Love Your Park Week 2025

Philadelphia Parks
May 10th – May 18th
All Day

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 10-18, 2025.

In partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and Fairmount Park Conservancy, Park Friends Groups across the city will be hosting events & volunteer cleanups for Love Your Park Week 2025.

Questions? Check out our Love Your Park FAQs.

Over 100 Philly parks need help with tending gardens and flower beds, caring for trees, and cleaning up our parks after the winter season. Check out the map & list (ordered alphabetically by park name) below to find a participating park near you:

Plus, check out free and low cost events to celebrate Love Your Park Week!

Parks on Tap
Wednesday, May 7 - Sunday, May 11 | FDR Park

Hustle N' Ride
Saturday, May 10 | 8 AM - 2 PM |  Hunting Park
Hosted by The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

Horticulture Volunteer Day
Saturday, May 10 | 9:30 AM - 12 PM | Bartram’s Garden
Hosted by Bartram’s Garden

Sankofa Community Farm Volunteer Day
Saturday, May 10 | 9:30 AM - 12 PM | Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
Hosted by Bartram’s Garden

Hot Spots & Storied Plots (Accessible History Tour)
Saturday, May 10 | 10 - 11:30 AM | Laurel Hill East
Hosted by Laurel Hill Cemetery

Second Saturday Nature Series: Hiking 101
Saturday, May 10 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Belmont Plateau, West Fairmount Park
Hosted by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Appalachian Mountain Club

Yoga in the Park
Sunday, May 11 | 10 - 11 AM | Fairmount Park Tennis Courts, East Fairmount Park
Hosted by Fairmount Park Conservancy and Tula Yoga

LandHealth Community Kayak Kick Off 
Saturday, May 10 | 12 - 4 PM | Dragon Boat Dock, Fairmount Park
Hosted by LandHealth Institute 

Not So Young Friends Tour: Horticultural History of The Woodlands
Tuesday, May 13 | 10:30 AM - 12 PM | The Woodlands
Hosted by The Woodlands Trust for Historic Preservation

Yoga on the Pier
Tuesday, May 13 | 6 - 7 PM | Pennypack on the Delaware
Hosted by Riverfront North Partnership

Parks on Tap
Wednesday, May 14 - Sunday, May 18 | Matthias Baldwin Park

Learn to Fish
Thursday, May 15 | 5:30 - 7:30 PM | Pleasant Hill Park
Hosted by Riverfront North Partnership

Cinema in the Cemetery: Eraserhead
Friday, May 16 | 7 - 10 PM | Laurel Hill East
Hosted by Laurel Hill Cemetery

Intro to Birding Workshop
Saturday, May 17 | 9 AM - 3 PM | The Discovery Center, East Fairmount Park
Hosted by the Discovery Center and Audubon Mid-Atlantic

Military History of Laurel Hill West
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Laurel Hill West
Hosted by Laurel Hill Cemetery

Three Mile Vision event ($9-20)
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM - 12 PM | The Rail Park
Hosted by Friends of the Rail Park

What's in the Strawberry Mansion Reservoir?
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM - 12 PM | The Discovery Center, East Fairmount Park
Hosted by the Discovery Center and Audubon Mid-Atlantic
Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM - 1 PM | POP Learning Orchard at The Woodlands
Hosted by Philadelphia Orchard Project

Trolley Trail Hike
Saturday, May 17 | 10 AM - 1 PM | Trolley Trail, West Fairmount Park
Hosted by Fairmount Park Conservancy 

Therapeutic Horticulture
Saturday, May 17 | 3 - 5 PM | Laurel Hill West
Hosted by Laurel Hill Cemetery

TreePhilly Yard Tree Giveaway at Pleasant Hill Park
Sunday, May 18 | 9 - 11 AM | Pleasant Hill Park
Hosted by TreePhilly and Riverfront North Partnership

Volunteer Flag Placement
Sunday, May 18 | 10 AM - 12 PM | Laurel Hill East & West
Hosted by Laurel Hill Cemetery

Family Yoga with Little Yoga Squad
Sunday, May 18 | 11 - 11:45 AM | The Discovery Center, East Fairmount Park
Hosted by the Discovery Center and Audubon Mid-Atlantic


We Walk PHL Weekly Walking Groups
Did you know that Fairmount Park Conservancy and the Departments of Public Health and Parks & Recreation offer weekly walking groups in park locations across Philadelphia? The We Walk PHL spring season runs from May 1 - June 30 and newcomers are always welcome, so Love Your Park Week is a great opportunity to connect with a local walking group near you!

Awbury Arboretum: Fridays & Saturdays at 10 am
Bartram’s Garden: Thursdays at 5 pm
Carroll Park: Saturdays at 9 am
Clark Park: Mondays & Fridays at 8:30 am
Cobbs Creek Environmental Center: Fridays at 8:30 am
Cobbs Creek Park at 61st: Mondays at 5 pm
Cobbs Creek Park at Thomas Ave: Wednesdays at 5:30 pm
Disston Recreation Center: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 7 pm
East Fairmount Park at Discovery Center: Tuesdays at 5 pm
East Fairmount Park at Mander Playground: Wednesdays at 11 am
Eastwick Regional Playground: Thursdays at 10:30 am
FDR Park: Tuesdays & Saturdays at 8:30 am
Fernhill Park: Sundays at 10 am
Hunting Park: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8:30 am | Saturdays at 9 am
John Heinz Wildlife Refuge: Sundays at 2 pm
Junod Recreation Center: Thursdays at 5:30 pm
Lloyd Hall: Mondays & Wednesdays at 6 pm
Lloyd Hall: Sundays at 10:30 am (in collaboration with the 5-Mile Club)
Malcolm X Park: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8:30 am
Pennypack on the Delaware: Tuesdays at 11 am | Thursdays at 5 pm
Picariello Playground: Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6 pm
Rose Playground: Mondays at 6 pm | Saturdays at 7:30 am
Tacony Creek Park: Mondays at 8:30 am
Venice Island Recreation Center: Sundays at 2 pm (Starting Sunday, May 11)
Vernon Park: Wednesdays & Saturdays at 8 am
West Fairmount Park: Wednesdays at 5:45 pm
West Oak Lane Senior Center: Wednesdays at 11 am
Wharton Square Playground: Wednesdays at 6 pm
Wissahickon Forbidden Drive: Mondays at 11 am