This Isn’t Over: Save the Academy Candle Vigil poster. A T. rex holds a lit candle. 5 p.m., Sunday, September 27, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway. Illustration by lindzeamays.
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Sunday, September 27, 2026

This Isn’t Over

Save the Academy Candle Vigil 🕯️

The doors of the Academy of Natural Sciences will be closing on Sunday... for now. But this isn’t over. We will meet at the Academy to come together for a moment of resolve and make our voices heard. We will distribute candles and march to City Hall, so there will be no denying: Philadelphia demands the Academy of Natural Sciences stays open.

WhenSunday, Sept. 275 to 6:30 p.m. Gather at 5.
WhereIn front of the Academy1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, then a march to City Hall
WhoEveryone.Bring your family, your neighbors, your voice.

Hosted by the Save the Academy Coalition. Free. No ticket needed, but an RSVP helps us plan the candles.

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