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    What to do this weekend in Philadelphia: Barnes on the Block and ice cream festival

    By Mike D'Onofrio,

    5 days ago

    β›³ The pop-up park at the Oval on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway reopens Thursday at 4pm. Check out the beer garden, mini-golf course and daily scheduled events .

    🍦 Reading Terminal Market hosts its annual outdoor ice cream festival Saturday from noon-4pm on Filbert Street.

    • Expect a dozen vendors, demonstrations, ice cream eating contests, music and a children's workshop. Pay as you go.

    πŸ¦• It's Dino Weekend at Morris Arboretum and Gardens ! Take part in dinosaur-related activities, and check out the ongoing exhibit about plants in the age of the dinos . Tickets: $20 for adults; free for kids under 18.

    🫐 Taste the fruit of the season at Linvilla Orchards' Blueberry Festival on Saturday from 8am-6pm in Media.

    • On tap: pick-your-own fruit, a magician, a bubble magic show and pie-eating contests. Free to enter; $11 to pick fruit, plus cost.

    🧢 Craft your heart out at the free Craft Fair and Textile Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum . Check out the vendors, demonstrations and food. Sunday, noon-4pm. Free but RSVPs are recommended.

    🎨 Barns on the Block returns Sunday at 20th Street and the Parkway.

    • Plenty of live performances, food trucks, a beer garden, art displays and family-friendly art-making activities. Noon-5pm.
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