If your things to do list includes spring cleaning, Philly takes it to a whole new level with Love Your Park Week! Guided hikes and opportunities to clean and plant abound, so check in here with your local park.

Enjoy the weather and play some mini golf with the family, or sign up for The Big Climb at Lincoln Financial Field to raise money for cancer treatment. Want to do some shopping? Visit Rittenhouse Square for fine crafts, or Cherry Street Pier for a Mother’s Day-themed market, or stop by Dilworth Park for the seasonal Marketplace.

For those looking to get a little wild, the Kensington Street Derby and Art Fest is happening this weekend and so is Beerathon.

Thinking of things to do further head? Check out our year-round calendar about how to be a good citizen.

Jewish American Heritage Month continues, Indie rock comes to town, spring pop-up markets are all over the city just in time for Mother’s Day, and Love Your Park Week is happening too! 

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK AND WEEKEND IN PHILLY

HONOR JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE. Each May, organizations and Americans celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month. The Weitzman continues celebrations this week on May 7 at 6pm with a Sephardic Culinary Heritage discussion with Dr. Helene Jawhara Piñer and chef Mike Solomonov. On May 8 at 5pm, come to a film and panel discussion on the documentary, Code Name: Ayalon. Your panelists are Eszter Kutas, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation; Laurel Fairworth, the film’s executive producer, and Arnon Degani, Fellow at Molad: Center for Renewal of Israeli Democracy and Visiting Fellow at the Middle East Center at Penn. Events continue all month long! Free. 101 S. Independence Mall East

ENJOY BEER BY THE SCHUYLKILL.  May 8 through 12 from 4 to 10pm, Parks on Tap comes to Philly’s mid-city waterfront, the Center City portion of the Schuylkill River. The roving beer (and cocktail and food) garden provides a great excuse to bring your kids to happy hour. Next week, they’re in Pennsport. Free admission. 25th and Walnut streets

ALL RIGHT, IT’S OK, GUESS IT’S BETTER TO GO SEE A GREAT INDIE ROCK BAND. WXPN Welcomes The Decembrists at The Fillmore May 8 at 8pm. Their first album in six years comes out June 14. $67-$201. 29 E Allen Street

Philadelphia Marketplace at Dilworth Park

SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS AT THE MARKET. The Philadelphia Marketplace returns to Dilworth Park for the spring season every Friday and Saturday from noon to 6pm through June 29. The outdoor market features a rotating lineup of Philadelphia-area merchants and makers, nearly half being minority-owned businesses and more than three quaters women-owned. Shop handmade jewelry, skincare, artwork, home goods, stationery, specialty foods and more. A weekly list of vendors will be updated at dilworthpark.org. Free. 1 S. 15th Street

SHOP FOR SOME FINE CRAFTS JUST IN TIME FOR MOTHER’S DAY. From May 10 through May 12, the Rittenhouse Square Fine Craft Show is open from 10am to 6pm Friday and until 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Dozens of vendors fill the square with ceramics, jewelry, wood, digital art, decorative and wearable fiber, furniture, glass, and photography. Free. 1800 Walnut Street

CELEBRATE FRIENDS OF THE WISSAHICKON’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY! At their 100th Anniversary Backyard Bash on May 10 from 6 to 9pm at Valley Green Inn. there will be live music, an art gallery from Photography Without Borders, family-friendly activities, special local beer crafted for the occasion by Chestnut Hill Brewing, and more. $25-$100. Valley Green Road

GO A FEW ROUNDS AT THE PUTT-PUTT. May 11 marks National Mini Golf Day, and Franklin Square is playing along with Franklin Square Play Day. From noon to 2pm enjoy enjoy free fun crafts and games, giant bubbles, live music, fitness fun, and Go with YOYO. Plus, BOGO Philly Mini Golf all day! Free-$13 per person. 200 N, 6th Street

SEE A WILD STREET DERBY AND ARTS FEST. The 16th Annual Kensington Derby and Arts Festival takes over Frankford Avenue from York St to Huntingdon Street on May 11 from noon to 6pm. Between 15,000 and 25,000 people are expected to fill the three-mile urban obstacle course for the parade of human-powered vehicles. The route is packed with over 150 food, drink, artist and handmade goods vendors. Free. Frankford Avenue from York to Huntington Streets

MIX BEER WITH RUNNING A 5K. TRUST US. On May 11, Beerathon makes its Navy Yard debut with a race at 11am and a Beerfest at noon. You don’t have to drink to run and you don’t have to run to drink, but you must be 21. Featured brews include Bitchin’ Kittens, Swedesboro, Broad Street Brewing, Fishtown Iced Tea, New Ridge. $29-39.  4747 S. Broad Street

CLIMB THE STEPS AT THE LINC FOR A GOOD CAUSE. Join the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society on May 11 at Lincoln Financial Field starting at 8am for Big Climb Philadelphia. Join a team or register as an individual. There’s no minimum, but the more you raise for your climb, the more swag you get. All donations help support the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and to help improve the quality of life of patients and their families. This event is all-weather. $10 for kids 8-17, $50 for adults. 1 Lincoln Financial Field Way

GO TO A CRAFT BAZAAR FOR MOTHER’S DAY. Cherry Street Pier hosts the 20th Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar May 11 and 12 from 11am to 5pm. More than 80 craft vendors will be on hand along with Make & Takes by Nimble Craft and Project Joy and a full cash bar and food by Philly Taco. Free. 121 N. Christopher Columbus Boulevard

LOVE YOUR PARKS! It’s that time of year again Philly, Love Your Park Week starts May 11 and runs through May 19 with events across the city including guided hikes, local cleanups, and community festivals. To kick it off, on Saturday from 9am to noon Wissahickon Environmental Center (aka The Tree House) is getting some beautification, to participate, register here. From noon to 3pm, Wissahickon Fest is happening at the Cedars House Café. Free. Various locations citywide.

