The Oval
What to Expect at the Oval Pop-Up on the Parkway This Summer
Back in 2013, Philly’s Parks & Rec department started painting the drab parking lot on Eakins Oval with vibrant colors and filling it with family-friendly […]
The Oval Is Officially Open
It’s an urbanist’s dream: repurposing a forgettable parking lot into a gigantic ground-level mural, nixing the “ing” and creating a park in its stead. That’s what […]
The Oval Pop-Up Park Will Host a Ton of Free Workouts on Wednesday Nights
I just can’t guys. I can’t with this summertime thing. Who has this many free workouts at their disposal? Who has daily free yoga classes, free barre classes, […]
Eakins Oval Is Getting a “Family Friendly” Extension for Summer
This summer, Eakins Oval park will be bigger than ever — so big, in fact, that it will spill out beyond the Oval itself. For […]
Free Yoga, Kickboxing and Dance: Here’s When Wellness Wednesdays Are Back
Get excited, everyone: The Oval, which takes over Eakins Oval every summer, is bringing back Wellness Wednesdays this month. And you know what that means: Free workouts galore! […]
Watch City of the Dead in a Cemetery
Brian Posehn @ Helium Comedy Club | July 28-30 You know Brian Posehn from The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central (long before Silverman told […]
The Oval Goes for a Pitch Perfect Opening
This is Spinal Tap @ Schuykill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge | Thursday, July 14 Schuykill Banks turns the amp up to 11 with […]
MORE Free Fitness?! Wellness Wednesdays at The Oval Kick Off Next Week
Good news, people: Wellness Wednesdays at The Oval — their weekly day of free fitness programming — are about to make a BIG comeback. With everything from evening […]
Bryn Mawr Film Institute Celebrates Back to the Future Day
Seated in his 1981 DeLorean time machine, Dr. Emmett Brown (a.k.a : The Doc) flips on his opaque silver glasses and announces, “Roads? Where we’re […]
Free Fitness Galore! Wellness Wednesdays Start at the Oval This Week
If you’re a fan of free outdoor fitness classes in iconic Philly locales, listen up and listen good: The Oval’s Wellness Wednesdays kick off this Wednesday, July […]
PHOTOS: Check Out the Oval Before It’s Covered in People
After being delayed after yesterday’s rain storm, the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation are ready to officially open Eakins Oval tonight on the […]
Check Out the Awesome Mural Being Painted On the Ground at the Oval
The Oval opens this Thursday, July 16th, with an evening of activities including food trucks, face paintings and beer gardens, but the thing I’m most excited […]
Is Big Eakins Oval Exhibit Ripping Off Philly Artist?
Eager Philadelphians have been waiting with bated breath for the opening of The Oval’s “Future Sensations” exhibit, a giant light-up series of installations that have […]
The Oval Releases Full Summer 2015 Schedule
As we mentioned before, Eakins Oval will kick off for the season on May 30th, with a massive light-up art installation out of France called “Future Sensations.” […]
Eakins Oval Kicks Off With a Giant Light-Up Exhibit
Philly loves a pop-up experience, and starting May 30th, there will be one of glowing proportions invading Eakins Oval, as “Future Sensations,” a massive art installation, […]