{"id":220051,"date":"2026-06-16T01:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220051\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T01:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T01:48:04","slug":"the-franklin-institute-is-throwing-a-block-party-with-djs-and-an-array-of-live-science-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/220051\/","title":{"rendered":"The Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781574484_607_9e73e5a0e54ff6e5ccc2a038164d58e888ebbe79dc7fcc495e5e4d38ea4c7a07.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-45 photo\" height=\"45\" width=\"45\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on June 15, 2026&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science Shows<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Summer officially arrives in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 20, and The Franklin Institute is marking the occasion in style.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The TFI Block Party: A Summer Celebration runs from 11 AM to 3 PM, and the party starts before you even walk through the door.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Step outside and the festivities are already in full swing. The Stoop Dance Party featuring DJ Ben Arsenal turns the iconic front steps into a full-on summer dance floor \u2014 no ticket needed, just show up and move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Also out front, the Philadelphia Union brings Soccer Science to the street, where visitors can explore the physics of force, motion, friction, and reaction time through hands-on soccer activities. Every kick, pass, and goal? Live STEM in action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">And with June 20 falling on the eve of the Summer Solstice, there\u2019s no better day for Solar Viewing. Grab a spot at the telescope for a safe, guided look at the star powering Philadelphia\u2019s longest day of sunlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">The experience runs deeper once you\u2019re inside. NBC10 meteorologist Justin Gozdzicki takes the stage for a live Weather Science Show that breaks down exactly what goes into making a storm \u2014 interactive, engaging, and genuinely fascinating for all ages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Then there\u2019s the Soap Bubble Monster \u2014 an explosive, sudsy science demonstration followed by open bubble play. Giant foam, giant fun, and real science behind every bubble.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">PNC Grow Up Great Activities, presented by PNC Bank, round out the indoor programming for younger visitors, and if you\u2019re shopping on your way out, wear any Philadelphia Union merch to score 10% off select items at the SciStore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">All ticketed programming is included with General Admission. Rain or shine, the block party goes on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">More information is available at <a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fi.edu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fi.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; The Franklin Institute Is Throwing a Block Party With DJs and an Array of Live Science&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":220052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[25553,95909,69,71,70,75725,25342,43066],"class_list":["post-220051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-franklin-institute","tag-franklin-institute-block-party","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philly-block-party","tag-things-to-do-in-philly","tag-top-page-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220051","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=220051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/220052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=220051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=220051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=220051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}