If you ever wanted to feel like you’re out of the city… but not really, then this is the event for you. One of the largest food festivals of the fall is back! Mt. Airy’s Street Fare returns to Germantown Avenue on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 from 6-10:30 p.m. This year over 50 food trucks and restaurants are on the roster plus live music, family fun, vendors and more. The fun starts between Sedgwick and West Mt. Airy Avenue and draws over 11,000 people. Below are some preview pics to tempt your palate and presence into attendance.
If there’s only one reason you need to go to The Trolley Car Diner, it is this beer selection (not shown, two walls of chilled craft beer by the bottle).Flatbread pizza from Earth, Bread + Brewery.Flatbread pizza from Earth, Bread + Brewery.Flatbread pizza from Earth, Bread + Brewery.Earth, Bread + Brewery Brewer Tom Baker talks about the witchy ingredients of his beer brew.Earth, Bread + Brewery will be one of the three places to get craft alcohol at the Mt. Airy Street Fare.Three types of hearty hummus at Earth, Bread + Brewery.Pound cake and ice cream abounds at Read & Eat in Mt. Airy.Read & Eat offers panini, snacks, baked goods and cookies, ice cream and beverages while you inhale the intoxicating fragrance of old books.Yyoti Indian Bistro in Mt. Airy offers organic packaged products in addition to their addicting Indian food.Just look for the sign by the bell tower in Mt. Airy.All the natural spices used for just one Indian dish at Jyoti.Chick peas in a curry sauce.Spicy curry and chicken marsala and vegetarian sandwiches.Chicken marsala and vegetarian sandwiches.Cantina Avenida has a whole new look for the Street Fare.This is how you make a real, fresh and delicious lime margarita at Cantina Avenida in Mt. Airy.Slightly spicy Chorizo may be the highlight of the Street Fare in Mt. Airy.A whimsical mariachi band hides in the niche behind the bar.Colorful masks adorn the space at Cantina Avenida in Mt. Airy.Some of the renovation at Cantina Avenida in Mt. Airy.This funny, colorful mask greets you at Cantina Avenida in Mt. Airy.The back deck at Cantina Avenida in Mt. Airy at dusk.Pbon’s Fresh Phood truck serving up The Veg and Philly Melt on Philly Pretzel rolls.The hot pin-up ladies at Wonderland Cakes will be slinging cake shots, Peanut Butter Bombshell and Strawberry Champagne Cutie.The hot pin-up ladies at Wonderland Cakes discuss their plans for Street Fare in Mt. Airy.The Brewer’s Outlet offers free beer tasting every Saturday from 3-5 p.m.The Trolley Car Diner was once a Roy Rodgers.The Trolley Car Diner’s trolley car full of ice cream goodness.The Trolley Car Diner’s adult mac-n-cheese (with shrimp).The savory and sweet corn beef hash at Trolley Car Diner in Mt. Airy is just one reason to return.
For event updates, visit gomtairy.com, call 215-844-6021, follow @gomtairy on Twitter and like “Go Mt. Airy” on Facebook. TRANSPORTATION:
Mt. Airy is SEPTA-accessible with two regional rail lines that connect Mt. Airy to Center City Philadelphia. Mt. Airy is only a 20 minute train ride from Center City. Via Chestnut Hill West line (formerly the R8), get off at Carpenter or Allen Lane Station. Via the Chestnut Hill East line (formerly the R7), get off at Sedgwick Station. The neighborhood can also be reached by the H, XH, and 23 bus lines, which connect to the Broad Street Line at the Erie station. Valet parking will be available on a first come, first served basis. Driving directions and more parking information is available at gomtairy.com/visiting/plan-visit
