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South 9th Street Italian Market Festival
Philadelphia, PA · Food & Drink
- When
- May 15–16, 2027
- Where
- South 9th Street Italian Market · Philadelphia · PA
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet
The country's oldest continuously operating open-air market has anchored South Philadelphia's Italian and immigrant communities since 1915. Each May the market closes 9th Street to cars for a weekend street festival with live music, the traditional pole-greasing contest, and food from the market's butchers, cheesemongers and produce stands. Vendors span seven blocks of the market district.
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The country's oldest continuously operating open-air market has anchored South Philadelphia's Italian and immigrant communities since 1915.
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