It wasn’t a very good start to the “Love Your Park” week on Saturday, May 13, with some of the events, like the annual Spruce Hill May Fair, being rained out. This week, there will be more chances to celebrate and help clean up your neighborhood park as the “Love Your Park” week, sponsored by Philadelphia Parks & Rec and local community groups, continues. On Friday and Saturday, festivities will be held at at least three West Philly parks – Clark Park, Cedar Park and Malcolm X Park. A couple of park cleanups have also been scheduled, and volunteers are needed. Here are more details:

Cedar Park (49th and Baltimore)

Picnic in Cedar Park: Friday, May 19, 6-8 p.m.

Residents are invited to bring their own picnic or pick up a dinner at one of the neighborhood’s great businesses and enjoy a beautiful spring evening with their friends and neighbors.

Service Workday: Saturday, May 20, 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

The service workday in Cedar Park has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 20 due to rain. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Help is needed planting annuals and perennials, pruning, weeding, and doing general clean up. Tools and gloves will be provided. RSVP here. 

Barkan Park (50th and Spruce)

Service Day: 2-4 p.m.

Help is needed with trash and litter clean-up, mulching, flower/herb planting, painting. Register here.

Clark Park (43rd and Baltimore)

Party in the Park: Saturday, May 20, 4-8 p.m.

Friends of Clark Park is throwing another annual Party in the Park, and everyone is invited! Festivities will include a beer garden, food trucks, live music, games, and a raffle. More details are available on the Friends of Clark Park website.

Malcolm X Park (51st and Pine)

Malcolm X Memorial Park Community Day: Saturday, May 20, 12-5 p.m.

Friends of Malcolm X Memorial invites community members to the annual community fair at Malcolm X Park, which includes food, entertainment, and social services. There will be lots of fun activities for kids, including a moon bounce and face painting, live entertainment, and free food (hot dogs, cotton candy, water ice). The event is sponsored by a local business, Dynamite Pest Control.

For more Love Your Park events, go to: http://loveyourpark.org/events/.