Holidays in Philly

First-ever Kwanzaa celebration at Boathouse Row

Boathouse Row will light up for Kwanzaa for the first time ever. MLK Drive will be closed to traffic between Eakins Oval and Sweet Briar Drive at 5 p.m., and a drum line procession from Paine’s Park to the Fish Ladder will begin soon after. 

Where: Boathouse Row at Fairmount Fish Ladder, Schuylkill River Trail, 19131

When: December 26, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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