Grid Magazine

Events happening in and around Philadelphia this weekend!

FRIDAY, 6.5
Pride Month Hike: Come along with Trail Ambassadors Lisa Kleiman, Sheryl Rose, Jean McWilliams, and Jill Curatolo to celebrate Pride Month with a special early evening hike! Highlights of the route will include the Lavender Trail (of course!), the Thomas Mill Red Covered Bridge, and a stretch alongside the Wissahickon Creek. Along the way, we’ll talk about some movers and shakers from the Philly LGBTQ+ community.

➡️ Learn More: https://gridphilly.com/event/pride-month-hike/

SATURDAY, 6.6
Philly Outdoor Gear Swap: Join us for a one day outdoor flea market to buy, sell, trade and give away gently used gear. This is a great chance for your equipment to find a new home or for you to find some affordable nature stuff to enhance your adventures!

➡️ Learn More: https://gridphilly.com/event/philly-outdoor-gear-swap/

SATURDAY, 6.6
West Philadelphia Unity Fest: Join us as we celebrate 5 years of building a stronger community together at the West Philadelphia Unity Fest! It’s a day filled with music, activities, and community fun.

➡️ Learn More: https://gridphilly.com/event/west-philadelphia-unity-fest/

When a crowd comprised of more than 60 renters, homeowners, organizers and representatives gathered on May 7 in Southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood, they had one message: “The renters united will never be defeated.”

Led by One PA, a statewide community organizing group, the rally was the latest move in the ongoing effort to secure 925 affordable rental units managed by Neighborhood Restorations, a private developer. The units, spread across West and Southwest Philadelphia, were cast into the spotlight last July when Neighborhood Restorations released a letter announcing its intentions to sell the properties as a single portfolio in the near future.

Such a sale could result in major displacement for the approximately 3,000 people who call Neighborhood Restorations properties home, according to Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, who represents Philadelphia’s Third District, where most of the units are located.

“These are long-term tenants that are very rooted in their communities,” says Gauthier. “This is about people who have been contributors to their blocks, to their communities, asking their city, asking their government to help them from being displaced and having their lives shattered.”

➡️ Read the full story at https://gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026/06/01/southwest-philly-residents-rally-to-save-affordable-housing/

✍️ Sophie Aanerud
📸 Tracie Van Auken

Here’s a recipe for a lovely summer day: Pack a little picnic, grab your best floppy hat or Phillies cap, slather on some sunscreen and take a mini road trip to a nearby farm to go fruit picking. This fun outdoor activity is a life-affirming blend of frolicking in a field and getting access to the freshest local fruit available — sun-ripened and honey-sweet, practically unrecognizable compared to what comes from a conventional supermarket. It’s also a great way to teach kids (and maybe even remind yourself) about the remarkable amount of labor that goes into harvesting crops by hand.

There are a number of U-pick, or pick-your-own (PYO), farms within an hour or so of Philadelphia, and visiting them is a compelling way to get acquainted with growers in the area. To make a day of it, see if the farm has a produce stand or market with an events calendar, and stop in to see what’s going on — many farms host classes and workshops.

Between increasingly-extreme weather events, skyrocketing fuel and fertilizer prices, and labor complications due to immigration policies, farms of all sizes are feeling immense pressure and uncertainty and need our support now more than ever.

➡️ Read the full story at https://gridphilly.com/blog-home/2026/06/01/nine-regional-farms-where-you-can-pick-your-own-produce-this-summer/

✍️ Emily Kovach
📸 Photo courtesy of Linvilla Orchards