April 10, 2025
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Parks on Tap, shown in a file photo above, began its 2025 season Wednesday at the Azalea Garden in Fairmount Park. Other popular Philly pop-up bars, including Bok Bar and Morgan's Pier, also are reopening in April.
Step into the sunshine this spring at one of Philadelphia's pop-up outdoor bars, which are in the midst of making their seasonal debuts.
A few have already made their grand entrances. Walnut Garden returned earlier this month, Parks on Tap hit the green Wednesday, and Bok Bar is opening Thursday evening. Other warm weather favorites like Sunset Social, Morgan's Pier, Liberty Point and Independence Beer Garden have set opening dates for later in April.
Here's when you can belly up to rooftop, waterfront and parkside bars around Philadelphia. We'll update this list with any latecomers:
Opened: Thursday, April 3
Amidst a sea of beer gardens, this Rittenhouse Square pop-up dares to be a cocktail garden. (But don't worry, they also have brews.) Walnut Garden is now open for daily business. Customers can order drinks at one of two bars in the garden or under a tent. FCM Hospitality did the food menu, and there's also an "ice cream shack" dishing out soft serve.
Opened: Wednesday, April 9
Opens: Thursday, April 10
Bok Bar is ready to rock for another year. The Bok building's rooftop spot will operate Wednesdays through Sundays through early November, offering a new curated food menu each month. (The first one is from James Beard Award semifinalist Little Fish.) The South Philly bar stays true to the building's former life as a high school with its blacktop tables, where grown-ups can scribble chalk art.
Opens: Monday, April 14
Crowds soon can head to the top of the Cira Centre for food, drinks and fresh air. Sunset Social is kicking off its latest season in University City on Monday, April 14. The pop-up bar will offer daily specials and recurring event series most days of the week. Quizzo is on Tuesdays, movies are Wednesdays and Saturdays, cornhole tournaments are Thursdays, dance parties are Fridays and ice cream socials are, naturally, Sundays.
Opens: Thursday, April 17
The patio umbrellas at Morgan's Pier officially open in mid-April. The Penn's Landing bar will welcome DJ Just Kellie for its first day back, with regular live music and karaoke to follow later in the spring. Customers can expect the usual menu of beers, cocktails, pizza and tacos — plus a front seat to the Delaware River waterfront.
Opens: Wednesday, April 23
The boozy neighbor to Independence National Historical Park is dusting off its Jenga sets for another season. Independence Beer Garden, the pop-up bar from the Schulson Collective, will once again offer snacks, sandwiches, ice cream bars and numerous drafts in 16 or 48-ounce pours. Grab a spot under the metallic, yet leafy, awning starting April 23.
Opens: Thursday, April 24
This 28,000-square-foot entertainment bunker is almost out of hibernation. All five bars of Liberty Point, located next to the Independence Seaport Museum, will take orders starting Thursday, April 24. The seasonal spot only has announced a handful of events so far, but "ABBA Under the Stars" is one of them.
This story has been updated with additional openings.
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