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Posted on 07/03/2026 8:27:24 AM PDT by DFG
Philadelphia's Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade has been canceled due to extreme heat in the weather forecast, organizers told vendors and participants early Friday morning.
The parade was set to take place Friday in Old City.
Temperatures are set to exceed 100 degrees and feel even hotter due to humidity as the region enters Day 5 of a heat wave. On Thursday, July 2, the city tied its record high temperature of 103 degrees.
Organizers told vendors their first responsibility was the safety of the participants and guests. The production company running the parade was reaching out to participants individually to inform them of the cancellation.
One representative told CBS News Philadelphia organizers tried to find a solution that would allow the event to be held safely, but heat-related incidents, including Thursday's Union Pacific Big Boy event in Berks County, contributed to the decision to cancel.
"As much as this decision pains everyone inside our organization, we simply cannot host an event of this size and scale under these dangerous heat conditions," Wawa Welcome America President and CEO Michael DelBene said in a statement. "Todd Marcocci and Under the Sun Productions, along with all the parade groups, have been working tirelessly to design something truly historic, and having to cancel it at the last minute is heartbreaking for all of us. While large-scale celebrations and community events may be our mission, our first responsibility will always be to the safety and security of our staff, our guests, and our event participants."
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Watch for this to trend and spread like wildfire due to TDS.
I’ll be there will be hundreds of cancellations, in the name of public safety.
Hey at firework time it’ll be in the upper 80s, not 100.
Watch for this to trend and spread like wildfire due to TDS.
I’ll bet there will be hundreds of cancellations, in the name of public safety.
Hey at firework time it’ll be in the upper 80s, not 100.
Weather in the 90s is not uncommon in July in Philly. 100 is hot, but not death valley hot. This is pathetic.
Philly is a steam bath in July even with regular temps. Over 100? Forget it. Even at night when it cools it will still be unbearable. But instead of cancelling, should have moved it out a week or so.
Yep, if temps weren’t gonna be the excuse they’d have come up with something else.
Must be exhausting carrying around all that hate every day.
Any excuse for the “I hate America” crowd.
Philadelphians are wimps.
We used to go there on the ‘60s and ‘70s, and they closed schools with one flake of snow, and no prediction of anything worse.
Now, heat in July?! 😱
just looking for an excuse...........
Soon to be replaced by Juneteenth parades.
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No Observance is worth the heat exposure.
Just like Buffalo...so you get the idea...Schumer is running the show for the Dems. I’m waiting to hear from the Mayor of NYC.
You see, we piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Not one damn thing do we solve
Piddle, twiddle, and resolve
Nothing’s ever solved in
Foul, fetid, fuming, foggy, filthy
Philadephia!
1776 musical
DC will continue however
I spent the first 20 years of my life in South Philly. I recall a 4th of July celebration when I was a kid in 1985, I believe, which featured an outdoor Beach Boys concert in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum (Rocky I steps). If I recall correctly, the temps hit the 100 degree mark, but an estimated one million people (yes, one million) showed up. It was dubbed the "sea to shining sea" concert. What is notable about that name is that the massive banner that was featured front and center on the live local network broadcast for the entire day, had the word 'shining' misspelled as "shinning". Such an embarrassment, but the Beach Boys were great and the audience loved it. No violence either. Funny how that worked back then.
Oh, it’s pretty hot. Everyone in the reflecting pool.
New euphemism dropped.
Other cities that get that hot are not cancelling.
This is just political BS.
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