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Lemon Hill History

With a history of music and beer, Lemon Hill has always been a 'place for parties'

Visiting Philly? Instead of going to West Fairmount Park, check out one of these green spaces

Bartram's Garden

Mann Center races to finish redesign in time for summer concert season

Mann Center crane

For the centennial in 1876, Philly hosted a world's fair that was a showcase of American innovation

1876 centennial

West Park Arts Fest returns to Fairmount Park in June with live performances, an artisan marketplace and food trucks

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Please Touch Museum to welcome new exhibit with 20-foot climbing structure for 50th anniversary

Please Touch exhibit

Parks & Rec resource center offers Philly residents free access to gardening tools, compost and mulch

Philly agriculture resource center

‘Park After Dark’ event will bring a moonlit hike and stargazing to Fairmount Park

Moon between trees

Bob Dylan is performing at The Mann Center in July

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State awards $2.3 million grant to restore West Fairmount Park's 19th century fountain

Fairmount Park Fountain

Join the fight against pancreatic cancer at PurpleStride walk in Fairmount Park

A person walks through Fairmount Park

Philly plant lovers can stock up at this free Fairmount Park event in April

Master Gardener Plant Sale

Roots Picnic 2026 lineup adds Erykah Badu, Brandy, Kehlani alongside Jay-Z

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Cherry Blossom Festival returns in late March as peak bloom nears

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Another 250 cherry blossom trees are nearly all planted in Philly, just in time for the annual festival

Cherry blossom trees

Work to Ride hosting indoor polo event to debut $15 million arena in Fairmount Park

McCausland Polo arena rendering

City starts working to upgrade Lemon Hill Park for 2026 World Cup fan festival

Lemon Hill World Cup

West Fairmount Park's 19th-century fountain to undergo restoration project after decades of disrepair

welsh fountain design

Dell Music Center to hold event to honor Gary O, the longtime house DJ who died in December

dj gary o

Roots Picnic organizers issue apology but no refunds after poor communication over weather delay angers festivalgoers

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With the Pride festival and Roots Picnic this weekend, here are the road closures around Philly

Philly Pride Parade closures 2025

3 shooters involved in Lemon Hill shooting that killed 2, injured 9, police say

Lemon Hill shooting

'Footpath highway': 1,304 steps in Roxborough and Manayunk have linked communities and generations

Manayunk 100 steps

Free monthly yoga classes offered in West Fairmount Park during sunset hours starting in May

Welness wednesday yoga

It's the final day that Philly's cherry blossoms are in peak bloom – here are photos from Fairmount Park

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Cherry blossoms and open streets: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Cherry Blossom Festival in Fairmount Park next month aligns with peak bloom

Cherry Blossom Festival 2025

Mann Center to partner with Mural Arts Philadelphia on three projects, including one to mark venue's 50th anniversary

Mann Mural Arts

Pack of dogs roaming in Fairmount Park responsible for three attacks on people, police say

Dogs Fairmount Park

Please Touch Museum to host 'snowed in' night for adults with a DJ, themed cocktails and trivia

Please Touch Museum

Philadelphia Marathon 2024: Road closures, race courses maps and SEPTA detours

Philadelphia Marathon course closures

17-year-old arrested for fatal shooting of teen at party in Fairmount Park in June

Zayaan Carroll arrest

Woman in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run crash in Fairmount Park

Hit-and-run Fairmount Park

Lemon Hill will be site of FIFA Fan Fest when 2026 World Cup comes to Philly

World Cup Philly

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Philadelphia Polo Classic set to return late this summer with local players competing

Philadelphia Polo Classic

1 teen killed, 4 others injured in shooting at Fairmount Park during party

Fairmount Park shooting

Philly's fallen trees are being turned into building material at Fairmount Park

Tree upcycling Philly

Bar dispute led to fatal shootings at Fairmount Park last month, police say

Fairmount Shootings Charges

Man charged with fatally shooting two people in Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park Shootings

Cherry Blossom Festival will bloom in April with events throughout the month

Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 details

Police apprehend suspect wanted in fatal shootings at Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park Suspect

Man, woman killed in 'execution style' shooting in Fairmount Park, police say

Fairmount Park shooting

Boathouse Row's new lights to debut in March after a year of darkness

Boathouse Row Lights

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