Weekend Action: What to do locally - Labor Day weekend

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Thursday, August 31, 2017
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Jay-Z is taking over the Parkway and fireworks light up the region to usher in Labor Day Weekend.

September has arrived, and with it a full slate of Labor Day weekend fun, headlined by Jay-Z's Made in America Festival and fireworks!

2017 MADE IN AMERICA FESTIVAL

The Made in America Festival, Philadelphia's biggest Labor Day party, rocks the Ben Franklin Parkway Saturday and Sunday. The festival's founder, Jay-Z, is returning to headline along with J. Cole and The Chainsmokers. Buy tickets here

FIREWORKS OVER THE DELAWARE (FREE)

End the summer with a bang! A fireworks display will light up the sky over Penn's Landing at 9:30 on Sunday night. Labor Day at the Waterfront


WILDWOOD'S LABOR DAY SPECTACULAR (FREE)

You can also catch fireworks if you're down the shore. Wildwood will have a special Labor Day Weekend fireworks display on the beach at Pine Avenue, Friday at 10 p.m. Labor Day Weekend Fireworks Spectacular

BLUE CORN LIFESTYLE FEST (FREE)

Sunday is the Blue Corn Organic and Green Festival at Penn's Landing. The free event features Aztec dance, music, food, crafts and more. Enter now!

GERMAN OKTOBERFEST COMES TO NORTHEAST PHILLY

The 145th annual Cannstatter Volksfest runs Saturday through Monday. It's one of the largest and most authentic German Oktoberfest's in the area. The event at Cannstatters club in Northeast Philadelphia features German and American food, drinks, and entertainment. A three-day pass is $11. Cannstatter Volksfest