Penn Relays

The Penn Relays is a rain-or-shine event. There is no rain date schedule for the Penn Relays. Please be advised that umbrellas are prohibited from being brought into the venue.

Yes. Amtrak offers convenient service to the Philadelphia 30th Street Station, just a few blocks from Franklin Field, the home of The Penn Relays.

Yes, SEPTA offers convenient subway service via the Market-Frankford Line stopping at the 30th Street Station or 34th & Market Streets. The SEPTA Regional Rail has stops at the 30th Street Station or just outside Franklin Field at the Penn Medicine Station.

There is no youth ticket pricing available for the 2025 Penn Relays.

Group tickets will not be available for the 2025 Penn Relays. Elementary, middle and high schools attending Thursday or Friday of Penn Relays qualify for the School Days discount. 

Only those ticket holders who renew their 2024 seats during the renewal period will have the opportunity to upgrade seats. An upgrade period will occur before 2025 tickets go on sale to the general public. Those who move seats outside of their renewing price level will be subject to pay the difference in ticket prices at the 2025 rate.

Tentative 2025 upgrade period: January 20-23, 2025

Ticket sales for the general public will begin in February of 2025. Get your tickets early! Ticket prices increase in April and on race days.

Contact the Penn Relays office by e-mail at pennrelays@upenn.edu or phone at (215) 898-6145.

If your school or club did not compete at the Penn Relays for a couple of years, you have been placed on our inactive list. You may have also been placed on the inactive list if you have a past-due bill. To ask for reinstatement and/or to pay a past-due entry fee, contact us by e-mail at pennrelays@upenn.edu or phone at (215) 898-6145.

Entry fees are $50 for each relay entered and $25 for each individual event entered. Entry fees are non-refundable processing fees.

Deadlines vary for the different levels. However, the deadline for high school entries is always the fourth Monday before the Relays and the third Monday before Relays for colleges. Club and open individual entries are due the Friday Entry packets will be e-mailed mid-to late-February for those schools that are on our active list.

Make certain you have your entry password that has been e-mailed either to you or to your athletic director. The information included with this year’s password will give you instructions about the entry process. The first two digits of the password are the current year; i.e., “25” for 2025. Each gender has a separate password for the same school.

If your school has never been to the Penn Relays, or if has been several years since you were last here, click here to request entry information. You should fill out the information requested (please include your school’s website address). Filling out the requested information will get you onto our mailing list, unless we need to contact you for clarification.

The 2024 Penn Relays will be April 25-27. The Relays are always the last Saturday in April and the two days preceding. It is NOT always the last full weekend.

Yes! The Penn Relays School Days program is field trip opportunity for local elementary and middle schools as well as community organization. Ticket information for the School Days program will be available in 2025.

That depends on the size of the bag. Bags must be smaller than 16"x16"x8" and will be subject to a search by security personnel.

No large bags, like duffel/equipment bags, or backpacks will be permitted. Exceptions may be made for participants and coaches. All bags are subject to search by security personnel.

Limited parking is available on Penn's campus for $25. Parking is available on afirst-come, first-served basis. The following garages will be open for The PennRelays:

• Museum Garage, South & Convention Street (ONLY accepts credit)
• Chestnut 34, 34th & Chestnut Streets (ONLY accepts credit)
• Walnut 38, 38th & Walnut Streets (ONLY accepts credit)
• Walnut 40, 40th & Walnut Streets (ONLY accepts credit)

For more information, visit the Penn Parking & Transportation website.

Outside food must be wrapped in clear plastic and fit inside a clear 12" x 6" x12" bag or clear one gallon freezer bag. There is a limit of one food bag perguest. Large quantities of food items in containers such as pizza boxes orcatering trays are prohibited. Concessions stands and food vendors are locatedthroughout the concourse, Carnival Village and in Penn Park Village. Fans canbring in sealed plastic water bottles, juice boxes or pouches. Other prohibiteditems include coolers, glass bottles, cans, and alcohol.