Philadelphia weekend: Odunde, Luke Bryan and First Friday
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Don't miss all that the Odunde has to offer this Sunday. Photo: Courtesy of the Odunde festival
🤠 Country star Luke Bryan is playing at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden at 7pm tonight as part of his Country Song Came On tour. Tickets: $172+
🥳 It's First Friday again! Cherry Street Pier is lined with art exhibitions, live music, a makers market, ticketed paint and sip from 4-9pm tonight.
- Chestnut Hill is having its third annual Pride Party at NoName Gallery from 5-8pm. Arts, zero-proof drinks, and a book signing from author Kay Synclaire, who is touting her new book "House of Frank."
- Dominican musician Yasser Tejeda will play hits from his latest album "La Madrugá" at the Barnes Foundation from 6-9pm. Tickets required.
🍓 Have a berry good Saturday at Linvilla Orchards' Strawberry Festival. Food, family-friendly fun and everyone's favorite unveiling of the largest strawberry shortcake at 11am. Pick your own strawberries, while you're at it.
- Admission is free but tickets are required for other activities.
🌍 Odunde marks its 50th year at 10am on Sunday around the intersection of 23rd and South Streets.
- This big African-American street festival will draw as many as 500,000 attendees to a roughly 16-block stretch of South Philly, and feature live performances, art, food and vendors.
🧙 Follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Academy of Music to check out "The Wiz." In this modern twist on the American classic, Dorothy finds herself searching for her place in a new world. Runs through June 15. Ticket prices vary.
🖼️ The Rittenhouse Square Fine Art Show enters its 98th year and showcases about 150 artists at Rittenhouse Square this weekend.
- Friday-Saturday, 11am-6pm; Sunday, 11am-5pm.
⚾ Head over to the Navy Yard for a fanatical 25th anniversary celebration. Food trucks, games, and a visit from the Phillie Phanatic. Saturday, 1-6pm at the Central Green.
😀 The Disability Pride Philly Party takes over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Saturday with a parade that steps off from City Hall at 11am.
- A festival between 16th and 18th Streets runs from 11am-4pm, where you can expect food trucks, games, arts and crafts and a DJ.