This year the annual Veterans Day Parade and Festival takes place Sunday, November 5. The parade begins at Noon on JFK Blvd & 16�� Street and ends at 5�� and Market Street. Similar to last year, the Veterans Festival will feature veteran services and resource tables, live entertainment, local craft breweries and food trucks, outdoor TV broadcast of the Eagles game, and family friendly activities including rock-climbing wall and face painting.

This year’s notable attendees include The United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, David Shulkin, Grand Marshal, Colonel Joe Marm, the only living Medal of Honor recipient from , and last year’s Grand Marshal, Tuskegee Airman Gene Richardson. Mayor Jim Kenney, Congressman Bob Brady will also be in attendance, among several elected officials showing support for area veterans.

Runners from all over the world will make their way to Philly November 18�� and 19�� to compete in the Philadelphia Marathon and Philadelphia Half-Marathon. Slated as one of the top ten courses in the country, the Marathon course takes participants through and along the Schuylkill River, weaving through neighborhoods like Manayunk and Philly’s historic district, and ending at the majestic Art Museum. This year, the Philadelphia Half-Marathon will take place mostly on city streets, which is a scenic change from mostly being in Fairmount Park last year.

Running from Thanksgiving through Christmas Eve, the annual Christmas Village in Philadelphia will once again bring the charm of an authentic German Christmas market to Center City Philadelphia. Christmas Village will feature over 80 vendors and offer an authentic shopping experience with international holiday gifts, ornaments, jewelry and high-quality arts and crafts. Traditional European food, sweets and drinks will also be available for purchase. This year, Christmas Village will return to the newly renovated . Although the park will not be officially open until Spring 2018, Christmas Village will give attendees an opportunity to preview Love Park’s new design.

Lastly, don’t forget to check out the Holiday Tree Lighting on November 24�� at the City Hall North Apron. There will be lots of family friendly activities and performances you won’t want to miss!

Check out our brand new Flickr page where we will begin hosting ALL our special event & office photography. Fall In Philly Take a break from your day and play our November themed Word Search, highlighting some local events happening in Philly this month! As Seen in the Streets Is it just us, or does it feel like October came and went in a flash? I guess time truly does fly when you’re having fun! As the colder nights come into affect, October marks the end of street festival season, a bittersweet time for our office. Some of our favorite events take place in Photo by: B. Foster October, like Harry Potter Festival, Bloktoberfest, Outfest, Old City Festival, and Philly Free Streets. We saw Philadelphians (and the Philly doggos) come out and celebrate fall in the best ways possible. One of our favorite moments was when Captain Rodriguez from the 26�� PD helped paint a mural with Mural Arts on the restaurant, El Bohio during Philly Free Streets. It was an awesome community engagement project and fun for all! The Long & Short of October Photo by: M. Sabb Many of the wonderful events that took place in October had perfect fall weather days, which meant many of you came out to enjoy different parts of the city! We saw lots of decorated pumpkins and fall leaves as a part of the décor as well. Moving into November, we’re looking forward to seeing more fall themed events and the crisp cool air that makes it perfect running weather, Rocky Photo by: O. Gillison Run or Philly Marathon anyone? See you out there soon! November 1��– 7�� Al-Bustan Student Performance – Thomas Paine Plaza (11/1) Panama Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/3) LOVE Your Park Fall Service Day – Norris Square (11/4) Free Library of Philadelphia Logan Branch Grand Re-Opening – 1333 Wagner Ave (11/4) Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade & Festival – 300-600 Market St (11/5) ABATE Toys for Tots Ride – Sugarhouse Casino (11/5) Philly Pharmacy Mural Dedication – 2700 N Front St (11/7)

November 8�� – 14�� Mali Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/10) Veteran’s Day Observed – (11/10) US Marine Corps 242nd Birthday Party – 1000 Oregon Ave (11/10) Monument Lab Saturday Spotlight / Aces Museum Veterans Day Program – 5800 Germantown Ave (11/11) Rocky Run – (11/11) Chinatown Sidewalk Stories – 10�� & Race Streets (11/11)

November 15�� – 21�� America Recycles Day Press Conference – 2904 Ellsworth Street (11/15) Argentina Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/17) Philadelphia Half Marathon – Eakins Oval (11/18) Mayfair Thanksgiving Parade – 6700 to 8100 Frankford Ave (11/19) Philadelphia Marathon – Eakins Oval (11/19)

November 22ⁿ� – 3oth Thanksgiving Day Parade – Start @ 20�� & JFK; End @ Philadelphia Museum of Art (11/22) Holiday Tree Lighting – City Hall North Apron (11/24) Albania Flag Raising – City Hall North Apron (11/28) East Passyunk Avenue Tree Lighting Ceremony – 1500 E Passyunk Ave (11/30)

For the complete list of upcoming events, please check out event calendar on our website! Photo via The Glow: A Jack-O-Lantern Experience