By: Amy Hopf, Digital Content Associate
We’ve got fun planned across the city this weekend, including the kickoff of the Philadelphia International Unity Cup! Watch one of the 25+ soccer games happening for free Friday through Sunday.
That’s not all: you can also grow a green thumb at the Horticulture Center, step back in time at Deco on the Delaware, or visit the new Baxter Trail.
Unity Cup Kickoff
All are invited to help kick off the 2018 Philadelphia International Unity Cup season! Beginning at 6:30 p.m., Colombia will face off against Haiti during the first match of the year. Next, Mexico and Honduras will battle starting at 8:30 p.m. As always, tournament games are free and open for all soccer fans to watch.
When: Friday, August 3, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Ramp Playground (3300 Solly Ave., 19136)
Cost: Free
More info: Find updates and more information on the Facebook event.
Growing a Bountiful Fall Harvest Workshop
Learn how to create a vegetable garden that produces generous fall harvests from gardening expert Doris Stahl! This program is offered by Penn State Extension Philadelphia, and is free and open to the public.
When: Saturday, August 4, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Where: Fairmount Park Horticulture Center (4180 Horticulture Dr., 19131)
Cost: Free
More info: Learn more on www.weaversway.coop.
Peach Festival
Come out to the Peach Festival at Woodford Mansion, sponsored by the East Fairmount Park Coalition. There will be refreshments, games, live music, tours of the mansion, open beehives, and of course, peaches!
When: Saturday, August 4, 12 p.m.-2 p.m.
Where: Woodford Mansion (2300 N. 33rd St., 19132)
Cost: Free
More info: Learn more at the Peach Festival Facebook event.
Deco on the Delaware
Step back in time to celebrate the elegance of the Jazz Age at Philadelphia’s last riverfront Gilded Age estate. Guests will enjoy an afternoon of 1920s-era music and dancing, lawn games, food, and vintage-inspired cocktails, plus fashion and pie contests.
When: Saturday, August 4, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: Glen Foerd on the Delaware (5001 Grant Ave., 19114)
Cost: $45 for adults; free for children 12 and under. Proceeds benefit Glen Foerd’s environmental education programs.
More info: Purchase tickets or learn more on decoonthedelaware.com.
Explore the Baxter Trail
The Baxter Trail is a new, two-mile walkway that runs along the Delaware River and open on Saturdays and Sundays. The trail connects Pennypack on the Delaware Park to Pleasant Hill Park, and will eventually be a part of the Circuit Trails and the East Coast Greenway.
Head over this Sunday: the trail is only open through Labor Day!
When: Sunday, August 5, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m
Where: Baxter Trail (in between Pennypack on the Delaware and Pleasant Hill Parks)
Cost: Free
More info: Learn more about the Baxter Trail.
And as always, Parks on Tap continues to travel around the city! This weekend, Parks on Tap travels to Mount Pleasant.
