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Join us for the FREE 16th annual PFCU Kensington Derby & Arts Fest on Saturday, May 11th, from 12-6pm rain or shine! This year's location is on Frankford Ave. from York St. to Huntingdon St. Plan your day to enjoy awesome local vendors, food, music, art and of course ... MUD! Are you ready to get down and dirty? Come cheer on the parade along the three-mile obstacle course that stretches through East Kensington and Fishtown. Fishtown District, with support from Penn Treaty Special Services District, presents the Kensington Derby and Arts Fest. WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Derby teams prepare human-powered sculptures crafted from recycled bicycles and other materials and ride their contraptions through various obstacles ending with a spectacular mud-pit finish at the arts festival grounds. Winners are then crowned in categories that have ranged over the years like Best Art, Best Costume, Best Engineering, Media Choice and Judge’s Choice. The parade is free to participate, open to all ages and abilities with a bike, helmet, and pun-y team name. The all day, all ages arts festival will feature outdoor food and drink, local bands and DJs, artists and makers, vendors and community groups, and much more.
Kensington Derby and Arts Fest is free to attend, with food and drink pay as you go. The event is family and fido friendly, with 21 and up to drink (with identification). For more information, or to register as a derby participant visit https://www.kensingtonkineticarts.org/ and follow @kensingtonkineticarts
This truly is Philadelphia’s most unique festival of the year - there is nothing else like it. See you on Frankford Avenue!
DERBY:
Registration is now open for competitors! Thanks to generous support from Penn Treaty Special Services District, there is no fee to participate in the Derby parade this year.
Kensington Derby and Arts Fest runs along Frankford Avenue, between York St and Huntingdon St. The festival is three blocks from the York-Dauphin or Huntingdon stops on the Market-Frankford Line, in the heart of the East Kensington neighborhood. The festival footprint on Frankford Ave just North of the roundabout is lined with boutiques offering handmade and curated wares, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, and more. The derby parade begins at 2:00pm at Frankford & York and parades along Frankford Ave and back up Front St to end around 3:00pm at the Amber St. mudpit.
DERBY ROUTE:
START: Frankford Ave at York
Complete one lap around the roundabout, then exit moving south on Frankford Ave
Take Frankford Ave South all the way to Shackamaxon St
TURN LEFT (wrong way) onto Shackamaxon St (there is a 4-way stop sign here)
TURN RIGHT from Shackamaxon onto Girard for JB's sculpture wash
TURN RIGHT from Girard onto Frankford Ave
CONTINUE NORTH on Frankford Ave until Master St
TURN LEFT on Master St
TURN RIGHT on Front St
TURN RIGHT on Amber St
Continue on Amber St to the Mudpit staging area (Amber and Cumberland) <- this area is closed to traffic already from the festival street closures
MUDPIT Finish (on Amber St)
FOOD AND DRINK:
Come hungry and thirsty as we showcase the growing East Kensington food and drink scene, as well as a few of the city’s favorite food trucks. The growing line-up includes so far:
3 Rooosters *
Bacon on a Stick and That's It!
Byzantium Empire Catering & Food Trucks
Cousins Maine Lobster
Evil Genius Beer Company *
Fishtown Iced Teas (Interstate Drafthouse) *
Fiore Fine Foods *
Gigi & Big R
Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream Truck
Korea Taqueria
Loco Pez *
Los Gallos Mexican Taqueria
Mama Smoothies
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Frankford Ave. from York St. to Huntingdon St., East Kensington and Fishtown, 2601 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125-1454, United States,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania