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About this Event
The 71st Annual Hero Thrill Show is happening Saturday, September 19th from Noon-4:00pm in the parking lot of the Xfinity Mobile Arena!
FREE PARKING, FREE FOOD, FREE BEVERAGES!!!
There’ll be a whole lot of cool rubber burning and hot wheels churning at the 71st Annual Hero Thrill Show, a day of fun, tribute and tradition in South Philadelphia., on Saturday September 19, 2026. Enjoy boardwalk-style food, fire truck rides, daredevil, police motorcycle stunts, K-9 unit dogs on rescue attacks, fire-rescue exercises 40-foot in the air, and more. The event kicks off with a grand entrance featuring a motorcade of police, fire and Hero Thrill Show vehicles and formal speeches by City of Philadelphia dignitaries. The carnival-style fundraiser supports the college education of children of Philadelphia-area police officers and firefighters who have died in the line of duty. There have been about 650 police and fire personnel who perished on duty, since the 1800s, when official city records were first kept. Featured will be the Sound of Philadelphia music by DJ legend Bob Pantano, performances and displays of K-9 and bicycle units, the elite Philadelphia Police Motorcycle Highway Patrol Drill Team, mounted police horse, fire engines, crime-fighting equipment by the Police Aviation Unit, Bomb Squad, Counter Terrorism Operations, Marine Unit, Firearms instructors, Police Academy and. Families of the fallen heroes will be on hand. Tickets are available online and at the event: $15 individuals; $35 for families up to five members; noon (kickoff ceremony) to 4:00 p.m. EST. xfinity mobile arena parking lot, 3601 S. Broad St. (free food & parking) www.herothrillshow.org.
ALL GUESTS WITH A TICKET WILL RECIEVE FREE FOOD AND BEVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE EVENT- SPONSORED BY RAPID RELIEF TEAM PHILADELPHIA!
PARKING IS FREE!!! ENTER FROM "A" GATE OFF OF BROAD STREET OR ENTER FROM "F" GATE OFF OF 11th STREET