October 20, 2021

Northern Liberties Presents Hound-O-Ween Pet Costume Contest and Festival to Help Street Tails

October 20, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

Philadelphia's largest Halloween pet costume contest is back - and cuter than ever! Northern Liberties Business Improvement District partners with Street Tails Animal Rescue on the 7th Annual Hound-O-Ween Fall Festival and Doggie Costume Contest. The event is back in person and moves to the intersection of Laurel and N. 2nd Street, on Sunday, October 31st, from 12:00pm to 4:00pm. This year, to ensure proper health and safety protocols, 40 of the region's most festively decked out pets are invited to strut across the stage. Contestants will compete for prizes in four categories for prizes, plus all pets will compete for the grand prize of $500, sponsored by Wilson’s Estate Jewelry. Registration for this annual benefit is only a $30 donation per pet. All proceeds benefit Street Tails Animal Rescue in their mission to help homeless and unwanted animals in the Philadelphia area.

October 12, 2021

Figo Ristorante and Figo Pizzeria to Debut in Northern Liberties by Glu Hospitality

October 12, 2021/ Figo Ristorante and Figo Pizzeria/ Guest User

Glu Hospitality and partners Derek Gibbons and Tim Lu announce the grand opening of Figo Ristorante and Figo Pizzeria this Friday, October 15th at 1033 N. 2nd Street. The two side-by-side restaurants will debut in the heart of the Northern Liberties Restaurant Row, in the former home of Darling's Diner and Wahlburgers, next to the Piazza. When opened, Figo will be the largest restaurant in the Northern Liberties Business Improvement District, offering nearly 10,000 square feet of space and 250+ seats. Figo Ristorante will be a full service restaurant, kitchen, bar and outdoor patio offering Italian cuisine by Chef Hee "Chino" Chang, with craft cocktails, espresso martini flights, Italian soda flights, two dozen taps, and over two dozen wines by the glass, bottle and flight. Opening services will include dinner, indoor dining, outdoor dining, delivery and take-out, with late night, happy hour and brunch service to be launched later in the fall. Next door, at the North end of the property, Figo Pizzeria will offer pizza pies and stuffed hoagies with lunch, mid-day and dinner service, with cafe seating outside and take-out/pick-up and delivery.

October 03, 2021

Monster Mash Bloody Mary Challenge Returns to 16 Northern Liberties Restaurants for Spooky Season

October 03, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

Northern Liberties Business Improvement District ushers in spooky season and sweater weather with the return of the Monster Mash! In its second year, this event will highlight the great outdoor dining spots in the neighborhood, showcase the best brunch restaurants in the city - and crown the neighborhood's winner for Best Bloody Mary! Will anyone unseat 2020 winner Jerry’s Bar? This year’s event is presented with support from sponsors and supporters Stateside Vodka and Devilfish Ink. Monster Mash: Northern Liberties Bloody Mary Challenge will run from Saturday, October 9th through Sunday, October 17th 2021, with select restaurants participating on weekends only.

October 01, 2021

Christmas Village in Philadelphia Announces Return to Love Park, City Hall Courtyard and North Apron

October 01, 2021/ Christmas Village in Philadelphia/ Guest User

Returning for its 14th season, Christmas Village in Philadelphia will once again transform LOVE Park and City Hall (Courtyard and North Apron) into a traditional, open-air German Christmas Market, open daily between Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 25th and Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24th, with a preview weekend planned for November 20 to 21, 2021. New and returning for this year, Christmas Village will present an extra magical surprise with a double-tier Christmas Village carousel in the City Hall Courtyard, along with a brand-new German food court in the Courtyard. After taking a break last year due to the pandemic, the grand Ferris Wheel and the Kid’s Train will be back, along with vendors on the City Hall North Apron.

September 30, 2021

The Story Brings Stunning New Coffee Shop and Bookstore to Downtown Ardmore

September 30, 2021/ Ardmore Initiative/ Guest User

Continuing the explosion of new businesses opening in Ardmore, downtown now welcomes The Story – a coffee shop and bookstore located at 45 E. Lancaster Avenue. Most recently, the building was the 843 VFW outpost, where it served veterans in the Ardmore area for over 30 years. Owners have taken the former outpost and renovated it with thrifted, repurposed and donated decor that all hold hundreds of years of history - including the 1893 Schomacker & Co. piano, the circa 1923 bar chairs, the custom lion-head bar from a local mansion, the book wall with chapters unfolding above the plush vintage lounger - and the feature wall designed and hand-papered by Carissa Robinson from Creator Studio in Philly.

