Category: Festivals

Saint Lucia Carnival 2023

Saint Lucia Carnival is a vibrant and exhilarating celebration that takes place on the beautiful island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. It is an annual event known for its colorful costumes, energetic music, and lively street parades. The carnival typically spans several weeks, culminating in a grand finale called “Carnival Monday” and “Carnival Tuesday,” Read more…

National Schools Calypso Monarch 2023

10 primary and 6 secondary schools compete for the title of National Junior Calypso Monarch 2023! Primary School Calypso Finalists 1. Anglican Infant 2. Augier Combined 3. Ave Maria Primary 4. Canon Laurie Anglican Primary 5. Carmen Rene Memorial 6. Gros Islet Primary 7. Mongouge Combined 8. Piaye Combined 9. Reunion Primary 10. Saltibus Combined Read more…

Festival, Concert and Fireworks

This Fourth of July, celebrate America independence with incredible fireworks in Philadelphia during the annual Wawa Welcome America! festival! THE MAIN EVENT Concert & Fireworks Display 8:30 – 11:00 p.m., July 4, 2010 CONCERT BEGINS AT 8:30 – FIREWORKS BEGIN AROUND 10:30 FIREWORKS LOCATION: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Benjamin Franklin Parkway Where to Watch the Read more…

Carnival 2023

The Experience Travel to the Islands without leaving Philadelphia for the 25th annual Caribbean Festival at Penn´s Landing Great Plaza. This free festival of Caribbean traditions, music and food is a culturally rich celebration of 14 Caribbean Islands featuring a collage of sights, sounds, aromas and tastes. With entertainment as the focal point of the Read more…

Street Italian Market Festival

The Experience For one weekend each May, 9th Street – in the heart of South Philadelphia – closes down traffic and a huge, multi-block festival takes over the neighborhood. It all starts with the great sights, sounds and aromas of America´s oldest continuously operating open-air market: South Philadelphia´s famous Italian Market. And the most important Read more…