Navy Yard Blog

October 29, 2024

Support Camp Out For Hunger at The Navy Yard!

This November, the Navy Yard will be supporting Camp Out For Hunger by collecting canned food donations! At this time of year when many people experience food insecurity, the Navy Yard community comes together for a common cause.  Local nonprofit Philabundance partners with WMMR’s Preston & Steve to end hunger for good and to provide

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September 18, 2024

The Navy Yard named a “Great Place in Pennsylvania”

The Navy Yard is adding to its collection of awards with its recent recognition as a “Great Place in Pennsylvania” by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-PA)! The Navy Yard was honored in the “Great Transformations” category for its successful planning efforts that build healthy and vibrant communities throughout the Commonwealth and

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Press Releases

September 5, 2024

GROUP X TO UNVEIL THREE-STORY “SEATED LITTLE CLOUD”

BY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, SAMUEL BORKSON & ARTURO SANDOVAL III – FRIENDSWITHYOU AT PHILADELPHIA’S NAVY YARD THIS SEPTEMBER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Lex NemchenkoPUNCH Media347.261.5925lex@punchmedia.biz Philly-Based Curatorial Collective Taps LA-Based Artist Duo Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III– FriendsWithYou, for Its Seventh Annual Public Art Project PHILADELPHIA, PA (September 5, 2024) – Philadelphia’s premier curatorial collective Group X andthe

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Public Art

September 5, 2024

Seated Little Cloud (2024)

“SEATED LITTLE CLOUD” SYMBOLIZES HARMONY, INVITING VIEWERS TO EMBRACE ITS MEDITATIVE NATURE AND FIND SERENITY IN ITS PRESENCE. This marks the seventh annual collaboration between Group X and the Navy Yard, a testament to their shared commitment to bringing accessible and thought provoking art to the community.

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Community

August 8, 2024

Join Us for Our Second Annual Free Navy Yard Night Festival

Attendees can enjoy live music, delicious food, Swoop! prize opportunities, and more fun for all ages We’re excited to announce that the Navy Yard is bringing back its highly anticipated Night Festival on Thursday, September 12 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Crescent Park. This all-ages event promises to be an unforgettable evening filled

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Community

July 3, 2024

Navy Yard Events & Programming Schedule – July 2024

June is the perfect time to #discovertheyard. There is so much going on like our first-ever #NavyYardFamilyFest, free fitness classes, hive tours, learn how to make your own tea, classic theater showings, charity 5Ks, and MORE! Read our blog at for more information or visit navyyard.org/events to learn how you can participate.

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Amenities

June 28, 2024

Creative Mornings With Anne Ishii

In the Creative Mornings session held June 28 at the Navy Yard, Anne Ishii delivered an insightful discourse on the inherent importance she ascribes to each endeavor she undertakes. Her journey, which began in publishing and advertising, initially brought her happiness but left her searching for deeper fulfillment. After navigating roles at various startup companies

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June 26, 2024

Welcome Alchemy X!

Welcome Alchemy X to the Navy Yard! We are excited to share our fitness partner since Spring 2023 for our free outdoor fitness programming, Alchemy X, now officially joins our Navy Yard community inside Vincera Institute, located at 1200 Constitution Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19112. Their facility provides a full fitness experience to help you reach

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Community

June 25, 2024

Support the Navy Yard Back-to-School Drive

The Navy Yard will be collecting school supplies to support two local elementary schools. F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School and D. Newlin Fell School are both K-8 elementary schools located in South Philadelphia. The collection will take place Tuesday, July 16 through Wednesday, August 21 with drop-off locations throughout the Navy Yard campus. Being part

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Community

June 13, 2024

Get to Know the Ladies Behind Our Urban Homestead-ish Programming

In 2016, Pamia Coleman received a box of seeds from her cousin, who had discovered it outside an abandoned business. Knowing Pamia’s desire to start a garden, her cousin urged her to take the seeds, which Pamia later shared with her friend Latiaynna Tabb. Wasting no time, that summer Pamia and Latiaynna co-founded Black Girls

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Amenities

June 6, 2024

Navy Yard Kicks Off Summer with First Ever Family Fest

Summer officially started with the inaugural Navy Yard Family Fest June 1. Thousands of kids, adults, and kids at heart came to the Navy Yard’s award-winning park – Central Green – for a fun-filled and unforgettable start to summer. Attendees were immersed in magical day of Navy Yard entertainment by sampling delicious food from the

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Community

June 5, 2024

Local Students Celebrate End of School Year at The Navy Yard

Students from F. Amedee Bregy Elementary School (Bregy Elementary) and D. Newlin Fell School (Fell Elementary) celebrated the end of the school year with a fun day of activities at The Navy Yard May 31. Students from both schools brought their school spirit out for friendly competition in several different events including tug-o-war, water carry,

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Community

June 5, 2024

Sub & Surface Toastmasters Reaches 65 Years of Shaping Lives

A celebratory meeting will be held to mark the club’s anniversary on June 12 Sub & Surface Toastmasters will mark its 65th anniversary on June 12, announced the club’s President, Grisel Velazquez. In honor of the occasion, a celebratory meeting will be held that day at the Chapel of Four Chaplains (1201 Constitution Ave). Members

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Community

May 29, 2024

Navy Yard Events & Programming Schedule – June 2024

June is the perfect time to #discovertheyard. There is so much going on like our first-ever #NavyYardFamilyFest, free fitness classes, hive tours, learn how to make your own tea, classic theater showings, charity 5Ks, and MORE! Read our blog at for more information or visit navyyard.org/events to learn how you can participate.

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Community

May 28, 2024

Celebrate Indonesian Art & Culture at the World Premiere of Ramayana June 12-16

More than 28 years in the making, EgoPo presents the world-premiere re-telling of the ancient Hindu epic in collaboration with two of Indonesia’s vanguards in the performing arts. This performance will take place in The Navy Yard, under a giant open-air tent June 12-16. The staging integrates the puppetry, dance, theater, and music expertise of the

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