Due to the impending weather forecast, the Girard Ave Street Fest, scheduled for October 1st, has been postponed. We are actively working on date alternatives. In the meantime, stay tuned for information about other opportunities to get together on Girard Avenue and celebrate the neighborhood.
After a 2-year hiatus, the Girard Avenue Street Festival is back annd better than ever! Read on for all the details.
THE EVENT
Fairmount CDC is partnering with State Representative Donna Bullock to produce the 2022 Girard Avenue Street Festival presented by PECO on Saturday, October 1, from 11am to 5:30pm. The street festival is a free annual, outdoor event on West Girard Avenue, between 26th and 29th Streets, showcasing businesses across the Brewerytown, Sharswood, and Fairmount communities.
ENTERTAINMENT AND FEATURE PERFORMANCES
The festival will feature 90+ vendors and service-providers, a kids zone with bounce houses and games for families, neighborhood businesses with the best bites of Brewerytown and live music from local bands, including performances by:
SNACKTIME
Dena Miranda and Friends
TreWay & the Now Generation
Dirty Soap
Teef
Shadow Trax Drill Team
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
2637brew Action Karate Fairmount Asanti Hair Studio Best In Show Grooming Brewerytown Bakery Brewerytown Pharmacy Candle Odyssey Crime and Punishment Brewing Co Cultivaire Diadem Salon Evolve Salon Girard Veterinary Clinic Got U Covered Harpers Ice Cream Holistic Jawn I Scream For Ice Cream Innovative Learning Center of Philadelphia Jenine Branson Keller Williams Philadelphia Lather Hair Studio | Love Slice Pizza Nectar Juice Co. Over the Moon Ice Cream Philly Tutors Platinum Fruit Creations Primal Supply Meats Remedy Spa & Wellness Retro Rewind Vintage & Thrift Rybrew Sandra’s Fashion Sky’s Place Soul Haum Yoga Sound Space Performing Arts Spot Gourmet Burgers Steelworks Strength Systems Stone's Beer & Beverage Market The Monkey & The Elephant Thompson Street Ladies Treehouse Academy |
PARTNERS, ARTISTS & VENDORS
BalletX Casaundra Grady Comcast Affordable Connectivity Program. Dairain Smith faystringart Hadiyyah’s Boutique LLC Flashy Not Too Cashy Costume Jewelry Kharysol Lauren Todd McClay Pots Mic Don Art & Signature Books | Oomgdesign Philadelphia Jazz Tap Ensemble PSGdesigns ReggieReg Sun and Three Moons LLC The Block Church Center City The Rounds Uhuru Furniture Ushine Jewelry & Accessories Vernell Thomas |
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS & NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS
African American Chamber of Commerce Bureau Of Blindness and Visual Services Campaign for Working Families Community Partnership School Dedicated Senior Medical Center Father's Day Rally Committee, Inc. Girard College Green Street Rescue/LeCat Cafe Helping Hands Warming Hearts Hnaan Moon Thaillc IDAAY Office Of Councilwoman Katherine Gilmore Richardson ParentChild+ Philadelphia City Rowing Philadelphia Department of Public Health Philadelphia Fire Department Philadelphia Revenue Department Philadelphia Water Department | Philly ASAP PHMC Project HOME Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs Rename Taney Representative Kenyatta's 181st District Office SEPTA Sheriff's Office St. Joes Prep Strawberry Mansion NAC Temple University – Language, Literacy, and Learning Lab Treetenders Turning Points For Children Ukrainian National Women’s League Of America United Missionary Baptist Church |
FAQs
Girard Avenue Street Festival is a rain or shine event, starting at 11am and running until 5:30pm (vendor tables will be open 11am-4pm)
On the day of the event Girard Avenue will be closed from 25th to 29th Streets and parking on the avenue will not be permitted; ticketing and towing will begin at 8am. SEPTA will reroute Route 15 to Poplar Street.
Live music starts promptly at 11am on the stage at 29th Street; we'll have 90+ vendors, businesses and service-providers tabling, and lots of activities for kids and families to enjoy.
All participating businesses are required to register - if you have not registered yet, email psherlock@fairmountcdc.org ASAP.
SPONSORS
The Girard Avenue Street Festival ismade possible by our neighbors and partners.
PECO State Representative Donna Bullock Fairmount CDC Lower North Philadelphia CDC Council President Darrell Clarke Crossroads Fulton Bank Laborers' District Council MM Partners 29th Ward Democratic Committee | Keystone First AmeriHealth Caritas Alliance HP Equinox Management & Construction Aetna Philadelphia Housing Authority HealthPartners Design Pro Development Always Best Care Senior Services Moravia Health |
Learn more here, and we'll see you October 1st!