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Event Information:
New
Years Eve to welcome in
Philadelphia will once again include
popular fireworks shows at both 6
p.m. and midnight. Philadelphia’s
main attraction on New Year’s Eve,
choreographed to a unique soundtrack
made specially for the show, draws
thousands of people to the Delaware
River Waterfront every year.
Conveniently located within a few
blocks of Old City, Society Hill and
South Street, Penn’s Landing becomes
a festive party with revellers of all
ages delighting in a breathtaking
fireworks display.
A key part of the celebrations in
Philly for NYE is also the Mummers
parade on new years day, which yuo
can watch live online here:
Top
spots to watch the fireworks
displays on New Year’s Eve: Blue
Cross RiverRink, Independence
Seaport Museum, Adeventure Aqaurium,
Wiggin's Park, Great Plaza at Penn's
Landing, Battleship New Jersey,
SugarHouse Casino, Spirit of
Philadelphia. The show,
approximately 15 minutes in length,
has a beautiful backdrop with the
illuminated Benjamin Franklin Bridge
and, if viewed from Camden, the
Philadelphia Skyline.
Penn's
Landing is the waterfront area of
the Center City along the Delaware
River section of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States. It is
so named because the founder of
Pennsylvania, William Penn, docked
near here in 1682, along the now
paved over Dock Creek, after landing
first in New Castle, Delaware, and
then at what is now Penn & 2nd
Streets in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The area is bounded by Front Street
to the west, the Delaware River to
the east, Spring Garden Street to
the north, and Washington Avenue to
the south, and is primarily focused
on the Christopher Columbus
Boulevard (Delaware Avenue)
corridor. Most of the area is
covered in concrete and is cut off
from the city by Interstate 95.
Penn's
Landing serves as the site for
several summertime events in the
city. The main public space at
Penn’s Landing is The Great Plaza, a
mostly concrete labyrinth located
along the Delaware River at
Christopher Columbus Boulevard and
Chestnut Street. Festival Pier at
Spring Garden Street serves as a
venue for outdoor concerts, also
during the summer months.
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