Looking to Celebrate Christmas in July? Here are 3 Christmas-Themed Events to Check Out
Beers & Santa
Beers and Santa? Why not. Victory Taproom (1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway) will be celebrating Christmas on July 7th -9th. Guests will be able to get into the holiday spirit with a weekend long celebration featuring their seasonal Merry Monkey ($5 per glass). On Sunday the 9th, Victory will also be serving a Jingle Brew Brunch where guests are encouraged to dress in their summer best for their best dressed competition. Summer Santa will also be in the building to snap pics.
Skating With Santa
Christmas comes early at the Rothman Orthopaedics Roller Rink with a sun-kissed Santa who traded his sleigh for a pair of skates. He’ll be rolling with with guets all afternoon and will even take a break to snap some photos with kids. Fun crafts and holiday-inspired snacks will keep skaters of all ages merry and bright. Instead of a the traditional ugly sweater, winter sweater, everyone is encouraged to wear their ugliest holiday t-shirt.
Reserve your skating session here: rothmanrink.ticketsocket.com.
Christmas Dinner
Owner/Operator Amanda Rucker and Chef Randy Rucker, the husband-and-wife team behind the celebrated East Passyunk restaurant River Twice (1601 E Passyunk Ave.), are bringing back their highly successful Christmas in July dinner series for the second consecutive year, featuring a five-night guest chef series with some of the biggest names in Philadelphia’s culinary scene.
From July 18th through the 22nd, River Twice will host five consecutive collaboration dinners, featuring several big-name chefs, including Chutatip ‘Nok’ Suntaranon, the Kalaya chef and owner who just brought home the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic. Kevin McWilliams, the former River Twice sous chef who currently mans the kitchen at Laurel, will cook one night, as will Alexandra Holt, who runs Roxanne, one of the hottest restaurants in America. Alex Talbot of Curiosity Doughnuts, who authored the book “Ideas in Food,” and Alex Kemp Roussy, who recently opened My Loup with his fiancé, James Beard-nominated Chef Amanda Shulman, round out the participating chefs.
The schedule is:
-Alex Talbot of Curiosity Doughnuts on July 18th
-Kevin McWilliams of Laurel on July 19th
-Alexandra Holt of Roxanne on July 20th
-Chutatip ‘Nok’ Suntaranon of Kalaya on July 21st
-Alex Kemp Roussy of My Loup on July 22nd
“Christmas in July was such a success last year, and it was a really incredible thing collaborating on 40 different dishes in five nights with so many talented chefs,” said Chef Rucker. “We knew we absolutely had to do it again. So much creativity goes into coming up with five completely unique menus in five nights, but to be able to do this alongside chefs as talented as the five we are welcoming in makes this a thrill for not just the guest, but for our entire team.”
All dinners will feature indoor and outdoor seating beginning at 6 p.m., with 50 seats available per night. Dinners cost $150 per person, or $175 at the seven-seat chef’s counter. Due to the nature of the events, dietary restrictions cannot be accommodated. Reservations can be made via Resy. The restaurant will close for service on Sunday, July 23rd.
