Curfew Laws in Pennsylvania (2026)

Bensalem Township's curfew splits by age: minors age 15 to 17 cannot be out in public places or wandering the streets…

Bristol Borough bars minors under 18 from remaining, idling, wandering, strolling or playing in any public place, or…

In Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, § 87-4 makes it unlawful for anyone 17 or younger to be or remain on the streets at…

Erie bars anyone under 18 from being in a public place, in an establishment, or in a parked or moving vehicle between…

In the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a minor under 18 cannot remain in a public place, a motor vehicle or an…

In Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, minors 17 or younger are barred from streets and public…

Penn Hills bars minors under 18 from public places between 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weeknights, and 11:30 p.m. to 6…

Philadelphia Code Section 10-303 bars minors from public places and businesses after 10 p.m. (ages 14-17) or 9:30 p.m…

Minors under 17 must be off Pittsburgh streets by 10 p.m. on school nights and midnight on weekends, with earlier…

Upper Darby bans anyone 17 or younger from being on Township streets between 10:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through…

Allentown bars minors of compulsory school age from public places or businesses between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on…

In Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, every person under 18 is subject to a curfew from midnight to…

Pottstown Borough Code § 103 bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks and other public places between 9:30 p.m…

Reading bars anyone under 18 from public streets, parks, or other public places between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. absent…

Pottstown closes every Borough park between sunset and sunrise. Section 102(E) of the Parks and Recreation chapter bars…

Abington Township closes any park or facility not equipped for evening activities from dusk until 7:00 a.m. under Code…

Allegheny County sets different closing times by park: North and South Parks stay open until midnight, while every…

Allentown Code § 425-18 closes every city park from sunset to sunrise unless a permitted activity is underway or City…

Bensalem Township closes its parks and recreation areas from one hour after sundown until one hour before sunrise under…

Berks County parks open at 8:00 a.m. daily year-round and close on a seasonal schedule, from 4:30 p.m. in December to…

Bethlehem parks are open every day from dawn to dusk, and entering before dawn or after dusk without the Director's…

Bristol Borough parks, recreation and athletic areas, including the Jefferson Avenue Recreational Complex, and all…

Township parks and recreational facilities in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, are open daily from 7:00 a.m. to sundown…

Bucks County's Park System, run by the Department of Parks and Recreation, is open to the public from sunrise to sunset…

Chester County parks open daily at 8:00 AM and close at sunset. Regional trails open a half-hour before sunrise and…

Delaware County parks are open to the public only from dawn to dusk (exception by permit only). No one may remain in a…

Erie parks and public playgrounds are open to the public only from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., with named exceptions for…

In Franklin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, every township-operated park is open sunrise to dusk, seven days a…

In the City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, parks are open every day of the year during hours the Director of Parks…

In Haverford Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, § 126-2 bars anyone from a Township park or playground outside…

Lancaster County parks (Central Park, Money Rocks, and the rest of the Park System) are open to the public only from…

Lower Merion Township parks and playgrounds close at sunset. Township Code § 109-9 limits public access to the hours…

In Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, recreation, park and conservation areas are open daily from official sunrise…

This is a real county rule. Montgomery County's regional trails are open sunrise to sunset, and each park, trail and…

Penn Hills closes the outdoor park, basketball court, and field areas of the William McKinley Citizens Center to the…

City parks and playgrounds are off-limits from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. under Philadelphia Code Section 15-601, with earlier…

Pittsburgh city parks and playgrounds close to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under the Parks and…

Upper Darby parks close to the public from 7:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. daily, extended to 10:30 p.m. at facilities with…

In the York County Park System no one may be in a park between dusk and dawn, except at designated fishing and boating…