Join ArtPhilly at the official opening party for the What Now: 2026 festival - the city’s first ever five-week, multidisciplinary arts festival.

On May 27, they will kick things off at The Village of Industry & Art (320 S Broad Street). With food curated by The Infatuation, beverages from Frankie’s Summer Club, DJ sets from Elevator Machine Room and Oluwafemi, special ArtPhilly merch, and performances from surprise guests, there’s something for everyone to get excited about What Now: 2026.

​What Now: 2026 will run from May 27 through July 2, 2026 with over thirty commissioned projects. ​To learn more about the festival, visit artphilly.org/what-now to see individual project pages. All of What Now: 2026 projects were curated from Philadelphia's expansive pool of talented and diverse artists.