This weekend in Philly: September 21 and 22 🎨🍺🎃

This weekend (September 21 and 22) is set to be jampacked with events like the final day of Center City Restaurant Week, the celebration of Spooky Season with Halloween pop-up bars, the 30th Anniversary of the New Hope Art and Crafts Festival, the 16th Annual South Street Oktoberfest, and much more. If you want to attend, need some info, or just want some options on what to do this weekend, check out PHL17’s guides to everything happening over the weekend in Philly.

Center City Restaurant Week goes through September 21:

• Hundreds of restaurants throughout Center City will offer discounted menus for lunch and dinner until September 21 .
• Special lunch menus will consist of two courses and will cost $20. Dinners will be offered in three-course, prix fixed menus for $40 or $60.
• You can view the full list of participating restaurants, HERE.

Dine Latino Restaurant Week ends on September 21 :

• 20+ restaurants participating with a broad array of culinary styles.
• All diners will receive one complimentary appetizer or dessert with the purchase of two dinner entrees.
• You can find the full list of participating restaurants, HERE.

Fairmount Park celebrates Annual Harvest Fest this weekend:

• Tonight, September 20 from 6-10:30 p.m., Fairmount Park will host a variety of fall-themed activities including a hay maze, family-friendly activities with Sports Play Patrol, and a movie screening of “Little Giants” at 7:30 pm.
• On Saturday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the festivities will continue with a hay maze, pumpkin decorating, Let’s Rock Recess, face painting, and more.
• You can register for all the Harvest Fest fun, HERE.

The 30th Anniversary New Hope Arts and Crafts Festival is this weekend:

• 160+ vendors from Bucks County and beyond.
• Get involved with art workshops, listen to live music, shop until you drop, and enjoy the vast variety of culinary restaurants, and beer and wineries New Hope has to offer.
• September 21- September 22, at the Solebury High School, 180 W. Bridge Street.

PROST! The 16th Annual South Street Oktoberfest is on Saturday:

• The FREE pay-as-you-go all-day, all-age block party will be filled with a dozen varieties of German beers, savory schnitzels, sausages, delicious German food, live music, dance performances, liter lift competitions, face painting, family fun, and more.
• The event is free for general admission but there are also VIP ticket options available if you want private access to the Brauer Bund Bierhall (indoor seating), VIP drafts, a liter mug, an exclusive Bavarian buffet, seven tokens for beer, no-wait private bathrooms, and additional merch. The cost is $125.
• Located on 700 South Street in front of Brauhaus Schmitz
• September 21 from 12-8 p.m.

Celebrate the Spooky Season at Philly’s Halloween Pop-up bars:

• Craftsman Row Saloon:
  • Located on 112 South 8th Street, Craftsman Row Saloon, has returned for the season with a ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Halloween pop-up experience filled with seasonal foods, spooky drinks, and over-the-top decor.
  • You can find more information, HERE.
• Tinsel:
  • ‘Nightmare Before Tinsel’, located on 116 South 12th Street is opening for the season with a new theme dubbed “Haunted Mansion”, a new never-before-seen 2nd floor, and tons of “ghoulishly-good cocktails and brews”.
  • You can find more information, HERE.

Scarecrow Festival continues at Peddlers Village:

• September 9 – October 27
• The free-to-attend festival will feature over 100 scarecrows along the village, as well as many shops and restaurants to peruse around while you explore.
• There will be a $40 Scarecrow Making Workshop from 9:30a-3p.
  • You can find more information, HERE.

Fall Fest is open for the season at Shady Brook Farm:

• Explore a 4-acre corn maze, hand-pick your perfect pumpkin, walk through the sunflower fields, go on a wagon ride, pick apples, and much more.
• Tickets can be purchased, HERE.

Philadelphia Marketplace is returning to Dilworth Park:

• Happening every Friday and Saturday from September 6 to October 5, the Philadelphia Marketplace will be a weekly, outdoor pop-up market showcasing a wide range of local merchants, craftsmen, designers, and small businesses from Philadelphia and the greater tri-state area.
• For those wishing to drive to the area, the Love Park Self-Park Garage will be offering an exclusive discount of $17 Mon-Fri, and $19 Sat-Sun when registering with the iParkit app and using the code MADEINPHILA . Parking is only valid for up to 16 hours. New iParkit app users will also receive a 20% off the first five parking stays.
• You can view the full list of vendors, HERE.

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