Editing Manayunk, Philadelphia (section)

== Culture and community ==
Manayunk was populated by a mix of [[German-American|German]], [[Irish-American|Irish]] and [[Polish-American|Polish]] immigrants, who established and maintained their own Catholic churches, including: St. John the Baptist (Irish), St. Lucy's (Italian), St. Mary's (German) and St. Josaphat's (Polish), giving rise to Manayunk's "church steeples in a hill town village" character. There are also several historic Protestant churches in the neighborhood. The [http://www.stdavidsmanayunk.org/ Episcopal Church of St. David] was founded on December 3, 1831. By 1924, the [[African American]] population in Manayunk had grown and the Heard AME church was founded to serve those residents.<ref>[http://www.africanmetropolis.com/Claude_Clark/pages/josie.htm Heard AME Church], africanmetropolis.com. Accessed July 21, 2022.</ref>

Manayunk is central to Philadelphia's arts scene, and since 1989, the neighborhood has hosted the annual Manayunk Arts Festival, the tri-state's largest outdoor, juried arts festival. Taking Place in late June on Main Street, the festival attracts around 200,000 collectors, buyers, and designers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://manayunk.com/news-and-events/events/manayunk-arts-festival.html|title=Manayunk Arts Festival|date=2018|website=Manayunk Development Corporation|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyles/manayunk-rich-in-history-the-arts/article_0e840e68-d36b-50b7-a7a1-80196cdbed24.html|title=Manayunk: Rich in History, the Arts|last=Booker|first=Bobbi|date=August 3, 2014|website=The Philadelphia Tribune|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> The Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center (MRAC) provides "a meeting place for the artistic community and to connect those engaged in creative endeavors with one another and the general public."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrartcenter.org/about-mrac/|title=Who We Are|website=Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center|access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>