#MadeInAmericaFest Labor Day Weekend & Cleanup Efforts

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Philadelphia’s Budweiser Made In America tour returns over Labor Day Weekend on the Ben Franklin Parkway for the third consecutive year. The festival benefits the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and United Way of Lancaster County.

Made in America – Philanthropy & Cleanup Efforts

Budweiser hosted a Penn’s Landing cleanup on Saturday, August 23rd. Over 300 volunteers joined the cleanup sponsored by Budweiser, Living Lands & Waters and Partnership of the Delaware Estuary including trash pick-up and storm draining markings.

Volunteers were rewarded with a free ticket to the MIA festival.

This country-wide initiative targeted over 20 communities across the country to preserve and protect lakes and rivers during the summer. In 2013, 1,312 volunteers spent more than 3,000 hours cleaning America’s rivers and lakes as part of the program.

Plus, the Philadelphia Made in America concert includes a Cause Village Vendor, to focus on local nonprofits and causes for festival-goers to become involved with.

Cause Village Vendors: Shawn Carter Foundation, United Way, Headcount/NAACP, Budweiser Veterans, Donda House (Kanye West’s charity), St. Jude Hospital (Kings of Leon supported charity), Partners in Health (The National), World Childhood Foundation (Tiesto), Philly Paws, Drive Change, Born this Way Foundation, Why Hunger, Mural Arts

Philadelphia Made in America Festival

Festival Details:

What: Budweiser Made In America Festival
When: Labor Day weekend, August 30th & 31st
Where: Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
How: Tickets are available online.
Lineup: Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Tiesto, The National, Steve Aoki, Pharrell Williams, J. Cole, Girl Talk, Spoon, Chromeo, City and Colour, Grimes, AWOLNATION, R3HAB, Gareth Emery, De La Soul, Baauer, Tommy Trash, Mayer Hawthorne, Kongos, 3LAU, The Neighborhood, Danny Brown, YG, Holy Ghost, Penguin Prison, Destructo, Bleachers, DJ Cassidy, Cherub, Will Sparks, Young & Sick, Vacationer, Cut Snake, Kaneholler

Readers, are you staying in town and checking out Made in America? Who are you looking most forward to seeing?

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is the co-founder and Executive Director of Green Philly, an independent media organization making sustainability accessible, affordable and actionable. Since launching Green Philly in 2008, she has grown it from a passion project into a leading voice for local climate storytelling, pairing impactful journalism with community events and experiences. Julie is a frequent speaker on climate, media innovation and the future of local journalism, and is the creator of SustainPHL and EcoFair. Outside of Green Philly, you can find her hiking, biking, traveling, or exploring Philadelphia.