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DECK THE AVE

East Passyunk’s premiere holiday extravaganza is back for another festive year! Check out all of our events below.

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Small Business Saturday
Nov 30
Small Business Saturday

As an Avenue made up of over 160 independently-owned businesses, East Passyunk is Philadelphia’s best corridor on which to shop small this holiday season! Join us on Saturday, November 30th to experience the best of what our businesses have to offer. Check out specials here and be sure to keep an eye out for an East Passyunk Loyalty Card while you shop!

East Passyunk Tree Lighting
Dec 4
East Passyunk Tree Lighting

Our annual tree lighting ceremony is here! Join us from 5 - 7pm at The Singing Fountain on December 4th for the official kick-off to the holiday season with our Christmas tree lighting. Come on out and make sure to bring a to take FREE photos with Santa from 6 - 7pm and enjoy live music and other entertainment, as well as specials from EPA businesses! Click through to learn more.

Fall First Friday
Dec 6
Fall First Friday

Join us in celebrating art on the Avenue! Every First Friday this fall, East Passyunk shops will be staying open a little later and highlighting the creativity in their craft. From sidewalk sales to flash events and everything in between, come get artsy with us!

Here are just SOME of the participating business:

  • Century 21/Forrester

  • Eastern Pass Tattoo Co.

  • Frame Fatale

  • Headhunter Hair Design

  • Latchkey

  • Manatawny Stillworks

  • Mecha Chocolate

  • Minimal Chaos

  • Mockingbird Salon

  • Occasionette

  • P'UNK Burger

  • Philly Typewriter

  • Pistola’s Del Sur

  • Sermania Jewelry

  • Stogie Joe’s Tavern

  • Studio South Philly at Capri Dessecker RE/MAX

  • The Bottle Shop

  • Townsend

Be sure to click the link for the full list!

Santa on East Passyunk!
Dec 14
Santa on East Passyunk!

Santa is coming to East Passyunk! Grab your wishlists and your cameras and meet us at the East Passyunk Avenue BID office for a festive and cheery time with Saint Nick himself.

EAST PASSYUNK PUNCH CARDS

From November 30th to January 1st, shoppers will receive a punch for each $10 spent at participating businesses. Once 10 punches have been received, shoppers can drop off their completed cards at the EPABID Office (1904 East Passyunk Ave) or Latchkey Records (1502 East Passyunk Ave) to be automatically entered into a prize raffle for a gift certificate from Avenue businesses like Milk Jawn, Nice Things Handmade, Pizzata Pizzeria and Birreria, Latchkey and more. Punch cards can be picked up at participating businesses along the Avenue! You can find a list of participating businesses on the Panbo site. More information below!

New this year: we are partnering with our friends at Panbo to bring a virtual loyalty experience to our punch cards. Be sure to scan the QR code on the back of the card to log your purchases for the chance to win extra prizes!

Special thanks to our Deck the Ave sponsors - we couldn’t do it without you!

Food & Drink

From fast casual to your favorite neighborhood dive, to cheesesteaks and fine dining, there is a wide array of food & drink options on the Avenue.

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Shopping

East Passyunk is home to over 50 shops and boutiques, a large majority of which are small, locally-owned businesses. Shop ‘til you drop with this amazing array of brick and mortars.

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Services

From everyday needs like dry cleaning and childcare, hair salons and gyms to more niche services like doctors and lawyers, you can find just about everything you need here.

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More to Love

With roots that reach back to the Lenni-Lenape, the first people to live here, East Passyunk has grown to become home to many. We are a diverse, dynamic community, a diagonal avenue paved with possibility.

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