Here’s a roundup of some events scheduled to take place in West and Southwest Philadelphia as part of the annual Juneteenth celebration. The annual Juneteenth Parade, which starts in West Fairmount Park and concludes at Malcolm X Park (52nd and Pine), will take place on Sunday, June 22. Here are more details about this and other events where you can celebrate and commemorate this historic holiday.

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom – Free Community Festival

Penn Museum (3260 South St)

Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Penn Museum is inviting all to a festival filled with joyful performance, live DJ sets, captivating storytelling, and hands-on activities for all ages. Guests can support Black-owned businesses at a community marketplace or grab a bite from local food trucks. The event is free and open to the public. For more information and free registration, go here.

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A beloved summer neighborhood tradition lives on! Cedar Park Friday Night Jazz, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, is returning this week. The free shows run at 49th and Baltimore every Friday, from 6-8 p.m., in June and July (in fair weather only) and feature Philadelphia’s finest jazz musicians and bands.

The popular jazz series kicks off this Friday with a performance by a well-known West Philly musician, Gretchen Elise.

Please see the attached flyer for the full 2025 schedule.

Guests are welcome to bring chairs, blankets and picnics.

The event is organized by Cedar Park Neighbors with the help from neighborhood businesses. This year’s sponsors are PFCU, Mariposa, VIX, Hellcat Studio, Carbon Copy, and Cleo’s Bagels. If you’d like to support Cedar Park Jazz, please go here.

For updates, visit CPN’s Facebook page.

The June 2025 Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll map featuring the participating businesses, activities and specials.

The first 2025 Baltimore Avenue Dollar Stroll is set to return on Thursday, June 5. As usual, you can stroll up and down Baltimore Avenue (between 40th and 51st Streets) and enjoy $1, $3, and $5 deals from dozens of local businesses and neighborhood vendors. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.

In addition to the deals, there will be live music and entertainment all along Baltimore Ave. Check out a jazz performance by Gretchen Elise at Trolley Portal Gardens (40th and Baltimore), an activity zone at the HMS School parking lot (44th and Baltimore), the All Love Block Party at 48th Street near Calvary Church featuring DJs, interactive activities, and food and merchandise from community vendors, plus Double Dutch at 50th and Baltimore.

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The annual West Philly Community Yard Sale event, which debuted last year, is returning on Sunday, June 1!

Over 120 yard sales are expected to take place in the area, mostly between 43rd St. and 52nd St. and Woodland Ave. to Market St., with some sales taking place outside of that area as well, according to the event organizer Max Lovitz-Wolfson. It is a free event, with no fees for vendors, “organized simply for the love of yard sales and the community.”

Here is the link to the interactive map with all the sales: https://tinyurl.com/545va425 and here you can download the list of sales with their descriptions.

Anyone interested is invited to join the “West Philly VIRTUAL Yard Sales” group on Facebook for updates and more details about the event.

The West Philly Community Yard Sale will be held on Sunday, June 1, the day after the annual West Philly Porchfest. The rain date is Saturday, June 7.

West Philly Porchfest, the annual DIY music festival, is returning this Saturday, May 31. Dozens of free shows featuring a variety of music genres will take place from Noon-6 p.m. The festival keeps growing and adding new porches every year since it started in 2016.

You can check out the interactive map and list of the performers here and follow @westphillyporchfest on Instagram for updates.