June 5, 2026 6:00-8:00PM Funk Tribute to Legendary Artist at Cedar Park

 

Join Cedar Park Neighbors on Friday nights in June and July from 6 to 8 PM in Cedar Park for jazz, dancing, and community. 

This is a free, Family-friendly event. Bring your lawn chair, Water, cooler, and dancing shoes!

Celebrate West Philly's incredible musical talent with an amazing lineup: 
June 5 PM Revue

June 12 Karen Smith Experience

June 19 MJE Marston Jazz Experience

June 26 Garfield Fleming &Friends

July 3 Bobby Zankel's Wonderful Sound Six

July 10 The Jazz Crew Big Band

July 17 Bert Harris South African Experience

July 24 Tia & The Connection

July 31 Fyrestorm

June 5, 2026 7:30PM Spanish & Latin Fire with Kasia Smolarek at Old Pine Street Church

 

• June 5th - Spanish & Latin Fire with Kasia Smolarek at Old Pine Street Church

Step into a world of fire and passion! Kasia Smolarek’s Spanish & Latin Fire fuses flamenco’s dramatic flair with vibrant Latin rhythms. Every note sparks emotion and energy, transporting you to sun-soaked plazas and lively streets. A night of music that will ignite your senses and lift your spirit!
Tickets and more information -  Kasia 

Tickets: General Admission $59.

Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church

412 Pine St.

Philadelphia, PA

 Seating

General admission. First-come, first-served.

BookingsTickets sold online only. No door sales.

Doors Open45 minutes prior to start time.

DurationApprox. 75 minutes without interval. Unless otherwise specified.

AgeAges 8+. Under 16s must be accompanied.

RefundsNon-refundable. Transferable to friends/family.

June 5, 2026 6:00-9:00PM First Friday at The Barnes Foundation: Carolina Oliveros & PHLAFF

 

Enjoy an evening of art, live music, cocktails, and light fare at our monthly First Friday mixer.

This month’s event is presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival (PHLAFF), which celebrates the extraordinary work of emerging and established Latine/x/a/o filmmakers, musicians, and artists. Enjoy live musical performances by Carolina Oliveros as well as film screenings from this year’s festival.

Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, Oliveros is a Grammy-nominated artist known for fronting the New York–based cosmic rock group Combo Chimbita and the bullerengue fusion band Bulla en el Barrio. Her solo work blends the traditional sounds of her ancestors with modern styles, resulting in music that’s gritty, mystical, and fiercely alive. Her voice is a force that moves between the sacred and the chaotic—a call to both celebration and resistance.

First Friday at the Barnes includes access to the collection. Freedom Dreams will be on view in the Roberts Gallery before and after performances.

Live music: 6:30pm & 7:45pm (Annenberg Court)
PHLAFF film screenings: 7:30pm (Comcast NBCUniversal Auditorium)

$35 non member admission

; National, Patron, and Contributor members and students $10;

 Supporters and Sustainers free

2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
215.278.7000

Get directions

May 31, 2026 6:00-8:30PM Dendê and Band + Batala Philly at The Fallser Club

 

Dendê and Band live at The Fallser Club. Dendê and Band will be making their stage comeback in Philly as we prepare for a summer filled with musicality and performances. Join us on Sunday, May 31st at The Fallser Club at 6pm for an electric Dendê and Band performance. Mixing the Afro-Brazilian rhythms with world wide music and putting his own energy and uniqueness to it, Dendê is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown’s superstar percussion ensemble. Since 2001, he’s been splitting his time between the US and Bahia, working with his own ensembles.  We’re thrilled to announce @batalaphilly as our special opening guest!! Bringing the roots of Samba Reggae music, Batala Philly is an all-percussion community band that plays Samba Reggae music from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Now opening the Dendê and Band’s stage comeback with an electrifying performance, Batala’s distinctive sound will bring the energy and the urge to dance like nothing else. Come ready to enjoy good music, have lots of fun and daaaance!! Tickets $20 online, $25 at the door. Only door tickets will be available after 4pm on the day of the show Doors at 5:30pm Online tickets: $20. + $2.07 fee ($25. at the door) The Fallser Club 3721 Midvale Ave. Philadelphia Pa

May 31, 2026 3:30-5:00PM Afro-Caribbean Dance Class

 

This community dance experience brings culture, movement, and wellness together through the. Live musicians! For ages, teenagers to adults.

Overview — Umfundalai African Dance Class

This community dance experience brings culture, movement, and wellness together through the traditional Afro Caribbean movements facilitated by Master instructor: Yves Marie of the Afro Caribbean Cultural Arts Assembly (ACCAA) — a practice centered on rhythm, grounding, balance, and ancestral expression. Live Musicians. For ages, from teenagers to adults. $10 at the door!

Presented by

Geb Cultural Exchange × JustWannaDanz Studio

A collaborative effort focused on making cultural education and embodied learning accessible to the community.

GEB Cultural Exchange

1441 E. Vernon Road

Philadelphia, Pa  19150

Reserve your free spot

May 30, 2026 2:00PM-5:00PM Masks in Motion: Ivory Coast at Malcolm X Park

 

West African Mask in Motion Community Series

Journey into the vibrant masking traditions of Ivory Coast— where rhythm leads, movement speaks, and the mask becomes a bridge between community and continuity.

