Events

Join University City District and Gretchen Elise for Pop-Ups at The Portal - Thursdays, May 11 through June 15th (5PM to 7PM)! 6 weeks of *FREE* all-ages interactive music at Trolley Portal Gardens (40th and Baltimore). 

Check out what's happening this October at the Porch, including a special performance by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra!

Check out the schedule of events for September at the Porch! 

featuring Hamilton Leithauser / Chet Faker

The Philadelphia International Children’s Festival features an array of theatre, puppetry and live music performances. Plus, enjoy engaging and interactive activities in the outdoor FUN ZONE including crafts, face painting and jugglers. Tickets are $10-$12 and include access to the FUN ZONE! West Philly residents can get tickets for only $5!

Programming returns to The Porch on April 1. Enjoy gourmet food trucks, live music, free fitness classes, art workshops and more!

Philadelphia’s second bi-annual Flamenco Festival is happening now through March 16. The festival boasts a series of lectures, film screenings, master classes and performances by internationally acclaimed contemporary flamenco artists from Spain, Israel and Pastora Galván, and Rosario Toledo.

Upcoming events at Mariposa Food Co-op.

Attendees will learn how to reduce energy use in their homes including through on-site training in installing energy saving materials. Each attendee will receive a packet of materials that can be used to seal cracks and reduce drafts around doors and windows. Participants will also learn how to take advantage of discounted energy efficiency improvements available only to University City residents.

Every Monday and Tuesday from 7:30am-2pm and every Wednesday and Friday from 11:30am-2:30pm, UCD hosts the city's finest food trucks at The Porch at 30th Street Station.