City Cast Philly
🎶 Concerts, happy hours, & crafting
June 23, 2025 · — Siani Colón
Good morning, Philly! Summer is officially here and I’m ready to spend as little time as possible at home. If you’re in the same boat (or trying to get on a boat this summer), check out these events happening around the city this week. ☀️
And before you head out, you may want to check what public spaces allow pups. City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri is joined by contributor (and dog dad) Johnny Goodtimes to discuss the new bill that would fine dog owners $2,000 if a dog, unleashed or not, is in a public park or rec center where animals are banned.
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How To Keep Your Dog Safe in the Philly Heat
Our summers are getting warmer, and our doggos aren’t slowing down any time soon. Here are some tips and tricks for safely navigating the Philly summer with your best pal.
🤓 Plan Ahead
Plan your dog’s walks and outside time before or after the day’s hottest periods. Keep a chart or guide handy to help assess how hot is too hot for your dog. On those days, limit exercise and walks to areas with plenty of shade. When the city declares a “Code Red” event during extremely hot weather, Philly dogs must be kept in a shaded area “large enough to accommodate the entire body of the dog at one time and protect it from the direct rays of the sun,” according to ACCT Philly.
And, how long is too long to keep your pup outdoors? Different breeds have different capacities.
What To Do
Monday, June 23
- 🪩 Soul Line Dancing on the River at Lardner’s Point (Wissinoming)
- 💬 A People’s Vision for Market East at Center for DesignPhiladelphia (Chinatown)
- 📚 Free Library of Philadelphia Town Hall at Esperanza (Hunting Park)
Tuesday, June 24
- 🎶 Sub Urban at PhilaMOCA (Poplar)
- 💬 Art Forward: Story Circle at Center in the Park (Germantown)
- 🧵 MomMom Craft Night: LOVE Latch Hook at Magic Gardens Studio (South Philly)
- 🐶 Perrito Meet Up at Schuylkill River Dog Run (Fitler Square)
- 🤠 Line Dancing with the Rowdy Cow Boys at Dock Street South (Point Breeze)
Wednesday, June 25
- 🍿 Movie Night: “Inside Out 2” at Cira Green (University City)
- 📰 Justice & Journalism at Eastern State Penitentiary (Fairmount)
- 🇸🇪 Exhibition Opening: And Let Victory Tell the Rest at the American Swedish Historical Museum (South Philly)
- 🌊 Stemming the Tide: How Philly is Preparing for Floods in a Changing Climate at Academy of Natural Sciences (Logan Square)
- ✂️ Happy Hour Craft Club at Rittenhouse Square (Rittenhouse)
- 🍺 DRIPS at Triple Bottom Brewing (Poplar)
- 🤘 Pennypack Music Festival: Romeo Delight, Tribute to Van Halen at Cannstatter’s (Torresdale)
- 🍸 Herbal Spritz Happy Hour at Fishtown Wellness Center (Fishtown)
- 🧘 Wellness Wednesdays at Parkside Edge (West Fairmount Park)
- 🫂 Sidewalk Social at 27th Street & Girard Avenue (Brewerytown)
- 📖 “The Factchecker”: An Evening with Austin Kelley at Head House Books (Headhouse Square)
- 🎭 “On My Deen” at InterAct Theatre (Center City)
- 🧵 Yarn Reclaiming Workshop at STITCH AND DESTROY (Queen Village)
- 🗳️ Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act at Independence Visitors Center (Old City)
- 🐶 Pours for PAWS at Positano Coast (Old City)
Thursday, June 26
- 🛍️ 5 Points Night Market on Rising Sun Avenue between Cottman Avenue and St. Vincent Street (Burholme)
- 💘 Pitch-a-Friend at Ladder 15 (Center City)
- 📖 “A Sharp Endless Need” Book Launch at The Head & The Hand Books (East Kensington)
- 🎸 All Dogs at The First Unitarian Church (Center City)
- 🎶 Cheater Slicks at Foto Club (Harrowgate)
- 🎥 “Before Sunrise” Movie Screening at Schuylkill Banks (Center City)
- ✂️ Collage Club at Hall Pass (Callowhill)
- 🎨 Creative Kickback at Writers Room at Drexel University (University City)
- ❓ Quizzo at Dock Street South (Point Breeze)
- 📘 “STEM Smart Parenting”: An Evening with Dr. Lisa Hoffman at Head House Books (Headhouse Square)
- 🍷 Wine Night: Off The Radar Styles at Herman's Coffee & Market (Pennsport)
Friday, June 27
- 🎷 Jazz Night at 49th Street & Baltimore Avenue (Cedar Park)
- 🕹️ TooManyGames Gaming Convention at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center (Oaks, Montgomery County)
- 🗞️ NPR Presents “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” at The Mann Center (West Fairmount Park)
- 🎭 Improv Comedy: The N Crowd at Sawubona Creativity Project (East Passyunk)
- 🎻 Songs of Hope: Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at Esperanza (Hunting Park)
