Sylvester Stallone will be in Philadelphia on Sunday, December 3 to celebrate the opening of the new “Rocky Shop” and the official declaration of “Rocky Day” from the City of Philadelphia.
The event will begin at 11:00am at the Parkway Visitor Center.
According to NBC10, Stallone and the Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation collaborated to open the store next to the “Rocky” statue outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The store opened in October and sells merchandise.
“This is an incredibly exciting moment for the tourism and hospitality industry in the city, and we are truly honored to have Sylvester Stallone join us for the grand opening of the Rocky Shop,” Kathryn Ott Lovell, President & CEO, Philadelphia Visitor Center Corporation, said. “Visitors from around the world come to Philadelphia to visit the Rocky Statue and run our iconic steps. The Rocky Shop not only enhances their time spent on the Parkway, but their entire stay in Philadelphia through the visitor services we provide at our Outpost.”
For more on the Rocky Shop’s grand opening in October, you can watch 6ABC’s coverage below:
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