Welcome to: Friends of
Jefferson Square Park
Yoga in the Park – Summer 2024
Welcome to:
Yoga in the Park – Summer 2024
Second Saturday Cleanup!
Join us on Saturday, July 13th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for our regular monthly cleanup.
Please come out and meet your neighbors, help with clean up, tend to your adopted beds, and prepare for summer. We’ll provide gloves and tools.
(Monthly Clean-Ups occur second Saturday of every month from March through December
See you in the Park!
Recent Happenings
Don’t miss REV Theatre Company’s HANDSOME & PETAL
Monday June 17th 6PM – Jefferson Square Park* Monday June 24th 6PM – rain date Bring chairs and blankets! Ladies and gentlemen, and especially children of all ages, don’t miss
FJPS – Public Meeting with DRWC – Washington Avenue Connector Project
Wednesday, June 12th from 6:30pm to 7:30pm The Friends of Jefferson Square Park have invited Lizzie Woods and Karen Thompson from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DWRC) to update neighbors
Yoga in the Park – Summer 2024
Join your neighbors every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 pm for Yoga in Jefferson Square Park. This is a donation-based (pay-as-you-wish) program.
Arborists Complete Tree Trimming With Help From QVNA
A very special Thank You to Queen Village Neighbors Association (IG: @qvnaorg) for awarding Spring and Fall 2023 Community Grants to the Friends of Jefferson Square! The combined $3,900 grant
We Need Your Help
We understand that asking for donations, especially at this time, may be difficult, and there are a number of other issues in our world that demand attention as well, but for us, this will be an ongoing and long term process of clean-up and replanting and renewal.
We hope that you can grow with us.
Please if you can, (when you can), consider donating to our efforts to keep the park the wonderful place that it is. We are accepting donations here on our website, (or by cash or check made to Friends of Jefferson Square at 328 Federal St). All funds will be used for clean up, new programming and new plantings.
Friends of Jefferson Square Park is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and all donations are tax deductible.
About the Park
Jefferson Square Park is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Established in 1854, the park has a long history and is a cherished gem in the Pennsport neighborhood.
Support Us
Your donation goes to support us in maintaining and beautifying the park for all neighbors to enjoy
About Us
The Friends foster a community awareness of the park, its history and its treasures. The Friends encourage positive use of the park and seek to make the park a common ground for the diverse community that surrounds it.
We host band concerts, outdoor movies, flea markets and volunteer cleanups. Additionally, we’ve provided new benches and wastebaskets, the restoration of water service to the park, the installation of 10 new trees, the removal of dead trees, landscaping, and the installation of cast iron urns on the corner entrance pillars.
Past and current initiatives we’ve participated in with other local groups to improve the park include the Philadelphia Parks Revitalization Project and Philadelphia Green.
Park History
Jefferson Square has an interesting history.
Dating back to the first half of the 19th century when the area was known as Southwark, the park has served as a military camp, parade grounds, beer garden, flea market, and more.
18th Annual Holiday Lighting In The Park
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.. our annual community holiday celebration! Firepits, hot cocoa & cider and the warmth of friends and neighbors.
Come share with us as we welcome the festive season to our park.
Saturday, December 2nd at 4:30PM
Please join FOOD by us with new partner/chef Jamie Wolf, Mister John’s Music and Shot Tower Coffee in a fundraising event for Jefferson Square Park.
WHEN: Saturday November 16th
TIME: 7-10 pm
PRICE: $80 BYOB
WHERE: Shot Tower Coffee
542 Christian Street
Limited Tickets Available.
Snowy day in the park. January 2021
Philadelphia’s Love Your Park Week 2024 is May 11th to 19th and on Saturday, May 11th, we we will be in our park raking, sweeping, planting, tending the flowerbeds for spring, cleaning up litter, and much more!!
Come to the park and and show your love!
Saturday, May 11, 2024
9:00AM to 12:00PM
Please come out for an hour or two to join your neighbors to help weed, plant, spread mulch and compost and beautify your park!
Please note that because this months clean-up is part of the city-wide event, you are required to register to participate. Click the button above to register today!
Volunteers must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes like boots or sneakers to the event, and all volunteers must wear gloves while working (gloves will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring your own.) We strongly recommend wearing long pants that cover your ankles.
All volunteers must individually agree to the Volunteer Waiver in order to participate!
17th Annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day, Saturday April 6th
We are excited to announce that Friends of Jefferson Square Park will be joining with the City of Philadelphia for the 2024 Philly Spring Cleanup Day.
This year, the city is celebrating 17-years of community cleaning partnerships, and we are proud to participate and show our park some neighborhood love. The 2024 PSC will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024.
WHEN: Saturday April 6, 2024
TIME: 9am to Noon
WHERE: Jefferson Square Park
This event will replace the ongoing Second Saturday park cleanup for April.
