Philadelphia road closures for Pride and Roots Picnic
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Philadelphia's Pride March and Roots Picnic are headlining a jam-packed weekend in the city.
Why it matters: Parties, performances and one big Pride festival will draw tons of people downtown.
- That also means a potential traffic mess: The multi-day events are closing down several streets in Center City and elsewhere.
🏳️🌈 State of play: Philly's Pride weekend — among the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the country — kicks off today at the Rocky Steps (9am) as organizers tour city landmarks with a 600-foot rainbow flag.
- Saturday features the Pride Promenade and L.U.V. Awards (7pm) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Tickets: $50-$100)
- The weekend culminates Sunday with a march (11am) starting at Sixth and Walnut streets and a street festival (noon-7pm) in the Gayborhood.
🎤 Meanwhile, the Roots Picnic takes over Mann Center in West Philly on Saturday and Sunday with performances by Meek Mill, Maxwell, Lenny Kravitz and Glorilla.
- Tickets: $125+.
🚧 Road closures: For the Roots Picnic, road closures are already in place around the West Fairmount Park open-air venue, including South Concourse Drive between Belmont Avenue and 52nd Street.
- Starting today, crews will shut down more streets, including Wynnefield Avenue between Parkside and Belmont avenues.
- Streets will reopen on a staggered schedule through next Thursday.
Roads in the Gayborhood will close 6am-9pm Sunday for the Pride Festival and March, generally stretching between Walnut and Pine streets, and Broad and 11th streets. Other street closures include:
- Juniper Street from Walnut to Cypress streets.
- Manning Street from S. Camac to 12th streets.
🅿️ Parking restrictions will be in effect in the area on Sunday starting at 5am, so look for posted signs.
- Vehicles parked in those areas will have their cars relocated.
🚌 SEPTA will detour bus routes around the Pride events on Sunday from 4:30am to approximately 9pm.
What else: There's plenty more going on this weekend.
- 🎪 The Philadelphia Contemporary Circus Festival has events at various locations in the city running through Sunday. Pay as you go.
- 🎞 Latino Arts & Film Festival has feature films, shorts, animations and other programming running through July 6.
- 🦕 The Academy of Natural Sciences keeps its doors open late on Friday from 5-8pm for Dinos After Dark. This family-friendly event includes crafts, shows, and beer. Tickets: Pay what you will.
- 🇬🇷 Philly's Greek Festival is in full swing at Center City's St. George Cathedral through Sunday. Plan on live performances, falafel, cathedral tours, and more.