{"id":91725,"date":"2026-01-20T16:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91725\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:00:07","slug":"cantina-la-martina-brings-la-tamalada-back-to-kensington-in-first-philly-event-since-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/91725\/","title":{"rendered":"Cantina la Martina brings La Tamalada back to Kensington in first Philly event since closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-end=\"765\" data-start=\"564\">Cantina la Martina will host its first Philadelphia event since closing its Kensington restaurant in November, bringing its annual La Tamalada festival to The Lighthouse on Sunday, Feb. 1.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"765\" data-start=\"564\">The Mexican restaurant is owned by James Beard Award\u2013nominated chef Dionicio Jim\u00e9nez, and the event follows the restaurant\u2019s promise to continue hosting pop-ups and community gatherings after the closure.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"955\" data-start=\"767\">The free, outdoor celebration runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features local street vendors serving handmade tamales, along with drinks and family-friendly activities.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"955\" data-start=\"767\">Food and beverages will be available on a pay-as-you-go basis, with tamales sold for $6 each. Cantina la Martina will also offer a selection of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, including atole, champurrado, tepache and caf\u00e9 de olla.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"955\" data-start=\"767\"><img class=\"richtext-image full-width\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/La_Tamalada_steam_photo.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" alt=\"Cantina La Martina Event Tent\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"richtext-image full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/La_Tamalada_steam_photo.width-704.jpg\" width=\"704\" height=\"528\" alt=\"Cantina La Martina Event Tent\"\/>Provided Courtesy\/Cantina la Martina<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-image-caption\">Vendors serve tamales to visitors inside the tent during Cantina la Martina\u2019s annual La Tamalada festival in Kensington.<\/p>\n<p>At 2 p.m., participating vendors will face off in a tamale competition with awards given to the top entries, and a live DJ will keep the party going throughout the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1694\" data-start=\"1552\">Family activities hosted by The Lighthouse will include hayrides, barrel rides, artisan vendors and a petting zoo with horses, goats and pigs.<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"1870\" data-start=\"1696\">The event honors La Candelaria, a Mexican tradition marking the close of the holiday season, and celebrates the community gathering that traditionally follows Rosca de Reyes.<\/p>\n<p><a data-original-title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cantina.la.martina.philly\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cantina La Martina&#8217;s 4th Annual La Tamalada<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"demoTitle\">The Lighthouse<br \/>101 E. Erie Ave.\u00a0<br \/>Philadelphia, PA 19134<br \/>Pay-as-you-go<\/p>\n<p class=\"demoTitle\">This content was generated by PhillyVoice Media Events, not by the editorial staff.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cantina la Martina will host its first Philadelphia event since closing its Kensington restaurant in November, bringing its&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[45209,12925,8921,45208,69,71,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-91725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-cantina-la-martina","9":"tag-festivals","10":"tag-kensington","11":"tag-la-tamalada","12":"tag-philadelphia","13":"tag-philadelphia-headlines","14":"tag-philadelphia-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91725","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=91725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}