Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA)

The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA). Presented by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, PIFA inspired a city to join together for 30 days of artistic presentations featuring more than 150 arts partners across the city. A million eyes lit up as lights dimmed and curtains rose across the city.

PIFA 2011 brought with it millions of dollars in economic activity. In total, more than 400,000 people - including 170,000 from outside the region - attended the festival in venues and with partners from across the city. But beyond the numbers, PIFA put Philly's diverse and extensive artistic contributions on the world's center stage.

In the Spring of 2013, we embark on a new journey. Join us March 28 - April 27, 2013 as the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts returns and asks "If you had a time machine..." Would you explore events that changed our world? See moments where new ideas were born? Visit places where history was forever altered. Or blaze a trail into the future unknown?

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