Date: Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm

Event Status: Available

We’ll walk a short segment of the Walk Around Philadelphia exploration of the city’s perimeter from Cherry Street Pier past Penn Treaty Park and towards Graffiti Pier. It’s an opportunity to contemplate borders & boundaries as well as all of the complexities of the city; ecology & infrastructure, development & decay, public & private spaces.

This is a 2-3 hour / 5-6 mile experience. Although the walk will begin and end at Cherry Street Pier, people who join are welcome to peel off as they see fit, at Graffiti Pier, Penn Treaty Park, or the Spring Garden SEPTA Station.

After the walk we can continue the conversation at Cherry Street Pier’s beer garden.

This is a little preview glimpse of the larger ~100-120 mile Walk Around Philadelphia circumnavigation of the entire city, which happens twice a year as an organized event in February & September, or you can sign up for the DIY/Anytime version.

The next full iteration of the walk will take place over four weekends (Fri/Sat/Sundays) Sept 6-29, with registration opening in July. Save the dates!

WALK NOTES:

Approximate duration: 3 hours
Some uneven terrain — The majority of the path is easy well maintained paved with the a dedicated pedestrian walkway of the Delaware River Trail. Towards the end, there’s potential for some more adventurous off-roading.
Begins and ends at Cherry Street Pier, but you are free to choose your own adventure

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Upcoming Events

  • Walk the city’s edge: Cherry Street Pier towards Graffiti Pier [Available]
    on Jun 29th 2025 at 4:00 pm
    We’ll walk a short segment of the Walk Around Philadelphia exploration of the city’s perimeter from Cherry Street Pier past Penn Treaty Park and towards Graffiti Pier. After the walk we can continue the conversation at Cherry Street Pier’s beer garden afterwards.

  • Virtual info session / open house [Available]
    on Jul 1st 2025 at 5:30 pm
    Join us via Zoom for a chance to connect to the city's edge from the comfort of your own home. This is an opportunity to connect to Walk Around Philadelphia, learn about Philly's border & get all of your questions about the Walk answered.

  • Caminata en Español: Cherry Street Pier hasta Graffiti Pier [Available]
    on Jul 6th 2025 at 1:00 pm
    Walk Around Philadelphia les invita a unirse con nosotres para explorar las fronteras de la ciudad. ¡Esta caminata de Cherry Street Pier hasta Graffiti Pier será uno de nuestros primeros paseos dirigidos específicamente a personas hispanohablantes!

  • Perimeter Printmaking: “First Friday” at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
    on Jul 11th 2025 at 5:00 pm
    Come make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter during the "First Friday" Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!

  • Caminata en Español: Cherry Street Pier hasta Pier 68 [Available]
    on Jul 19th 2025 at 11:00 am
    Walk Around Philadelphia les invita a unirse a nosotres para explorar las fronteras de la ciudad. ¡Esta caminata de Cherry Street Pier hasta Pier 68 será uno de nuestros primeros paseos dirigidos específicamente a personas hispanohablantes!

Exhibitions & Installations

  • How Philly Moves – mural at PHL
    from 13th Jun 2022 to 31st Dec 2025
    Check out the largest mural in Philadelphia (named one of the country's best public art projects by Americans for the Arts)

  • Walk Around Philadelphia: DIY on your own anytime
    from 1st Jun 2023 to 1st Jun 2030
    Excited about the walk and want to go out and do a segment on your own? Register here to get support materials and plug in to the larger community of perimeter walkers.