Event Details
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • 3:30 – 9 PM
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Opening Reception • Begins at 3:30 PM | Doors close at 5 PM
General Admission • Begins 6:30 – 9 PM
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Girard College
2101 S. College Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19121
The excitement is building, with this year’s 2024 Countdown to the 250th ‒ “Neighborhood Edition,” featuring a selection of 7 Philadelphia neighborhood hubs, each with their distinctive cultural and business amenities representing our city’s diversity of attributes and momentum towards the future. The featured neighborhoods include Northeast Philly, Northwest Philly, North Philly, Center City, West Philly, Southwest Philly, and South Philly.
Countdown guests will enjoy a festive evening “touring” these selected neighborhoods while enjoying local culinary and pastry delights, and musical entertainment. The evening will include our annual opening networking reception with special guests, a culinary and pastry competition among neighborhood chefs, as well as a live auction supporting PHILADELPHIA250’s mission of civic engagement and legacies for the People’s Commemoration.
The highlight of the evening will be the announcement of the 250th Neighborhood Gateways ‒ key cultural and business corridors ‒ chosen through a collaborative process to receive targeted public-private investment in business, tourism, and cultural capacity. These same Gateways will be the focus of curated celebrations during Summer through Fall 2026 of the People’s Commemoration for the 250th.
Our Countdown to the 250th is PHILADELPHIA250’s annual sneak peek of the 2026 People’s Commemoration. The Countdown parties in 2022 and 2023 each attracted over 300 attendees, a myriad of high profile sponsors, and more than 5,000 media impressions. Your sponsorship is critical to the success of the People’s Commemoration. We hope you are as excited as we are, and will join us for this once-in-a-generation opportunity.
For full sponsorship opportunities and benefits,
please download the 2024 Sponsorship Opportunities Deck.
Countdown to the 250th Lead Sponsor | $20,000
1 available
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Philly Neighborhood Sponsor
1 per designated neighborhood
$10,000 level | 7 available
$5,000 level | 7 available
$2,500 level | 7 available
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Party Perks Patron | $2,500
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VIP Patron | $1,000
For more information, please contact Marta Rubin Kiesling at marta@philadelphia250.org or (610) 304-5502.