Registration is now open for the Fall 2024 Walk Around Philadelphia!
September is going to be a busy month for Walk Around Philadelphia, with:
- Twelve walk segments circumnavigating the entire city
- Four happy hour info sessions at Cherry Street Pier
- Four free printmaking workshops to make your own maps
- Four virtual info sessions via Zoom
- One special closing celebration on Sept 29th!
(The full lineup of itineraries and events is below)
And before then, we’ve got another First Friday printmaking workshop on August 2nd, and a lil walk towards Graffiti Pier on August 11th!
Here’s the dates & itineraries:
Weekend 1
- Fri Sept 6 (Day 1) – Penn’s Landing towards Bridesburg
- Sat Sept 7 (Day 2) – Bridesburg towards Torresdale
- Sun Sept 8 (Day 3) – Torresdale towards Somerton
Weekend 2
- Fri Sept 13 (Day 4) – Somerton towards Fox Chase
- Sat Sept 14 (Day 5) – Fox Chase towards Broad St
- Sun Sept 15 (Day 6) – Broad St towards Miquon
Weekend 3
- Fri Sept 20 (Day 7) – Miquon towards Bala
- Sat Sept 21 (Day 8) – Bala towards Baltimore Ave
- Sun Sept 22 (Day 9) – Baltimore Ave towards Airport
Weekend 4
- Fri Sept 27 (Day 10) – Around the Airport
- Sat Sept 28 (Day 11) – Airport towards Navy Yard
- Sun Sept 29 (Day 12) – Navy Yard towards Penn’s Landing
Walk adjacent events:
- Tuesday happy hours @ Cherry Street Pier (5-7pm, Sept 3/10/17/24)
- Wednesday free printmaking workshops @ Cherry Street Pier (5-7pm Sept 4/11/18/25)
- Thursday virtual info sessions via zoom (5:30-6:30pm Sept 5/12/19/26)
- Finish line celebration @ Cherry Street Pier (5-7pm on Sun Sept 29)
We’d love to have you join as you’re able!
Get a visual:
One of our walkers threw together this map which gives you a rough idea of what the segments correspond to geographically:
(Thanks Rick!)
Of course, we won’t be going in straight lines, but instead taking the winding paths that we improvise while trying to get as close as possible (within reason) to that red border line!
Get more info:
- Learn more about Walk Around Philadelphia
- Get answers to Frequently Asked Questions
- Watch the intro video
- Read a sweet article