Posts tagged with Parties

Last Updated: Aug. 19, 2016 · 10:18 a.m.

A South Philly block party wedding, naturally featuring stoop-sitting neighbors and a bouncy castle

The party at McGillin's Olde Ale House will include a BBC America broadcast

Election 2018

Where to find 2018 election night watch parties in Philly

You can be politically engaged and get drunk at the same time.

There’s a block party tonight at 5 p.m. to celebrate the Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s 100th birthday

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The 2017 Father's Day Block Party in West Philly

‘Shame on me’: Officials offer mea culpa for block party rules change

Two months after making a switch in the approval process, it's been rolled back.

A father and daughter at last year's Father's Day Block Party in West Philly.

How does West Philly celebrate Father’s Day? With a 1,000-person block party

Organizers want to help change the narrative of Black fatherhood.

This one-weekend street art extravaganza takes over the Bok gymnasium with site-specific graffiti, illustration, photography and DJs

I went to Diner en Blanc to ask people why they like it

But first I stood in a line and carried chairs.

7 Philly summer solstice events from sunrise to sunset

Whether you'd like a tarot reading or simply a summery drink, here's your guide.

Straightwashing: Woody’s and how Philly’s gay bars are less gay

Technology, gentrification and tolerance are changing the Gayborhood.

This South Philly resident celebrated her 27th birthday by snagging freebies all day long ???

Why all-Drake, all-Kanye theme parties are Philly’s new normal

Because if today’s generation is going out, it will not waste time: "Every song that comes on, I’ll know the words."

Philly party bashes Pat Toomey piñata filled with condoms and sex candy

“OK, so when do we get to beat the shit out of him?”

WATCH: Inside that Pink Party in West Philly over Valentine’s Day weekend

DJ Astro 8000's bash is so popular it's heading to South by Southwest.

In West Philly this Valentine’s Day weekend, there’s a Pink Party

The DJ who created the craze talks why.

Philly Beer

Groundhog Day in NE Philly: Beer for breakfast, Hawaiian shirts

Grey Lodge Pub's spin on the staid Pennsylvania holiday is pretty great.

Holidays in Philly

Fix Christmas disappointments with Philly artists at Thursday’s regifting party

Things are definitely better than year 1, when "someone regifted a bottle of water."

Indie Pop Prom, an annual concert/party out of Brooklyn, is coming to Philly for the first time

The block party ban and what it would take for a legal Philly dumpster pool

“For the cost of what is needed to do this legally, (you) could install an actual above-ground pool”

This hidden gem Italian Market music joint is taking over the street to toast to a decade with dozens of bands on stages both indoors and out, plus food trucks and drinks.

Where: Connie's Ric Rac at 1132 S. 9th St. 19147

When: July 30, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. to July 31, 2016 at 1:00 a.m.

How much: Free / Pay as you go

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Catch the show at this Center City bistro with $1 oysters and a special $25 three-course menu all night long.

Where: The Fine Palate at 231 S. 15th St. 19102

When: July 28, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

How much: Pay as you go