Events Calendar

We host year-round programming which includes free public events and special ticketed events.

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Oct

03

Philadelphia WALK to End Hydrocephalus

League Island Park

3:00 pm

Join our local hydrocephalus community to WALK for a cure!

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Oct

10

Greater Philadelphia Out of the Darkness Walk

Marine Parade Grounds

9:00 am

Join AFSP’s Greater Philadelphia Walk to raise awareness, support one another, honor and remember loved ones, and fund critical efforts to protect mental health and prevent suicide.

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Oct

11

Autism Speaks Greater Philadelphia Empower Walk + 5k Run

Marine Parade Grounds

9:00 am

Join us as we take a bold step toward a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential. Come for the cause, stay for the community, and leave empowered!

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Oct

14

Navy Yard 5k

Central Green (Rouse Blvd & Normandy Drive)

11:30 am — 2:30 pm

Calling all runners, walkers, and spectators! We are excited to bring back the Navy Yard 5k and 1-miler for 2026!

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Oct

15

Third Thurdays – October

Chapel Plaza, 1200 Normandy Place

4:00 pm — 7:00 pm

Third Thursdays is a family-friendly event series open to the public as well as to Navy Yard employees and residents, with live music, food, lawn games, and merchant vendors.

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Oct

18

PA Walk4Hearing

Marine Parade Grounds

9:00 am

The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Walk4Hearing brings communities together to inspire action, empower thousands of participants and champion hearing health for people of all ages.

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Oct

24

Walk to Stamp Out Parkinson’s

League Island Boulevard and Kitty Hawk Avenue

11:00 am

For 25 years, the Parkinson's community has come together with a shared purpose: to ensure families have what they need as they navigate a Parkinson's diagnosis.

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Oct

25

Philadelphia Kidney Walk 2026

Marine Parade Grounds

8:30 am

Kidney Walk is a 2-mile non-competitive walk to support the National Kidney Foundation.

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Oct

31

Step Out Walk: Philadelphia

Marine Parade Grounds

8:30 am

Join the American Diabetes Association (ADA) along with your friends, family, and colleagues as we walk in support of people living with diabetes.

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Nov

26

Greater Philadelphia YMCA Gobble Wobble Thanksgiving Day 5k

Marine Parade Grounds

8:30 am

Celebrate Thanksgiving at Philadelphia's favorite holiday tradition! Run the YMCA Gobble Wobble 5k and support programs that strengthen our community.

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Dec

12

Arthritis Foundation Jingle Bell Run 2026

Marine Parade Grounds

8:30 am — 1:00 pm

Get ready for this year’s Jingle Bell Run, the original festive race for charity brought to you by the Arthritis Foundation. Wear your favorite holiday gear, and let's jingle all the way toward a cure!

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