Greased Pole Climbing and Cannoli: Our Favorite Photos From the Italian Market Festival
In case you need any more evidence that the beloved street fair is one of the best in Philadelphia.
Photo by M. Fischetti for Visit Philadelphia
The South 9th Street Italian Market Festival returned in all its glory this past Saturday and Sunday.
Festival-goers stuffed their faces with the city’s finest cannoli, ravioli and Mexican mango flowers while watching groups of people with Crisco clumps in their hair grunt and grimace as they climb atop each other to scale a 30-foot greased pole topped with sausage and cheese.
Personally, I enjoyed the market on Saturday by trying every cannoli that I passed to find the best one. That meant eating four cannoli to determine that, as I suspected, Isgro Pastries takes the cake. (Termini Brothers was a close second, though.)
Here are photos and videos from other people who enjoyed the festival this past weekend, like Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and those who tried their luck at climbing in the famed greased pole competition.
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Finally a beautiful day! Time to get outside, maybe hit up the Italian Market festival for some excellent Philly fare. #JustGo pic.twitter.com/qLRUR1oyGj
— OTHERLANE|Philly (@OtherLanePhilly) May 20, 2018
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!!! We have missed you! Perfect timing to visit Day 2 of the Italian Market Festival. 11 am – 6 pm. Rain or shine. And yes, there is a grease pole! Happy Sunday! pic.twitter.com/C2hHNKzhnD
— Philly City Rep (@PhillyCityRep) May 20, 2018
Procession of Saints Italian Market Festival. pic.twitter.com/oUWHUKhyJP
— Sean Duffy (@ProfDuff) May 20, 2018
You think rain stops the @italianmarket festival? #manga pic.twitter.com/A6eCvQSabK
— Marc Steel (@mpsteel) May 19, 2018
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Just like Rocky did over 40 Years Ago…Kicking off the 9th Street Italian Market Festival with a little run this morning!! @cheesemee33 pic.twitter.com/qbOySnn5m4
— Bob Kelly (@BobKellyFOX29) May 18, 2018
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This young man has the right idea! Nice of him to bring the whole family to #imfest2018 pic.twitter.com/kDuMuo59mK
— italianmarket (@italianmarket) May 20, 2018
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The Procession of Saints will start soon. Head to our official Italian Market Facebook Event Group to see it live! #imfest2018 pic.twitter.com/BvMaxajEVE
— italianmarket (@italianmarket) May 20, 2018
I've got sunshine…on a cloudy day. #imfest2018 pic.twitter.com/X8nseDZYgo
— italianmarket (@italianmarket) May 19, 2018
Philly's @rfabandphilly played at 9th & Ellsworth Sunday at the Italian Market Festival. Nobody is making better music right now than these guys from Drexel, Penn and Temple. pic.twitter.com/1nP14Oykkf
— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) May 21, 2018
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South Philly Italian Market Festival pic.twitter.com/SHFS3J2Ynd
— .Alex (@215alexb) May 21, 2018
Baltimore club music with a bro playing bongo, a man in a 2002 Creed tour t-shirt looks on – the South 9th Steet Italian Market Festival
— jon ehrens (jehrens.bsky.social) (@jwehrens) May 20, 2018
Every time I go to the Italian Market festival, I feel like the scene in Godfather II at the Feast of San Rocco pic.twitter.com/amgp0J5JYS
— John Encarnacion (@JohnEncarnacion) May 20, 2018
