The Thrills Are Back!

It’s almost time for the Hero Thrill Show again!  Tickets are now on sale.  The date for this year’s event is Saturday September 18th from 12:00pm – 5:00pm, with a rain date set for September 19th.

The Hero Thrill Show is a honorable Philadelphia tradition, and has been taking place since 1954.  The show was inspired when 8 firefighters died on duty in 1953.  The mission is to raise money to pay the college tuition for the children of Police and Firefighters who are killed in the line of duty.

From 1954 until 2006 The Hero Thrill Show was produced by the Hero Scholarship fund.  In 2006 the President of the Hero Scholarship Fund announced that they would no longer be producing the annual show.  At this time James J. Binns founded the Hero Thrill Show Inc.  The board of the organization is comprised of himself, the Police Commissioner, Fire Commissioner, President of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Number 5, President of the International Association of Firefighter, Local 22, every member of City Council, and a number of Philadelphia Business Leaders.

The show features performances by various members of the Police and Fire Departments including the Highway Patrol Motorcycle Drill Team, K-9 Unit, Strike Force Bicycle Stunt Team, S.W.A.T, Bomb Squad, The Marine Unit, The Aviation Unit, Fire Arms Instructors, The Police Academy, and The Police and Fire Department’s Pipes & Drums.  There are also on site displays of police and firefighter equipment.

In addition to the performances there is fun for the whole family including face painting, amusements, dunk tanks, games, etc.  Over the last four years, since The Hero Thrill Show Inc. has been putting the show on the numbers of attendance have been rapidly increasing.  Last year there were 40,000 people in attendance.  This year they are expecting 60,000!

Events by Monroe is now selling tickets.  They are $10.00 each.  If you would like tickets please email us and we can make arrangements to mail them to you.  Tickets are also available from Police and Firefighters.  Last year tickets were sold on www.comcasttix.com, however I have not yet seen them on that site this year.  Don’t miss out on this great event and great cause!

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