Category: EVENTS

Sweet Deal From Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

From 3–5 p.m., Guests Can Enjoy Two Small Cones for the Price of One 

WHAT:

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is celebrating National Frozen Custard Day with a sweet deal! On Saturday, August 8, guests can celebrate with a Buy One, Get One FREE Small Frozen Custard Cone from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Rita’s signature Frozen Custard is made fresh daily, delivering a rich, creamy texture that has made it a guest favorite for every occasion. Whether you’re sharing with a friend or keeping both cones for yourself, National Frozen Custard Day is the perfect excuse to indulge in one of Rita’s signature desserts.

WHERE:

Participating Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard Shops Nationwide

WHEN:

National Frozen Custard Day 
Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 3:00-5:00 PM

Looking for even more ways to enjoy Rita’s? Download the Rita’s Ice app to start earning rewards on your purchases. New members can enjoy one free small Ice, Custard, or Gelati just for signing up and making their first purchase. Guests can download the Rita’s Ice app from the Apple App Store or Google Play, or by visiting ritasice.com/app. Members also receive birthday rewards, exclusive offers and more.

Rita’s signature Italian Ice is made fresh daily on-site and available in a rotating daily selection from over 80 flavors. Other menu favorites include creamy Frozen Custard, signature Gelati, Concretes, Frozen Coffee, Rita’s Blendini®, Milkshakes and more. For more information or to find your nearest Rita’s location, visit www.ritasice.com.

About Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard:

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard opened its doors in Bensalem, Pa. in 1984 and has been dedicated to spreading “Ice, Custard, Happiness!” ever since. Today, Rita’s is the largest Italian Ice concept in the world with more than 600 shops. Guests visit Rita’s to celebrate everyday moments with freshly made frozen treats in a fun-filled atmosphere. Known for its famous Italian Ice, made fresh daily with real fruit, and its signature Frozen Custard, Rita’s serves a taste of happiness in every cup. For more information, visit www.ritasice.com.

Phillies Legends Step Up for Charity

Sluggball, a new baseball-inspired hitting competition, will host its inaugural All-Star Classic featuring retired Phillies legends in a fast-paced 4-on-4 exhibition – no fielding, no baserunning, just hitting.

Charlie Manuel and Larry Bowa will manage the two competing teams that feature Cole Hamels, Mike Lieberthal, Joe Blanton, Aaron Rowand, Kenny Lofton, Mickey Morandini and Sluggball co-founder Ruben Amaro Jr.

Each batter gets eight swings or 35 seconds per at-bat, aiming for designated zones of the field (pull side, up the middle, opposite field, around the horn).

Proceeds of the event will benefit The Darren Daulton Foundation and the Ruben Amaro Sr. Foundation.

Tickets are available at PlaySluggball.com or at the door.

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Stop and Smell the Rose Wine Festival

Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 3-6 p.m.

Everything’s coming up rosé! Head on up to the rooftop at Sunset Social for Stop and Smell the Rose Wine Festival. 

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Liberty Comic Con at Philly Expo Center

August 7-9, 2026

Attention comic book and anime lovers! Head out to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center this weekend for the fourth annual Liberty Comic Con to meet like-minded pop culture fans, stop by a slew of vendors, and interact with voice actors, artists, writers, cosplayers and more over the three-day weekend.

The event features panels, cosplay performances and contests, gaming tournaments from Video Game Corners, quizzo challenges, and opportunities to meet and greet with voice artists from series like Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen and more.

Don’t miss: Philadelphia native Aqua Forge visits the festival for meet and greets as the festival’s Featured Cosplayer.

Where: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA

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National Night Out in Gloucester City and Surrounding Areas

Neighborhoods throughout Gloucester Township are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 43rd Annual Night Out (NNO) crime/drug prevention event. National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the Gloucester Township Police Department and will involve communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases around the world.

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Jefferson Stratford Hospital to Host Free Food Pantry & Health Fair

On Saturday, August 22 from 9am to 11am, Jefferson Stratford Hospital will host a free community food pantry and health fair on their campus at 18 Laurel Road East, Stratford, NJ 08084.

Designed to help local families prepare for the start of a new school year, the food pantry and health fair will provide access to nutritious food boxes donated by the South Jersey Food Bank, free school supplies (pencils, notebooks, erasers, highlighters, scissors and rulers) donated by Jefferson-East employees and access to healthcare resources, including representatives from Jefferson Health’s departments of primary care, weight management, infection prevention, food and nutrition, obstetrics &  gynecology, Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

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HAPPENING TOMORROW! National Night Out In Gloucester Township

National Night Out In Gloucester Township – August 4, 2026! 

THREE public locations in Gloucester Township will be at the following:

Blackwood Fire Company, Fire District 4, 14 West Central Avenue, Blackwood, NJ

Gloucester Premium Outlets, 100 Premium Outlet Drive, Blackwood, NJ

Erial Fire Company, Fire District 6, 1946 Williamstown Road, Erial NJ

From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM on August 4, 2026 residents throughout Gloucester Township are asked to lock their doors, turn on outside lights, and spend the evening outside with their neighbors and police. Also, several Neighborhood Watch groups will be hosting a variety of special events, such as block parties, cookouts, carnivals, dessert tasting parties, and pool parties. Visiting these many special events will be: McGruff the Crime Dog along with his nephew Scruff, Gloucester Township Police, and Gloucester Township Mayor and Council !

DNREC to Host Introduction to Living Shorelines Training

Participants in a two-day Introduction to Living Shorelines training event (Sept. 22 and 23) offered by DNREC will make field trips to existing projects/Delaware DNREC photo

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will host a two-day training event Tuesday Sept. 22 and Wednesday Sept. 23 for anyone interested in an introduction to the development process and components of living shorelines in Delaware. Presented in conjunction with the Delaware Living Shorelines Committee, the in-person training event will be held at the DNREC Field Office on Pilottown Road in Lewes, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and concluding at 4 p.m. each day.

The training focuses on the ecology behind living shorelines and implementing projects based on specific goals. On day one of the training, participants will learn about the causes and kinds of shoreline issues, define the types of living shoreline solutions, and become acquainted with the plants and animals comprising and living in shoreline habitats. Day two of the training will span techniques and applications, an introduction to living shoreline materials, designing for specific goals and a review of project permitting.

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New Jersey Blood Services’ Annual “Blood For A Brew” Campaign Returns

New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) is kicking off its fifth annual “Blood for a Brew” campaign to encourage blood donations during the critical summer months. Expanded this year to include local coffee shops in addition to breweries, the campaign offers everyone who comes to donate at a NJBS donor center or mobile blood drive from August 1 through August 31 a voucher redeemable for a free beverage at a participating establishment.

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National Night Out 2026 Across the City

National Night Out is an annual celebration that brings police and communities together to strengthen relationships, build trust and promote safer neighborhoods. Events will be held throughout Philadelphia, giving residents an opportunity to meet the police officers and commanders who serve their neighborhoods, get to know their neighbors and enjoy an evening of family-friendly activities.

Police Commissioner Kevin J. Bethel and members of the PPD command staff will visit National Night Out events across the city throughout the evening.

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