Philadelphia Parks & Recreation

 Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership and Olney Culture Lab of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia are happy to present the 3rd edition of the freshly dubbed Tacony Creek Park Music & Arts Festival! We are bringing the FREE Festival back on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 1...

Parks and Recreation is teaming up with a local composting company to collect food scraps from 1 million meals served annually to children. On a humid day following a week of rain, the smell of composting food waste hung in...

Join Historic RittenhouseTown at our 2nd Annual Town Fair! This is a free event hosted on our 20-acre parks & rec site nestled in the heart of the Wissahickon Valley of Philadelphia. The event features local vendors, food and drink,...

Environmental advocates welcomed the roadmap to improve Philadelphia’s tree canopy while questioning its cost and consistency with recent clear-cutting. The Philly Tree Plan, released last month by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, offers a detailed blueprint to reverse the declining trend...

Plan outlines a 10-year strategy for the equitable growth and care of Philadelphia’s urban forest.  The City and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation released its first-ever Philadelphia Tree Plan on February 23, 2023. Over 9000 residents provided input in the plan...

Two chances to enjoy our local Delaware Watershed waterfront debut tonight Want to enjoy our local watershed with snacks, a cold drink and friends? Parks on Tap has offically returned for the Summer season, with TWO locations on the banks...

Philly residents have a love-hate relationship with its trees. The city launched a campaign to address the decline in the city tree canopy. Philly is in desperate need of trees. The city has lost 6% of its tree canopy cover...

A new park project is underway in Bridesburg with new funding from PennDOT More good news for the city who just boosted their national park quality ranking. The Northeast riverfront neighborhood of Bridesburg will be the site of a sweeping...

Creek check: are rising temps luring you into the Wissahickon Creek? You should read this. During a “normal” year in June, local residents can look forward to cooling down in one of the city’s public pools, an oasis for those...