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15 must-attend events in Philly October 2026 - Comment EVENTS for full list 🔗✨

10/1: Orchard Tenders Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center 🍁

10/2: One Art Volunteer Day One Art 🤝🏽

10/3: Philly Abstract Art Night Kanvas | Philadelphia 🎨

10/3: HMS School’s 5th Annual Community Day HMS School for Children with Cerebral Palsy 🫂

10/10: Afro Garden Market + Open Mic d'griot cafe 🎤🛍️

10/10-11: Artists for Artists Global: Art Exhibition & Community Event Artists for Artists Global 🖼️

10/11: Spooky Stretch Yoga YogaSix 🧘🏽‍♀️

10/14: Artists for Artists Global: Rooftop Social Artists for Artists Global 🥂

10/18: TOAST Philadelphia Exchange TOAST 👚

10/22: Karaoke Thursdays at Two Locals ArtLOVE 🎤

10/24: Get Fresh Daily: Black Farmers Market Get Fresh Daily 🥬

10/25: Q***r Afro-Latin Dance in FDR Park DJ Cassiana | PHL Q***r DJ & Producer 🏳️‍🌈✨ 💃🏽

10/26: Monday Trivia Night at The Fainting Goat 👾

10/27: Food First Health Summit Philadelphia Food Tank | Building Sustainable Food Systems 🥗

10/31: 2026 Step Out Walk American Diabetes Association 🚶🏽‍♀️

BINGO: Self-Care Edition October 2026 🍎📸 (send to 3 people you care about)

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This month’s theme is being more present… Appreciate the little moments as seasons change & the year winds down.

Check off the boxes digitally or print for a tactile experience! Aim for at least 1 full row.

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10 Grants for Artists Open Now October & November (Part 1!)💰☀️

✨Comment “Grants” for a discount on the guide that’s gotten us $60k+ in funding✨

Deadlines vary. This is your reminder to actually apply in 2026!

Follow the incredible grantors for more info:
Brooklyn Arts Council W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund The Hopper Prize VIA Art Fund Women's Studio Workshop Artist Grant

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Everything artists need to know about October’s astrology forecast (swipe for deets)🍁🧡✨

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WE GOT THE GRANT(S)!!! We’re so grateful to have received support from The Philadelphia Cultural Fund this year. This support makes it possible for us to continue nourishing community through art + wellness here in Philly 🌱✨

And now that Root 2 Fruit is wrapped, we’re taking a moment to really let ourselves celebrate what this year has been.

🍇The Green Room pop-up studio + residency
🍇The 3rd annual Root 2 Fruit Festival
🍇Stewarding our third cohort of interns
🍇Expanding our products & services

None of this work is easy, and we don’t take for granted what it means to have people & institutions invest in the vision alongside us.

Public investment fuels creativity. It creates room for artists to be supported and for communities to gather, grow, and imagine what’s possible.

Thank you to The Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, , and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier for investing in Philadelphia’s cultural vitality and in the people doing this work every day.

We’re proud of what we’ve built, and we’re even more excited about what’s growing next!


7 Grants for Artists Open Now (September, October, & Rolling Deadlines) (Part 2!)💰☀️

✨Comment “Grants” for a discount on the guide that has gotten us $50k+ in funding✨

Deadlines vary. This is your reminder to actually apply in 2026!

Follow the incredible grantors for more info:
Queens Museum Terra Fdn. for American Art Printed Matter, Inc. AAPI Civic Engagement Fund Awesome Foundation Pollock-Krasner Foundation

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What the Aries Full Harvest Moon means for your sign, September 26, 2026 ♈️🐏🌝

Find your sign and read your message🌱

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Fruitful Feedback we received from our Tribe during Root 2 Fruit Festival 2026!🍎🍌🥭🍇🍑

Every word reminds us why we do this: to create accessible spaces where art, wellness, and community can truly grow together across generations 🌱🧡

We’d love to hear your feedback! Drop a thought below👇🏽

📸 Durrell Hospedale
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Root 2 Fruit Festival 2026 impact stats! WOW, we blew our goals out of the water. We love seeing creative wellness grow year after year in Philly 🧡🍎✨

Root 2 Fruit featured:
1000+ attendees from 12 states & 3 countries
100+ artists, performers, & practitioners
20 sponsors & partners
25+ small businesses

Huge thanks to our entire Tribe!
Stay tuned for more recap footage🤩

📸: JoLeaha Larke Durrell Hospedale
✂️: yen

Root 2 Fruit Festival 2026 had West Philly floating on a cloud! ⛅️🧡🍎

6 hours of pure love & joy embodied… Thank you again to everyone that made this day possible!!!

Let’s keep growing, Tribe.
See y’all in 2027🌱

With love & gratitude,
The Forbidden Fruit Team

Photos by Durrell Hospedale