‘Rocky’ celebrations will close roads throughout Philadelphia this weekend
Philly is celebrating Rocky Balboa with a Guinness World Record and a 5K race this weekend.

The month-long 50th anniversary celebrations of Rocky continue this weekend with a rededication of the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art statue and a 5K race.
The Philadelphia Visitors Center is organizing a slate of events, from Sept. 29 to Dec. 4, to honor Rocky Balboa’s cultural impact on the city’s tourism. Friday will see the statue rededication atop the Art Museum steps, where fans will gather to attempt a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as Rocky Balboa.
Saturday will bring the Rocky Run, which consists of a 5K, a 10-mile walk or run, and an Italian Stallion half marathon along Fairmount Park roads.
Road closures will pop up in these event areas, creating traffic delays and no-parking zones that should be avoided. Any vehicles still parked in no-parking zones during these events will be courtesy towed.
Friday, Nov. 13
On Friday, a slate of Rocky Balboa celebrations will takeover the weekend, starting with full day of activities at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Rocky events at Philadelphia Museum of Art
1 p.m. — Rocky Returns Home: Statue rededication event
3:15 p.m. — Free “Tiny Steps” Rocky concert by the Philly Pops
4 p.m. — Rocky Guinness World Record
The following streets will be closed noon to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13:
Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Additionally to allow setup for the Rocky Run 5K, 10 Mile, and 13.1 Italian Stallion Challenge taking place on Saturday, the following streets will be closed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13:
2200 Benjamin Franklin Parkway (inner lanes) between 22nd Street and Binswanger Triangle
Saturday, Nov. 14
Rocky Run 5K and 10 Mile Run/Walk
The Rocky Run 5K, 10 Mile, and 13.1 Italian Stallion Challenge will take place from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, starting at the Art Museum steps.
The following streets will be closed beginning at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14:
2200-2400 Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 22nd Street and Eakins Oval
Spring Garden Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and 24th Street
MLK Drive between Eakins Oval and Falls Bridge
The following streets will be closed beginning at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14:
Kelly Drive between Eakins Oval and Brewery Hill Drive
Sedgley Drive between Kelly Drive and Poplar Drive
Lemon Hill Drive between Sedgley Drive and Kelly Drive
The following streets will be closed beginning at 4 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14:
Strawberry Mansion Bridge
Sweet Briar Drive between Lansdowne Drive and MLK Drive
Greenland Drive between Strawberry Mansion Bridge and Chamounix Drive
Ford Road between Chamounix Drive and Greenland Drive
Chamounix Drive between Belmont Mansion Drive and Greenland Drive
Landsdowne Drive between Sweetbria Drive and Girard Avenue Bridge
Girard Avenue Bridge (Eastbound lanes) between Lansdown Drive and Brewery Hill Drive
All streets (with the exception of Eakins Oval and MLK Drive) are scheduled to reopen by 2 p.m. on Saturday. Eakins Oval will be fully open to traffic by 3 p.m. MLK Drive will remain closed as part of its regular weekend closure for recreation.
SEPTA Bus Routes 7, 32, 38, 43, 48 and 49 will be detoured from their normal routes from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14.
























