2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show
February 27, 2018
On Saturday, Philadelphia gets a little more beautiful thanks to the start of the 2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show!
From 3/3 through 3/11, the Flower Show takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center with a floral designs, live entertainment, workshops, and more. This year’s theme, “Wonders of the Water,” celebrates the beauty of and life-sustaining interplay of horticulture and water. Garden and floral designers from all over the nation will create tropical jungles, temperate forests, native woodlands and arid landscapes, showcasing the plants the thrive in each environment. In addition to floral and landscape displays, guests can enjoy activities like the Garden Tea and Butterflies Live!
The Flower Show is a must-see horticultural event, attracting 250,000 visitors annually to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. For our latest contest, we asked you to guess the ridership on Regional Rail of the last five Flower Shows. The answer is a whopping 4,210,277 riders! Our grand prize winner, Adrianna, guessed an impressively close 4,200,000 riders, and was the lucky winner of two Flower Show tickets and a March TrailPass. Interested in prizes like these? Check out our current contests for your chance to win!
SEPTA riders got a sneak peak of the 2018 Flower Show this week when PHS decorated two Regional Rail cars with flowers, ferns and other beautiful plants. If you're riding Regional Rail any time soon, keep an eye out for this "Flower Train." There's no better way to brighten up a commute!
This decorated train is a reminder to our customers that SEPTA is the best way to get the 2018 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show! To get to the Convention Center, take Regional Rail to Jefferson Station, the Market-Frankford Line to 11th Street, the Broad Street Line to City Hall, the Trolley to 13th Street, or ride one of many Bus Routes (17, 23, 33, 38, 44, 45, 48, 4, 16, 124 or 125). So many options! Plan your trip here.
SEPTA is not just your ride to the Flower Show but also your KEY to discounted tickets. Discounted admission tickets are on sale at all major SEPTA Transit Sales Offices and SEPTA Regional Rail Ticket Offices. See the chart below for discount information.
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Show Price Information |
Gate Price |
SEPTA Price |
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Adult Weekends |
$40.00 |
$33.00 |
|
Adult Weekdays |
$35.00 |
$33.00 |
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Children (Ages 2-16) Weekdays |
$19.00 |
$17.00 |
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Children (Ages 2-16) Weekends |
$20.00 |
$17.00 |
Another added bonus of riding SEPTA to the Flower Show? Free entertainment! There will be musical performances in Jefferson Station on 3/4, 3/5 and 3/10. Check out our Music & Moves page for more information on the performers and performance times.
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is one of city’s favorite annual events. Each year, SEPTA looks forward to safely and efficiently getting people to and from the show. Comment below if you’ll be headed to the Flower Show this year - bonus points if you’ll be taking SEPTA there!
See you there!
