uCity Square is Hosting Holiday Fest With Ice Skating, Vendors, Live Music, and a Wine & Beer Garden
If you’re looking for a fun night out this holiday city then head over to uCity Square (3701 Filbert St.) for their inaugural Holiday Fest on Friday December 9th from 3 pm -7 pm and Saturday December 10th from 11 am to 7 pm.
Holiday Fest is free to attend and includes a slew of activities including a pop-up ice rink, a beer and wine garden provided by Wissahickon Brewery & Chaddsford Winery, fire pits, food trucks, vendors, live music, crafts and more.
Put together by Wexford Science + Technology, Holiday Fest invites community members and local residents to celebrate the holidays at one of Philly’s newest communities in West Philly, uCity Square. “Guests can expect a festive community experience that activates their holiday spirit. Holiday music, gifts, food + drinks, and winter activities for all ages. No need to travel to Center City, we have brought the fun to the neighborhood,” states event organizers.
Entertainment includes the following:
Friday
DJs Stevie Coachella Fri. 12/9 3p-7p
Holiday Karaoke Friday night, 5:30p-6:30p
Saturday
DJ Mal Ball Sat. 12/10 5p-7p
DJ G33K Sat. 12/10 2p-5p
Oluwafemi Sat. 12/10 11a-2p
Performers Jahwula Sat. 12/10 TBD
Ginger Coyle Sat. 12/10 TBD
Studio Wednesdays Sat. 12/10 TBD
Pop-up Ice Rink, Sat. starting 11a
Photos with Santa, Sat. 11a-2p
All vending fees from this event will be donated to Theatre in the X, a community-base program dedicated to increasing access to theatre for West Philly residents in particular and African Americans in general. In addition Wexford Science + Technology will be sponsoring a few hours of hot beverages for guests, as a donation to The Monkey and The Elephant, Philadelphia’s first and only non-profit coffee shop employing and supporting former foster youth.
