THE PARKWAY
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway centers an amazing district of world-class cultural institutions, inviting green spaces, thriving business corridors, and vibrant neighborhood organizations. Explore below a list of outdoor and free summer events from partner institutions and organizations.
June 18
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Outside of Fountain View at Logan Square, 2 Franklin Towne Boulevard
Samba Day 2025
Join Fountain View at Logan Square for a free event with live music and samba fitness, vendor tables, delicious healthy food, and lots of wellness education.
Organized by Fountain View at Logan Square.
June 25
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Outside of Parkway Central Library on Wood Street
Summer of Wonder Carnival
This free event is for teens, children, and their families and will feature a toddler bounce house, free food, summer reading sign-up prizes, carnival games, face painting, balloon art, a drag queen story time with Brittany Lynn, a magician, and a staff dunk tank!
Organized by the Free Library's Field Teen Center and Central Children's Department .
June 25
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Girard Avenue between 27th and 28th Streets
Brewerytown Sidewalk Social
Enjoy music, food trucks, local artists, and businesses with neighbors and newcomers on Girard Avenue. Free to attend, sit, shop and enjoy live music! Pay-as-you-go food and drink.
Organized by Park to Broad District.
July 4
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, enter at Logan Square at 20th Street
July 4th Concert and Fireworks
Philadelphia’s Fourth of July celebrations conclude with the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert—headlined by LL COOL J and Jazmine Sullivan—and Fireworks. The concert will be performed at 7:00 p.m. followed by Philadelphia’s largest annual fireworks display courtesy of Wawa beginning at 9:30 p.m.
Organized by Welcome America.
July 6
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day
It’s the first Sunday of the month, which means free admission at the Barnes. Enjoy fun art activities, performances, and free access to the second-floor collection galleries and From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes. Free, capacity is limited, registration required.
Organized by the Barnes Foundation.
July 13
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Barnes on the Block
An annual celebration on the Parkway, featuring access to the Barnes galleries, outdoor festivities, live performances, hands-on art making, local bites, and a beer garden. Free, food and drinks are pay as-you-go, registration is required for gallery access.
Organized by the Barnes Foundation with Mural Arts Philadelphia and PNC Arts Alive.
August 1
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
First Friday
Enjoy an evening of art, live music, cocktails, and light fare at our monthly First Friday mixer. The program is presented in partnership with BlackStar Film Festival, an annual celebration of the visual storytelling traditions of the African diaspora, showcasing films by Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists from around the world. Free, pre-registration required, pay-as-you-go food and drink.
Organized by the Barnes Foundation and Blackstar Film Festival.
August 3
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
PECO Free First Sunday Family Day
It’s the first Sunday of the month, which means free admission at the Barnes. Enjoy fun art activities, performances, and free access to the second-floor collection galleries and From Paris to Provence: French Painting at the Barnes. Free, capacity is limited, registration required.
Organized by the Barnes Foundation.