, the <strong>Philadelphia Union brings Soccer Science<\/strong> to the street, where visitors can explore the physics of force, motion, friction, and reaction time through hands-on soccer activities. Every kick, pass, and goal? Live STEM in action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">And with June 20 falling on the eve of the <strong>Summer Solstice<\/strong>, there\u2019s no better day for <strong>Solar Viewing<\/strong>. Grab a spot at the telescope for a safe, guided look at the star powering Philadelphia\u2019s longest day of sunlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The experience runs deeper once you\u2019re inside. NBC10 meteorologist <strong>Justin Gozdzicki<\/strong> takes the stage for a live <strong>Weather Science Show<\/strong> that breaks down exactly what goes into making a storm \u2014 interactive, engaging, and genuinely fascinating for all ages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Then there\u2019s the <strong>Soap Bubble Monster<\/strong> \u2014 an explosive, sudsy science demonstration followed by open bubble play. Giant foam, giant fun, and real science behind every bubble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>PNC Grow Up Great Activities<\/strong>, presented by PNC Bank, round out the indoor programming for younger visitors, and if you\u2019re shopping on your way out, wear any <strong>Philadelphia Union merch<\/strong> to score <strong>10% off select items<\/strong> at the SciStore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">All ticketed programming is included with <strong>General Admission<\/strong>. Rain or shine, the block party goes on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">More information is available at <strong><a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fi.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fi.edu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; The Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":870642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,191722,354283,1448,2830,1311,354284,38783,235680,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":["post-870641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-america","tag-franklin-institute","tag-franklin-institute-block-party","tag-pa","tag-pennsylvania","tag-philadelphia","tag-philly-block-party","tag-things-to-do-in-philly","tag-top-page-posts","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116758596170162392","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870641","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=870641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}