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A free, once-in-a-lifetime celebration in the birthplace of America, culminating with a spectacular fireworks finale over the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

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Date: July 4, 2026

Location: Benjamin Franklin Parkway

Event: Wawa Welcome America! One Philly: Unity Concert for America

This free event is open to the public and will bring together generations of music fans for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration in the birthplace of America, culminating with a spectacular fireworks finale over the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Event Schedule:

3:00 PM — Gates Open
5:00 PM – 11:45 PM — Main Event Concert
11:45 PM — Fireworks Finale over the Philadelphia Museum of Art & Skyline

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Past
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Black Pearl's Kaleidoscope Concert

July 25, 2025

Friday at The Barnes Foundation

March 7, 2025

Black Pearl returns to Dilworth Park

July 24, 2025

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"The Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra is one of the region’s musical treasures and Jeri Lynne Johnson is a jewel of a conductor

Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local

"Founder/music director Jeri Lynne Johnson is creating audiences that seem new to Haydn and Mozart - and doing so with concerts that are first-class on every level."

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"Conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson shows a deep understanding of Mozart’s complex musical structure and delivers a perfectly balanced reading of the score."

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