19 ideas for your Labor Day weekend staycation 

Mark the unofficial end to summer at one of the numerous events and programs taking place this Labor Day weekend across Philly From improv and food festivals to live opera kid concerts and population celebrations there are plenty of options even without Made In America which did not return for another year and Billy Penn is here to help you pad your staycation calendar whatever your budget Multi-day events Yo Adrienne Improv Festival From Friday through Sunday split across two stages the three-day festival offers back-to-back showcases improv jams for everyone from curious newcomers to seasoned performers and creativity-boosting workshops Where The Adrienne Theater Sansom St for a day pass for a weekend pass DroneArt Show p m both Friday and Saturday It s a picnic-style vibe at this show where a candlelit string quartet performs classical favorites including Vivaldi s Four Seasons Debussy s The Snow Is Dancing and Tchaikovsky s Swan Lake while hundreds of LED-equipped drones move in sync overhead creating animated shapes like stars flowers and abstract patterns to match the music Where Sweetbriar Lane Lansdowne Dr - tickets kids under attend free Visitors can see a lit-up drone spectacle while listening to classical music Courtesy of Fever rd annual Volksfest p m start daily Saturday through Monday The annual German festival has been held since Visitors enjoy party music folk dancing a area of clothing and gifts and notoriously great German and American beers and wines typical and hard-to-find authentic German food think Bratwurst Leberk se Schnitzel Maultaschen and Kassler Rippchen plus American staples including hamburgers hot dogs French fries grilled chicken potato pancakes beer nuts and cotton candy The traditional three-story-tall fruit column decorated with real fruits and vegetables will also return after taking over a week to be built by supporters Where Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein Academy Rd for one day for a two-day pass and for all three days Friday Aug Society Movie Night A Minecraft Movie p m sessions p m screening The final free society movie night of the summer at Bartram s Garden BYO picnic blankets bug spray and snacks Where Bartram s Garden s Upper Meadow p m family and kid sessions movie screening Liberty City Arts Presents Opera Meets Broadway p m BYO blanket snacks and friends to NoLibs Liberty Lands entering on Bodine Street The family-friendly concert brings La Boheme and Rent La Traviata and West Side Story and more in this accessible exploration of how timeless human stories transcend musical genres Where Liberty Lands N rd St entrance on N Bodine St Free with a suggested donation Fairmount Parks Water Works on the Schuylkill River once served as a drinking water source for the city File photo Credit Mark Henninger Imagic Digital Saturday Aug General Art Landmarks and Transformations along the Schuylkill a m Learn about the changes and progress along the lower Schuylkill River and the industrialization that followed by visiting historical landmarks and community art spanning the early- th to mid- th centuries Two miles long Where Starts at Lloyd Hall Rec Center Boathouse Row and ends at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial tickets Gracie s Corner Live Gracie s Global Adventure a m and p m Inspired by their daughter in the early days of the pandemic Arlene Gordon Hollingsworth and Javoris Hollingworth created an animated YouTube series It took off with guests including music stars Snoop Dogg and Big Freedia coming on the show which is voiced by their daughter Graceyn In it won an NAACP Award for outstanding children s programs Now the series is making its live-action stage debut with a stop in Philly as a high-energy interactive concert experience for families Where The Fillmore E Allen St Tickets start at rd annual Island Country Indonesian Festival a m to p m Fleisher Art Memorial and Gapura again host this neighborhood festival and celebration of folk arts and lifestyle complete with food dance games and more Where Catharine Street View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jeffery Young jay young esq North Philly Day to p m It s a Carnival in the Hood at Fotterall Square Live music local and Caribbean food games and more This event is designed to bring neighbors together for a day of enjoyment tools and connection while spotlighting the resilience and brilliance of North Philly Where Fotterall Square N th St SW Philly Night Region to p m An evening of food music shopping and society vibes at Richard Allen Prep Food trucks local vendors live DJ sets kids events giveaways and more Free to attend Where Richard Allen Prep S th St Singles Happy Hour to p m Mixer-style mingling and bingo icebreaker with local singles ages to Where Kite Key Callowhill St tickets Golden Apples Album Cover Art Night to p m The Fishtown indie band led by musician Russell Edling is about to release its new album Shooting Star You can help them create limited-edition sleeve art during an event at Freehand Art Supply For every sleeve created the band and Lame-O-Records will donate to Beyond The Bars a student-driven non-profit organization that engages local youth in music programs with the hope to inspire their futures and disrupt cycles of violence Where Freehand Art Supply E Girard Ave Open minds and open water at the Manayunk Canal Instagram sweetandbritephl Sunday Aug Manayunk tour a m Learn about this former mill town s industrial advance along the Schuylkill River canal that was opened in connecting Philly to the interior coal regions of Pennsylvania See examples of early immigrant housin then stroll along Main Street s late- th-century commercial buildings and enjoy the fruits of its contemporary renaissance Where Meet at Canal View Park Main St tickets Clothing Swap in Society Hill to p m Bring your unwanted clothing and textiles up to items wearable or not and take home something new Any clothing and textiles left over will be used to create upcycled fashions See the list of accepted and not-accepted item-types here Every other month on last Sundays Where Stitch Destroy S th St Free Manayunk Creator Region at Jedidiah Gallery and Design The penultimate indoor industry of the summer showcasing local art handmade goods crafts candles jewelry and more Labor of Love Witness Wrestling to p m A series of wrestling matches At National Mechanics in Old City Not wheelchair accessible Where S rd St tickets We are One X-Perience A Salute to Frankie Beverly p m This tribute band celebrates the legacy of the late Frankie Beverly the Philadelphia-born R B soul and funk legend who formed Maze in his hometown before being discovered by Marvin Gaye in the s His music helped soothe generations of music fans and our own Jalen Hurts with hits like Before I Let Go Delight and Pain and Happy Feelings Where City Winery Filbert St - tickets Pigeon Poetry Jam p m Close out the summer with The Philly Pigeon s open-mic and artist mixer featuring Philadelphia s poet laureate Kai Davis Where PhilaMOCA at N th St tickets Monday Sept Labor Day rd annual Labor Day Celebration at FDR Park to p m A scavenger hunt archery for ages nature crafts Smokey the Bear food and more Where North side of FDR Park Free The post ideas for your Labor Day weekend staycation appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY