Block Parties

A scene from a Philadelphia block party in 2007, back in the days when it was much easier to get your Philadelphia block party application approved (photo via Flickr/Creative Commons)
City Life

Philadelphia Block Parties Have Been in Mad Decline

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

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From the Bounce House to the Water Ice, This Block-Party Wedding Was Summer-in-Philly Perfection

Block parties. Those two words alone make dreams of Philly’s preferred method of celebrating dance in our head. We love them for pretty much everything, […]

City Life

Permits, Parking and Kiddie Pools: How to Throw a Raging Philly Block Party This Year

The first mention of the phrase “block party” in the pages of the Philadelphia Inquirer didn’t come until 1902. Once Philly discovered the block party, […]