30-05-2025
Philadelphia road closures for Pride and Roots Picnic
Philadelphia's Pride March and Roots Picnic are headlining a jam-packed weekend in the city.
Why it matters: Parties, performances and one big Pride festival will draw tons of people downtown.
That also means a potential traffic mess: The multi-day events are closing down several streets in Center City and elsewhere.
🏳️🌈 State of play: Philly's Pride weekend — among the largest LGBTQ+ celebrations in the country — kicks off today at the Rocky Steps (9am) as organizers tour city landmarks with a 600-foot rainbow flag.
Saturday features the Pride Promenade and L.U.V. Awards (7pm) at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Tickets: $50-$100)
The weekend culminates Sunday with a march (11am) starting at Sixth and Walnut streets and a street festival (noon-7pm) in the Gayborhood.
🎤 Meanwhile, the Roots Picnic takes over Mann Center in West Philly on Saturday and Sunday with performances by Meek Mill, Maxwell, Lenny Kravitz and Glorilla.
🚧 Road closures: For the Roots Picnic, road closures are already in place around the West Fairmount Park open-air venue, including South Concourse Drive between Belmont Avenue and 52nd Street.
Starting today, crews will shut down more streets, including Wynnefield Avenue between Parkside and Belmont avenues.
Streets will reopen on a staggered schedule through next Thursday.
Roads in the Gayborhood will close 6am-9pm Sunday for the Pride Festival and March, generally stretching between Walnut and Pine streets, and Broad and 11th streets. Other street closures include:
Juniper Street from Walnut to Cypress streets.
Manning Street from S. Camac to 12th streets.
🅿️ Parking restrictions will be in effect in the area on Sunday starting at 5am, so look for posted signs.
Vehicles parked in those areas will have their cars relocated.
🚌 SEPTA will detour bus routes around the Pride events on Sunday from 4:30am to approximately 9pm.
What else: There's plenty more going on this weekend.
