Hawthorne Park

Hawthorne Park This is a static page describing the park. New members are very welcome to support any one or more of these activities.

If you want to get involved, discuss park issues, meet neighbors etc... then please join the Hawthorne Park Friends group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2939284536197583 The Friends of Hawthorne Park is a group of neighborhood volunteers who have come together to support Hawthorne Park, Hawthorne’s community park at 12th & Catharine Streets. Its mission is to ensure that the Park, which opened i

n July, 2012, remains a beautiful and vibrant community resource – safe, clean, and the venue for community events and performances. The Friends organize and raise funding for free events such as the Live Jazz in Hawthorne Park concert series, Family Movie Nights in Hawthorne Park, fall Live Shakespeare, an annual Halloween Party, and Christmas music concerts. The Friends also w**d and tend Park planting beds, keep the Park clean, and monitor the Park for security and maintenance problems. The Friends lead Hawthorne’s participation in the semi-annual Love Your Park cleanup program sponsored by the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Department, and are the liaison with PPR. Friends volunteers participated in the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Green Machine program, under which new plantings were designed and planted to replace plants that died over the Park’s first winter, and to introduce a variety of beautiful new flowering plants into the Park. Send a message, and somebody will get back to you, or ask event volunteers how to get involved.

June 2026 Movie Night! We had 50+ neighbors come out to watch Next Goal Wins! Thank you to Greg Seaney-Ariano for leadin...
06/13/2026

June 2026 Movie Night! We had 50+ neighbors come out to watch Next Goal Wins! Thank you to Greg Seaney-Ariano for leading the Movie in the Park series!

Join us for a community meeting on June 16th! The meeting will be held in the park starting at 6:30 PM at the community ...
06/01/2026

Join us for a community meeting on June 16th! The meeting will be held in the park starting at 6:30 PM at the community board.

Topics will include the tree maintenance including tree removal, summer events and volunteer opportunities! Our arborist, and the Philadelphia Parks & Rec Forester will also be attendance!

BONUS movie this summer! FoHP is partnering with to screen Les Demoiselles de Rochefort on August 29th. The movie will ...
05/31/2026

BONUS movie this summer! FoHP is partnering with to screen Les Demoiselles de Rochefort on August 29th. The movie will be in French with English subtitles. 🇫🇷🎥🍿

Announcing the 2026 Jazz at the Park lineup! 🎷🎹🎺Join us the third Thursday of the month at 7PM from June through Septemb...
05/27/2026

Announcing the 2026 Jazz at the Park lineup! 🎷🎹🎺

Join us the third Thursday of the month at 7PM from June through September.

🎷 June 18th Victor North, Sax
🎷 July 16th Lynn Riley, Sax
🎼 August 20th Josh Lee
🎻 Sept 17th Madison Rast, Bass

Lost keys found in park and hanging on community board
05/25/2026

Lost keys found in park and hanging on community board

The park is undergoing some much needed tree maintenance this week. 🚧Pruning stimulates growth, improves structure and s...
05/18/2026

The park is undergoing some much needed tree maintenance this week. 🚧

Pruning stimulates growth, improves structure and stability and removes deadwood. 🪾🌳

In addition, the arborist recommended and PP&R has approved removal of 3 trees to make more sunlight available to the trees and grass along 12th and Catharine streets and ensure longevity of the trees.

Thanks for your patience as we undergo essential work to keep our park healthy for the future!

We had 17 amazing volunteers who swept the sidewalks, planted 37 new plants, pulled countless w**ds, spread compost and ...
05/12/2026

We had 17 amazing volunteers who swept the sidewalks, planted 37 new plants, pulled countless w**ds, spread compost and trimmed trees. THANK YOU!

05/08/2026

Hope to see you tomorrow
morning at 10 AM for Love Your Park! 🌱💚🌳

Announcing the 2026 Summer Movies in the Park lineup! 🎬🎥🍿Join us the second Friday of the month from June through Septem...
05/01/2026

Announcing the 2026 Summer Movies in the Park lineup! 🎬🎥🍿

Join us the second Friday of the month from June through September.

🎬 June 12th Next Goal Wins
🎬 July 10th Pokémon Detective Pikachu
🎬 August 14th Lilo and Stitch (live action)
🎬 Sept 11th Wicked For Good

Thank You!! We had a great turnout for Love Your Park and picked up lots of leaves! We appreciate our amazing community ...
11/17/2025

Thank You!! We had a great turnout for Love Your Park and picked up lots of leaves! We appreciate our amazing community and neighbors for coming out for Love Your Park. ❤️

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12th & Catharine Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147

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