Philadelphia Eagles fans react to the Eagles' first touchdown at the watch party for NFL football's Super Bowl 59 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, at Xfinity Live! Philadelphia. in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
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The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions once again.
The Birds scored a blowout 40-22 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, which means Philly has a parade to look forward to.
“We did it y’all,” said Mayor Cherelle Parker during a Tuesday morning press conference announcing parade details. The Eagles started out their season 2-2, Parker recalled. But the team was resilient, got to work and made it happen.
“I committed a cardinal sin and your mayor had a viral moment,” Parker added, referring to her misspelling of the Eagles chant. This, she said, is how you really spell it: “N-F-L C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N-S.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the celebration, from when and where it’s happening to what fans can expect.
The Eagles Super Bowl parade will take place on Friday, Feb. 14 — making the parade a Valentine’s Day affair.
The parade will kick off at 11 a.m. from Broad and Pattison avenues outside Lincoln Financial Field.
By 12:30 to 1 p.m., players, coaches and others will prepare to descend the “Rocky” steps of the art museum. A “formal program” will begin at 1 p.m., the city said, with ceremonial speeches expected to begin by 2 p.m.
Speeches are expected to wrap up by 3 p.m.
The parade will kick off from Broad and Pattison avenues outside Lincoln Financial Field and travel northbound on Broad Street toward City Hall before continuing onto the Ben Franklin Parkway.
The parade will end at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where speeches will take place.
Fifteen jumbotrons will be set up along the route for easy viewing, officials said. (Before the parade, the jumbotrons will re-air Super Bowl 59.)
The ceremony will host ASL translators on stage during the speaking portions of the program, which will be broadcast via jumbotron, the city said.
A designated space for wheelchairs and ADA accessibility will be available on the south side of Eakins Oval. The space is limited and is first-come, first-served.
Paratransit drop-off locations for the parade will be located at 2300 Pennsylvania Ave. and 20th and Spring Garden streets.
A mobile sensory unit, sensory bags and a recommended viewing area will also be available to members of the autism community, per the city and the Eagles Autism Foundation.
Road closures will start as early as Tuesday. Here’s a detailed look:
Temporary no parking restrictions will be in place from 6 p.m. Thursday through approximately 6 p.m. Friday. Here’s a detailed look:
SEPTA service will be drastically different than usual, city officials said Tuesday.
Service will run every 6-8 minutes starting at 5 a.m., though a limited number of stations will be open to “safely move the large crowds into the city,” per SEPTA. Additional stations may close due to crowding conditions at street level. SEPTA’s full transit plan is expected to be announced Wednesday.
Rides on SEPTA’s Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines will be free, courtesy of Philly native Kevin Hart’s tequila brand, Gran Coramino.
Regional Rail lines will run on limited, modified service from 4:30 a.m. through 10:50 p.m. Friday.
More parade-specific transit information can be found on SEPTA’s website.
From 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, PATCO will operate westbound-only service from the following four New Jersey locations: Lindenwold, Woodcrest, Ferry Avenue and City Hall, with nonstop service to 9/10th and Locust Street.
At 1 p.m., PATCO will begin eastbound-only service from 9/10th and Locust Street. Normal service is expected to resume at 7 p.m.
More parade-specific transit information can be found on PATCO’s website.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority will not be enforcing meter and time limit regulations on Friday, but safety violations (e.g. parking too close to the corner, fire hydrants, blocking crosswalks and double parking) will be enforced.
All Philadelphia municipal government offices will be closed Friday, including Philadelphia Park and Recreation’s recreation, environmental and older adult centers and city daytime centers. Philadelphia courts will similarly be closed.
Several bicycle lanes along the Ben Franklin Parkway, Broad Street and streets in the vicinity will be inaccessible, per the city.
There will be no access to the Schuylkill River Trail from the back of the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Friday. Westbound travel on the Schuylkill Travel will end at Paine Skate Park.
Normal residential trash and recycling collection will be suspended on Friday for the parade. Residents whose collection day is typically Friday may place their trash and recycling out for collection on Saturday.
As of Tuesday, the parade forecast is calling for sunny skies, with a high of 36 degrees.
Those who remember the Eagles’ first Super Bowl parade, following the franchise’s Super Bowl 52 win against the New England Patriots, may be quick to remind fans to dress accordingly and bundle up.
Philadelphia managing director Adam Thiel recommended that guests have alternative communication plans, as cell phone service may be limited with the number of expected attendees, around 1 million people.
Law enforcement will be out in full force on Friday, officials said, with dozens of local, state and federal agencies partnering on public safety efforts. The city’s Emergency Operations Center, Mobile Command Post and Joint Information Center will be activated for the parade.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel urged fans not to “mar” a special day with “negative behavior.”
After the Eagles’ Super Bowl win on Sunday, the PPD made nearly 20 arrests for vandalism, assault against police officers, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. Nearly 30 citations were issued for disorderly conduct.
The Eagles’ Super Bowl parade comes a year after a deadly shooting during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl 58 parade that left one person dead and 24 others injured.
Pole-climbing has become synonymous with Philly sports celebrations.
Historically, police and city officials have cautioned against pole-climbing, fearing potential damage. After the franchise’s NFC championship victory, an 18-year-old Temple University student identified as Tyler Sabapathy fell from a Center City pole while celebrating. He succumbed to his injuries days later.
In the wake of Sabapathy’s death, Parker urged residents not to climb light poles. The city did not say if officials greased the poles prior to the Super Bowl game or if they plan to moving forward.
All School District of Philadelphia and Archdiocese of Philadelphia schools within the city will be closed on Friday for the Eagles Super Bowl parade. Parish and regional Catholic elementary schools in Philly’s suburbs may close individually, archdiocese officials said Tuesday.
Temple University’s U.S. campuses will be closed on Friday, as will the Community College of Philadelphia.
Some suburban Philly public schools, including in Bristol Township in Bucks County and Gloucester city in Camden County, will similarly be closed Friday.
The city expects over 1 million people to attend.
An estimated 1.4 million people attended the Eagles’ Super Bowl 52 parade in 2018, said parade producer Fred Stein of Creative Group Inc.
Mayor Parker said further details would be forthcoming. When the Eagles held their first Super Bowl parade in 2018, it cost $2.27 million.
To stay up to date on key parade details from the city, officials encourage residents to text READYEAGLES to 888777 for free text alerts from its ReadyPhiladelphia Alert and Warning program.
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