Get ready to plan a summer jam-packed with some of the best events Philly has to offer from May to August! Make sure you have everything from your festival glitters to your camping gear and hiking boots at the ready, we’ve compiled a list of events lined up for this summer in Philly and surrounding areas!
Begins In May:
Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens | May 5th - September 25th
LGBTQ Hall of Flags and Philly Gay Pride Flag Exhibit | June 1-30, 2022
Summer Block Party at Peddlers Village | June 4 - June 29, 2022
Sand Sculptures in the Village | June 8 - September 7, 2022
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Philadelphia Flower Show | June 11-19 2022
Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll | June 16, 2022
Annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival | June 18, 2022
Juneteenth Parade and Festival at Malcolm X Park, 5100 Pine St. | June 19 2022Flag Fest at the Betsy Ross House | June 19, 2022
qFlix LGBTQ+ Film Festival | June 19-26 2022Wawa Welcome America Festival | June 19 2022 - July 4 2022
Black Greek Edition Golf Outing | June 20, 2022
Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square | June 21, 2022 - August 7, 2022
Manayunk Arts Festival | June 25-26 2022
Light: Installations by Bruce Munro | June 30, 2022 - October 30, 2022
Begins In July:
Philly Balloon and Music Festival | July 1-4 2022Party on the Parkway | July 4, 2022
BlobFest Contest | July 8-10 2022
Shakespear in Clark Park | July 8-10 2022
East Passyunk Car Show and Street Festival | July 31, 2022
Begins In August:
Peach Month at Peddlers Village | August 6 - August 28, 2022BlackStar Film Festival | August 3-7 2022
2nd Street Festival | August 7 2022
All Season Long:
Harry Potter the Exhibition at the Franklin Institute | March - September 18, 2022Roller Rink at Dilworth Park | April 22, 2022 - July 17, 2022
Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy at the Michener Art Museum | March 12, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Night Tours: Summer Twilight at Eastern State Penitentiary | Thursday through Sunday evenings from May 6, 2022 - September 4, 2022
Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest | Dates for the 2022 season will be announced soon
Parks on Tap at the Water Works | May 20, 2022 - August 31, 2022
Old City Eats at 2nd Street | Every Thursday, May 26, 2022 - August 25, 2022
Philadelphia Phillies Games | Dates vary by game
Center City District SIPS | Every Wednesday, June 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022
New Kids on the Block | Wells Fargo Center | June 29, 2022
Tedeschi Trucks Band | Mann Center | July 8, 2022
Backstreet Boys | Freedom Mortgage Pavilio | July 14, 2022
Shawn Mendes | Wells Fargo Center | August 2, 2022
Roger Waters | Wells Fargo Center | August 5-6 2022
Kendrick Lamar | Wells Fargo Center | August 9, 2022
My Chemical Romance | Wells Fargo Center | August 29, 2022
Ricketts Glen State Park in Benton, PA (if you want waterfalls)
Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware (if you want to be near the beach)
Wharton State Forest in New Jersey (if you want to canoe)
Mt. Tammany - Delaware Water Gap (dogs on leash)
Glen Onoko Falls (dogs on leash)
Mount Minsi (dogs on leash)
High Rocks Trail (kid-friendly, dogs on leash)
The Pinnacle (dogs friendly)
Hawk Mountain (ADA accessible)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash, wheelchair friendly)
Ridley Creek State Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash)
Wharton State Forest, NJ (kid-friendly, dogs on leash)
Andorra Meadow Trail (kid-friendly, dogs on leash)
