Philadelphia Weekender: Food truck festival and Juneteenth celebrations
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There's plenty to do around the Philly metro this weekend.
🔥 Check out Chester County's hot-air balloon festival, which runs Friday-Sunday in Kennett Square.
- Live bands, beer, food and crafts, plus a kid zone with bounce houses and a petting zoo. Single-day tickets: $33.85 adults, $12.51 children; free for kids 6 and under.
🎙️ WURD Radio takes over World Cafe Live in University City with a "Message is Our Music" event hosted by Tiffany Bacon.
- Expect a live performance from "Queen of House" Lady Alma. Plus: WURD's own DJ Tee Alford will spin beats that'll keep the dance party going. Friday, 6-11pm. Tickets: $32.65
🆕 It's the grand opening of FDR Park's Gateway Plaza. Free paddle boating, food trucks, guided tours and more. Saturday, 10am-2pm.
📝 Stop by the Sketch 2025 brunch Saturday at Location 215 for a first look at art works part of ArtPhilly's What Now 2026 festival.
- Live music, choreography and a drag opera performance. 10am-4pm. Register here.
🎟️ It's free admission at the Penn Museum for its annual Juneteenth festival, which runs Saturday 10am-6pm. Art workshops, music and dance performances.
- Plus, check out a special pop-up exhibit from the West Philadelphia Community Archaeology project.
🗓️ Mercer Museum in Doylestown is holding a free Juneteenth celebration, including a living history presentation about Harriet Tubman, a live DJ, food trucks and kid-friendly activities. Saturday, noon-3pm.
🛻 Taste all the offerings at Linvilla Orchards' food truck festival on Saturday from 11am-5pm. More than 20 local food trucks will visit the 300-acre farm.
- Plus, a beer garden for adults, and pony and train rides for the kiddos.
🌱 Philly VegFest is back at Queen Village's Bainbridge Green. Plant-based foods, live music, panels, and more. Saturday, 11am-5pm.
🎶 Philly-based band Chestnut Grove celebrates the 10th anniversary of its first album, "Perkiomenville," with a performance at the Ardmore Music Hall on Saturday at 7:30pm.
- The band will release new music this summer and tour throughout 2025. Tickets: $88+