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Philadelphia Finalizes Route, Closures and Transit Plan for Philly Pride Weekend

City logistics are designed to handle large crowds through targeted street closures, bus detours, parking enforcement and rules that center community access.

Overview

  • Officials confirmed that the free Pride March will assemble at Spruce/Juniper/12th–13th blocks and begin at 11 a.m. from 13th and Locust toward the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Sunday.
  • The Parkway festival will run noon to 7 p.m. near 21st Street and Eakins Oval with ticketed entry for the festival and free public access to the march.
  • The city will post Temporary No Parking zones from about 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on affected streets and will relocate vehicles parked in restricted areas, asking motorists to call the local police district if their car is moved.
  • SEPTA bus routes 7, 32, 38, 43, 48 and 49 will be detoured from roughly 4:30 a.m. to about 10 p.m. on Sunday and specific changes are available on SEPTA’s System Status Page.
  • Organizers laid out inclusive programming on the Parkway including a Youth Zone, low‑sensory Decompression Zone, sober space, and a Makers Tent while prohibiting floats, corporate or large institutional banners, and vehicles in the march.