April arrives in Philadelphia with several options and opportunities to spend time with the family while we enjoy the change in weather and the pleasant warmth that spring brings. Several festivals are kicking off in the city, and here I share just a few of them.
THE PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
This annual event, organized by the Franklin Institute, will take place from April 25th to May 3rd. There are nine (9) days of celebrations, with more than 100 events and various science and technology activities that will take place in various parts of the city, in restaurants, parks, museums, libraries and other places. The complete schedule can be found on the Science Festival website.
Events include:
Astronomy Night (Astronomy Night) April 25 at 7:30 in various locations.
Discovery Day (Discovery Day) Saturday, April 26, various times and locations.
*There will also be Spanish-language science activities at Hunting Park this day.
Explorer Sunday (Explore Sunday) Sunday, April 27, various times and in 15 locations.
Mess Fest (Mess Festival) Sunday, April 27 at 1:00 pm at Smith Memorial Playground.
Science Carnival on the Parkway (Science Carnival on the Parkway), Saturday, May 3, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Science Night at the Ballpark (Science Night at the Ballpark), Tuesday, April 29 at 5:00 pm at the Ballpark.
Science Carnival after hours (Nighttime Science Carnival), April 25 at 6:30 pm at the Franklin Institute.
Science Crawl, Brain Games (Brain Games), Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in Old City
Love, Lust and Loathing: the science behind our stronger emotions/ (Loving, pleasuring, and hating; the science behind our strong emotions). Wednesday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m. in Frankford Hall.
DIY Science: Fermentation. (Fermentation, DIY). Thursday, May 1st at 6:00 p.m. at DiBruno Bross.
PHILA LATIN AMERICAN FESTIVAL
From April 25th to 27th
- Friday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. beginning with an opening reception.
7:50 pm María Candelaria/Xochimilco (Emilio Fernandez, 1943)
- Saturday, April 26
Location: Chima Restaurant, 1901 John K Boulevard. Philadelphia.
11:00 am Toss me a dime (Fernando Birri, Argentina, 1958)
12:30 pm The Truck (Mark Kendell, Guatemala/USA)
2:30 pm Cesar's Last Fast (Richard Rey Pérez, USA, 2013)
4:30 pm Bad hair (Maria Rondon, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Germany, 2013)
Location: Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. Philadelphia.
8:00 pm Today (Tata Amaral, Brazil, 2011)
We the nobles (Gaz Alazraki, Mexico, 2013)
- Sunday, April 27
Location: The Elaine C. Levitt Auditorium, University of the Arts, 401 S. Broad St. Philadelphia.
12:30 pm Anina (Alfredo Soderguit, Uruguay, Colombia, 20130
2:15 pm Me, Undocumented (Andrea Raranenko, Venezuela, 2013)
4:00 pm The house that Jack built (Henry Barrial, USA, 2013)
6:30 pm The Illiterate (Mosés Sepúlveda, Chile, 2013)
8:00 pm Christ the King (Leticia Tonos Paniagua, Dominican Republic, 2013)
NOTE: Not all films are suitable for the whole family, you can check the ages and other events as part of this Festival on the page of FLAFF.
PUEBLA CARNIVAL
April 27 in South Philly
A traditional festival, full of color and traditional costumes parading along Washington Avenue in Philadelphia. For more information, please call (215) 253-3040.
It sounds really interesting to be able to attend those festivals. It's a shame it's so far from where I live.
Thanks, sweet Mayito! What a shame you're not around. Hugs!