Overview
- Saturday’s Rocky Run features a 5K at 7 a.m. and a 10‑mile race at 8 a.m., with closures beginning at 3 a.m. and 4:30 a.m.; most streets reopen by noon and Eakins Oval by 2 p.m.
- MLK Drive will be closed to cars from Saturday through Tuesday for holiday recreational use, according to the city.
- The 11th annual Philadelphia Veterans Parade steps off Sunday at noon on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, followed by a festival at Eakins Oval open until 4 p.m.
- SEPTA bus detours include routes 7, 32, 38, 43, 48 and 49 on Saturday; routes 2, 7, 32, 38, 43, 48 and 49 on Sunday; and routes 21 and 42 on Monday, with riders advised to check septa.org for specifics.
- Monday’s Marine Corps 250th birthday block party in Old City will close 2nd Street between Market and Walnut and Chestnut Street between 3rd and Front from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., featuring performances, speakers and vendors.