Mark Sunday, May 6th, for Chestnut Hill’s Home & Garden Festival
Pack up the puppy, put on your walking shoes, drop the kids in the strollers and don your sunglasses and visors—it’s Chestnut Hill’s 16th Annual Home & Garden Festival on Sunday, May 6th
From 11 am to 5 pm,Germantown Avenueis turned into an outdoor marketplace between Rex and Willow Grove Avenues, as the street and stores come alive with festivities. Many festival-goers extend the fun into the evening with friends and more music by ducking into one of the Avenue’s many great pubs and restaurants—where informal parties continue well into the night.
An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 gardeners, families and art lovers alike fill the streets each year during this annual event, when over 150 home and garden vendors, artists and craftsmen display their wares.
Eat, play and discover all Chestnut Hill offers, including:
- A wide selection of tomato plants and flower seedlings
- Lush orchids, hanging baskets and garden sculptures
- Home design, hand-made furniture, quilts, jewelry, art & collectibles
- Boutique shopping in Chestnut Hill’s one-of-a-kind shops
- A display of the latest car models by Subaru, Presenting Sponsor of the Festival
- Games and giveaways by B101 Radio, the Festival’s media sponsor
- Eco Alley, sponsored by PECO Smart Ideas, featuring vendors offering sustainable products from organic plants to electric bikes…all thanks to GRinCH (Green in Chestnut Hill)
- Live music by City Rhythm Orchestra, The Rich Posmontier Orchestra, The Dukes of Destiny and Melissa Martin & the Mighty Rhythm Kings
- Yoga for children
- Al fresco dining and fun festival foods
- Amusement rides, face painting and arts & craft activities for kids
- Live critters from the Elmwood Park Zoo
- A basketball hoops clinic
For a festival schedule and a detailed list of performers and vendors, please visit www.chestnuthillpa.com or call 215-247-6696.
Admission to the festival is free. $5 parking will be available on select Chestnut Hill lots.
Rain Star Glitter Tattoos can’t wait to be there to sparkle up the neighborhood!!!
We’ll be there with oodles of used books in a variety of subjects – gardening, botany, science, landscaping, architecture, home decorating, carpentry, cooking, local history, art, and lots of great paperback novels and kids picture books. Stop by and say hello and check out our offerings. We’ll be in booth 209, at 8236 Germantown Ave right in front of Hipster Home.
The Chestnut Hill Book Festival will have a table at Hartwell and Germantown Avenue. Come see which authors we will feature at our next speakers event and festival. We welcome your ideas and input. More at facebook.com/chbookfest Go Books!
Wow, 20,000 to 30,000 gardeners at one event, that really is cool.. We have big flower shows and events here in the UK but not on such a personable level. Superb!