Event Status: Available
Gather online to learn about Walk Around Philadelphia & prepare for this February’s exploration of the city’s edge. This hourlong virtual event will preview new route segments and provide opportunities to connect with the growing community of perimeter-walkers.
(This event is open to all, regardless of whether you’ve explored any of the city’s edge yet)
Since it’s 4-person artist residency origins in 2016, Walk Around Philadelphia has grown into a pilgrimage experience where hundreds (ranging in age from 12 to 94) have set out to explore the city’s border.
This year, we’ll be journeying counterclockwise over three weekends in February, in small and big groups, with special events along the way including a birthday dinner for JJ and programming at the Schuylkill Center in conjunction with the exhibit Walking The Edge.
This free* virtual event will offer an introduction to the walk, preparation invitations for walk segments, and community connection.
For more info or to register for a walk segment:
www.walkaroundphiladelphia.com
DATES
January 26th – Exhibit opening reception at The Schuylkill Center
February 1 – Virtual launch event
February 10th, 11th, 12th (Fri/Sat/Sun)
February 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th (Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon)
February 24th, 25th, 26th (Fri/Sat/Sun)
February 24th – Evening event at The Schuylkill Center
February 25th – Morning event at The Schuylkill Center
March 2nd 5:30 – 7pm virtual reportback event
April 1st – Exhibit closing reception at The Schuylkill Center
*Pay what you wish contributions help support continued efforts to make Walk Around Philadelphia more accessible, inclusive, and equitable.
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Upcoming Events
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Walk Around Philadelphia @ Indigenous People’s Day Philly [Available]
on Oct 14th 2024 at 11:00 am
Stop by Indigenous Peoples' Day 2024 to visit our table at Shackamaxon (aka Penn Treaty Park)
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Virtual Info Session for Walk Around Philadelphia [Available]
on Oct 17th 2024 at 5:30 pm
These virtual sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the project and the city; you're invited to join the walk segments too!
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Perimeter Printmaking: First Friday at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Nov 1st 2024 at 4:00 pm
Come make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter and Delaware River watershed during the First Friday Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!
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Walk the city’s edge: Cherry Street Pier towards Pier 68 [Available]
on Nov 3rd 2024 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 the Washington Ave Pier and towards Pier 68. (~2miles each way)
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Virtual Info Session for Walk Around Philadelphia [Available]
on Nov 21st 2024 at 5:30 pm
These virtual sessions are a great opportunity to learn about the project and the city; you're invited to join the walk segments too!
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Perimeter Printmaking: First Friday at Cherry Street Pier [Available]
on Dec 6th 2024 at 4:00 pm
Come make your own handmade letterpress map of the Philadelphia perimeter and Delaware River watershed during the First Friday Artist & Artisans Market @ Cherry Street Pier – it's free and easy!
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Year-end celebration & Circumnavigator Awards [Available]
on Dec 14th 2024 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.