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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s Public Schedule for Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s Public Schedule for Tuesday, October 6, 2026

For immediate release: October 05, 2026Published by: Office of the Mayor Contact: Mayor's Office of Communications press@phila.gov

HBCU Classic Press Conference

Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Mayor’s Reception Room, 1400 John F. Kennedy
Boulevard, Room 202, Philadelphia, PA

Mayor Parker will join a press conference highlighting the return and expansion of the HBCU Classic in Philadelphia, which grows from one football game last year to a two-game showcase at Lincoln Financial Field on October 30–31.

The weekend will feature Lincoln University vs. Virginia Union University on Friday, October 30th, followed by the return of the HBCU Battle of the Legends on Halloween Saturday, October 31st, with DeSean Jackson’s Delaware State facing Michael Vick’s Norfolk State.

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