Each year, thousands of people descend on Walnut Street, between Broad and 19th Streets, for the annual Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival in May. Each block brings food, drinks, music, fashion and fun from area businesses and beyond. Credit: E. Mencher for Visit PhiladelphiaIt may be hard to believe but spring weather is finally just about here, which in Philly means festivals every weekend — including the annual Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival. If you can’t wait until until May 3 to sample the goods from tons of Rittenhouse restaurants in a party atmosphere, you’re in luck because Thursday, April 24, the swank Rittenhouse Hotelis hosting a Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival Preview Party. From 6:30-9:30 p.m., join Philly's finest at the soiree, and get a sneak peek of the Rittenhouse Spa & Club.Mole Street will provide the music,while a silent auction gives partygoers a chance to win Rittenhouse Row swag. Tickets are $75 a pop, or get access to the VIP tent at the Spring Festival in May by splurging on a VIP ticket for $125. Proceeds go to Rittenhouse Row to help keep the neighborhood a top destination.Participating bars and restaurants:a. Bara. KitchenButcher & SingerContinental Mid-TownThe Corner FooderyD’Angelo’s Ristorante Italiano and LoungeDevon Seafood GrillThe DandelionDiBruno Bros.The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.GHip City VegLacroixLibrary BarLe Pain QuotidienMarathon GrillThe Prime RibRobeks Premium Fruit SmoothiesRanstead RoomRougeRosati IceRusset RestaurantSbragaSutton’s ParlorTermini Brothers BakeryWhisperZama
