Manayunk is celebrating summer with a block parties on Main Street every Thursday night.
The ninth annual Stroll the Street features live music, food and drink specials, art demonstrations and outdoor vendors on Thursdays from 5-8 p.m. The block party series begins June 6 and runs through Aug. 29. There is no block party on July 4 due to the holiday.
The theme of the block parties will vary by month. The June block parties will have an arts theme. July’s will be music-themed and August’s will be pet-themed.
The first block party features Plein on Main, a plein air art competition in which participants set up their easels outside and paint Main Street. Later block parties will include rug-tufting, drum circles, an open-mic night, peanut-butter puppy painting and a pet fashion show. The full schedule of events is available online.
Restaurants along Main Street will offer outdoor dining each Thursday, with food and drink specials continuing after 8 p.m. at some places. Live music will take place at Fat Lady Brewing and La Roca, on Ring Street and in Canal View Park. A rotating group of vendors will offer giveaways and sell artwork and other wares.
“Stroll has quickly become a fun, hyperlocal event in Manayunk highlighting the community, local businesses and vendors, and artists,” Caitlin Marsilii, the Manayunk Development Corporation’s event coordinator, said in a news release. “We’re really excited to lean into the neighborhood’s creative side in creating community driven art projects, performances and concerts.”
Stroll the Street
Thursdays, June 6 to Aug. 29
5-8 p.m. | Pay as you go
Main Street
Manayunk