May 12th, 2020

Arts Day: Love Your Park at Home May 12th Schedule

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Tuesday, May 12th is Arts Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all of the fun and free things you can learn, share, and do to celebrate the arts in Philly parks. 

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LEARN: about Public Art in the Park

Register for free

Join the Association for Public Art (aPA) for a lunchtime virtual "walking" tour of a selection of outdoor sculptures found around the Horticulture Center in Fairmount Park. Rain or shine, aPA staff will share fascinating stories and answer questions about these hidden public art gems and park favorites.

Register for free

SHARE: a Haiku to Philly parks

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Nature has a special way of inspiring photography, paintings, poetry, and prose. Have you ever written a haiku? Get inspired by going for a walk in your local park or in your own backyard!

Here's how to write a traditional, 3-line haiku: 

1. First line: 5 syllables

2. Second line: 7 syllables

3. Third line: 5 syllables

Be sure to share your haiku on social media and tag #loveyourpark!

DO: Create art of your park

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Create a natural scene or special message on the sidewalk in front of your home or in your local park using sidewalk chalk or the bits and pieces of nature you can find, like twigs, rocks, and leaves! You can also draw or paint a picture of your local park!

BONUS: Color these free botanical coloring pages!

The Fairmount Park Horticulture Center opened in 1979 and is home to a lovely greenhouse filled with a variety of tropical plants.  Feel free to download these free botanical coloring pages, featuring select tropical plants that you will find in the greenhouse!

Download the coloring pages

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home events

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Cobbs Creek Park Cleanups

February 7th at 9:00am
Market St & N 63rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Get to the cleanup by 10 min after. After that the volunteers will disperse and we will be hard to find. Wear clothes fit for the weather, and you don't mind getting dirty. We will supply all needed equipment, gloves, bags, pickers, etc. Restrooms are not available, and you should bring water for yourself.

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Weed Warriors (multiple events)

February 7th at 10:00am
1600 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

Help us knock down and cut our invasive Phragmites in North Meadow Lake. Materials provided. Meet us at the WELCOME CENTER at 1600 Pattison Ave, the first building on your right as you enter the park at 15th street. You can call/text 215-479-1954 if you can't find it.

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Park Clean Ups!

February 7th at 10:00am
1600 Pattison Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145

From Saturday, February 7th from 10:00am to Saturday, March 28th, 2026, 12:00pm. Take a stroll and clean up the Park! Meet new people or bring a friend! Meet us at the WELCOME CENTER at 1600 Pattison Ave, the first building on your right as you enter the park at 15th street. You can call/text 215-479-1954 if you can't find it.

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