Philadelphia Cycling Classic
Sun, Aug 30 · 8:30am–5:30pm
Annual cycling race featuring a 14.4-mile circuit, live music, and a two-day Fan Fest with vendors.
At a glance
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- All ages
- Location
- Logan Square
- Effort
- Some planning
- Signup
- Just show up
Free · Take the El or Broad Street Line, driving is the hard way · Shade and water, it is high 80s and sunny
What to know
- •Street closures run roughly 3 a.m.
- •to 10 p.m.
- •on race day across the Parkway, Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park and Manayunk.
- •Sixteen SEPTA bus routes are detoured starting 4 a.m.
- •Good viewing spots: the Parkway between Logan Circle and Eakins Oval, the Wall on Lyceum Avenue, Main Street in Manayunk, and Lemon Hill if you want to spread a blanket.
More details
The Philadelphia Cycling Classic returns on Sunday, August 30, 2026 after nearly a decade away. Riders race a 14.4-mile circuit that starts and finishes on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway near Logan Circle, runs along Kelly Drive past Boathouse Row, and turns into Manayunk for the signature climb of the Manayunk Wall on Lyceum Avenue, a 17-percent grade. The women's UCI 1.1 race begins at 8:30 a.m. with an award ceremony at 1 p.m.; the men's race starts at noon with awards at 5:30 p.m. Watching is free anywhere on the route. A free two-day Fan Fest runs Saturday and Sunday on the Parkway with more than 150 vendors, live music, athlete interviews, bike demos, mini-bike courses and games.
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