Philadelphia weekend: Pride festival, Roots Picnic and Beer Week

🎪 Cirque du Soleil's "Corteo" is in Philly through Sunday. The show includes daring acrobatic feats, comedy and a carnival-like atmosphere at the Liacouras Center. Tickets: $29+

🤹 Bring the whole family to the Hand to Hand Circus Festival at FringeArts. Two separate shows featuring student performers have juggling, acrobatics and clowning on the agenda. Friday through Sunday.

• Tickets: $15-$25; and pay what you can.

😂 Laugh your you-know-what off at "The Second City," featuring sketches, songs and improv from up-and-coming comedians at the Bristol Riverside Theatre.

• Shows available through Sunday. Tickets: $15-$60.

🍷 The Spring Festival's two-day soiree of outdoor ballet at the Red Rose Fam in Villanova is back this weekend. A VIP event is tonight featuring a cocktail reception and sunset performance starting at 5pm. Tickets: $1,000+

• Then grab a bottle of wine and a blanket for a picnic and performance on Saturday starting at 5:30pm. Tickets: $300

🎂 Go Philly Magic Gardens! It's your birthday! The folk art sculpture garden on South Street is celebrating 20 years with a night of food, fun and vinyls. Friday, 6-9pm. Tickets: $35

🛋️ Rent a room starting Friday at the newly refurbished historic Society Hill Hotel near Penn's Landing, featuring a cafe, whiskey bar and restaurant.

🍺 Raise a glass to Philly Beer Week. Friday kicks off 10 days of parties, events and special happy hours at breweries, bars and beer gardens across the city. Check out the organizer's website for a full calendar of events.

🎤 The Roots Picnic takes over the Mann Center Saturday and Sunday. Headliners include Lil Wayne, the Roots, Nas, Jill Scott, Victoria Monét and André 3000. Tickets: $150+

🏳️‍🌈 The Philadelphia Pride March and Festival are Sunday. The march steps off at 10:30am at 6th and Walnut streets. The festival runs from noon-7pm in the Gayborhood with vendors, live performances, food trucks and music.

• Events for Pride Month continue throughout June at venues across the city.

⛵ The Navy Yard Family Fest is jam-packed with activities and carnival games for the kids, food trucks, ice cream, and grown-up drinks. Plan on vendors and music too. Saturday from noon-6pm at Central Green.

🍓 Linvilla Orchards kicks off strawberry season with a festival Saturday from 8am-6pm. There's face painting, pony rides, hayrides for the kids, and the largest strawberry shortcake in Delaware County.

• Free to enter, pay as you go.