2026 for Residents
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What You Need to Know
Philadelphia is honoring the country’s 250th birthday - the semiquincentennial - throughout 2026, by hosting thousands of visitors and many unique celebrations. The list below was created to detail the events happening in and around Fairmount, Brewerytown, Francisville and Spring Garden, to ensure neighbors are able to enjoy each occasion, and understand its impact on the community.
There is much information still to be confirmed, so this page will be updated frequently - as more is confirmed. If you have a question you’d like answered, email us, we will get answers back to you and post on this page as well.
Follow this link to Visit Philly’s 2026 page for other events occurring around the city, beyond Park to Broad District, throughout the year.
This link has details on the festivals and events produced by Park to Broad District - our Sidewalk Social series, Fairmount Arts Crawl, Girard Avenue Street Festival, and more. Follow our Instagram account for more on these and other community-produced events.
2026 Events
FIFA World Cup 2026,
June 11-July 19
The Lemon Hill section of Fairmount Park - adjacent to Fairmount and Brewerytown - is hosting the city’s official FIFA Fan Festival for the men’s World Cup. While six matches during the tournament will be played at Lincoln Financial Field, fans will be able to gather and watch matches from other cities - in Canada, Mexico and the United States - on big screens, with entertainment, food and drinks vendors, and family-friendly activities. Fan Festival is expected to attract several thousands guests per day, from the tournament’s opening match on June 11 through the championship final on July 19; Lemon Hill itself will be inaccessible for parts of May, June, July, and August for event set-up and break-down.
Philadelphia Cycling Classic,
August 30
First created in 1985, and after a decade hiatus, the “Bike Race” is back! The world’s best athletes on two wheels are returning to Philadelphia riding a course that takes multiple loops down the Parkway, Logan Square, Eakins Oval, through Lemon Hill, Reservoir Drive, and down Kelly Drive to “the wall” in Manayunk and back.
Eastern State Penitentiary Firstival,
October 3 - 11am to 1pm
Philadelphia’s “52 Weeks of Firsts” event series spotlights Eastern State - America’s first penitentiary when it opened in 1829 - on October 3. Eastern State is hosting special programs throughout the year, for the country’s 250th celebration, through their “A Time for Liberty: Our Shared History, Our Shared Future” series.
Rocky Fest,
December
The Philadelphia Visitor Center is celebrating the golden anniversary of the film Rocky, first released in 1976, with an all-ages festival featuring activities, special events and activations dedicated to Rocky and other real-life Philly athletes across the city. More details to come!
FAQS
Additional Events
Kerr Cup Regatta
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
March 14
Flick Regatta Series
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
March 15
Love Run Half Marathon
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
March 29
Hot Chocolate Run
Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Fairmount Park
April 4
Flick Regatta Series
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
April 12
Flick Regatta Series
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
April 19
Greek Independence Day Parade
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
April 26
Fairmount Arts Crawl
Fairmount Ave
April 26
Walk MS
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
May 2
City Championship Regatta
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
May 2-3
Broad Street Run
Broad Street
May 3
Stotesbury Regatta
Kelly Drive and Schuylkill River
May 15-16
Taste of Fairmount is one of my absolute favorite neighborhood events! I love sampling all of the neighborhood restaurants and always find a wonderful new spot or dish that I didn’t know before the event. Also great catching up with neighbors and enjoying the speciality cocktails. 🥂
-Lauren K
The Taste of Fairmount is our favorite local event by far. What makes it a must-come for us is a chance to eat, drink, and laugh with neighbors, both known and not yet known, while celebrating our small pocket of Philadelphia. The bonus is having an opportunity to meet and discuss the food, the thinking behind the menus, the challenges, and rewards with the restaurant owners and staff. A true insiders view. There is not a year in which we have not walked home at the end of the night feeling as though we were in the room when something special took place.
-Mark H
