July 22, 2025
Thom Carroll/for PhillyVoice
The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host a weekly "Summer on the Steps" event from late-July through the end of September.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host a series of new pop-ups with a beer garden, food trucks and games atop of the Rocky steps starting this weekend.
The events, called Summer on the Steps, take place every Saturday and Sunday from 2-6 p.m through Sept. 28, transforming the museum's East Terrace into a family-friendly summer destination.
First among the the rotating roster of food trucks to participate will be Humpty's Dumplings and El Tlaloc. Each weekend's trucks will be complemented by a bar, which in addition to beer, will offer specialty cocktails, like the Summer Crush – a concoction of grapefruit, ginger beer – and pomegranate Arnold Palmer cocktails.
There will be yard games and seating areas available on a first-come, first-served basis. To escape the heat, people are encouraged to checkout museum's newest exhibits: "Boom: Art and Design in the 1940s" and "Brand X: Innovation in Screenprinting."
Constellation Culinary Group is working with the art museum and Philadelphia's Parks and Recreation to organize the pop-ups. Last summer, the Constellation was behind the Rodin Museum's pop-up garden bar.
"From longtime locals to first-time tourists, we want guests to feel the spirit of the city and the joy of great cuisine in ever visit – in one of the most iconic locations in Philadelphia," Emily Burster, of Constellation Culinary Group, said about Summer on the Steps.
The pop-up will take place each weekend weather permitting
Saturdays and Sundays through Sept. 28 | 2-6 p.m.
Free to attend; Pay as you go
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
