May 13th, 2020

Community Day: Love Your Park at Home May 13th Schedule

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Wednesday, May 13th is Community Day during Love Your Park @ Home! Here are all the things you can learn, share, and do in celebration of community in Philly parks.

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LEARN: All the reasons to love FDR Park

Now is the perfect time to fall in love (or fall in love again!) with FDR Park, South Philadelphia’s largest and most dynamic public space. FDR Park - also known as The Lakes - offers over 350 acres of lakes, fields, meadows, bridges, marshes, mystery, and magic. A unique recreational and natural landscape activated by the incredible cultural diversity of South Philadelphia, FDR Park is truly a gem of Philadelphia’s public park system.

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SHARE: Why you #loveyourpark!

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Shout out your Philly park! How is your park unique and/or how does it represent your neighborhood and community? Use our fun template to tell the world why you #loveyourpark!

Take a screenshot of the image above, fill in the blanks, and tag us on social media! 

DO: Join the Philadelphia Parks Alliance Day of Action

Our friends at the Philadelphia Parks Alliance are celebrating today with the Love Your Park & Rec Center Day of Action! It's an entire day of activities you can take part in to support our civic spaces.

Please join Philadelphia Parks Alliance on Wednesday, May 13 at noon, for a live question and answer session about the essential services that Parks and Rec provides with Philadelphia City Council members Cindy Bass, Isaiah Thomas, and Jamie Gauthier. They're also hosting a live Q&A with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell at 2:00pm. Visit the Facebook live link for both events here.

You can submit your questions using the hashtag #ParksAndRecQandA or in the comments to this post before and during the live broadcast.

Visit the link below to see the full schedule.

Upcoming Love Your Park @ Home Events

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West Fairmount Park Earth Day Community Workday

April 22nd at 1:00pm
2000 Belmont Mansion Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19131

Join Fairmount Park Conservancy on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM to celebrate Earth Day in West Fairmount Park. Together, we will work on: Removing invasive species Tree care: weeding & mulching native trees Trash pick-up We will provide all the tools, supplies, and materials for the workday, including gloves. Belmont Plateau has long been a gathering place for moments that shape our future — from the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, America’s first World’s Fair, to the nation’s first Earth Day celebration in 1970. This Earth Day, we’re proud to continue that legacy of stewardship and collective impact.

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Love Your Park Week 2026

May 9th at 12:00am
Philadelphia Parks

This spring, show your favorite neighborhood park some love! Love Your Park Week is a nine-day celebration of Philadelphia's public parks from May 9-17, 2026, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Fairmount Park Conservancy, and Park Friends Groups across the city

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