PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE! THIS EVENT IS NOW HAPPENING ON SATURDAY APRIL 5TH!

Celebrate technology and innovation at the Philly Tech Week kickoff event, Arcade @ The Oval. We'll be playing TetrisÂ® on the Cira Centre building, Guinness Certified as the world's tallest video game!

Enter here for your chance to play Tetris!

Local apps, games and community partners will be highlighted during this outdoor "arcade." Enjoy food from 10+ Philly food trucks, a Yards beer garden and live performances.

Games From Local Developers Like:

Cipher Prime

Hive 76 (DDR Connect Four!)

Shenandoah Studio

PHL Collective

OriGaminc

Camden Segal

Hit the Sticks, LLC

Cleaversoft

Dumb and Fat Games

Steamalot/Risen Phoenix Studios

Ninja Warfare

Ghost Crab Games

Grimm Bros, LLC

SmartyPAL

Missing Controller

Featured Community Groups:

Haxbox is designing custom controller systems for people with various physical limitations to play TetrisÂ® on Cira Centre. Enter to play here.

GPS Bodies

PGW

The Free Library of Philadelphia

The Franklin Institute

Nonprofit Technology Resources

Philadelphia Bicycle Rescue Restorations and Repairs (Providing a Bike Valet service for the night!)

Live Performances By:

(Tetris Â® & Â© 1985~2014 Tetris Holding, used with permission.)

Enjoy food from: Foo Truck, Delicias, Sweet Box Cupcakes, Surf N Turf, Mucho Bueno, Sum Pig, Just Jackieâ€™s, Cow and the Curd, Tot Cart and Little Pop Shop

About our Partners

The OVAL consists of eight acres of public space at the base of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, transformed into Philadelphiaâ€™s â€œPark on the Parkwayâ€ features community programming ranging from interactive and educational activities, entertainment, food trucks and much more.

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation promotes the well-being of the City, its citizens and visitors by offering beautiful natural landscapes and parks, high quality recreation centers and athletic programs, important historic resources and enriching cultural and environmental programs.

The Fairmount Park Conservancy leads and supports capital projects, programming and neighborhood park stewardship initiatives that preserve and improve one of Philadelphiaâ€™s greatest assets, the Fairmount Park system.