Looking for something to do this month? Here are a few events happening throughout April!

Step into Spring, the season of renewal, of growth, of ever-evolving splendor. Our millions of tiny geophytes begin the season, blanketing our vistas with sweeps of spring-has-sprung color. As the season unfolds, flowering trees delightfully punctuate the landscape, radiant tulips stretch toward the sun, and the delicious fragrance of wisteria floats along the breeze, beckoning you further into the effervescent beauty of spring. Beginning April 23, our Open Air Theatre and Italian Water Garden fountains spring to life, as do our Square Fountain, Round Fountain (Flower Garden Walk), Sylvan Fountain (Peirce’s Park), and Children’s Corner fountains … bringing with them the refreshing sounds and sights of water in our Gardens. Put spring in all of your steps.

Any wine lovers out there? Of course there are. Well, here’s the latest wine event and it is offering all the wine you can drink. On Sunday April 2nd starting at 2 pm, Xfinity Live! will host Wine Walk Philly presented by The Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. Guests will get to enjoy unlimited wine tastings of over 48+ wines and live entertainment all day long. In addition to the wide-range of vino that will be on-hand, other vendors will be onsite including artisanal foods, handmade local crafts, animal adoption and more. Bottles of wine will be available for purchase inside Victory Beer Hall.

Blooms of colorful cherry blossoms are a sure sign of the arrival of spring in the Philadelphia region. The annual Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival honors these beautiful flowering trees and the city’s deep Japanese cultural connections. The celebration takes place in historic Fairmount Park in the oh-so-photogenic forest of sakura (flowering Japanese cherry trees). Most of the trees here were planted in 1926 as a gift from the people of Japan to mark 150 years of American independence.

The family-friendly festival features taiko drumming, multicultural musical performances and more. This year’s event is a return to pre-pandemic form, with a beer garden, marketplace and Japanese cultural activity center popping up on April 15 and 16, 2023 outside of the Fairmount Park Horticulture Center from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. The event is free to attend, but those who make an optional donation are automatically entered into a raffle for a few great prizes.

The Penn Relays, presented by Toyota, is the world’s first — and most widely recognized — annual relay meet. Each year, this historic rite of spring draws crowds of up to 100,000 to the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field. Here, spectators know they’ll see some of the world’s top track and field athletes compete — and often begin Olympic careers.

Both athletes and fans hail from all over the country and the world. There’s also an accompanying carnival offering food and souvenirs. Over the course of the three-day festival, top high school, collegiate, Olympic development and masters athletes take to Franklin Field for events like the 4 × 400 meter relay, javelin, pole vault, 100-meter dash, mile runs, sprints and more in hopes of bringing home the elusive Penn Relays Wheel.