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Bread and Puppet Theater – Sun & Mon, Sep 16 and 17

Internationally known radical puppet company Bread and Puppet Theater returns to Liberty Lands this Sunday at 4pm The Grasshopper Rebellion Circus, a show that focuses onriot and rebellion against intolerable situations, with state-of-the-art paper-maché and the Bread and Puppet Brass…

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NLArts 2nd Annual Gala in the Park – THIS Thur, Aug 23

Join us for Our second Annual Gala in the Park fundraiser, honoring and celebrating our wonderful NLArts community! We aim to bring together neighborhood families to enjoy a sit-down meal, pick up some great auction items, enjoy some…

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Food Drive Concludes This Week

The Philabundance food drive runs through Sunday the 15th. Can’t make it? Donate cash, click here. Hunger Is Not a Game Although this idea started with “Instant Winner” free food coupons from Acme, donations from all sources are welcome. Drop-off…

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2nd St Festival – Sun, August 5 – Volunteers Needed!

From Noon to 10pm 10th Annual 2nd Street Festival* 2nd Street will be closed to traffic from Green to Germantown. Instead, stroll among the 100s of vendors, food and drink tents, beer gardens, and multiple live music stages!…

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Orkney Park Happy Hour & Game Nite – Friday, June 29

5:30-7:30pm Please join Friends of Orkney Park for a Happy Game Night fundraiser! Kids and dogs welcome! Giant Jenga, flip cup, cornhole, tarot card readings, and a water table for the kids! Food, wine, beer, and non alcoholic beverages…

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NoLibs Green Mile – Sat, June 16

10am-2pm A free, self-guided walking tour of 6 diverse community gardens in a 1 mile loop. See some of the neighborhood’s hidden gems and learn about local innovations in urban greening.  Held in conjunction with the City-wide celebration…

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E-Waste Recycling Day at Liberty Lands – Sat, June 16

From 10am to 1pm at Liberty Lands Park along 3rd Street Please, No Early Drop Offs. The NLNA is holding an electronics recycling collection. Bring anything powered by batteries or a cord to the park, and we’ll send…

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11th Annual Scavenger Hunt at Liberty Lands Park – Fri, Jun 15

From 5 to 7pm Join us for the NLArts 11th Annual Scavenger Hunt Scholarship  Fundraiser Each Year our Scavenger Hunt helps raise money for scholarships to our August camp. We provide full and sliding scale scholarships to ten families…

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LOVE Your Park Day – Sat, May 19 (Rain or Rain!)

From 9am to 1pm at Liberty Lands Park Join volunteers to clean and beautify our community park with a variety of projects  for all ages and skill sets. Plus, at the same time along 3rd Street… The NLNA is holding an…

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NoLibs 2018 Plant Sale! – Sat, May 5

From 9am to 2pm in The Yard at the NoLibs Community Center 700 N. 3rd Street (entrance on 3rd St.) Flowers, Veggies, and Herbs, oh my! Fill your flower boxes and re-stock your herbs. Pick out your favorite…

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Kearny Friends Happy Hour – Wed, April 25

Enjoy food and drink, a 50-50 raffle, crafts for the kids, and learn about how to help support our neighborhood school! Kearny Friends, the neighborhood support and advocacy group for our neighborhood public school at 6th & Fairmount,…

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Orkney Park’s Earth Day Birthday! – Sun, April 22

• from 10am to 1pm    Meet up with your neighbors at the Lawrence Street Playground for coffee, donuts, plantin’ & mulchin! Projects include: Planting new plants and  foliage native to the park Mulching the pathway Cleaning up the…

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Great Lakes Brewing Company To Sponsor Liberty Lands Work Day – Sat, April 21

From 9am to Noon! HEADS UP all you lovers of Liberty Lands and Great Lakes Brews! Come out between 9am to 2pm to the Park to help with planting, weeding, clean-up, beautifying our community space. Refreshments (brewed and…

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[New Date!] Annual Citywide Spring Cleanup – Sat, April 14 – Register online for help to clean your block!

NEW DATE: Saturday, April 14 Spring has sprung and the cleaning season has begun. Register online to clean your block.  The 11th Annual Philly Spring Cleanup will be held on Saturday, April 7th. With your help, we’ve managed to…

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New Stuff Going On At The Rec Center…

Northern Liberties Rec Center 321 Fairmount Street 19123 x Weekly activities for kids and adults at the Northern Liberties Rec Center! x x x Starting this week and next week: Akido with Sensei Sul (age 12 and up)…

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