Last Outdoor Jam Session of the Season!
This Sunday is the last Jam Session + Dance at Rittenhop for 2026. Hosted by Katie Neary
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Jam Session at Liberty Garden
Go to Liberty Garden; not Rittenhouse Square this Sunday. Bring your horn and jam out between Always Lindy in Philadelphia classes
Rittenhop at 12:30 this week
We're starting an hour early this week so that we can all migrate to Jazz Attack's team recital at 2:30pm at Arch St. Meeting House (320 Arch St.) Google Maps. Tickets for the recital are $5. Save the date for the next jam session: Aug.
Summer Jam Session led by Katie Neary!
Another Dance + Jam Session led by Katie Neary this Sunday!
Jam Session DURING the Dance this Week
Dance + Jam Session led by Katie Neary this Sunday.
Jazz Town at Rittenhop this Sunday
Jazz Town at Rittenhop. Sunday 1-3.30 with Olivia Perrin in Rittenhouse Square. Free as always.
East Passyunk Jazz Crawl on Saturday + Open Streets Dance on Sunday
Jazz Crawl 2026 Schedule and Festival map + Special location for Rittenhop this Sunday
Live Band Rittenhop Tomorrow and Jazz Crawl 2026 Lineup
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Park Bench Band performance at West Philly Swingers' 2026 Fish Fry event last night! We'll be playing a casual set tomorrow for Rittenhop, as we enjoy some beautiful spring weather. Lastly, we're pleased to announce the East Passyunk Jazz Crawl lineup!
Rittenhop Snow-pocalypse
Surprise, another winter storm! Forecast says mixed precipitation, so if that's just snow, we'll be out there. If it's freezing rain, probably not, but keep an eye on the website and the discord server for a last minute decision around ~1pm. Rittenhop This Week
Get Ready for Snow-Hop!!
You thought a bit of snow would keep us from dancing? Think again!
End of Year Rittenhop Dance
Sad that you're not at Lindy Focus? Bring in the new year with your pals at Rittenhop! Rittenhop This Week Sun. Dec. 28 - DJ'd Rittenhop. Join us in the southwest corner of Rittenhouse Sq. for one last free & outdoor Lindy Hop dance of 2025. 1.
Rittenhop @ LOVE Park Christmas Village this Sunday
This Sunday Dec. 21 from 12pm - 2pm, we will be taking Rittenhop to the Christmas Village at LOVE Park (15th x JFK). Park Bench Band will be performing two sets featuring Jillian Ashcraft on vocals, and our choreography team will be performing at 1pm during the band break. Do not
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Annual Holiday Party, Choreo Performances
Annual Holiday Party Fri. Dec. 12. Choreo performances Dec. 7, 12, 21
Rain delay today!
Hey gang, due to the cold rain we’re going to tentatively say start time at 2pm today! Keep an eye here or discord or social media, we’ll keep you updated
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Classes are over for the Season, Join us for our Weekly Social Dance!
Quick reminder that we are not offering intro Lindy Hop classes for the remainder of the season. Please continue to join us for dancing in the crisp autumn air and through the winter. If you enjoyed our first run of classes, let us know, and we'll bring them
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We're Filling Up the Spruce St. Harbor Stage
Upcoming Events Spruce St. Harbor - August Jazz Series Tomorrow - Fri. Aug. 8 - John Dimase and Josh Lee & The Extended Family 6pm: Beginner Lesson 7pm - 10pm: Live music and dancing! Come to Spruce St. Harbor Park via Spruce st., turn right when you see the hammocks, the stage is past
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August Jazz Series at Spruce St. Harbor
Live Jazz at Spruce St. Harbor every Fri. in August. Park Bench Band live at Rittenhop August 10.
One Last Spruce St. Harbor Dance Tonight!
One more time for the rhythm section! To round out our July series of dances at Spruce St. Harbor we've got Ben Cohen's band on the stand. TONIGHT - Fri. July 25 - Ben Cohen & the Collaboration return, with all your favorite charts, and probably several new
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Live Bands Tonight and Sunday, Every Friday in July
Jillian Ashcraft tonight at Spruce St. Harbor Park, Park Bench Band Sunday at Rittenhop
Live Band Tonight at Nutmeg
Park Bench Band live tonight on Passyunk Ave. Drop In beginner lesson this Sunday
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Lindy 101 lesson tomorrow
Have a friend who... * isn't available on Thursday nights? * loves watching us dance in the park? * wants to shimmy like Shorty George? ...then bring your buddies and let's indoctrinate them into our jazz cult together! Christian and Ben will be teaching a drop-in, no prior
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Live Band Tonight in Manayunk
Ben Cohen live in Manayunk at Fat Lady Brewing at 8pm tonight. Jam Session this Weekend.
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Jazz Town at Cherry St. Pier
Jazz Town concludes this Sunday with live music at Cherry St. Pier. (Do not go to Rittenhouse sq.)
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Rittenhop at Flavors of the Avenue
No Rittenhop this Sunday. Live music and dancing at Flavors of the Ave this Sunday, Jillian Ashcraft next Wed., Jazz Town in May, discount to upcoming dance on Passyunk ave.