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Philadelphia is set to celebrate the 100^th birthday of its grand cultural boulevard, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, with ​Parkway Soirée, a block-party birthday festival from 5:00-10:00 p.m., on Friday, October 26, 2018. Presented by the Parkway Council, in partnership with PECO and PNC Bank, and featuring Night Market Philadelphia, the Parkway 100 finale promotes 100 family-friendly activities and experiences in the Parkway Museums District.

In honor of Parkway 100, the centennial celebration of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, art historian David B. Brownlee, has prepared a new edition of his major 1989 publication, Building the City Beautiful: The Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Parkway Museums District, in partnership with award-winning dot-to-dot artist David Kalvitis, creator of The Greatest Dot-to-Dot Book Series, has produced the Philadelphia We Are Connected Dot-to-Dot Coloring Book to honor the centennial of Philadelphia’s Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Philadelphia’s grand cultural boulevard, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, is turning 100, and the Parkway Council, a coalition of cultural and educational institutions, businesses and residences in the Parkway Museums District, has planned more than a year of activities to mark the centennial. From September 8, 2017, through November 16, 2018, the Parkway Council will present a calendar of exhibitions, events, community conversations, and promotions that are themed to this important milestone.

Friday Night Cultural Open House Features 100 Family-Friendly Activities, Including Free or “Pay-What-You-Wish” Admission to Six Museums

Major Grant from the William Penn Foundation Supports a Parkway-wide Public Art Installation; More than a Year of Activities Mark the Milestone