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Free “Neighborhood Nights” at Blue Cross River Rink
Wednesday, Feb 19, and next Wednesday, Feb 26, 5-8:30pm Have fun and speak with DRWC Planners The Delaware River Waterfront Corp. is holding two Free Neighborhood Nights at Blue Cross River Rink on Penn’s Landing. Admission is free…
Read More »Join Together in a Day of Service to Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King – Mon, January 20
NLArts is hosting a Martin Luther King Day of Service Monday – January 20th from Noon to 3pm at the Northern Liberties Community Center, 700 N. 3rd Street Family craft activities, painting the community center and cleaning…
Read More »NLArts Presents the First Family Fun Party of The Year – Sunday, January 19
at Hip Philly in the Piazza – 2:00pm to 4:00pm Admission is FREE! Activity tickets are nominal — $2/each or 6 for $10. Bring a new NLArts friend and receive 4 free activity tickets Bundle Up and Grab the…
Read More »NLArts: December Friday Workshops for kids 5 to 12 years old
Dec. 6th First Friday Workshop: Gift Making and Fabric Arts with Una O’Neill from 6 to 8:30pm Dec. 13th Friday Workshop: Holiday Fun with Rae Burns from 6 to 8:30pm Friday Workshops include a pizza dinner and…
Read More »Lots Going on at the NL Rec Center: Pottery & Ceramics Classes, Meditation, After School Program, Karate, Kids’ Tennis, Dance, Chess, Theater!
New and Returning Programs Adult Clay/Pottery Classes are returning to the Northern Liberties Recreation Center. The classes emphasize handbuilding techniques. Classes are held Tuesday evenings, 6:30-9:30, starting October 1 and running through December 17 (12 weeks). All…
Read More »Kids’ Fall Festival – Sunday, Nov 2
Liberty Lands Park from 1 to 5pm Moms! Dads! Mark your calendars! Attendance is FREE, with small donations requested for crafts. The festival will feature: Kids’ Costume Parade (by the stage at 1:45pm) Crafts Hayrides…
Read More »Kid’s Clay Classes at the Rec Center
Tuesday Afternoons from 4:30 – 6:00pm (sharp) Northern Liberties Recreation Center | 321 Fairmount Ave | 19123 Sign up your kids for 8 weeks instruction in the Rec Center’s fully equipped clay studio. UA Instructor, Natalie Wieters leads…
Read More »Northern Liberties Fall Music Festival – Saturday, Sept 7th
$20 Bottomless Beer Cups from 4pm on! Bands: Mike Simons The Improbables Red Evidence School of Rock Uptown Tone Cowmuddy Want a free bottomless beer cup? We need volunteers to help with setup beforehand and cleanup afterwards….
Read More »Regarding this Year’s 2nd Street Festival and Cleanup
This was another huge success, and we thank the local businesses who organized it, the Philadelphia Folksong Society, and all the vendors and NLNA volunteers. The NLNA is aware that 2nd St. was not fully cleaned up…
Read More »Brooklyn Flea Market – Sundays at the Piazza!
Sundays through the Summer from 10am-5pm The well-known “Brooklyn Flea,” a 100+ vendor flea market, craft sale, and food fair returns with FREE browsing! More info on the Brooklyn Flea’s Philly web page. …
Read More »Free Girls Kickboxing Classes
Fridays 5:45pm, Joe Hand Boxing Gym, 547 N. 3rd Street Kickboxing instructors Erin Fennell and Brittani Warner, in participation with the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab, are offering free cardio kickboxing classes starting Friday, June…
Read More »Summer Movie Schedule for Liberty Lands
Awesome Fest brings big-haired adventure to Liberty Lands, as we travel back to the innocent 1980 when vampires were just starting to become sexy, CGI was a pipe dream, and Sly Stallone still had muscles! Liberty Lands…
Read More »Voices of Northern Liberties – NL History Exhibit EXTENDED through Sept 13
“Northern Liberties: From World’s Workshop to Hipster Mecca and the People in Between” Philadelphia History Museum, 15 S. 7th St. (7th & Market) – through September 13 http://www.philadelphiahistory.org/philadelphiavoices The transformations sweeping Northern Liberties during the past half century tell…
Read More »2nd Street Festival – Sunday, August 4th
The Low Anthem Returns From Hiatus to Join the Massive 2nd Street Festival Northern Liberties Philly August 4th with Best in Music, Food, and Culture FREE admission with option for VIP ticket on sale now to…
Read More »Special movie presentation – Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus – 9pm at Liberty Lands
The Awesome Fest breaks out its giant outdoor movie screen for an exclusive advanced screening of Michael Cera’s newest film Crystal Fairy. The film, which is fresh off a successful run at the Sundance Film Festival, is…
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