Philly Summer Guide

Philly Summer Guide

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
 
 

BEGINS IN JUNE:

Gay Pride Drag Tea at Sofitel Philadelphia | Sundays in June
 
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
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
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 2022
 
Party 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, 2022
 
BlackStar 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, 2022
 
Roller Rink at Dilworth Park | April 22, 2022 - July 17, 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

Major Summer Concerts:

Kenny Chesney | Lincoln Financial Field | June 18, 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
 
 

Outdoors:

Camping Locations:

French Creek State Park in Elverson, PA (great for first-time campers)
 
 
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)

Hiking Trails:

Wissahickon Valley Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash, horseback riding)
 
 
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)

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