Annual Events

Holiday Tours 2011

Bike Race Party 2008

Step back in time...Experience the splendor of Christmas.
     Enjoy a HOLIDAY TOUR OF THE FAIRMOUNT PARK HOUSES.

December 1-4 & 8-11

Lemon Hill

Decorated by the Weeders Garden Club, Deck the Halls, & The Garden Workers

Cedar Grove

Decorated by the Fairmount Park House Guides

Mount Pleasant

Decorated by the Fairmount Park House Guides

Woodford

Decorated by Clymer Elementary School & the Outdoor Gardeners

Christmas Tree
Photo by Elizabeth Oberdorf

Laurel Hill

Decorated by the Women for Greater Philadelphia & Community Garden Club of Wayne

Sweetbriar

Decorated by The Modern Club of Philadelphia

Special Trolley tours available from 10 A.M. – 4 P.M. on:

• Friday through Sunday, December 2-4
• Friday through Sunday, December 8-11

Trolley tour admission is $25.00 per visitor for 3 houses (includes trolley transportation)
Self-driven tour admission is $5.00 per visitor for each house ($3.00 for senior citizens)

Transportation offered by the Philadelphia Trolley Works*

Tours depart from the Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, 4231 Avenue of the Republic, Philadelphia, PA 19131 (GPS USERS: Use "4231 N. Concourse Drive"); Discounted parking ($8) in museum lot (pay inside at admissions desk) and free street parking available. SEPTA buses 38, 40, 43 and 64 stop within one block. Please Taste Café and Kids Store open for lunch, snacks and gifts! 

NEW CENTER CITY PICK UP: Fairmount Park Welcome Center, 16th Street and JFK Boulevard; street and lot parking available. Across the street from Suburban Station access to Regional Rail, subway and trolley lines.

Tours depart at 10 a.m. (returning at 12:30 p.m.) and 2 p.m. (returning at 4:30 p.m.).

*Trolley reservations strongly recommended; call 215-389-8687.
Depending on availability, tickets can also be purchased from the trolley driver.

For more information: www.fairmountpark.org or www.phillytour.com or call 215-685-0274.

LEMON HILL BIKE RACE PARTY 2008 The Bike Race Party at Lemon Hill on June 8th was a great success. Despite temperatures of close to 100 degrees, about 80 guests came out to watch the race from the comfortable shade of Lemon Hill’s yard and support restoration and conservation at the mansion. Both the men’s race, a 150 mile route, and the women’s race, a 50 mile route, passed through in front of Lemon Hill several times. Good food and great company made the party a memorable event.