ONGOING EVENTS

Art exhibitions, plays, and more things to do, until you can’t anymore.

Alexey Brodovitch Tricorne, 1935. Philadelphia Museum of Art. From the Collection of Dorothy Norman, 1968. Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art.

SEE A FASHIONABLE EXHIBITION AT THE BARNES. Designer, photographer and instructor Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971) art directed Harper’s Bazaar from 1934 to 1958 and mentored many 20th century documentary and fashion photographers. His work is featured in a new exhibit at the Barnes, Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me, through May 19. $5-$25. 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

LEVEL UP WITH RPG IMPROV. Running through May 26 at The Adrienne Theater, Sidequest Theater presents Roll Play: An Improvised Adventure, a live, interactive, fully-improvised fantasy RPG performance where audience suggestions and a roll of the dice determine the fate of our stage heroes, ensuring every show is a new experience. Showtimes: 8pm Fridays, 7pm Saturdays, 2pm Sundays. $25. 2030 Sansom Street

ENJOY YOUR COMMUTE IN CENTER CITY. Select Wednesday mornings through June 5 from 8 to 9am, Center City District celebrates residents, commuters, and workers with Center City Sunrise, offering coffee and entertainment from Capriccio Café, Bluestone Lane, Coco Grille, Termini Bros. Bakery, and Saxbys. The first event (April 3) is at Suburban Station. Full list of dates and locations here. Free. Various locations

Mural Arts Philadelphia’s 2024 People’s Budget project allows residents of Philadelphia to co-create, learn, empower, and engage in the City of Philadelphia budget process. From May 1 through June 21, The People’s Budget Office will be set up in LOVE Park, serving as a resource hub and engagement space to learn about the city budget and contribute funding priorities. Hours are noon to 6pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays and noon to 4pm Saturdays. Free. 1600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

ROLL ON AT DILWORTH PARK’S ROLLER RINK. City Hall’s roller rink is open daily through June 30 from 11am to 8:45pm Sunday through Thursdays; 11am to 10pm Friday and Saturday. This year’s retro-inspired rink decor is courtesy of Lucky Dog Studio. The Air Grille Garden will serve up eats and adult beverages for those over 21. Timed advanced admission, private events, and skate rentals can be purchased online. $8-$16. 1 S. 15th Street

SEE A GOLDEN GIRLS MURDER MYSTERY. Without A Cue Productions are back on May 3 with A Golden Girls Murder Mystery: The Girls Do Atlantic City at the Red Rum Theater. Shows are 5 and 8pm on Saturdays and 3pm Sundays through June 30. $35-75. 601 Walnut Street

SEE A PROVOCATIVE ART EXHIBITION. At The Philadelphia Museum of Art from through July 15, Philadelphia-based artist Jesse Krimes’s Rikers Quilt (2020) is on display for its first institutional exhibition. Krimes produced his work in response to ongoing abuses at Rikers Island, drawing on his own experiences of incarceration and reentry into society. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, and 10am to 8:45pm on Fridays. Free-$30. 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Artist Risa Puno. Photo by Carlos Avendaño courtesy of the Fabric Workshop and Museum.

FEEL A GROUP HUG. The Fabric Workshop and Museum hosts Risa Puno’s first-ever solo exhibition, through July 21, Group Hug: Risa Puno is as visually captivating as it is interactive. Choose one of two paths in the show, and you’ll either lounge in a giant, soft, coconut shell-looking pod that transforms into a cozy armchair, or you’ll play Whack-a-Mole. Either way, you’ll learn a life lesson. Free. 1214 Arch Street

To Understand a Tree.

SEE NEW EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM FOR ART IN WOOD. Now through July 21, catch To Understand a Tree by interdisciplinary artist, designer and woodworker Gina Siepel. The exhibit focuses on “the dignity of a living tree, its network of eco-systemic relationships, and the ubiquity of the material of wood in design and daily life.” The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 5 pm. Free. 141 N. 3rd Street

Courtesy of the Mütter Museum.

VISIT AN EXHIBITION ON HOMELESSNESS. Through August 5, the Mütter Museum hosts Unhoused: Personal Stories and Public Health, a special exhibition on American homelessness through the lens of public health. Museum hours are 10am to 5pm daily except Tuesday. Free-$20. 19 S. 22nd Street

Art of the Brick at the Franklin Institute.

EXPERIENCE LEGOS LIKE YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE. Through September 22, the world’s largest display of LEGO art returns to the Franklin Institute. The Art of the Brick by Nathan Sawaya is a critically acclaimed collection of artworks made exclusively in plastic bricks that snap together, including original pieces and re-imagined versions of famous masterpieces, a multimedia exhibition of LEGO-infused photography by Dean Wes, and a 9,000-square-foot brick play space. Museum hours are 9:30am to 5pm daily, with evening hours to 8pm, Thursday through Saturday. $20-$43. 222 N. 20th Street

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