About this Event
Get into the Holiday spirit with department store traditions, colorful lights and festive shopping.
Start: Love Park near 16th and JFK by Suburban Station
Finish: Love Park
Distance: 10mi
Where to find us: Love Park near 16th and JFK
Optional endpoints:Very urban and flexible.
Mini: Center City tour without evening Christmas lights (5mi)
Terrain: paved
Transit: SEPTA to Suburban Station from Trenton and all regional lines
Return: on foot
Parking: Many options
Difficulty: Beginner
Category: urban, theme
Coordinator: Charles Updike
From afternoon through evening, take delight in all that the big city has to offer during the holidays, including lights, shopping, video, decorations and children's favorites of yore. Center City loop, day into night, Christmas village, light shows and such, all of the local favorites. It's Christmastime in the city.
FreeWalker Mini: Numerous options for walking three to six miles on this event.
Highlights:
- Wanamakers light show
- Dickens Christmas Village
- Comcast Experience
- Miracle on 13th Street
- Franklin Square light show
- Elfreth's Alley
- Jewelers Row
- Rittenhouse Square
- Dilworth German Christmas market
and more.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Love Park (across from Suburban Station), 16th and JFK Blvd, Philadelphia, United States
