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70th Annual Hero Thrill Show
Rev up for cool wheels and a hot show. There’ll be a whole lot of cool rubber burning and hot wheels churning at the 70th Annual Hero Thrill Show, a day of fun, tribute and tradition in the parking area of the Xfinity Mobile Arena (formerly the Wells Fargo Center) in South Philadelphia.
Enjoy boardwalk-style food, fire truck rides, daredevil and police motorcycle stunts, K-9 unit dogs on rescue attacks, fire-rescue exercises 40-feet 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 police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty.
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, and crime-fighting equipment.
Tickets are available online and at the event: $15 individuals; $35 for families up to five people. Free parking.