This immersive gathering brings Ivorian mask traditions into motion through live drumming, mask performance, and cultural interpretation rooted in respect and authenticity.

Presented as part of Sira: A Virtual Museum of West African Masks and Their Stories, this experience is not only a community encounter — it is also part of the museum’s creation. Live filming and documentation will take place during the event, capturing the movement, sound, and communal energy that will become part of the evolving Sira virtual museum.

By attending, you are not simply witnessing tradition — you are contributing to the living archive that Sira is building.

Malcolm X Park

5100 Pine St.

Philadelphia, Pa

May 30, 2026 3:00PM Premiere of Anthony Mendez Original Composition at Esperanza

 

• All Events
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• Free
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FESTIVAL DE LA CALLE DE SAN SEBASTIÁN EN FILADELFIA

Tony Mendez & Los Bomberos de la Calle
in partnership with American Composers Forum

GRAN SALON & PLAZA, TEATRO ESPERANZA
5/30/26, 3:00pm
$15 General Admission, Free for Students & Seniors (60+)

EAC Artist in Residence, 2024 Philadelphia Cultural Treasures Artist Fellow, Tony Mendez and Los Bomberos de la Calle present the world premiere of a new work modeled after the widely celebrated annual Fiesta de la Calle de San Sebastián in Puerto Rico. Mendez celebrates Plena and Bomba musical traditions through an evocative, multidisciplinary experience that immerses the audience and offers a guided tour of the history, significance, and legacy of one of Puerto Rico’s most important indigenous art forms. 

Esperanza

4261 N. 5th St.

Philadelphia, Pa

May 30, 2026 12:00-6:00PM West Philly Porch Fest

 

A do-it-yourself music festival featuring free shows on porches all over the neighborhood. Anyone can host or play a show!

Complete schedule and map here

I will be here playing with Batala Philly

4823 Hazel Ave

4:45 to 6:00

Batalá Philly @ 4:45

Samba Reggae from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. more info

LatinNot amplified

De Tierra Caliente  @ 5:15

Latin Roots Fusion more info

LatinCarribeanGreat for DancingOriginal MusicWest Philly LocalGreat for KidsAmplified

May 30, 2026 3:00-5:30PM Paula Holloway and the Philly Pops Little big Band at Head House Square

 

Get ready for an afternoon of incredible music! Join us for a special free outdoor concert featuring the soulful Paula Holloway and The Philly Pops “Little Big Band” at Headhouse Square.
It’s the perfect way to spend your Saturday—bring a chair or a blanket, grab some food from the local spots on South Street, and enjoy the show!
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 Event Details
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Location: Headhouse Square, 2nd & South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Admission: FREE!

May 30, 2026 6:45-9:15PM Underground at Ron's at the Circus House

 

(These directions are to the parking lot of the Circus School, off of the W. Cliveden side street. Walk up the driveway to the house, not the church.  If the lot gets full, there's plenty of street parking in the neighborhood)

Laura Cerrano is a REMO-endorsed certified drum circle facilitator, sound healer and Feng Shui Reiki Master based out of New York. 

Frances Crowhill Miller ... violin, voice, hang, is an improvisational musician, singer-songwriter, facilitator and composer who enjoys working across artistic discipline; inter-weaving story, words and intention with sound.

Kath Weider is an Ann Arbor-based singer, vocal teacher, writer and devotee of the art of improvisation.

Prana Rising is a handpan artist, percussionist, educator, and founder of Sound Artist, a modern school for handpan & creative music making in Centerport, NY.

Francesca Genco is a singer, sound healer and interdisciplinary arts teacher.

Natasha Dastur is a long-time musician focused on percussion.

May 29, 2026 8:00-10:00PM Mankwe Ndosi & Jamal R. Moore duo & Eric Ruin's Ominous Cloud Ensembleat Pageant: Soloveev

 

Mankwe Ndosi is Vocalist, Composer, and Interdisciplinary Culture Maker who conjures sound, story, and movement into transformative experiences. A sonic shape-shifter, she bends melody and rhythm into a living practice that amplifies the resonance between people, land, and ancestral memory. Rooted in Black ritual legacies of music and performance, Mankwe’s work explores the power of voice—not just as an instrument, but as a force for healing, connection, and liberation. 

Jamal R. Moore is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, improviser, educator, and native of Baltimore, Maryland. Moore’s research-driven practice incorporates percussion, woodwinds, and electronic synthesis, exploring African American/Diasporic traditions and global indigenous aesthetics.

Erik Ruin’s Ominous Cloud Ensemble is an ever-evolving, collectively-improvising large ensemble for projections and music, led by visual artist Erik Ruin, lauded by the New York Times for his “spell-binding cut-paper animations.” Erik manipulates intricate paper-cuts and painted films on overhead projectors to create abstract landscapes and fragmentary scenes that are nonetheless charged with meaning, merging with music that ranges from dark atmospherics to ecstatic peaks of dissonance. 

Tickets are sliding scale: $15-$25 + fee ($1.88 - $2.27)

Venue is wheelchair accessible

Pageant: Soloveev

(607 Bainbridge St, Philadelphia, PA 19147)