Philly’s favorite summer street festivals continue this week as Stroll After Dark returns to Main Street Manayunk on Thursday, July 16, bringing another evening of food trucks, live entertainment, shopping, and family-friendly activities to the neighborhood.
The popular Stroll After Dark series takes place on July 16, 23, and 30 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., transforming Main Street into an open-air celebration with local vendors, outdoor movies, live performances, interactive experiences, and extended hours at participating businesses.
Inspired by the former Stroll the Street program, the event drew up to 10,000 visitors during its debut season and returns this summer with a fresh lineup each week.
What to expect at Stroll After Dark 🚶🏼♂️
Each Thursday features a different mix of entertainment, but visitors can expect plenty to explore throughout the evening, including:
- 🎶 Live music from local bands
- 🚚 Rotating food trucks
- 🎥 Outdoor movies at dusk
- 🛍️ Local makers, artists, and vendors
- 🎨 Interactive art activities
- ⚽️ Soccer activations
- 🎈 Kids activities, face painting, and balloon twisting
- 🍹 Restaurant specials, drinks deals, and extended shopping hours
Activations will be spread throughout Main Street, Canal View Park, Richards Apex, Conarroe Street, Gay Street, and Manayunk’s colorful art alleys, while portions of Grape and Cotton streets will be closed to traffic.
What’s happening on July 16 🌚
This week’s event includes a performance by Andorra, an outdoor screening of Twilight at dusk, interactive art with Aaron Birk, Lucky’s Artist Alley, Starfinder soccer activities, kids programming with North Light Community Center, and face painting and balloon twisting.
Food trucks scheduled for July 16 include A Taste of Philly, Bingtanghulu, Humpty’s Dumplings, Los Gallos Restaurant, MOZZAREPAS, Pink’s Cold Treats, PUT a Egg on it Food Truck, and Shugarshack Soulfood.
If you can’t make it this week, there are still two more chances to experience Stroll After Dark:
- 📆 Thursday, July 23: Live music from Chris Rafter, an outdoor screening of School of Rock, plus food trucks including Babalouie BBQ, Calaveras Street Tacos, Cheesecake Remix and more.
- 📆 Thursday, July 30: Live music by Nervous Nikki and the Chill Pills, an outdoor showing of Toy Story, and another lineup of food trucks, artists, and family-friendly activities.
A rain date has been scheduled for Thursday, August 6 if weather impacts any of the July events.
