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Philadelphia World Heritage Day was instituted by Mayor Jim Kenney in 2016, and is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of each May. This annual event is an important part of bringing awareness of Philadelphia's World Heritage City to all city residents. Each year, the celebration is carried out in a different location and in a different way. In 2022, we will celebrate our 7th year as a World Heritage City by holding a week of activities and event to be held May 22-27th.  

Join the Alliance Française for a French dinner at Spring Mill Café in Conshohocken

Attendance to the in-person dinner will be strictly limited to 40 guests.

Join us on Wednesday, March 3rd at Solas 2021 as we celebrate the important work that YOU have helped make possible!

This year will be the first virtual Solas Awards and while it will be different from past events, we are excited to be able to welcome everyone to join us in experiencing The Welcoming Center. During Solas 2021, you will have the opportunity to virtually network with others in The Welcoming Center community, learn more about the impact your support has on immigrants in Philadelphia, and watch a live conversation with our 2021 Solas Award honoree, Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña hosted by our friend and former colleague, Amanda Bergson-Shilcock.

Mid-Atlantic – Eurasia Business Council is delighted to invite you to a few events to recognize and celebrate the life and accomplishments of an often forgotten hero – Carl Lutz. His humanitarian action is considered the greatest civil rescue operation during the Holocaust. This time marks the 75th anniversary of Carl Lutz’s great feat to save over 50,000 Jews during his tenure as Vice-Consul at the Swiss Embassy in Budapest, Hungary. The first events took place on March 30, 2020 (virtual event) in celebration of Carl Lutz’s 125th Birthday and on June 30, 2020 (virtual event). We will host a virtual event on March 30, 2021, hybrid events on August 4-6, 2021, and in-person events on January 27-28, 2022, honoring Carl Lutz and Rescue in the Holocaust.

John Ghazvinian charts the tangled relationship between America and Iran from the 18th century to the often icy diplomacy of today

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Cliveden and the sites of Historic Germantown are excited to present the 2020 Revolutionary Germantown Festival! The festival will be on Saturday October 3rd from 12 PM to 4 PM.

Join Fleisher and the official Día de los Muertos committee Calaca Flaca (Skinny Skeleton) in November as we hold our fifth Día de los Muertos celebration. With a theme of the Mayan Afterworld, it begins with a series of workshops focused on the traditional Mexican holiday and concludes with two altar celebrations, a vigil, and a procession through South Philadelphia. All events listed below are free and open to the public and held at Fleisher unless otherwise noted. Free registration is required for all workshops.

Consulmex Filadelfia and the Mexican Cultural Center Philadelphia will host their annual Mexican Independence Day Festival on Sunday, September 15, 2019, from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Penn's Landing as part of the PECO's Multicultural Series.