After 25 days, 1,500 artists and more than 135 events, the City of Brotherly Love bids adieu to the Paris-inspired Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA). But not without a bonne soirée! The inaugural festival responsible for bringing local and international artists—in almost every field imaginable—to Philadelphia is transforming The Avenue of the Arts into a Parisian Street Fair on Saturday, April 30, with French street vendors and performers, a grass park with a children’s area, musical entertainment all day long, and a giant Ferris Wheel. Completely free to the public, the street festival will last from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., with live acts on two stages, international food, and the pièce de résistance, a “celestial art” acrobatic performance by La Compagnie Transe Express, presented 100 feet in the air.
Revisit Traveling IQ’s sponsored coverage of the festival that has exhilarated Philadelphia’s cultural community by clicking here, and stay updated on the events and festivities of PIFA’s final week by following the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts on Facebook and Twitter.
