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 in South Philadelphia.
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 start at 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 just before 5 a.m. Friday, though a limited number of stations will be open to “safely move the large crowds into the city,” per SEPTA.
The 15th Street complex will be closed, including City Hall, MFL 13th Street, Metro Trolley 13th and 15th Street and Suburban Station on Regional Rail.
Additional stations may close due to crowding conditions at street level.
Rides on SEPTA’s Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines will be free, courtesy of Philly native Kevin Hart’s tequila brand, Gran Coramino.
SEPTA’s Regional Rail lines will run on limited, modified service from 4:30 a.m. through 10:50 p.m. Friday. Regional Rail will operate inbound-only pre-parade and outbound-only post-parade.
Service to Center City will be available via Jefferson and 30th Street stations. There will be no service at Suburban, Penn Medicine or Temple University stations.
Important to note: Regional Rail riders must have either a valid SEPTA Key Card or a pre-purchased special one day pass that will be on sale Wednesday and Thursday at SEPTA sales offices. No Regional Rail passes or tickets can be purchased in person on Friday.
More parade-specific transit information can be found on SEPTA’s website.
Some SEPTA bus routes that operate on and around the parade route in South Philly and Center City will be detoured, SEPTA officials said.
City trolley routes 10, 11, 13, 34 and 36 will not stop at 13th or 15th Street stations.
The Routes 101 and 102 trolleys and the Norristown High Speed Line will stop at all stations, with service every 15 minutes.
CCT Paratransit will operate regular weekday service, though travel may be “significantly impacted” by road closures and heavy pedestrian traffic.
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.
NJ Transit is adjusting its service to accommodate the Eagles Super Bowl parade. Here’s a detailed look:
NJ Transit also noted that all beverages are banned on all trains and buses to and from Philadelphia, as well as all River LINE light rail vehicles, on Friday.
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.
Many museums near the Eagles parade route will be closed Friday, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Rodin Museum, the Franklin Institute and The Barnes Foundation.
All Free Library of Philadelphia branches will be closed Friday.
Some local businesses, like Polish Nail Lounge & Co. in Center City and all City Fitness locations, will be closed as well.
As of Thursday, the parade forecast is calling for sunny skies, with a high of 37 degrees. The temperature will feel between 13-30 degrees due to wind chill.
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. Classes and university-sponsored events are canceled for the University of Pennsylvania, though employees deemed essential are expected to work.
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.
Those who can’t make it down to Broad Street for the parade may watch a livestream of the celebration on WHYY.org.
WHYY-FM 90.9 will air the ceremonial speeches, which are expectd to begin around 2 p.m., in addition to other live reports from WHYY News reporters along the parade route throughout the morning and afternoon.
The Regal King of Prussia movie theatre will also be streaming the parade live. Doors open at 9 a.m., and the show kicks off at 11 a.m. The show is free, but seats are first-come, first-served.
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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