Quick personal note: a few months back we pitched 100+ Philly founders on hosting a family-friendly Tech Week event, because there were none. So we made one. Tuesday May 5, 6 to 8 PM at the Design Gym studio. Kids will design their own mini Tiny Jawns, an interface for finding the events and places they love. Stop by, say hi, or have them join the project. Details at the bottom. This weekend: Saturday stacks three festivals. Rittenhouse Row goes 90s, South Street's Spring Fest fills six blocks (one medieval), and Fishtown's 4th annual Music & Arts Fest sets up under the El. Sunday: a free Tim Kubart concert at Penn (you've heard him on Sesame Street without knowing the name).

Saturday · 12 PM – 5 PM
Walnut Street, 18th to 19th · Rittenhouse Square · · All ages
🟡Pack snacks · Take SEPTA or park early, parking around Rittenhouse Square is rough on fest days
Rittenhouse Row's annual spring fest is leaning into 90s nostalgia this year. Walnut Street between 18th and 19th turns into a 50,000-person block party with 50+ vendors, food, fashion booths, live music, and culinary demos. Strollers are fine. The crowd thins as you push toward the Square.
View details →Saturday · 12 PM – 10 PM
Under the El at Front & Palmer · Fishtown · · All ages
Just show up · Vendor marketplace and food areas are free, music areas need a $35 ticket
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The 4th annual Fishtown Music & Arts Festival sets up under the El at Front and Palmer. Good news for parents wandering with kids: the 100+ vendor marketplace and food areas are free to walk through. Entry to the music areas runs $35. Worth knowing the split before you show up.

Saturday · 12 PM – 7 PM
South Street, 200 to 700 blocks · South Street · · All ages
🟢Just show up · Stroller-friendly · Free to wander, pay per block
South Street's Spring Fest spreads themed activations across six blocks. Kids Zone with a bounce house and mini golf on the 300 block, Queen & Rook's Renaissance Faire on the 200, Free Comic Book Day on the 600, Vinyl Block Party with Repo Records on the 500, and Brauhaus Schmitz's Maifest anchoring the 700. One stretch of street, plenty of pivots if your kid taps out on one block.
View details →One block over, full medieval
100 block of South Street · South Street · Saturday · 12 – 8 PM
Queen & Rook also takes the 100 block (right next door) for a bigger version: 30+ fantasy and craft vendors, sword fighting, fire performers, tarot readings, wax sealing stations. Costumes encouraged. Same day, same hours, same walk.
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Sunday · 3 PM
Annenberg Center Outdoor Plaza · University City · · All ages
🟢Just show up · Bring a blanket · Lawn seating, free, no registration needed
You may not know the name, but you've probably heard the music. Tim Kubart wrote 'We Can All Be Friends' (Julia's introduction song on Sesame Street) and 'C is for Cloud' (an Elmo + Ellie Goulding duet), hosted Sprout Channel's daily Sunny Side Up for five years (two Emmy nominations), and is the 'Tambourine Guy' from Postmodern Jukebox if your YouTube ever wandered there. He's playing the Annenberg Center's outdoor plaza for free as part of Penn Live Arts' Children's Festival, 3 PM. Bring a blanket, plant on the lawn. If you want more, the indoor PLAYground (1:30 to 4:30) bundles in Penn Museum, Clay Studio, and Free Library tables for kids who came with a ticket to one of the festival's matinee shows.
View details →Burn off energy first
Cira Centre South rooftop, 30th & Walnut · University City · Sunday · open 7 AM – 9 PM
Cira Green is a 1.25-acre rooftop park sitting on top of the parking garage at 30th and Walnut, twelve minutes on foot from Annenberg. Free, big lawn, fountain, skyline views. Toss down a blanket and let the kids run before walking over for the concert.
View details →From the team
We're co-hosting Pixels, Pizza + Pop with Design Gym as part of Philly Tech Week. Drop by Tuesday May 5, 6 to 8 PM, for pizza, pop, and a hands-on design project you take home. All experience levels welcome. RSVP through the link.
RSVP →That's it for this weekend. If you go to something we recommended, hit reply and tell us how it was. We read every message. See you next Thursday. TinyJawns 🏠
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