The inaugural East Passyunk Music Festival is coming to South Philly, and it’s going to be big.
Sponsored by Samuels Seafood, Giordano Garden Groceries, Penn Beer and WXPN, the all day, family-friendly music and food festival will take over East Passyunk from Broad to Dickinson streets, on Sunday, Sept. 10.
More than two dozen artists and bands will perform on five stages and performance areas, with genres spanning from jazz, indie rock, world beats, funk horns, reggae, salsa, hip hop, country, opera and more. Early artists announced include South Philly’s own Cosmo Baker, DJ Diamond Kuts, the Avenue’s long-time favorite Brown Sugar, the East Passyunk Opera Project, the beats of Batala Philly, plus Korine, the Paul Green Rock Academy, City Rhythm, Lady HD, Jimmy Jorge and the Latin Express, Shakoor Hakeem, and Guachinangos.
There will be plenty to eat with award-winning food and seasonal sips. Restaurants serving outdoors include Bing Bing Dim Sum, Ember & Ash, Barcelona, Pistola’s del Sur, Cantina Los Caballitos, LaScala’s Birra, and many more.
“We are excited to debut the first-ever East Passyunk Music Festival featuring more than two dozen top bands, musicians, live performers and DJs,” said new EPABID Executive Director Rebecca O’Leary in a statement. “This new event will be the first cross-cultural music festival on East Passyunk Avenue. We will pair some of the very best and biggest entertainers in the region with our nationally recognized food scene.”
“We are excited to host this inaugural all day event and move the needle with impactful, multicultural and multigenerational programming to attract more people from across the region to visit, shop and live on East Passyunk,” O’Leary added. “We want to celebrate the best of the Avenue and all we are known for, but we also want to shine the spotlight on lesser-known elements of the Avenue, our amazing retail and small business mix, and our growing music scene.”
The event is free and open to the public, with food and drink pay-as-you-go. For more information, visit www.visiteastpassyunk.
