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Summer Solstice Fire Celebration is Friday

The event begins Friday at 5 p.m. with the live animal show by the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

Manayunk will celebrate the longest day of the year with a free family-friendly summer solstice event. Friday’s summer solstice fire will feature 12 floating pontoons on the canal. The party will also include live performances and an animal show.

The event begins at 5 p.m. with the live animal show by the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education.

Music and the bonfire will follow the animal show.

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“Guests will be able to make wishes or affirmations on wishing sticks, which will then be burned in the bonfire. This signifies their intent and goals for their future,” according to an event announcement on Manayunk.com.


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