Fourth of July celebration, fireworks, SEPTA schedule

July 1, 2016

July 4th is this Monday, so here’s information on the festivities, where you can watch the fireworks, and holiday SEPTA service.

As the birthplace of America, Philadelphia knows how to shine. Fireworks blazing over the Philadelphia Museum of Art are a Fourth of July tradition during PhiladelphiaÕs multi-day Sunoco Welcome America! bash. Timed perfectly with exhilarating live music, the fireworks paint the skies over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC

Photo via www.welcomeamerica.com

July 4th “Wawa Welcome America” Celebration & Fireworks

As always, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will host a huge July 4th celebration, which includes a free outdoor concert from 5 – 10 p.m., followed by fireworks. SEPTA will have additional late-night service to accommodate holiday revelers from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway (see more info below).

If you’re planning to celebrate in West Philly there are some great places to watch the fireworks west of the Schuylkill. One of them is Drexel Park at 31st and Powelton. Just bring a blanket/chair, pack some snacks and enjoy.

By the way, there will be two more fireworks this weekend, both on Penn’s Landing – on Friday, July 1, 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 2, also at 9:30 p.m.

July 4th SEPTA Schedule

For those who are planning to travel to other parts of the city by public transportation, keep in mind that SEPTA will be running all day on a Sunday schedule, with some additional late-night service to get people to-and-from the Wawa Welcome America celebration on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway:

Market-Frankford Line: A total of eight extra trains will be deployed to provide service every five-to-seven minutes. These extra trips will run until 12:30 a.m. to help customers get home after the Benjamin Franklin Parkway event. Market-Frankford Line Night Owl buses will replace trains at 12:30 a.m. SEPTA’s 15th Street Station provides riders access to and from the Parkway festivities.

Trolleys: Additional trips will be added on Routes 10, 11, 13, 34 and 36 after the fireworks as needed.

Buses: Bus riders should be on alert regarding detours that will be in place for road closures related to the festivities on the Parkway and around Center City. Details about bus detours are posted on the System Status section of SEPTA’s website at: http://www.septa.org/realtime/status/system-status.shtml.

For complete service information and details on fares and trip-planning tools, visit www.septa.org or call SEPTA Customer Service at (215) 580-7800.