2026 will be a year of exciting 250th-related programs created by the people, for all people to light up the city from stoops to stadiums! A city of neighborhoods, in 2026 Philadelphia will become AMERICA’S neighborhood – coming alive with programs and events across the city that inspire civic action; showcase our arts, culture, science, and history and highlight our treasured cultural places and public spaces.
PHILADELPHIA250 is bringing the 250th anniversary of American independence to the people and neighborhoods of Philadelphia.
The People’s Programs for the 250th is a community of diverse program organizers whose activities will be promoted by PHILADELPHIA250 to create a full calendar of dynamic 250th-themed citywide cultural programs at small and large venues promoted through a public campaign now and through 2026. Programs must take place in the City of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA250 invites your participation in the 250th. Once you register your program with us, you will have access to a community of other creatives planning celebratory, thought-provoking, retrospective, and inspiring programs for the 250th. Collaborate and learn from others!
Participaticipating Organizations:
5 Shorts Project | Andrea Green Music | Association for Public Art | Drexel University | ENGAGEathon | Fans of the Curtis Organ | Feast Your Eyes Catering | Feldscher Horwitz Public Relations | Franklin For President | Friends Select School | Frudakis Studio, Inc. | Georgia E Gregory Interdenominational School of Music | Girard College | Global Philadelphia Association | Head of the Schuylkill Regatta | ICPIC New Africa Center CDC | Indigenous Education | JMG Communications | Lightning Rod Special | M5 Supply | Motivated Community Resource Center | Museum of the American Revolution | North Philly Peace Park | Penn Live Arts | Philadelphia Boys and Girls Choirs | Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation | Philadelphia Dance Projects | Philadelphia Film Society | Philadelphia Freedom Band | Philadelphia Sculptors | Philadelphia Theatre Company | Poison Ivy Horticulturist, Inc. | Resources West Philly | Roxborough Development Corporation | SYNERGY: A Charitable Initiative | Saint Joseph’s University | Scout Ltd | Society to Preserve Philadelphia African American Assets | Students Run Philly Style | Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia | The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | Thomas Jefferson University | University of Pennsylvania Press (Penn Press) | Walkers of the Labyrinth | Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History | World Affairs Council of Philadelphia