The 2017 closing sign at Marian Anderson pool Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

Farewell, Summer 2018. The season doesn’t officially end until late September, of course, and we’ve still got a few weeks before Labor Day, but there’s a reliable indicator telling us right now to pack up our swimsuits and finish back-to-school shopping:

Philly’s public pools have started to close for the season.

Some have closed already. The first goodbyes were bid on Aug. 9 to neighborhood pools at Jacobs Playground and MLK Rec. At least one public pool has shut its doors every day since. They’ll all be closed by Friday, Aug. 24.

Here are the 2018 shutdown dates for Philly’s community pools:

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Thursday, Aug. 9

Friday, Aug. 10

Saturday, Aug. 11

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Kelly Pool in Fairmount Park will close on Aug. 24. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

Sunday, Aug. 12

Monday, Aug. 13

Tuesday, Aug. 14

Wednesday, Aug. 15

Thursday, Aug. 16

The pool at Samuel Recreation Center is set to close on Aug. 24. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

Friday, Aug. 17

Sunday, Aug. 19

Monday, Aug. 20

Tuesday, Aug. 21

A swimmer pushes off the pool wall to swim a lap the length of Kelly Pool. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

Wednesday, Aug. 22

Thursday, Aug. 23

Friday, Aug. 24

Lifeguards will work at Kelly Pool until it closes next Friday. Credit: Sydney Schaefer / Billy Penn

Michaela Winberg is a general assignment reporter at Billy Penn. She covers LGBTQ people and culture, public spaces, and transportation and mobility. She also sometimes produces radio and web features...