Fairmount Park Conservancy

WE WALK PHL

These Philly walking groups help people boost their fitness and mental health, and they welcome others to join

Take a moonlit hike through Fairmount Park during this after-dark summer adventure

More than 20 free outdoor movie nights are coming to Philly parks this summer and fall

Friday Night Flicks Welsh Fountain 2 2023

Runs, bird walks and paddle boating planned for Earth Month in Philly parks

Fairmount Park Conservancy Trolley Trail

West Fairmount Park's 19th-century fountain to undergo restoration project after decades of disrepair

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Family-Friendly

Enjoy Philly's green spaces? You can help beautify them during Love Your Park Week

Love Your Park Week

Boathouse Row's new lights debut next week — here's how to win the chance to pick their colors for a night

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Family-Friendly

Help beautify Philly's green spaces during Love Your Park Week

Love Your Park Week

Boathouse Row to go dark for 8 months due to light upgrades

Boathouse row lights

Fairmount Park Conservancy to offer weekly indoor yoga classes in greenhouse, boathouse

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Family-Friendly

Explore Fairmount Park and win prizes during a digital scavenger hunt this winter

Fairmount Park Scavenger Hunt

Wetland revitalization begins at FDR Park in effort to improve wildlife, plant habitat

FDR Wetland

Parks and Recreation

Philly is giving away 1,000 trees — here's how to get and plant one

Philly Cherry Trees

Beautify Philly's parks on 'Love Your Park' service day

Love Your Park Fall Service Day

All the details for Glow in the Park 2019 outside the Horticulture Center

Glow in the Park is annual fall party in Fairmount Park

New restaurant and bar Loveluck opening at LOVE Park flying saucer building

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PHOTOS: Inside the family-friendly 'Getaway at the Greenhouse'

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WATCH: Behold the creation of the first-ever 'Cheese Gritty'

Carroll - Gritty Cheese Sculpture

There's a citywide park cleanup and tree-planting day on November 10

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Spend Thursday night in Fairmount Park at the annual GLOW in the Park party

GLOW at the Park

Pew Center hands out nearly $9M in grants to bolster Philly's cultural scene

Mutter Museum

Historic Preservation

15 PHOTOS: Rare roof restoration uses material from Japan's Imperial forest

Carroll - Shofuso Japanese House and Garden

Philly becomes first U.S. city to map urban trails on Google Street View

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The winning Dîner en Blanc Philly charity bid will make you cry tears of joy

Diner En Blanc

IBX Sunshine Award

Penn Medicine nurse recognized for helping people in addiction recovery navigate medical challenges

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Pa. GOP lawmakers explore increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases

Antibiotics Treatment Course

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