This year the annual Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade and Festival takes place Sunday, November 5. The paradebegins at Noon on JFK Blvd & 16�� Street and ends at 5�� and Market Street. Similar to last year, the VeteransFestival will feature veteran services and resource tables, live entertainment, local craft breweries and foodtrucks, outdoor TV broadcast of the Eagles game, and family friendly activities including rock-climbing wall andface painting.

This year’s notable attendees include The United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, GrandMarshal, Colonel Joe Marm, the only living Medal of Honor recipient from Pennsylvania, and last year’s GrandMarshal, Tuskegee Airman Gene Richardson. Mayor Jim Kenney, Congressman Bob Brady will also be inattendance, among several elected officials showing support for area veterans.

Runners from all over the world will make their way to Philly November 18�� and 19�� to compete in thePhiladelphia Marathon and Philadelphia Half-Marathon. Slated as one of the top ten courses in the country, theMarathon course takes participants through Fairmount Park and along the Schuylkill River, weaving throughneighborhoods like Manayunk and Philly’s historic district, and ending at the majestic Art Museum. This year,the Philadelphia Half-Marathon will take place mostly on city streets, which is a scenic change from mostly beingin Fairmount Park last year.

Running from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, the annual Christmas Village in Philadelphia will once againbring the charm of an authentic German Christmas market to Center City Philadelphia. Christmas Village willfeature over 80 vendors and offer an authentic shopping experience with international holiday gifts, ornaments,jewelry and high-quality arts and crafts. Traditional European food, sweets and drinks will also be available forpurchase. This year, Christmas Village will return to the newly renovated Love Park. Although the park will notbe officially open until Spring 2018, Christmas Village will give attendees an opportunity to preview Love Park’snew design.

Lastly, don’t forget to check out the Holiday Tree Lighting on November 24�� at the City Hall North Apron. Therewill be lots of family friendly activities and performances you won’t want to miss!

Check out our brand new Flickr page where we will begin hosting ALL our special event & office photography.

Fall In PhillyTake a break from your day and play our November themed Word Search,

highlighting some local events happening in Philly this month!

Many of the wonderful events that took place in October

had perfect fall weather days, which meant many of you

came out to enjoy different parts of the city! We saw lots

of decorated pumpkins and fall leaves as a part of the

décor as well. Moving into November, we’re looking

forward to seeing more fall themed events and the crisp

cool air that makes it perfect running weather, Rocky

Run or Philly Marathon anyone? See

you out there soon!

As Seen in the Streets

The Long & Short of OctoberPhoto by: M. Sabb

Photo by: O. Gillison

Is it just us, or does it feel like October came and went in

a flash? I guess time truly does fly when you’re having

fun! As the colder nights come into affect, October marks

the end of street festival season, a bittersweet time for

our office. Some of our favorite events take place in

October, like Harry Potter Festival, Bloktoberfest,

Outfest, Old City Festival, and Philly Free Streets. We saw

Philadelphians (and the Philly doggos) come out and

celebrate fall in the best ways possible. One of our favorite

moments was when Captain Rodriguez from the 26�� PD

helped paint a mural with Mural Arts on the restaurant,

El Bohio during Philly Free Streets. It was an awesome

community engagement project and fun for all!

Photo by: B. Foster

November 1��– 7��Al-Bustan Student Performance – Thomas Paine Plaza (11/1)Panama Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/3)LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day – Norris Square (11/4)Free Library of Philadelphia Logan Branch Grand Re-Opening – 1333Wagner Ave (11/4)Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade & Festival – 300-600 Market St(11/5)ABATE Toys for Tots Ride – Sugarhouse Casino (11/5)Philly Pharmacy Mural Dedication – 2700 N Front St (11/7)

November 8�� – 14��Mali Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/10)Veteran’s Day Observed – (11/10)US Marine Corps 242nd Birthday Party – 1000 Oregon Ave (11/10)Monument Lab Saturday Spotlight / Aces Museum Veterans DayProgram – 5800 Germantown Ave (11/11)Rocky Run – Eakins Oval (11/11)Chinatown Sidewalk Stories – 10�� & Race Streets (11/11)

November 15�� – 21��America Recycles Day Press Conference – 2904 Ellsworth Street(11/15)Argentina Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/17)Philadelphia Half Marathon – Eakins Oval (11/18)Mayfair Thanksgiving Parade – 6700 to 8100 Frankford Ave (11/19)Philadelphia Marathon – Eakins Oval (11/19)

November 22ⁿ� – 3othThanksgiving Day Parade – Start @ 20�� & JFK; End @ PhiladelphiaMuseum of Art (11/22)Holiday Tree Lighting – City Hall North Apron (11/24)Albania Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/28)East Passyunk Avenue Tree Lighting Ceremony – 1500 E PassyunkAve (11/30)

For the complete list of upcoming events, please check outevent calendar on our website!

Photo via The Glow: A Jack-O-LanternExperience