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ArtPhilly is made up of trailblazing creators and cultural movers of all artistic disciplines. Follow us to the art and soul of Philadelphia.

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In 2026, all eyes will be on Philadelphia as the nation recognizes its 250th anniversary. Our arts festival What Now: 2026 will see artists confronting our history and future through a single central question: What Now?

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CHEF LAQUANDA DOBSON
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Daniel de Jesús
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A lot has changed since 1776
From May to July 2026, ArtPhilly will present What Now: 2026, a major city-wide multi-disciplinary arts festival for the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Our festival will spotlight Philadelphia—its communities, institutions, and creators—as an important cultural and artistic epicenter.

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PHILADANCO!
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EXPLORE WHAT NOW: 2026
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Love Now Media
What Now? Love Now!
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Emily Schreiner
What Can You Do While You’re Waiting
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BalletX
The Four Seasons Reimagined
The Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19131
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The Crossing
The Crossing with Nathalie Joachim
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Shavon Norris
The Becoming
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Anna Deavere Smith
The Basil Biggs Project
Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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VotethatJawn
SUMMER JAWN
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Black Music City
Sound of History: Black Music City at the Museum of the American Revolution
Museum of the American Revolution, 101 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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Urban Movement Arts
Say Yes, Philly!
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Indira Allegra
Sail Through This to That
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Rashid Zakat
Revival!
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Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Pocket Forest
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Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival
Philadelphia Latino Arts & Film Festival at Clemente Park
Roberto Clemente Park, 1800 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
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V. Shayne Frederick
Pepper Pot
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Glenn Holsten
Patina/Promise
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Ruth Naomi Floyd
Marian Anderson: A Voice of Beauty, Hope, and Change
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Cookie Diorio
Long Live the Queen: A Her-Story of Drag
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Sebastienne Mundheim
Kea and the Ark
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The Mendelssohn Chorus
Joyful Abundance: Emerging Artists
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PHILADANCO!
In case of fire, speak!
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Chef Laquanda Dobson
Giving Thanks
Bartram's Garden
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Aislinn Pentecost-Farren
From our Forefathers: Climate Crisis through Museum Tours
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Walé Oyéjidé
Displaced Flowers
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Trapeta B. Mayson
Dinner with Dinah
Stenton, 4601 N. 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140
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Theater in the X
Community Play
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Philadelphia Young Playwrights
Civic Theater Project
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Colette Fu
Chinatown Pop-Up Book
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King Britt
BLACKTRONIKA: Philadelphia Now and Then
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BLACKSTAR
BLACKSTAR
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Yolanda Wisher
Bicentennial Baby
Online
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Shehrezad Maher
A Traveler Weeps, A River Laughs
12 Gates Arts
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25th Century Foundation
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& Economic Development
Forman Family Foundation
Goldsmith Foundation
Haas Charitable trusts
Haas Charitable Trusts
Hess foundation
Honickman Foundation
J2
Marrazzo Family Foundation
Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Philadelphia Funder Collaborative
for the Semiquincentennial
Robert Saligman Charitable Trust
Sachs Family Foundation
The City of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Foundation
Waterman II grant
Victory Foundation
Wellspring Foundation
William Penn Foundation
Wyncote Foundation
Bill Adair
Theodore R. and Barbara B. Aronson
Amy A. Fox and Daniel H. Wheeler
Zoe Pappas
Herb and Alice Sachs
Katherine Sachs
Lesley Seitchik
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