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City Guide > North America > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia | |
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Special Events Mummers Parade, string bands and parade 1 Jan, Broad Street Mummers Fancy Brigade Finale, 1 Jan, Pennsylvania Convention Center Chinese New Year, Feb, Chinatown St Patrick’s Day Parade, 17 Mar (or closest Sunday), Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia Flower Show, Mar, Pennsylvania Convention Center The Book and the Cook Festival and Fair, Mar, Port Washington Expo Center, Fort Washington Pridefest America, end of Apr-early May, various venues Philadelphia Film Festival, April, various venues Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival, Apr-May Philadelphia Open House, tour of private homes and gardens, Apr-May, various venues Dad Vail Regatta, America’s largest collegiate rowing event, mid-May, Fairmount Park Mellon Jazz Festival, through May, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Annual, early Jun, Rittenhouse Square Elfreth’s Alley Fete Days, Jun, Elfreth's Alley Sunoco Welcome America! Independence Day celebrations, late Jun-4 Jul, various venues Independence Day, 4 Jul, throughout the city Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, July, various locations Caribbean Festival, Aug, Penn’s Landing African American Cultural Extravaganza, late Aug, Festival Pier Yo! Philadelphia festival, Labor Day weekend, late Aug-early Sep, Festival Pier Philadelphia Fringe Festival , Sep, dance, theater, visual arts, music and plays are performed at various venues Greater Philadelphia Blues Fest, Oct, Irvine Auditorium on the University of Pennsylvania campus Thanksgiving Day Parade, 4th Thurs in Nov, Downtown Christmas Light Show, late Nov-late Dec, Lord & Taylor Grand Court |