# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Italian Market Festival Grease Pole Climbing Competition
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 18 May, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Test your strength and skills at the 2025 Grease Pole Climbing Contest! The Grease Pole, or Albero Della Cuccagna in Italian, is an old tradition in which teams compete in climbing to the top of a greased pole to reach prizes of meats, cheeses, gifts, and money. Perhaps even more important to the winning team are the bragging rights... until next year.

The pole is 30 feet high, greased with lard, and you will find it at the 9th & Montrose Piazza.

Sign ups are on site the day of the climb or teams can register at the Visitor Center located at 919 S. 9th Street. Bring your friends or join the effort solo!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/philadelphia/italian-market-festival-grease-pole-climbing-competition/200027793876603
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2564

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200027793876603?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=philadelphia-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Philadelphia
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 9th Street Italian Market
- **lat**: 39.936609852726
- **long**: -75.158377443471
- **full address**: 9th Street Italian Market, 1034 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147-4724, United States,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: 9th Street Italian Market (https://allevents.in/org/9th-street-italian-market/3578494)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 May, 2025 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 9th Street Italian Market, 1034 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147-4724, United States,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** 9th Street Italian Market
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Italian Market Festival Grease Pole Climbing Competition ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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