We're psyched for you to set out on this adventure!
Register here to get access to maps and preparation suggestions. You'll also have an opportunity to sign up for updates and get invites to future Walk Around Philadelphia events and opportunities.
We'd love to share some of the resources that we're building around this project, and we'd also love to hear how it goes for you & have you participate in future walk events to share your stories and compare your experiences with those of other perimeter-walkers!
Please just make sure to follow the guidelines.
Registration fees & contributions:
Walk event fees cover some of the administrative and logistical costs associated with facilitating the walk and helping make this experience more accessible to others. Please contribute the amount that feels accessible to you.
NOTE: Event fees and contributions made through this website are not tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation to a 501c3 nonprofit to support Walk Around Philadelphia, you can do so via Fractured Atlas (and we would be most grateful for your support of this project!)
If finances are a barrier to participation, please email walk@jjtiziou.net or leave a message at 267-702-5464 and we can offer you a free registration and do our best to support you as we're able.
For more information about the walk including photos, videos, press coverage & more, visit www.WalkAroundPhiladelphia.org
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Upcoming Events
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Saturday Feb 22 walk around the Airport (Winter 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 11 miles and includes long walks by the side of the road, occasional off-road excursions to river's edge.
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Sunday Feb 23 walk from Airport (Winter 2025) [WAITLIST]
on Feb 23rd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 12 miles and includes potential for heights & walking close to fast traffic on protected bridge walkway, potential for mostly roads & sidewalks or potential off-road adventures.
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GROUP B – Sunday Feb 23 walk around the Airport (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 23rd 2025 at 8:55 am
This segment covers roughly 11 miles and includes long walks by the side of the road, occasional off-road excursions to river's edge. IMPORTANT NOTE for this walk: In the case of insufficient registration, this group will merge with Group A & proceed counter-clockwise towards the Navy Yard.
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Monday Feb 24 walk from the Navy Yard (Winter 2025) [Available]
on Feb 24th 2025 at 12:00 pm
This segment covers roughly 10 miles and includes potential for big roundabout detour adventures and/or bushwhacking, then roads and sidewalks.
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Perimeter Printmaking: First Friday at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Mar 7th 2025 at 5:00 pm
Come celebrate the completion of the 2025 winter walks & make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter during the First Friday Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!
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Walk Around Philadelphia Spring Celebration & concert w/ O-Steel [Available]
on Mar 23rd 2025 at 5:00 pm
Join us at Cherry Street Pier to celebrate the completion of the winter Walk Around Philadelphia season and welcome spring with a special concert by OSteel: the Oberlin College Steel Pan ensemble!
Exhibitions & Installations
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How Philly Moves – mural at PHL
from 13th Jun 2022 to 31st Dec 2025
Check out the largest mural in Philadelphia (named one of the country's best public art projects by Americans for the Arts)
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Walk Around Philadelphia: DIY on your own anytime
from 1st Jun 2023 to 1st Jun 2030
Excited about the walk and want to go out and do a segment on your own? Register here to get support materials and plug in to the larger community of perimeter walkers.