Made in America: Cleanup underway after thousands pack Ben Franklin Parkway for music festival
FAIRMOUNT - Crews are hard at work getting the Ben Franklin Parkway back to normal after a successful "Made in America" festival came to an end Sunday night.
Thousands attended the 10-year anniversary of the Philadelphia music festival to mark the unofficial final weekend of summer, bring huge crowds into the city.
One family flew all the way from North Carolina just to see their favorite performer for Addilee’s 10th birthday.
"I’ve been wanting to come to one of these concerts since, like, their first concert. So, it was a dream when they told me, like there was a concert of all ages!"
It was a party on the parkway, and everyone was super excited be there for an unforgettable music experience.
"It really shows like the music aspect of Philly and I just feel like this is just a really great opportunity to be a part of," Santos Rosado said.
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However, the festival quickly turned from party to clean up after Bad Bunny took the stage for the final performance of the weekend.
Now several crews are on site breaking down stage, tents, barricades and fences put in place for the festival.
The goal is to get the Ben Franklin Parkway back to normal before rush Tuesday morning when everyone heads back to work after the holiday weekend.
FOX 29's Shaynah Ferreira was on the parkway Monday morning while cleanup was well underway, reporting that most trash is already gone after street cleaners passed through.