






PECO Multicultural Series Continues at Penn's Landing


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PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - May 13, 2010) - Another season of free programming continues on the new RiverStage at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia's premier Delaware River waterfront entertainment destination. The 2010 Program Season will showcase an assorted schedule of events including eleven different multicultural festivals that make up the PECO Multicultural Series. The annual PECO Multicultural Series will begin May 23rd with Israel Independence Day Festival and continues throughout the event-filled 2010 Summer season, ending on September 19th with the Russian Mosaic Festival. The PECO Multicultural Series offers a culturally rich outing with a chance to explore the world without needing to travel. These festivals celebrate the diverse ethnic heritage that makes Philadelphia unique.
Admission is FREE for all PECO Multicultural Series events. KYW Newsradio, CBS 3 and CW Philly along with the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com are proud media partners of the series.
The 2010 PECO Multicultural Series festivals include:
MAY | |||
May 23 | Israel Independence Day | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
May 30 | Portuguese Festival | 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
JUNE | |||
June 6 | Irish American Festival | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
June 19 | Islamic Heritage Festival | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
JULY | |||
July 10, 11 | Hispanic Fiesta | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
July 17 | Global Fusion | 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
AUGUST | |||
August 7 | ACANA African Festival | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
August 15 | Festival of India | 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
August 22 | Caribbean Festival | 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
SEPTEMBER | |||
September 12 | Mexican Independence Day | 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
September 19 | Russian Mosaic Festival | 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Great Plaza |
Based in Philadelphia, PECO is an electric and natural gas utility subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (
Founded in 1881, PECO is one of the Greater Philadelphia Region's most active corporate citizens, providing leadership, volunteer and financial support to numerous arts and culture, education, environmental, economic development and community programs and organizations.
Public Programming at Penn's Landing would not be possible without the continued support of corporate partners such as PECO, Verizon, Pennsylvania Lottery, Live Nation, the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, all of whom are committed to serving the Greater Philadelphia community.
The 2010 Summer Program of Free Events at Penn's Landing is funded and produced by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC). All events produced by DRWC are FREE to the public on the Great Plaza, the heart of Penn's Landing, Philadelphia's premier Delaware River waterfront entertainment destination. The DRWC is a nonprofit corporation created in January 2009 exclusively for the benefit of the City of Philadelphia and its citizens. The fundamental purpose of DRWC is to design, develop and manage the central Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia. DRWC intends to transform the waterfront into a vibrant destination location for recreational, cultural, and commercial activities for the residents and visitors of Philadelphia.
For more information and event details, please call (215) 922-2FUN or visit
[ www.delawareriverevents.com ]. This website is a virtual resource for the waterfront which can help visitors plan to easily park, play and stay all day at Penn's Landing.