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A Guide to the 2024 Puerto Rican Day Parade in Philadelphia

Sunday, September 29, 2024 | Noon-6 p.m.

A vibrant celebration of Latino culture and community hits the Benjamin Franklin Parkway…

Photo by R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia
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Overview

¡Wepa!

Celebrate Puerto Rican culture and community in the heart of Philadelphia at the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

The free celebration brings thousands of performers and spectators to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway each year for a spirited procession from 18th Street to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Inspiring Puerto Ricans and Latinos from across the city to “raise their flags” and take pride in their heritage, the parade promises a lively afternoon of Latin music, traditional dance, vibrant floats and family-friendly festivities.

This year’s Puerto Rican Day Parade hits the streets Sunday, September 29, 2024 from noon to 6 p.m.

The Experience

Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican Day Parade puts the beauty, exuberance and resilience of Philly’s Puerto Rican and Latino communities on full display for the entire city to celebrate.

The massive, family-friendly event fills the Benjamin Franklin Parkway with 1,500 marchers and over 5,000 parade-goers, while almost 100,000 more watch at home.

Dancers, drumlines, marching bands and motorcades (including colorful floats, antique cars and other decorated vehicles) make their way from 18th Street to the most famous staircase in all of Philadelphia — rain or shine.

Dancers wearing long white skirts and blue tops dance in pairs in the street during the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Dancers wearing long white skirts and blue tops dance in pairs in the street during the Puerto Rican Day Parade.

  — Photo by R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia

Longtime Philadelphia media personality Mina Say What hosts the parade again this year, as schools, community organizations and corporate sponsors march and dance along the route to the sounds of Latin music and poetry. Vibrant, traditional dance performances by artists of all ages punctuate the procession.

This year’s theme, “Raise Your Flag” or “Alza la Bandera,” calls on spectators and marchers alike to wave their flags unapologetically high and show off their Puerto Rican pride.

Vendor at the Puerto Rican Day Parade Vendor at the Puerto Rican Day Parade

  — Photo by B. Ballard for Concilio

One of the city’s largest and longest-running cultural traditions, the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade is organized by the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (Concilio), Philadelphia’s oldest organization serving Latino families.

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Getting There

The free Puerto Rican Day Parade occurs on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with festivities at various points between 18th Street and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

A green furry mascot walks down the street carrying a handheld Puerto Rican flag while people watching a parade stand behind a metal fence. A green furry mascot walks down the street carrying a handheld Puerto Rican flag while people watching a parade stand behind a metal fence.

  — Photo by R. Kennedy for Visit Philadelphia

You can find several SEPTA public transit stops nearby, including the Regional Rail’s Suburban Station at 16th Street, the 15th Street subway stop on the Market-Frankford Line, the 15th Street trolley stop and plenty of bus routes (just keep an eye out for street detours).

Want to bike instead? Indego bike share offers a number of docking stations all around the parkway.

For more information on the 2024 Puerto Rican Day Parade, visit the official website below.

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