PRODUCED OR FACILITATED BY
THE OFFICE OF THE CITY REPRESENTATIVE
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
PHILADELPHIA MUMMERS PARADE
9:00 a.m.
Broad Street
Contact: Leo Dignam, (215) 683-3638
leo.dignam@phila.gov
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8
ONE BOOK, ONE PHILADELPHIA KICK-OFF
Lecture by Dave Eggers, Author of this year’s feature selection, What Is the What
7:00 p.m.
Central Library
Contact: Gerri Trooskin, (215) 567-7710
troosking@library.phila.gov
www.library.phila.gov
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25
PAL DAY AT CITY HALL
10:00 a.m.
City Hall
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
SUNDAY, MARCH 9
SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
Noon to 3:30 p.m.
North on Broad Street and Washington Avenue to Logan Circle
Contact: Leonard Armstrong, (215) 467-0981
THURSDAY, APRIL 3 through TUESDAY, APRIL 15
17TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL
Various Times and Locations
Contact: Thom Cardwell, Executive Director, Philadelphia Film Society
(215) 733-0608, ext. 237
For more information, log onto www.phillyfests.com
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 through SATURDAY, APRIL 19
SUBARU CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA*
Contact: Sam Malissa, (215) 790-3810
jasgp@greaterphilachamber.com
Contact for MEDIA ONLY: Betsy Parkins, (215) 747-7700
www.jasgp.org/sakura
*EVENTS INCLUDE: ARAMARK GALA
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
7:00 p.m.
Longwood Gardens
SIDEWALK PARADE
MONDAY, APRIL 7
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Center City/Avenue of the Arts
2008 SAKE FESTIVAL
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
SAKURA SUNDAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 13
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Horticulture Center, Fairmount Park
SUNDAY, APRIL 6
7TH ANNUAL IRISH MEMORIAL 5K RUN
8:30 a.m. (Registration @ 7:00 a.m.)
Site of the National Irish Memorial, Front & Chestnut Streets
Contact: For more information, call (215) 760-0230
irishrun@comcast.net
Online registration at www.active.com
THURSDAY, MAY 1 through FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
“SUMMER IN LOVE” LUNCH TIME CONCERT SERIES
Mondays through Fridays
Noon to 2:00 p.m.
JFK Plaza (Love Park)
Contact: Timothy Gill, (215) 683-0246
timothy.gill@phila.gov
SATURDAY, MAY 3
RITTENHOUSE ROW SPRING FESTIVAL
Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Rittenhouse Square
Contact: Corie Moskow, (215) 972-0101 / (215) 518-5526
coriemoskow@aol.com
SUNDAY, MAY 4
THE BLUE CROSS BROAD STREET RUN 10 MILER
8:30 a.m.
Broad Street & Somerville Avenue to the Navy Yard, South Philadelphia
Contact: Jim Marino, (215) 683-3594
bsrhelp@aim.com
www.broadstreetrun.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 (to be confirmed)
POLICE AND FIRE MEMORIAL
Noon
Franklin Square Park, 6th and Race Streets Area
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
FRIDAY, MAY 9 & SATURDAY, MAY 10
DAD VAIL REGATTA
7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kelly Drive, Boathouse Row
Contact: Bob Morro, (610) 623-8590
rhmorinc@aol.com
SUNDAY, MAY 11
SUSAN G. KOMEN RACE FOR THE CURE
8:15 a.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Contact: Elaine Grobman, (215) 238-8900
elaine@komenphiladelphia.org
www.komenphiladelphia.org
FRIDAY, MAY 16
8TH ANNUAL MAYOR'S CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The Sheet Metal Workers Union Hall, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd. at Washington Avenue
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
SATURDAY, MAY 17 & SUNDAY, MAY 18
SORRENTO CHEESE 9TH STREET ITALIAN MARKET FESTIVAL
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Italian Market, South Philadelphia
Contact: Judy Faye, (215) 545-4543
www.9thstreetitalianmarketfestival.com
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21
RIDE OF SILENCE (SILENT MEMORIAL BIKE RIDE)
6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Starting at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, through Center City, and ending at the Museum
Contact: John Siemiarowski & Ray Scheinfeld, (215) 837-0101
www.bicyclecoalition.org
www.rideofsilence.org
SATURDAY, MAY 24 & SUNDAY, MAY 25
23rd ANNUAL CAPTAIN MORGAN’S JAM ON THE RIVER
11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing (Chestnut Street & Columbus Boulevard)
Contact for MEDIA ONLY: Laurie Curtin, (215) 629-3218
General Information: (215) 922-2FUN
www.jamontheriver.com
MONDAY, MAY 26 through MONDAY, JUNE 2
AIR FORCE WEEK IN PHILADELPHIA
USAF events throughout the city during the entire week
For more information, log onto
www.airforceweekinphiladelphia.com
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
8TH ANNUAL MAYOR’S CENTENARIAN CELEBRATION
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
