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Elfreth's Alley Fete Day

Philadelphia, PA · Arts & Culture

When

June 5, 2027

Where

Elfreth's Alley, Old City · Philadelphia · PA

Cost

Not confirmed

Status

Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Residents of Elfreth's Alley, the oldest continuously inhabited residential street in America, open their 18th and 19th century homes to visitors for one afternoon each June. The tradition dates to 1934 and serves as a fundraiser for the Elfreth's Alley Association, with costumed reenactors, musicians, and artisan crafters along the colonial era street.

The history within reach

• Elfreth's Alley settledsame spot

  Thirty-two houses on a cobbled lane built for tradesmen, continuously lived in since 1703 and generally called the oldest residential street in the country..

• Elfreth's Alley Fete Daysame spot

  Residents of Elfreth's Alley, the oldest continuously inhabited residential street in America, open their 18th and 19th century homes to visitors for one afternoon each June.

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