Event Status: WAITLIST
Join the Fall 2024 Walk Around Philadelphia!
We’ll be setting out to explore the city’s edge counterclockwise over four weekends in September.
PLEASE REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY for EACH segment that you plan to attend.
More info:
Walk Guidelines & Frequently Asked Questions
Register for this segment:
Walk on Friday Sept 20, 10:30am, from Miquon towards Overbrook.
"Meet at the Miquon regional rail station (on the Manayunk-Norristown line)
Many of us will be coming in on the train from Center City scheduled to arrive at 10:25am."
This segment includes an option to end with snacks at Debreaux's.
This segment is estimated to take roughly 9.5 miles and 5hrs. The terrain may include wooded & canal trails, sidewalks, multiple bridge crossing options.
Your mileage, terrain and endpoint may vary depending on choices made by your group; you can always choose to walk a partial segment & depart / get picked up along the way.
Getting to/from the start & finish:
Using SEPTA to access departure and end locations is highly recommended. See the FAQ.
Registration fees & contributions:
Walk event fees cover some of the administrative and logistical costs associated with facilitating the walk and helping make this experience more accessible to others. Please contribute the amount that feels accessible to you.
NOTE: Event fees and contributions made through this website are not tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation to a 501c3 nonprofit to support Walk Around Philadelphia, you can do so via Fractured Atlas (and we would be most grateful for your support of this project!)
Free registrations & stipends:
No one turned away for lack of funds. If finances are a barrier, please reach out to walk@jjtiziou.net or 267-702-5464. We can accommodate some free registrations and have a limited number of stipends available.
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Upcoming Events
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Promenade sur le Périmètre: Cherry St Pier vers Pier 68 [Available]
on Nov 15th 2025 at 1:00 pm
Walk Around Philadelphia vous invite à explorer les frontières de la ville avec nous. Cette promenade, de la jetée de Cherry Street à la jetée 68, sera l'une de nos premières promenades spécialement conçues pour les francophones!
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Self-massage 101: On the ball! []
on Nov 22nd 2025 at 1:00 pm
Join JJ Tiziou, LMT for a self-massage workshop at The Cedar Works where you'll learn easy ways to apply therapeutic pressure using tennis or lacrosse balls and other tools to give yourself a massage anywhere, anytime! This 2hr small group workshop will offer plenty of time for individualized attention and practice.
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Promenade sur le Périmètre: Cherry St Pier vers Graffiti Pier [Available]
on Nov 23rd 2025 at 1:00 pm
Walk Around Philadelphia vous invite à explorer les frontières de la ville avec nous. Cette promenade, de Cherry Street Pier vers Graffiti Pier, sera l'une de nos premières promenades spécialement conçues pour les francophones!
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Year-end celebration & Circumnavigator Awards [Available]
on Dec 13th 2025 at 4:00 pm
Join us to wrap up another successful year of Walk Around Philadelphia programing and to celebrate the growing number of participants who've circumnavigated the entire city border!
Exhibitions & Installations
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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)
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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.