PHOTOS: Old City Fest Draws More Than 20,000

Art in the open, pop-up operas, and tons of vending booths kept people entertained on the near-perfect weather day.

By Josh Middleton· 10/12/2015, 3:09 p.m.

Organizers say more than 20,000 showed up for this weekend’s Old City Fest — blasting past the 15,000 they were expecting. It’s no wonder; it couldn’t have fallen on a more beautiful day. Under the sunny, cloudless skies, revelers browsed booths by neighborhood boutiques and art galleries, and grubbed on snacks from a variety of restaurants in the area.

There was also a fashion show, artists creating works in the open and a festival stage, where Philly musicians cranked out tunes all afternoon. HughE Dillon and reps from the festival sent over some photos that captured the day. Check them out below:

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Open-air art-making.

The Clay Studio provided hands-on demos on the clay wheel

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Bill Pierce standing in his T-shirt store called Local High.

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West Philadelphia Orchestra

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Dancing in the street to the sounds of West Philadelphia Orchestra

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Give and Take Jugglers entertaining the kids.

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Performance courtesy of the NowHere Festival, ISOP and Sugarcube

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Almanac Dance Circus Theatre performs stunts above the crowd.

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Ben FM's Marilyn Russell with a circus performer.

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John Andrulis with his newly published book on Philadelphia. He published it himself with his publishing house Urban Publishing.

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A pop-up opera

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Kimberly Kaufman, Alona Chwastiak and Susannah Nesses

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MADE Studios, Smak Parlour and US U.S. showcased looks on the open-air runway.

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Nigel Richards (611 clothing) with son Jett Richards

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Theatre Exile's Deborah Block, KYW's Justin Finch and Melony Roy

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Old City District informational booth

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Philly Phanatic chatting with police.

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Sassafras on 2nd Street

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Uriel Tedgi, Erica Borovich, Ethan and Evan Tedgi.

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Zach Spangler and Ed Fong from E-Moderne art gallery in Old City

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