5th Annual Give Us A Ballot March

The 5th Annual Give Us A Ballot March returns to City Hall Courtyard-North Apron on Friday, October 23, for its fifth year running. It's a march for voting rights, and the name says it all: Give Us A Ballot. The whole thing is centered around that one demand, and it's been happening annually in Philadelphia for five years now.

Because it's the fifth one, this year marks a bit of a milestone for the march. It's not a one-off or a first attempt; it's an event that's built up a regular presence in the city's calendar. The focus remains on voting rights, and the march takes place right in the heart of the city at City Hall, where the North Apron of the courtyard serves as the gathering point. If you've been to the courtyard before, you know the spot—it's the open space just outside the main building.

The march runs from 11 AM to 1 PM, so it's a midday thing on a Friday. It's a two-hour window, which gives you plenty of time to get there, join in, and see it through without taking up the whole day. Since it's an annual march, it's part of a longer effort rather than a single day of action, and this fifth edition continues that work.

So, if voting rights are on your mind, you'll find the 5th Annual Give Us A Ballot March at City Hall Courtyard-North Apron on Friday, October 23, from 11 AM to 1 PM.