THURSDAY, JUNE 5 through THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
THURSDAY LOVE CONCERTS – AFTER WORK CONCERT SERIES
Thursday Evenings
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
JFK Plaza (Love Park)
Contact: Timothy Gill, (215) 683-0246
timothy.gill@phila.gov
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
COMMERCE BANK TRIPLE CROWN OF CYCLING – PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (MEN)
COMMERCE BANK LIBERTY CLASSIC (WOMEN)
9:00 a.m. – Men; 9:10 a.m. – Women
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Contact: Pro Cycling Tour LLC, (610) 676-0390
info@procyclingtour.com
www.procyclingtour.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
ODUNDE – AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
2308 Grays Ferry Avenue, South Philadelphia
Contact: Oshumbumi Fernandez, (215) 732-8510
www.odundeinc.org
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 & SATURDAY, JUNE 21
PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE TRIATHLON EXPO
FRIDAY Expo – 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
SATURDAY Sprint Triathlon – 8:00 a.m.
Expo – 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Kids Fun Run & Kids Duathlon – 1:00 p.m.
Smith Memorial Field
Post Race Festivities to immediately follow each race.
Contact: Richard Adler, (610) 687-3955
info@phillytri.com
www.phillytri.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE OLYMPIC TRIATHLON
7:00 a.m.
Start/Finish located off Martin Luther King Drive (formerly West River Drive), near the base of Black Road
Post Race Festivities to immediately follow race.
Contact: Richard Adler, (610) 687-3955
info@phillytri.com
www.phillytri.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 through MONDAY, JUNE 30
SUNOCO WELCOME AMERICA! FESTIVAL
Contact: Sunoco Welcome America!, (215) 683-2200
www.americasbirthday.com
SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Go 4th & Learn!
11:00 a.m. doors open
11:30 a.m. show time
World Café Live
Strongman Competition
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Eakins Oval
Saturday Night Alive
6:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Philly @ the Movies
“Rocky”
9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Art Museum Steps
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Go 4th & Learn!
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Franklin Square, 6th & Race Streets
Strongman Competition
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Eakins Oval
Philly @ the Movies
“Happy Feet”
9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Battleship NJ
MONDAY, JUNE 30
Go 4th & Learn!
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
City Hall, Dilworth Plaza
Philly @ the Movies
“12 Monkeys”
9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
City Hall, Dilworth Plaza
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
19TH ANNUAL SUSQUEHANNA COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Susquehanna Avenue (from Broad Street to 22nd Street)
Contact: Karan Rogers, (215) 763-2559
TUESDAY, JULY 1 through SUNDAY, JULY 6
SUNOCO WELCOME AMERICA! FESTIVAL
Contact: Sunoco Welcome America!, (215) 683-2200
www.americasbirthday.com
TUESDAY, JULY 1
Philly @ the Movies
“Shawshank Redemption”
9:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Eastern State Penitentiary
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
Go 4th & Learn!
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Abbottsford Community Center,
3226 McMichael Street
COPS AND KIDS:
Turning the Corner
3:00 p.m.
17th Street & Montgomery Avenue
22nd & 23rd Police District Building
Philly @ the Movies
“The Bucket List”
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Senior Center, 509 S. Broad Street
Wednesday Night Out
Presented by the Philadelphia
International Airport
6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Avenue of the Arts, South Broad Street
THURSDAY, JULY 3
Go 4th & Learn!
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Atwater Kent Museum
Fiesta on the Parkway
2:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Pops on Independence
8:30 p.m.
Independence Mall
Philly @ the Movies
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”
9:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Northeast Airport
FRIDAY, JULY 4
Independence Day Ceremony
10:00 a.m.
Independence Mall
Happy Birthday America!
12:00 p.m.
Independence Visitor Center
Ice Cream Festival
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Let Freedom Ring
2:00 p.m.
Liberty Bell Pavilion
Party on the Parkway
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Southwest July 4th Parade
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Celebrate Freedom Concert &
Fireworks
Featuring John Legend
8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Steps of the Art Museum
FRIDAY, JULY 4
INDEPENDENCE DAY CEREMONY
10:00 a.m.
