Philly Summer Guide

 
 
 

Get ready to plan a summer jam-packed with some of the best events Philly has to offer from May to August! Make sure you have everything from your festival glitters to your camping gear and hiking boots at the ready, we’ve compiled a list of events lined up for this summer in Philly and surrounding areas!

Begins in May:

Festival of Fountains at Longwood Gardens | May 5th - September 25th

Begins in June:

Gay Pride Drag Tea at Sofitel Philadelphia | Sundays in June

LGBTQ Hall of Flags and Philly Gay Pride Flag Exhibit | June 1-30, 2022

Summer Block Party at Peddlers Village | June 4 - June 29 2022

Sand Sculptures in the Village | June 8 - September 7 2022

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) Philadelphia Flower Show | June 11-19 2022

Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll | June 16 2022

Annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival | June 18 2022

Juneteenth Parade and Festival at Malcolm X Park, 5100 Pine St. | June 19 2022

Flag Fest at the Betsy Ross House | June 19 2022

qFlix LGBTQ+ Film Festival | June 19-26 2022

Wawa Welcome America Festival | June 19 2022 - July 4 2022

Black Greek Edition Golf Outing | June 20 2022

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival at Franklin Square | June 21 2022 - August 7 2022

Manayunk Arts Festival | June 25-26 2022

Light: Installations by Bruce Munro | June 30 2022 - October 30 2022

Begins in July:

Philly Balloon and Music Festival | July 1-4 2022

Party on the Parkway | July 4 2022

BlobFest Contest | July 8-10 2022

Shakespear in Clark Park | July 8-10 2022

East Passyunk Car Show and Street Festival | July 31 2022

Penn's Landing Philadelphia, Old City

Begins in August:

Peach Month at Peddlers Village | August 6 - August 28 2022

BlackStar Film Festival | August 3-7 2022

2nd Street Festival | August 7 2022

31st Annual Ukrainian Folk Festival at the Ukrainian American Sport Center | August 28 2022

Zoe Fox, Passyunk Square, Farmer's Market

All Season Long:

Harry Potter the Exhibition at the Franklin Institute | March - September 18 2022

Roller Rink at Dilworth Park | April 22 2022 - July 17 2022

Keith Haring: A Radiant Legacy at the Michener Art Museum | March 12 2022 - July 31 2022

Night Tours: Summer Twilight at Eastern State Penitentiary | Thursday through Sunday evenings from May 6 2022 - September 4 2022

Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest | Dates for the 2022 season will be announced soon

Parks on Tap at the Water Works | May 20 2022 - August 31 2022

Old City Eats at 2nd Street | Every Thursday May 26 2022 - August 25 2022

Philadelphia Phillies Games | Dates vary by game

Center City District SIPS | Every Wednesday June 1 2022 - August 31 2022

Major Summer Concerts:

Kenny Chesney | Lincoln Financial Field | June 18, 2022

New Kids on the Block | Wells Fargo Center | June 29, 2022

Tedeschi Trucks Band | Mann Center | July 8, 2022

Backstreet Boys | Freedom Mortgage Pavilio | July 14, 2022

Shawn Mendes | Wells Fargo Center | August 2, 2022

Roger Waters | Wells Fargo Center | August 5-6 2022

Kendrick Lamar | Wells Fargo Center | August 9, 2022

My Chemical Romance | Wells Fargo Center | August 29, 2022

OUTDOORS:

Camping Locations:

French Creek State Park in Elverson, PA (great for first-time campers) 

Ricketts Glen State Park in Benton, PA (if you want waterfalls)

Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Delaware (if you want to be near the beach)

Wharton State Forest in New Jersey (if you want to canoe)

Hiking Trails:

Wissahickon Valley Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash, horseback riding)

Mt. Tammany - Delaware Water Gap (dogs on leash)

Glen Onoko Falls (dogs on leash)

Mount Minsi (dogs on leash)

High Rocks Trail (kid-friendly, dogs on leash) 

The Pinnacle  (dogs friendly)

Hawk Mountain (ADA accessible)

Valley Forge National Historical Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash, wheelchair friendly) 

Ridley Creek State Park (kid-friendly, dogs on leash) 

Wharton State Forest, NJ (kid-friendly, dogs on leash) 

Andorra Meadow Trail (kid-friendly, dogs on leash)

 
 
 
 
Kristin McFeely