PHILADELPHIA – The City released details today for the 6ABC/Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade, held Thursday, November 23. The following is the route of the parade, along with the schedule of street closures for the event.
PARADE ROUTE:
The parade will begin at 20th & J.F.K. Boulevard and proceeds east on J.F.K. to 16th Street; north on 16th Street to the Ben Franklin Parkway; west on the Parkway in the south-side lanes to the south side of Logan Circle. The parade continues west in the south side inner lanes to Eakins Oval and the Art Museum reviewing stand. The parade departs the reviewing stand via Kelly Drive to Sedgley Drive.
SCHEDULE OF CLOSURES:
Tuesday, November 21st, 6PM to 12AM
Eakins Oval, between Kelly Drive and MLK Drive closed for street rehearsals.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 9AM to 3PM:
Eakins Oval, between Kelly Drive and MLK Drive.
Wednesday, November 22nd, 6PM to Thursday, November 23rd at 2PM
Eakins Oval, between Kelly Drive and MLK Drive
Wednesday, November 22nd, 1PM to Thursday, November 23rd at 11AM
J.F.K. Boulevard 20th Street to 30th Street Station
Thursday, November 23rd, 1AM – 2PM
Market Street, 19th to 21st Streets
Thursday, November 23rd, 4AM – 2PM
20th Street, Market to Ben Franklin Parkway
Thursday, November 23rd, 7AM to 2PM
Traffic southbound on Kelly Drive will be detoured through the park at Fountain Green Drive to Oxford Drive & 33rd Street
Thursday, November 23rd, 7:40 AM,
Remaining parade route will be shut down for the step off at 8:15 AM.
Parking restrictions will be in place along the parade route and staging areas. Vehicles on the parade route will be relocated, beginning at 4AM on Thursday, November 23rd. Drivers impacted are encouraged to contact Philadelphia Parking Authority at 215-683-9550.