The Spruce Street Harbor Park is an urban park at
Penn's Landing
Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated along the Delaware River. Its name commemorates the landing of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, in 1682. The actual W ...
in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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. Open during the summer, the park features a
boardwalk
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along the
Delaware River
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with a beachfront atmosphere. Fireworks were planned on
Independence Day
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holiday on the
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Benjamin Franklin Parkway, commonly abbreviated to Ben Franklin Parkway and colloquially called the Parkway, is a boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city as of 2020.
The parkway is named ...
.
The park's features include a beachfront with a boardwalk along the Delaware River, restaurants, bars, about 100
hammocks, and thousands of
LED
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lights hung in the trees. The park has hammock lounges and two barges available for reservation. On Saturdays, it is host to the Art Star Pop Up Market, where local artists sell candles, soaps, ceramics, art, home goods, jewelry and more.
History
In 2014,
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...
inaugurated the first Harbor Park festival which was planned with beer gardens to start a new tradition they referred to as "Summer in the city".
See also
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List of parks in Philadelphia
References
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Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Parks in Philadelphia
Penn's Landing
Tourist attractions in Philadelphia