City and Festival Officials Announce Plans for Upcoming Wawa Welcome America! Events
Details on entertainment, transportation, parking, security and other activities prior to and on July 4th.
WAWA WELCOME AMERICA ANNOUNCES HAPPY HOUR AND BRUNCH LOCATIONS AND DETAILS
Ben Franklin Will Be Popping-Up at Stoli Red, White & Blue Happy Hours and Brunches on
Friday, June 30 and Sunday, July 2 at Various Locations Throughout the City
MORE EVENTS, MORE DETAILS FOR WAWA WELCOME AMERICA JULY 4TH FESTIVAL, JUNE 29 - JULY 4
Get Free Up-Front Mary J. Blige and KIDZ BOP KIDS "Best Time Ever" Tour Concert Tickets, New Travel Packages & Deals, New Events, Fireworks Details, Mural Arts Philadelphia Monument Lab Summer Sampler & More!
WAWA WELCOME AMERICA 2017 FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 50 FREE EVENTS CELEBRATING THE NATION’S INDEPENDENCE DAY, JUNE 29 – JULY 4, 2017
The Honorable James F. Kenney, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, and Welcome America, Inc. today announced 50 free events that will create the 2017 Wawa Welcome America six-day festival Thursday, June 29 through Tuesday, July 4. The Wawa Welcome America festival celebrates American history, education and Philadelphia. The 2017 festival will encompass free, patriotic events throughout the City and concludes with 12 hours of non-stop commemorations and celebrations on July 4th. The theme of this year’s 25th Anniversary Wawa Welcome America is “Everyone is a History Maker.”
Initial Details Announced for Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert Starring Mary J. Blige
Welcome America, Inc. and Live Nation Philadelphia announce the first details of the 2017 Wawa Welcome America six-day festival Thursday, June 29 through Tuesday, July 4. New Concert and Broadcast Times; Earlier Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.; Boyz II Men Honored; Kidz BOP Kids Returns for Early Afternoon Concert, and the Premier of the Philly POPS BIG Band
Wawa Extends Title Sponsorship of Wawa Welcome America Through 2019
Wawa announced their continued investment in Wawa Welcome America as the title sponsor through 2019 as part of a Wawa Day celebration – honoring the most important date in Wawa’s history – the day Wawa opened its first convenience store in 1964. The extension through the year 2019 will mark the 10th year of Wawa’s title sponsorship of Philadelphia’s free July 4th celebration.
TUESDAY, JULY 4 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS:
CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM CEREMONY, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA’S INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE, PARTY ON THE PARKWAY, ENTERTAINMENT ON INDEPENDENCE MALL, NATURALIZATION CEREMONY, JULY 4TH CONCERT & FIREWORKS, FREE MUSEUM DAYS, & SAND SCULPTURE SPECTACULAR
MONDAY, JULY 3 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS:
FREE MUSEUM DAYS, HISTORIC DISTRICT BLOCK PARTY, POPS ON INDEPENDENCE CONCERT, PHILLY @ THE MOVIES, & SAND SCULPTURE SPECTACULAR
SUNDAY, JULY 2 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS:
FREE MUSEUM DAYS, STOLI RED, WHITE, & BRUNCH, GO 4TH & LEARN AND PHILLY @ THE MOVIES: ROCKY EDITION, A CHANCE TO WIN UP-‐FRONT TICKETS TO MARY J BLIGE, & SAND SCULPTURE SPECTACULAR
SATURDAY, JULY 1 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS:
FREE MUSEUM DAYS, PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC SPACES, WELLS FARGO COMMUNITY DAY, GO 4TH & LEARN, RED, WHITE & BREW FEST, THE FOOD TRUST’S NIGHT MARKET, PHILLY @ THE MOVIES, CONCERT AND FIREWORKS, & SAND SCULPTURE SPECTACULAR
FRIDAY, JUNE 30 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS
Free Museum Day and Night, Go 4th & Learn, Happy Hours, Philly @ The Movies, Concert and Fireworks & Sand Sculpture Spectacular
THURSDAY, JUNE 29 WAWA WELCOME AMERICA FREE FESTIVAL EVENTS
Wawa Hoagie Day, Free Museum Day, Go 4th & Learn and Summer Mummers Concert, Philly @ the Movies, Sand Sculpture Spectacular
BOYZ II MEN STREET DEDICATION CEREMONY
Broad Street between Christian and Carpenter Streets in South Philadelphia will be named for Hometown History-Makers Boyz II Men on Saturday, June 24th at 11:00 a.m.
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED FEATURING 50+ FREE EVENTS
Join us at the Independence Visitor Center on May 23, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. when Welcome America, Inc., the City of Philadelphia, Wawa, Live Nation Philadelphia and partners will announce details of 50 free events for the 2017 Wawa Welcome America six-day festival Thursday, June 29 through Tuesday, July 4.
Media Credentials
Thank you for your interest in Wawa Welcome America! The Media Credential Application closed on Friday, June 23, 2017. Approved media will be notified by Friday, June 30, 2017.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and interest in Wawa Welcome America!.
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