Major Holidays and Events

Below is a list of important service dates for the 2017-18 calendar, including December 2016. Each date includes information on any service changes or special schedules to help you plan ahead. Unless noted below, SEPTA will operate as regularly scheduled.

Schedules, service and information is subject to change. Check this page regularly for updates and new information.

• December 2016
• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December
• January 2018

Calendar Year 2016:

December
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December 26 - 30
(Monday - Friday)

Period Prior to New Year's

• City Transit Routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

December 31
(Saturday)

New Year's Eve

• Extra Regional Rail Trains will be added to the schedule to accommodate passengers attending the fireworks display

Calendar Year 2017:

January
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January 1
(Sunday)

New Year's Day - Mummers' Parade

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

January 2
(Monday)

• City Transit routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

January 16
(Monday)

Martin Luther King Day

• City Transit routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

January 13 - 16
(Friday - Monday)

Philadelphia Home Show

January 28 - February 5
(Saturday - Sunday)

Philadelphia Auto Show

February
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February 20
(Monday)

Presidents' Day

• City Transit routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

March
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March 11 - 19
(Saturday - Sunday)

Philadelphia Flower Show

March 12
(Sunday)

Changeover to Daylight Savings Time

April
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April 27 - 29
(Thursday - Saturday)

Penn Relays

May
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May 14

Race for the Cure

May 29
(Monday)

Memorial Day

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

June
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June 4
(Sunday)

International Pro Cycling Championship Race

July
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July 4
(Tuesday)

Independence Day

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

August
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September
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September 1 - 4
(Friday - Monday)

Made in America Concert

September 4
(Monday)

Labor Day

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

October
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November
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November 5
(Sunday)

Return to Standard Time

November 23
(Thursday)

Thanksgiving Day - Thanksgiving Parade

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

November 24
(Friday)

Black Friday

• City Transit Routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

December
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December 24
(Sunday)

Christmas Eve

December 25
(Monday)

Christmas Day

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday

December 26 - 29
(Tuesday - Friday)

Period prior to New Years

• City Transit Routes will operate on a Modified Weekday schedule

Calendar Year 2018:

January
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Monday, January 1
New Year's Day - Mummers Parade

• Buses, Trains, and Trolleys will operate on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday