Join us for a free fall harvest festival celebrating wellness and pedestrian improvements safely connecting Parkside to West Fairmount Park!
Date
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Time
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Location
John Welsh Memorial Fountain
Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The seasonal celebration for the community will include healthy food vendors, wellness and nature oriented activities, pumpkin decorating*, and entertainment for the whole family. West Park Harvest Fest is presented by the Fairmount Park Conservancy in partnership with Get Fresh Daily, a mission-drive organization promoting well-being and healthy living education focused on the Black community.
*pumpkins will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis (registration required)
The harvest fest will be held at the John Welsh Memorial Fountain across from the Please Touch Museum.
Event is FREE. Please RSVP using link below.
Vendors and partners
- Tree Philly
- Farm Philly
- We Walk PHL
- Plant and People
- Bailey Street Books
- Botanic Village
- SCB Naturals
- Richard Lonnie Designs
- Pure Soul Inspirations
- Apiary in the Sky, LLC
- reALIGNd Candles
- Intuitive Crystal Healing
- Centennial Parkside CDC
- Viola Street Residents Association
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
- West Park Cultural Center
Food trucks
- Tamay’s Spanish Food
- El Mezcal Cantina
- Many Hands Coffee
- God Feeds Vegan
- That Picklis Jawn
Ongoing activities/entertainment
- Music with Keith from Up Da Block
- Live pumpkin carving by sculptor Roger Wing
- Pumpkin decorating
- Greener Partners farm truck/smoothie bike
- Walls for Justice community mural painting
- Circuit training with Coach Martin Hull of UR-HIIP FIT
- Adored by Dani positive affirmations
Scheduled activities/entertainment
- 12:30-1:30 pm: Three Ways to Improve your Heart Health with Get Fresh Daily
- 12:30-1:30 pm: HIIT workout with BeautiFitStrong!
- 1:00-1:30 pm: Ribbon-cutting for Parkside Pedestrian Improvements Project
- 1:00-2:00 pm: Healthy cooking demos from FoodHeadz and Get Fresh Daily
- 1:00-4:00 pm: Family Fun and Games with West Chester University School of Sports Psychology and Kinesiology
- 1:00-4:00 pm: Chair massages
- 1:00-4:00 pm: Face painting with The Golden Brownie
- 1:45-2:15 pm: Storytelling with Stacey Woodson, Mothering while Melanated
- 2:00-2:45 pm: We Walk and GirlTrek mini-hike to Lansdowne Glen
- 2:00-3:00 pm: Yoga for All
- 3:00-3:30 pm: Malik Loves Yall musical performance
- 3:30-4:30 pm: African drumming circle with Karen Smith