September 26, 2021

Stina Announces Monthly Guest Chef Charity Dinners with David Ansill, Joncarl Lachman and Phila Lorn

September 26, 2021/ Stina BYO/ Guest User

Stina BYO Chef Bobby Saritsoglou announces a brand new monthly Stina Guest Chef Series and Charity Dinner with three of Philly's finest chefs raising money in September, October and November for a different cause each month. Chef Phila Lorn will kick things off on Thursday, September 30th, with a dinner collaboration menu that will benefit Cambodian American Girls Empowering. For the second month, Stina will partner with Chef Joncarl Lachman of Noord and Winkel on Tuesday, October 28th. For the final fall event, Stina will partner with Chef David Ansill on Tuesday, November 30th. Each event will feature Stickman Brews, who will curate the evenings beer list to pair with the menus every month. For the September launch menu, guests will enjoy an eight course menu with dishes from Lorn and Saritsoglou for $65 per person, with an optional add on beer tasting with Stickman Brews for $10 per person.

September 25, 2021

Craft Hall and Mainstay Independent Brewing Announce Ten Day Oktoberfest Celebration

September 25, 2021/ Craft Hall/ Guest User

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Craft Hall, Philadelphia's largest indoor restaurant! Come out this fall for a special 10 day celebration that will include traditional biergarten decor, Oktoberfest themed menu additions, special fall BBQ specials, beer from Mainstay Independent Brewing, beer steins, and pumpkin decorating ($5 small, $10 large). Mainstay will have plenty of freshly canned Oktoberfest ready for the celebration, prost! Steins are $15.00 with refills only $7.50 during this special event. Additionally, the indoor playground is now reopened for fun for the kiddos. Save the date and invite the whole family as Craft Hall’s Oktoberfest promises to be the most family-friendly celebration in the entire region. Also, enjoy Oktoberfest with your pup as the special menu and beer will be available outside at the Puppy Porch too!

September 24, 2021

Morgan's Pier Presents Fall Fest on the Waterfront with Pumpkin Carving, Fall Decor, New Menus

September 24, 2021/ Morgan's Pier/ Guest User

Sweater weather is back - and so is the return of one of the most celebrated Fall Festivals in the region! Waterfront dining at Philadelphia's largest outdoor restaurant venue will continue into the fall season. Morgan's Pier Fall Fest returns for the seventh season from September 24 to October 30, 2021. Head to the expansive dining destination as it converts into an autumn wonderland - with five more weeks of stunning views, entertainment, new fall food and cocktails, seasonal beers and much more. Morgan's Pier Fall Fest will operate Fall Fest seven days a week this year due to popular demand.

September 16, 2021

Northern Liberties Night Market Set to Debut with Food Trucks, Entertainment & Fun Surprises

September 16, 2021/ Northern Liberties Business Improvement District/ Guest User

2nd Street Festival is proud to announce the launch of the Northern Liberties Night Market Series. This inaugural series of outdoor food festivals is rolling into the single fastest growing neighborhood in Philadelphia on Thursday, September 23rd, from 5:00pm to 10:00pm, on N. 2nd Street between Fairmount and Poplar streets. This new event will take place every spring and fall, and is a pivot and expansion by the operators of the city's 2nd Street Festival, which has been on hold during the pandemic. For this first event, look for dozens of food trucks, food vendors, shopping vendors, sidewalk cafes, entertainment, family fun, lawn games, music, street performers, and a couple other fun surprises. The festival is free to attend and food/drink are pay-as-you-go. For more information, visit http://www.2ndstfestival.org/

September 15, 2021

Philadelphia's Halloween Bar Nightmare Before Tinsel Opens Just in Time for Spooky Season

September 15, 2021/ Nightmare Before Tinsel/ Guest User

Ghosts and ghouls, witching hour approaches. Teddy Sourias and Craft Concepts Group - the creators of Philadelphia's Christmas Pop-up Bar - announces the grand opening of Nightmare Before Tinsel. Philadelphia's Halloween Pop-up Bar will creak open its doors earlier than ever before for the start of September Spooky Season. Starting this Friday, September 17, 2021, at 4:00pm, enter a spooky new world created inside a 100+ former jewelry store space at 116 S. 12th Street in Midtown Village. Among the ghosts that still haunt the space - including the ghosts of Tinsel's past - look for eerie ambiance, scary photo opps, witches bru cocktails, seasonal fall beers, costumed bartenders, and tons of frights and flights. For 2021, Nightmare Before Tinsel will debut its new season theme with The Devil's Lair where The Devil of Midtown Village invites visitors on a trip to the underworld they won't ever forget.