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New in Philadelphia — July 2026
3 new openings · 12 notable events spotted on the Philadelphia map in July 2026.
🏪 New places that opened
A new venue opened in Fishtown from Morgan Walbridge and Joe Lockwood, who graduated from the University of the Arts.
22h ago
Reading Terminal Market has a new visitor's center open.
22h ago
Franklin Fountain at 116 Market Street in Philadelphia is offering limited-edition Liberty Bell bars and other treats for America’s 250th birthday.
1d ago
📅 Events that happened
- 📅 Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, is making its way to Philadelphia’s Navy Yard on Friday and visiting the city.
- 📅 Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014 made a stop in Pottstown to mark America's 250th birthday.
- 📅 Philadelphia is getting short and long term time capsules for America 250, and keepsakes from all 50 states and every American territory will be buried as part of the celebration.
- 📅 A show called The Sound of America is at FringeArts, with Ben Franklin cast as a rock star.
- 📅 Big Boy No. 4014, the world's largest operating steam locomotive, departs King of Prussia, PA at 9:00 a.m. Friday, July 3, on its coast-to-coast tour for America's 250th anniversary.
- 📅 Friday is Day 15 of Wawa Welcome America, with free admission to multiple Philly-area museums, free movie screenings, and the Salute to Independence Parade canceled.
- 📅 The Independence Illumination Drone Show is set for Thursday night over Independence Mall in Philly, and it’s scheduled to run about 13 minutes.
- 📅 An interfaith vigil at Philadelphia's Christ Church called for an end to ICE raids, and organizers read the names of more than 50 people who have died in ICE custody since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025.
- 📅 Local leaders from across the country marched from Independence Mall to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia for the historic March of America’s Mayors, highlighting the role of cities in sustaining democracy.
- 📅 Members of Congress gathered at historic Congress Hall in Philadelphia on Wednesday, part of a ceremony tied to the 250th anniversary of America's independence.
- 📅 Thursday night's Salute to Service concert with Queen Latifah in Philadelphia was canceled because of the extreme heat.
- 📅 Day 14 of Wawa Welcome America starts Thursday in Philadelphia with the Red, White, and Blue To-Do Parade, plus the All American Block Party on the schedule.