These weekend events are postponed or canceled due to Tropical Storm Ophelia

Tropical Storm Ophelia hit the Philadelphia area this weekend, causing events throughout the region to be canceled or postponed. This list will be updated throughout the weekend, so stay tuned for additional information as it becomes available.

Featuring fine artists and craftsman at New Hope-Solebury High School in New Hope, this two-day weekend festival is canceled due to the weather, with no rain date available.

The St. James Philadelphia Polo Classic at Fairmount Park, scheduled for Saturday, has been canceled. The event celebrates Philly’s polo lovers to fundraise for the Work to Ride program for underserved youth throughout the city. Ticket funds will not be refunded but will still directly benefit the program as intended.

The seventh annual sausage festival on Broad Street and Passyunk Avenue is canceled. The event was scheduled for Sat., Sept. 23 from noon to 7 p.m.

According to an Instagram post shared on Friday afternoon, Longwood Gardens canceled its Wine and Jazz Festival “due to Saturday’s extreme weather forecast,” also announcing that the gardens would be closed. Ticket holders will be issued a refund. “The Gardens are open for regular hours on Fri., Sept. 22 and the Wine & Jazz All Stars performance is taking place as scheduled,” according to the post.

Due to the forthcoming weather, all Philadelphia Parks and Recreation outdoor grass fields will close and all outdoor children’s sports programs are canceled on Sat., Sept. 23, according to an Instagram post shared on Friday. Check online for updates and more information.

Zoo officials said the attraction will be closed on Saturday “due to weather conditions and the safety of the staff and animals.”

Organizers of the event say they are “actively in communication with the city to explore possible dates later this fall” to reschedule. They’ve confirmed that the event will not take place next weekend and hope to have a new date to share in about a week.

Joey Chops steak house and partners are postponing the meetup and happy hour for car lovers and owners to Sun., Oct. 1. The event was set for Sun., Sept. 24 at the Malvern restaurant.

Roxborough’s first beer fest to benefit Friends of the Wissahickon on Sat., Sept. 23 is now postponed to Sat., Oct. 21. Taps Under the Towers will feature over 20 local breweries, live music, and a pig roast from Green Meadow Farm.

Brauhaus Schmitz announces the 5th Annual Oktoberfest on the Square will be postponed to Sat., Sept. 30. The Haddon Township German festival partnering with Keg & Kitchen will be free to enter and pay-as-you go for food and beer from noon to 10 p.m. With a huge tent in Bavarian blue and white, the event will bring Oktoberfest to Haddon Avenue.

Tinsel’s popular Halloween bar, known for hosting ghoulish fun on 12th Street, is postponed to early, mid-October.

About 400 Jeeps were set to roll down the Ocean City Boardwalk on Sat., Sept. 23. The Jeep Invasion is rescheduled for Oct. 15. From 12:30 to 5 p.m., Jeeps be on display in lines that stretch from 5th to 14th Street. Participants who signed up for the event will be contacted by the event organizers.

The free community music event — in which bands perform on porches around the neighborhood — has been moved to Sun., Sept. 24. Organizers optimistically remind attendees that since there’s no Eagles game on Sunday this week, their event gives folks something to do. They call it “a silver, white, and kelly green lining” to the weekend’s storm clouds.

Green Lane Park in Montgomery County has postponed the 12th annual community event planned for Sat., Sept. 23 to Sun., Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Green Lane Park offers a variety of year-round programming and activities, including the The Upper Perkiomen Bird and Wildlife Festival with proceeds benefiting Friends of Green Lane Park.

The six-block party on Frankford Avenue remains scheduled for Sat., Sept. 23, rain or shine. Fishtown’s quasi-Oktoberfest food festival and flea market is a family-fun event from noon to 8 p.m., featuring German folk music and 100-plus of the neighborhood’s restaurants, brewers, and artisans.

Organizers posted on Facebook at 8 a.m. on Saturday that the event is still happening.

Fort Mifflin’s electronic music event by Philly DJ David Pianka plans to keep the show going. With over 100 bands and DJs, the festival is set for Friday to Sunday with several tented or indoor areas. On Saturday afternoon, Pianka announced on Instagram that the day’s show would go on despite the inclement weather, but the opening of the venue’s gates would be delayed until 5 p.m.

The Kimmel Center’s annual kick-off for their new seasons of cultural offerings is happening rain or shine at the company’s South Broad Street campus. “The sun is shining on the arts beneath the Kimmel Center roof today,” said a spokesperson on Saturday morning. The event features samplings from many of the Kimmel Center’s upcoming shows, including Wicked as well as performances from some of the city’s most prestigious musicians and dancers, including artists from Opera Philadelphia, BalletX, and the No Name Pops.

The 5K run and 2K walk is still on for Sun., Sept. 24 on Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. The run raises funds for pediatric cancer research and care at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Event-day registration opens at 7 a.m.; opening ceremony begins at 8 a.m., and the 5K run starts at 8:30 a.m. directly followed by the 2K walk.

Celebration of Puerto Rican culture on Sun., Sept. 24. The festival from noon to 3 p.m. features music, poetry, and dance on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, plus around 1,500 marchers for the Puerto Rican Parade.

The annual weekend-long music festival presented by WXPN-FM (88.5) announced on Saturday morning that the day’s events would be delayed until 1 p.m. and that the show would go on with a limited lineup at Wiggins Park beginning at 1:30 p.m. Saturday’s performers now include: Julia Pratt, Bailen, Sammy Rae & The Friends, Bobby Rush, the Hold Steady, and Wednesday. “The artists who aren’t able to perform share in our disappointment,” organizers wrote in a Facebook post.

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