- 🥂 Victorian Spirit Crawl at Laurel Hill East (East Falls)
- 🖼️ The Mini Art Show: A Teeny Tiny Art Experience at At My House (Queen Village)
- 👟 Fourth Friday on & around South Street (South Philly)
- 🎨 June Twilight in the Gardens at Magic Gardens Studio (South Philly)
- 🍰 Party Girl Cake Decorating Workshop at Fleisher Art Memorial (Bella Vista)
- 📽️ Tethered: Immigrant Narratives on Film at Dahlak (Cedar Park)
- 🧁 Night Kitchen Bakery Anniversary Party at Night Kitchen Bakery & Cafe (Chestnut Hill)
- 🎧 Intro to Beatmatching at Widener Library (Strawberry Mansion)
Saturday, June 28
- 🚣 Free Boating at the FDR Park Boathouse (South Philly)
- 🎥 Movie Matinee: “If” at Cira Green (University City)
- 📖 Storytime with Author Jackie Morera: “Together We Remember” at Taller Puertorriqueño (Fairhill)
- 🎪 Kensington Queer Circus Fest on Martha Street between York and Hagert Streets (East Kensington)
- 👠 Germantown Fashion Festival on Germantown Avenue between Armat and Coulter Streets (Germantown)
- 🎸 Babymetal at The Mann Center (West Fairmount Park)
- 👟 Art Deco Tour starting at Liberty Place (Center City)
- 🖼️ Riverfront North Art & History Tour at Pleasant Hill Park (Holmesburg)
- 🪩 Nyxwerk Disco at W Philadelphia - WET Bar (Center City)
- 😋 Flavors of FDR: Food Market Tasting Tour at FDR Park (South Philly)
- 🌳 Mindful Nature Connections at Valley Forge National Historical Park (King of Prussia, Montgomery County)
- 📖 Unbound: File Folder Journals/Bookbinding for Beginners at Sunday Girl (Old City)
- 🏃 Cora Mamis Run Club at Penn Treaty Park (Fishtown)
- 🎨 Cyanotypes with Artist in Residence, Cory Kram at Glen Foerd (Torresdale)
- 🥪 The People’s Hoagie Eating Contest at Nikki Lopez Philly (Headhouse Square)
- 🫂 Seeding Joy at Philadelphia Museum of Art (Fairmount)
- 🍪 Manna Bakery Pop-Up at Rittenhouse Farmers Market (Rittenhouse)
- 🧑🎨 Printmaking by the People Pop-Up at Cherry Street Pier (Old City)
- 🍵 Herbal Tea Ceremony with Sacred Sips at d’griot (Germantown)
- 🛍️ Phila Flea Market at Headhouse Shambles (Headhouse Square)
- 🎉 Hispanic Fiesta at Love Park (Center City)
- 🎈 Under the El Bazaar on North Front Street (Fishtown)
- 🛥️ Boat Jawn x Solar Sounds Yacht Party on Delaware River (Old City)
- 🔍 The Munch Around the Market Scavenger Hunt at Reading Terminal Market (Center City)
- 💻 Intro to Git(hub) at South Philadelphia Library (South Philly)
- 🎶 Summer Sounds Concert Series at Spruce Street Harbor Park (Old City)
Sunday, June 29
- 🪦 Magnificent Monuments at Laurel Hill East (East Falls)
- 🪡 Stitch Club: Text Embroidery at Sunday Girl (Old City)
- ✨ Areyto Philly: Reclaiming Ancestral Caribbean Spirituality at the MAAS Building (Olde Kensington)
- 🍚 From Our Hands Pan-Asian Food Festival at Fleisher Art Memorial (South Philly)
- 🎉 B[L]OK Party at the Bok Building (South Philly)
- 🤰 The Wombhood Circle at Mantua Urban Peace Garden (Mantua)
- 🎩 Boyfriend Material: Drag King Show at Triple Bottom Brewing (Poplar)
- 🔍 Sharswood Scavenger Hunt beginning at 2077 Ridge Ave. (Sharswood)
- 🧃 Home Economics with Celeste Nicole at d’griot (Germantown)
- 🗃️ Community and Archival Jam with People’s Media Record at TAP Esports Center (Chinatown)
- 🍖 New Ridge Brewing: Five Year Anniversary Cookout at Roxborough Pocket Park (Roxborough)
- 🏳️🌈 Pride Concert with Flamy Grant at Evangelical Lutheran Church of Atonement (Fishtown)
- 🛍️ Summer Pop-Up Market at Frankford Hall (Fishtown)
- 🍽️ Philadelphia African Restaurant Week Festival at Love Park (Center City)
- 📖 Pride Storytime at The Head & The Hand (East Kensington)
- 🛍️ Richmond Street Flea on Richmond Street between Clearfield Street and Allegheny Avenue (Port Richmond)
- 💬 Neighborhood History Talk: Garden Court West: Life Above 47th Street, 1922-2025 at Garden Court Towers (Garden Court)
Monday, June 30
- 🪩 Soul Line Dancing on the River at Lardner’s Point Park (Wissinoming)
- 🖼️ “Today We Are Possible” Exhibit at Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library (Germantown)
- 🧵 StitchCraft at South Philadelphia Library (South Philly)
- 🎷 Monday Night Jazz Jam at Black Squirrel Club (Fishtown)
- 🍽️ Community Potluck + Clothing Swap at 5716 Springfield Ave. (Kingsessing)
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As fun as it is to enjoy being outdoors this summer, it’s just as important to stay safe! Keep these tips in mind to stay cool while exploring the city. ⛱️
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