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Philly Bike Ride 2026: Road closures, parking restrictions, detours

Thousands of cyclists will enjoy car-less streets during the annual ride to promote safe, accessible biking.

The Philly Bike Ride kicks off at the Philadelphia Art Museum.
The Philly Bike Ride kicks off at the Philadelphia Art Museum.Read moreCourtesy of Philly Bike Ride

The annual Philly Bike Ride will bring thousands to Center City and up to Manayunk, resulting in major road closures throughout the city this weekend.

The 20-mile social bike ride, set for Saturday, begins on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th and 22nd Streets. Road closures provide a safer, car-free experience that attracts the regional cycling community and promotes healthy lifestyles and better accessibility for riders of all ages and abilities.

Roads will close as early as 3:30 a.m. and reopen as late as 2 p.m. The ride starts at 7:30 a.m. and will take riders through Center City to Penn’s Landing, along the Delaware, and then back to Kelly Drive, where the course goes up to Manayunk and circles back to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Road closures

The city’s Office of Special Events said these streets will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 3:30 a.m. Saturday and will reopen no later than 2 p.m.

  1. Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum 

  2. Benjamin Franklin Parkway between Eakins Oval and 20th Street 

  3. Kelly Drive between Spring Garden Street and 25th Street 

  4. Spring Garden Street off-ramp exit at Eakins Oval 

The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to noon:

  1. Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 20th and 15th Streets

  2. Arch Street between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 15th Street 

  3. 15th Street between Arch Street and South Penn Square  

  4. Penn Square between 15th and Broad Streets

  5. Broad Street between Penn Square and Race Street 

  6. Fifth Street between Market and Race Streets

  7. Race Street between Broad Street and Christopher Columbus Boulevard

  8. Sixth Street between Race and Market Streets

  9. Market Street between Sixth and Fifth Streets 

  10. Fifth Street between Market and Race Streets

  11. Christopher Columbus Boulevard between Race and Christian Streets

  12. Christian Street between Christopher Columbus Boulevard and 22nd Street 

  13. 22nd Street between Christian Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway

  14. Kelly Drive between 25th Street and Falls Bridge  

  15. Falls Bridge between Kelly and MLK Drives

  16. MLK Drive between Falls Bridge and Black Road

Police may close additional streets to vehicular traffic and parking near the bike ride if conditions call for it.

Parking restrictions

Temporary “No Parking” signs will be posted along the following streets from midnight to 1 p.m. on Saturday. During that time, no vehicles can be parked there, or they will be “courtesy towed” by police with a possible fine.

  1. Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 22nd and and 16th Streets

  2. Logan Square between 18th and 19th Streets

  3. Arch Street between 16th and 15th Streets 

  4. 15th Street between Arch andand Market Streets

  5. Market Street between Sixth Street and Penn Square 

  6. Penn Square

  7. Race Street between North Broad Street and Christopher Columbus Boulevard  

  8. Christian Street between Christopher Columbus Boulevard and 22nd Street

  9. 22nd Street between Christian Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway

  10. Art Museum Drive between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Pennsylvania Avenue 

  11. Spring Garden Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelly Drive 

Public transportation

The city is encouraging participants and spectators to use the three SEPTA stations near the start line: Fairmount, Spring Garden, and Race-Vine, all along the Broad Street Line, known as the B.

There is a free transfer from the Market-Frankford Line, also called the L line, and trolley routes at 15th Street/City Hall station. Regional Rail stations like Suburban Station and Jefferson are within walking distance from the Broad Street Line.

PATCO riders can hop off at 12th/13th Street station and walk to the Walnut-Locust station for the Broad Street Line.

SEPTA detours

These SEPTA bus routes located along the course will be detoured starting at 5:30 a.m. Saturday: 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 57, 61, 76, 124, and 125. 

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