{"id":192378,"date":"2026-05-14T16:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192378\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:01:12","slug":"south-philadelphias-italian-market-festival-returns-this-weekend-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/192378\/","title":{"rendered":"South Philadelphia\u2019s Italian Market Festival returns this weekend \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Philadelphia&#8217;s annual South 9th Street Italian Market Festival is returning this weekend with food, music, crafts, and a 30-foot-tall greased pole. <\/p>\n<p>The event, \u00a0held rain or shine, will take place on May 16 and May 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., covering seven city blocks and featuring over 100 local vendors.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers said visitors will have the chance to sample and purchase culinary delights, enjoy music, and purchase souvenirs, jewelry, and items from artists and crafters.<\/p>\n<p>The star of the event is the grease pole challenge, happening daily. Teams will race to the top of a slippery pole to snag prizes like meats, cheeses, gifts, and cash.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to try and conquer the 30 foot-pole, teams can register on-site each day.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers have also provided a schedule outlining all the events: <\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May 16 9th &amp; Washington Avenue Stage<br \/>Noon to 2 p.m. \u2013 Curtis School Jazz Band<br \/>3 p.m. to 5 p.m. \u2013 Shore DogsSaturday, May 16 The John Marzano Half Ball Tournament<br \/>10 a.m.<br \/>Christopher Columbus Charter Schoolyard<br \/>916 Christian StreetSaturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 Christian Street Stage<br \/>Noon to 5 p.m. <br \/>9th &amp; Christian<br \/>DJ Timmy DeSimoneSaturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 The Grease Pole<br \/>9th &amp; Montrose<br \/>Starting at 1pm<br \/>Sunday, May 17 Procession of Saints<br \/>Saint Mary Magdalen Church<br \/>712 Montrose Street<br \/>Starting at 11 a.m.Sunday, May 17 9th &amp; Washington Avenue Stage<br \/>11:30 a.m. \u2013 Blessing of the Market<br \/>Noon \u2013 99 Reasons<br \/>3 p.m. \u2013 Michael James Berg Band<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss out on this one-of-a-kind celebration honoring the rich history of Philadelphia&#8217;s iconic 9th Street Shopping District, the oldest and longest-running outdoor market in the country. <\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/italianmarketphilly.org\/italian-market-festival\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">italianmarketphilly.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia&#8217;s annual South 9th Street Italian Market Festival is returning this weekend with food, music, crafts, and a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[838,20006,69,71,70,645],"class_list":["post-192378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-food-drink","tag-italian-market","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-south-philadelphia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}