Old City Thursdays

Every Thursday, June 19th through September 11th, 2008
5PM-7PM

Old City Thursdays

From June 19th through September 11, the neighborhood's eclectic mix of restaurants, galleries and cultural attractions will host Old City Thursdays. Sponsored by the Old City District, City Paper, Diajeo and Anheuser Busch, restaurants will feature a weekly happy hour from 5 to 7 PM. Local shops and boutiques will offer extended hours as late as 9 PM, shopping specials and trunk shows.

Happy Hour pricing featuring $2 beers, $3 wines, $4 cocktails, and 1/2 price appetizers/happy hour food. Tantalize your taste buds with exciting summer refreshers including drinks mixed with Smirnoff Blueberry, Captain Morgan, Cuervo, Tangueray, Crown Royal, along with white and red wine. For the beer lover why not try Bud Light, Michaelob Ultra or Hoegaarden. The choice is yours!

Check out how those wild colonials used to pub crawl with a Tipper's Tour. Or how about unwinding with a little Music on the Mall from 5pm-7pm at the Independence Visitor Center. It's all here in Old City, the perfect place to Shop, Dine and Explore!

SHOP

Extended Hour Retailers:

  • Active Edge/Old City T-Shirts
  • Bruges Home
  • Chaise & Corbel
  • Deep Sleep
  • Fivi
  • Foster's Homeware
  • J. Karma
  • Lost + Found
  • Margot & Camille Optique
  • Moko
  • More Than Old
  • OLC
  • Old City Ironworks
  • Pinot
  • Reform
  • Sazz Vintage
  • Scarlett Alley
  • Sevilla Smith
  • Smak Parlour
  • Sugarcube
  • Terme Di Aroma
  • Three Sirens Boutique
  • TONY
  • Top Stitch
  • Tribal Home
  • Viv Pickle

DINE

Participating Restaurants:

  • Beneluxx
  • Bookbinder's Restaurant
  • Brownie's Pub
  • Café Spice
  • Cebu Restaurant & Bar
  • Charlie's Pub
  • Cuba Libre Restaurant & Bar
  • Dinardo's Famous Seafood
  • Dolce Restaurant
  • Eulogy Belgian Tavern
  • FARMiCiA Food & Tonics
  • Fork
  • Haru
  • Mad River Bar & Grille
  • Marmont
  • Nick's Roast Beef
  • Paradigm Restaurant
  • Patou
  • Philadelphia Fish & Co.
  • Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
  • Ristorante Panorama
  • Sassafras Café & Bar
  • Serrano
  • Society Hill Hotel Bar
  • Spasso
  • Swanky Bubbles
  • Triumph Brewing Company

EXPLORE

The Independence Visitor's Center, "Music on the Mall" — free concert series every Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Visit www.independencevisitorcenter.com for more information.

Tippler's Tour — one part history, two parts FUN! On Thursday nights, wind your way through the streets of Old City enjoying drinks and a little sip of history at Colonial and modern day watering holes. Join your Colonial guide as they share with you stories of tavern life in Colonial Philadelphia and introduce you to some traditional drinks from the period. Participating taverns include National Mechanics, Society Hill Hotel, Triumph Brewing Co, and City Tavern. View schedules and order tickets today!

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