Welcome to what may be one of the busiest weekends in Philly this season, with the Roots Picnic, Philly Pride, Philly Run Fest, Bike-A-Thon, and more taking over the city.
People dance at the Jerk x Jollof set at the Centennial Stage during The Roots Picnic at the Mann Center in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 2, 2024.Welcome to what may be one of the busiest weekends in Philly this season.
There’s the Roots Picnic, Philly Pride, the Philly Run Fest, Bike-A-Thon, and more taking over Center City, Fairmount Park, and elsewhere — so look out forIt’s Philly Pride Weekend! See the 600-foot-long Pride flag as it’s carried past historical LGBTQ landmarks on Friday, party at the Art Museum on Saturday, and wear your best and brightest rainbows for the Philly Pride March and Festival on Sunday.: The Roots Picnic brings a killer lineup to the Mann Center this weekend with Meek Mill, Lenny Kravitz, GloRilla, Tems, and dozens more. Pop music critic Dan DeLuca explains: Laurel Hill Cemetery has long served as an arts and music venue, but this weekend will see something totally new — the first-ever— a musical adaptation of Marilyn Monroe’s classic 1959 film — at the Forrest Theatre. Come for the story you know, stay for the: The shiny, brand new game spot F1 Arcade opens in Center City today with 80 high-tech racing simulators in a swanky lounge. Read why my colleague Stephanie Farr saysThe one and only Sapphira Cristál — Philly’s opera singing drag queen who was named Miss Congeniality on last year’s season of— is kicking off Pride weekend with two special performances titled after the nickname she earned on the show: slue-foot. The funny and talented diva will bring “One Slue Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” to: It’s a great time to get outside and explore the region’s many hiking trails. We asked readers to tell us: One of the best places to hang out during the summer just opened up — Spruce Street Harbor Park. The waterfront spot offers hammocks, DJs, and: Chef Leslie Daniel, who goes by Chef Too Hype, is a big name in the Atlantic City dining scene . He gave us his personal recs for: After unlikely musical pair Sting and Shaggy hosted a Philly festival in 2023, they’ve teamed up again to bring One Fine Day back to the Mann Center later this year.on June 1 and June 8. It’s often called one of the great achievements of Western art, and yet Opera Philadelphia has never touched it. The last time the Philadelphia Orchestra performed a full version of the opera was in 1934, with Fritz Reiner conducting. Now it’s finally here, with highly regarded Wagnerians Nina Stemme as Isolde and Stuart Skelton singing Tristan, no less. Led by Yannick Nézet-Séguin in a concert version, the Philadelphia Orchestra performs the work twice, both matinees .
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