One of the many (many) things that makes Philadelphia special is the city’s ability to mix the old and the new into something cohesive and magical.
As the calendar turns to a new year, 2024 in Philly brings a bevy of new to life for residents and visitors alike. The next 12 months will see so much that’s new, reopened and renovated in and around the city, including new parks and green spaces, new exhibits, new historical sites, new walking trails, new hotels, new art and light installations, new shows, new eateries and so much more.
Among the top highlights: the opening of Bicentennial Bell Garden displaying the bell — cast at the same foundry as the Liberty Bell — gifted to the United States by Queen Elizabeth II herself. The city gets more illuminated as both Dilworth Park at City Hall and the frontages along Boathouse Row reveal new LED lighting displays. And it gets a little easier to get around Philly in 2024 as the new PATCO Franklin Square Station and Schuylkill River Crossing Bridge at Bartram’s Garden both open for business.
Below you’ll find the best of the best of what’s new in Philadelphia in 2024.
Note: This article is arranged chronologically by section.
