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love park center

City hopes 2026 will be turning point for LOVE Park's vacant 'flying saucer'

Planned Elfreth's Alley park honors former resident who helped preserve the historic street

Dolly Ottey Park

King of Prussia is getting a 1.8-acre park that will join its growing trail system

King of Prussia Park

Pennsylvania state parks see surge in visitors as federal campgrounds face cuts

state park busy

City starts working to upgrade Lemon Hill Park for 2026 World Cup fan festival

Lemon Hill World Cup

Kids to interview seniors for time capsule at Smith Memorial Playground

smith memorial time capsule

Schuylkill Yards opens new park showcasing public art in University City

Schuylkill Yards Park

Help name FDR Park's new flock of eight bird-shaped boats

FDR heron boats

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

welsh fountain design

Ice Cream Festival, Blobfest and a new park: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

Philly's newest waterfront park opens in Bridesburg later this month

Borski Park Bridesburg

Summer pop-up at Eakins Oval returns with beer garden, mini golf and food trucks

Eakins Oval Summer

Spruce Street Harbor Park and many spraygrounds open during Memorial Day weekend

Spraygrounds memorial day

Ahead of 2026 celebrations, Philly again seeks vendor for LOVE Park flying saucer

LOVE Park Saucer

Your 2025 guide to all the free outdoor movies in Philly this summer

Outdoor movies

Parks, PGA and alternative comedy: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

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

Love Your Park Week

National Park Service cuts drive record reservations at Pennsylvania state parks

pa state parks

Parks on Tap returns with longer tour of Philly, starting April 9

Parks on Tap 2025

Franklin Square's playground is getting a climbing tower, rope swing and zip line

Climbing Tower Franklin Square

A $13.7 million grant will be used to connect Schuylkill River Trail from Manayunk to Passyunk Avenue

Schuylkill River Trail extension

New 200-foot-long pedestrian bridge opens near Forbidden Drive at Wissahickon Valley Park

Wissahickon Pedestrian Bridge

Rail Park seeks to raise $10,000 to repair damage from Saturday's fire

Rail Park Fire Fundraising

Street food, cyclocross and a baby cow: Your weekend guide to things to do

Weekend guide

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Philly to host weekend cleanup of over 100 parks in November

Fall park cleanup

Graffiti Pier will be sold to DRWC by the end of the year, Conrail says

Graffiti Pier Sale

How Graffiti Pier's partial collapse affects plans to turn it into a park is unclear, DRWC says

Graffiti Pier collapse

Living in greener neighborhoods can slow cognitive decline, among other benefits

Green Spaces Dementia

Delaware County drops plan for mental health facility at former Don Guanella school

Delco Woods Park

Bar crawls, field days and youth festivals: Your guide to Philly Pride Month's third week

Narberth Pride Park

Skaters are stoked that Sweden is bringing back the old LOVE Park

LOVE Park Malmo

More than 90 splash pads and sprinklers open across the city

Philly spraygrounds memorial day

Wissahickon Valley Park restoration project to limit access to Forbidden Drive for six months

Wissahickon Bridge Restoration

'Abbott Elementary' set its latest episode at Smith Memorial Playground, but it wasn't filmed there

Abbott Elementary playground

Camden County opens new dog park in Cherry Hill along Cooper River

Dog Park cherry hill

Parks on Tap, Philly's traveling beer garden, sets 2024 schedule

Parks on Tap 2024

Delco Woods, the park planned on Don Guanella land, could use old buildings for mental health services

Delco Woods Park Don Guanella

Renderings show proposed logo for Penn's Landing Park over I-95

Opening of FDR Park's Southeast Asian Market delayed until end of April

Southeast Asian Market FDR Park

Sections of Rittenhouse Square will close for a multi-year lawn restoration project

Rittenhouse square grass

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Volunteers needed for Philly's citywide cleanup event in April

Philly Spring Cleanup 2024

New visitor center at Washington Crossing State Park in New Jersey will overlook Delaware River

Washington Crossing Park

Renovations planned for Marconi Plaza include the new bocce courts, fitness equipment and more trees

Marconi Plaza improvements

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