Yes, you heard right, Philadelphia is hosting the second annual festival dedicated to everyone’s favorite greasy breakfast meat — bacon!

This Friday, August 1st, the festival will kick off at 5pm right in the middle of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, otherwise known as The Oval.  Free samples of Maple Bacon, Turkey Bacon, Chicken Bacon and Beef Bacon will be given out courtesy of Godshall’s Quality Meats.  After munching on the free samples you can grab dinner from one of Philadelphia’s favorite food trucks that will be parked at The Oval.  Make the tough decision between Sum Pig, Oink and Moo, Phoebe’s BBQ, Braz BQ, Chewys, and Undrgrnd Donuts.

At 6pm there will be a presentation by Chef Jack McDavid where he will be cooking up some of his favorite and very unique bacon dishes.  There will be live music during the festival courtesy of DJ Apt One & lil’Dave.  If that wasn’t enough excitement, The Franklin Institute will be “launching” a bacon space capsule modeled after Apollo 13.

The night will end with one of our country’s favorite type of bacon — Kevin Bacon.  There will be a screening of the Kevin Bacon classic,  Apollo 13, on the big screen around 9pm to conclude the bacon-filled fest.

For a complete schedule of events click here.

There’s always a handful of fun activities to do at Linvilla Orchards, but it’s not every day that you’ll get the opportunity to celebrate your favorite produce.

This Saturday, July 26, Linvilla will be holding their annual Sweet Corn and Blackberry Festival. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to pick their own sweet corn and blackberries starting at 8 a.m.

Throughout the day there will be a bunch of different events, including Jammin’ With Judi from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Judi loves to cook and share her favorite mouthwatering  recipes with Linvilla festival-goers so prepare to take notes!  Judi will also be making fresh jam outside of Linvilla’s Farm Market and teaching the audience how to preserve their freshly-picked produce.

Other performances include Magician John Cassidy at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., as well as music by the McCords and Friends at 10 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2 p.m.  Children of all ages will have the opportunity to hang out with characters like Mr. Mouse and Honey Bear throughout the day.

Gather up your friends and families and head on down to Linvilla Orchards, located at 137 W. Knowlton Road in Media, Pa.

Ready, set, RUN!  This Saturday, July 19^th, Philadelphia is hosting its very own Color Run 5k as a stop on the 2014 Kaleidoscope Tour.  The Color Run has had people running everywhere since March of 2011 and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

So what sets this specific 5k run apart from all the others out there? Well for starters it’s known to be the happiest 5k on the planet! There’s also the small detail that you start the race in all white and come out completely plastered in color.  At each kilometer marker a member of The Color Run team will be waiting to douse you in a specific color from head-to-toe.

The 5k is not timed so for all you guys out there who aren’t trained runners, no worries!  Just do your best to get to the finish line where an entire party awaits you with music, dancing and even more color throwing.

This weekend’s Color Run starts at 9 am at the Wells Fargo Center, XFINITY Live Parking Lot.  If you want to be a part of the hugest paint party on Earth you can register here either as a team of four or an individual. For directions, parking information and more click here.

So grab your friends, family, or anyone else who would enjoy an exciting day of color.  See you at the finish line!

This Thursday marks the start of the 10th annual University City Dining Days. From Thursday, July 17 until Sunday, July 27, there will be 27 University City restaurants participating in an affordable “3 courses, 3 prices” promotion. This includes pre-fixe three-course dinner specials priced at $15, $25, or $35.

Restaurants participating this year include Vietnam Café, Distrito, Sabrina’s Cafe and Landmark Americana among many others.  Stop by for a delicious $15 dinner at Vietnam Café with dishes such as Vermicelli Noodle Bowls or head over to Landmark Americana where they will be serving dinner for $25 with selections such as a huge serving of their out of this world Nachos.

To see a full list of participating restaurants, visit: http://universitycity.org/university-city-dining-days.

Throughout the ten day event, diners are encouraged to use the hashtag #ucdiningdays so that other diners can see their favorite spots in University City.

The annual Blueberry Festival is back in full swing at Linvilla Orchards this Saturday, June 12. This family-friendly free event, hosted by Makin’ Music, starts at 8 am with the opportunity to pick your very own blueberries from acres of blueberry bushes on the Linvilla farm.

At 12 pm, you can enter to participate in the Blueberry Pie Eating Contest where you can munch on Linvilla’s very own famous blueberry pies. There will be five age brackets, each having the opportunity for the winner to receive a $25 gift certificate and a champion title.

The fun doesn’t stop there! Blueberry Jammin’ with Judi begins at 11 am with helpful hints to preserve your freshly picked fruit. There will be costume characters, a fruit monster bean bag toss, a hula hoop contest, story time with Emily Pearson and also a Makin’ Music instrument jam in addition to other performances.

You can check out Linvilla’s website for the activity itinerary. Make sure to stop by for a berry fun day!