Independence Hall Area
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
SATURDAY, JULY 5
Philly @ the Movies
“Journey to the Center of the Earth”
10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The Bridge
*Tickets are required. Go to
www.americasbirthday.com for more
information.
Taste of Philadelphia
11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Ice Cream Festival
12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Waterfront Concert & Fireworks
Featuring Boyz II Men
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
SUNDAY, JULY 6
Taste of Philadelphia
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
Ice Cream Festival
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
THURSDAY, JULY 10 through MONDAY, JULY 21
13TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Various Times and Locations
Contact: Thom Cardwell, Executive Director, Philadelphia Film Society
(215) 733-0608, ext. 237
For more information, log onto www.phillyfests.com
SATURDAY, JULY 12
GREEK PICNIC
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fairmount Park
Contact: Tia Rideout, (267) 973-6779
La Tasha Payne, (267) 847-0956
phillygreekpicnic@yahoo.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 2
SHEROX PHILADELPHIA TRIATHLON EXPO
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lloyd Hall
Contact: Barbara McKeever, (215) 517-4989
info@phillytri.com
www.phillytri.com
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
SHEROX PHILADELPHIA TRIATHLON
8:00 a.m.
Martin Luther King Drive side of Fairmount Park
Contact: Richard Adler, (610) 687-3955
info@sheroxtri.com
www.sheroxtri.com
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
UNITY WEEKEND on the WATERFRONT
Noon to 7:00 p.m.
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
Contact: Lisa Acchione, (610) 784-5279
www.wdasfm.com
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
31ST ANNUAL JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA DISTANCE RUN
7:45 a.m.
Eakins Oval
Contact: Adam Zocks, (615) 456-1660
azocks@comcast.net
www.runphilly.com
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
15th ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA CHILDREN’S RUN
9:45 a.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, East of Eakins Oval
Contact: Colleen Meulstee, (800) 311-1255, ext. 164
runphilly@eliteracing.com
www.runphilly.com
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
PHASHION PHEST
6:00 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Contact: Sharon Phillips Waxman, (215) 670-4323
spwaxman@aol.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
CAMPUS PHILLY KICK-OFF AND COLLEGE DAY
2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Contact: Jonathan Grabelle Herrmann, (215) 746-4759
jon@campusphilly.org
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
38TH ANNUAL GERMAN-AMERICAN STEUBEN PARADE
2:00 p.m.
Frankford Avenue (between Welsh Road and Knorr Street), NE Philadelphia
Contact: Al Taubenberger, (215) 332-3400
www.steubenparade.com
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE**
Noon
Center City & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Area
Contact: Jose Rivera, (215) 627-3100, ext. 205
concilio@elconcilio.net
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
38TH ANNUAL GERMAN-AMERICAN STEUBEN PARADE
2:00 p.m.
Frankford Avenue (between Welsh Road and Knorr Street), NE Philadelphia
Contact: Al Taubenberger, (215) 332-3400
www.steubenparade.com
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
PULASKI DAY PARADE**
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Center City & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Area
Contact: Theresa Romanowski, (215) 922-1700
www.polishamericancenter.org
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
COLUMBUS DAY PARADE
12:15 p.m.
South Philadelphia, Broad & Reed Streets
Contact: Kathleen Murray, (215) 686-3412
kathleen.murray@phila.gov
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 & SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
PHILADELPHIA MARATHON HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO
DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
www.philadelphiamarathon.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
PHILADELPHIA MARATHON
DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Museum of Art Area & Citywide
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
www.philadelphiamarathon.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27
6 ABC’S/BOSCOV’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
9:00 a.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Contact: Caroline Welch, (215) 581-4549
Maria DiBenedetto, (215) 801-6270
maria.dibenedetto@abc.com
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (to be confirmed)
CITY HALL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY
5:00 p.m.
City Hall, Apron Area
Contact: Office of the City Representative, (215) 683-2060
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED
RITTENHOUSE ROW TREE LIGHTING
5:00 p.m.
Rittenhouse Square
Contact: Corie Moskow, (215) 972-0101 / (215) 518-5526
coriemoskow@aol.com
**STANDARD CITY PARADE ROUTE
20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Market Street East on Market to 16th Street; left on 16th Street, to Benjamin Franklin Parkway, to 18th Street; Logan Square (reviewing area); continue and disperse at 20th and 22nd Streets and The Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
