Friday, July 18, 2025

July 24-27, 2025 North Philadelphia History Festival - Arts - Culture - Music - History

 

Photo Courtesy of the John W. Mosley Photograph Collection, Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries.

The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the African American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street, and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators and other cultural workers. These multimedia projects and events will explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th centuries. All events will be free and open to the public. 

Registration for select events and activations is open now! Explore the collection on Eventbrite.

Thursday, July 24th

We Remember and We Recall: North Philadelphia Oral History Project
Artists: Dr. Diane Turner, Curator: Serkkadis Alemayehu, Technologist
Category: Oral History Event 
Location: The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, 1330 Polett Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Date & Time :Thursday, July 24th, 2:00-5:00PM

The Pyramid Club: Black Leisure and Cultural Empowerment
Artists: Leslie Willis-Lowry and Dr. William Dodd
Category: Photography Exhibition
Location: 1517 W Girard Avenue
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24th & Friday, July 25th, 4:00-8:00PM / Saturday, July 26th & Sunday, July 27th, 12:00-5:00PM

In Pursuit of Preservation: A Community Conversation for our Black Historic District
Artists: The Dox Thrash House Project, Brewerytown-Sharswood Neighborhood Coalition, and Community Design Collaborative
Category: Panel Event
Location: 2100 Ridge Avenue
Date & Time: Thursday July 24th, 5:30-8:00PM

it be your own people
Artist: muthi reed
Category: Video Installation
Location: Sorellina at the Divine Lorraine, 699 N. Broad St
Date & Time: Thursday, July 24th - Sunday, August 3rd

reForm
Artist: Pepón Osorio
Category: Video Installation
Location: Cicala at the Divine Lorraine, 699 N. Broad St
Date & Time: Thursday July 24th - Sunday, August 3rd

Tenants of Lenapehocking in the Age of Magnets
Artists: Louis Massiah, Scribe Video Center
Category: Video Installation/Oral History
Location: Uptown Theater, 2240 N. Broad Street
Date & Time: Coming Soon

Old School Philly: Reminiscing with Dottie Smith Gayle's Jazz Community
Artists: Malkia Lydia and Ryan Saunders
Category: Video Installation
Location: New Barber's Hall, 1402 W Oxford Street
Date & Time: Coming Soon

(Return Home) Installation w/ Friends of the Tanner House
Artist: Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D
Category: Visual Installation
Location: 2908 W Diamond Street
Date & Time: Thursday July 24th - Sunday July 27th

Friday, July 25th

Return of the Freedom Library
Artist: Jubilee School Students
Location: Wagner Free Institute of Science, 1700 W. Montgomery Ave
Date & Time: Friday, July 25th,  11:00AM - 4:00PM

Black Buttafly & The Nu School Collective: Jam Session Tribute to Grover Washington Jr.
Artist: Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D
Category: Concert
Location: The Yard at John Coltrane Street, 1517 N 33rd St
Date & Time: Friday, July 25th, 7:00-9:00PM

My Story, My Block
Artist: Jacqueline Wiggins
Category: Screening Event
Location: The AAUF Conference Center, 2231 N. Broad Street
Date & Time:  Friday, July 25th, 2:00-5:00PM

Saturday, July 26th

Places of Power - Villa Africana Colobó Garden
Artists: Iris Brown, Norris Square Neighborhood Project & Anula Shetty and Michael Kuetemeyer, Termite TV Collective
Category: AR Installation
Location: Villa Africana Colobó Garden, 2267 N Palethorp St
Date & Time: Saturday, July 26th - Reception: 12-2PM , Open Hours/Tours: 11-6PM

Strawberry Mansion Photography Exhibition and "Pass the Mic"
Artist: Christopher R. Rogers, Ph.D
Category: Photography Exhibition
Location: Strawberry Mansion Learning Center, 2946 W Dauphin St
Date & Time: Saturday, July 26th, 12:00-4:00PM

SlowDrag
Artists: Mendi + Keith Obadike
Category: Mobile Sound Installation
Location: Ridge Avenue
Date & Time: 3:00-5:00PM

Sunday, July 27th

Extraordinary Ordinary: Black People in Northern Liberties before 1860. 
Artist: 1838 Black Metropolis
Category: Walking Tour 
Location:  Northern Liberties
Date & Time: Sunday, July 27th, 4:00-6:30PM

Jazzing on Ridge

Artist: Lower North Philadelphia CDC
Location: 2200 Block of Ridge Avenue
Date & Time: Sunday, July 27th, 12:00-6:00PM

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