Kingsessing pool (Archived photo).

Mayor Jim Kenney will officially kick off the 2017 Philadelphia public pool season Thursday afternoon at a dedication ceremony for a newly renovated playground at Murphy Recreation Center in South Philly. Over 70 indoor and outdoor pools will open in the city for the 2017 summer season, including dozens in West Philadelphia.

Citywide pool hours are Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday & Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m., but interested swimmers are advised to check in with their neighborhood pool for days and times of open swim, family swim and adult swim, as well as swim lessons and swim team activities.

Here are opening dates for West and Southwest Philly pools and also O’Connor pool in Center City West (for information on more public pools, go here): 

Thursday, June 22 (pools are opening at 4 p.m.):

• Kelly (4231 Landsdowne Dr, 19131)
• Lee (4328 Haverford Ave, 19104)

Friday, June 23

• Christy (728 S 55th St, 19143)
• O’Connor (2601 South St, 19146)

Monday, June 26 

• Carousel (indoor pool, 4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131)
• Cobbs Creek (280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 19139)
• Sayre (indoor pool, 5835 Spruce St, 19139)
• Shepard (5700 Haverford Ave, 19131)

Tuesday, June 27

• Myers (5803 Kingsessing Ave, 19143)

Wednesday, June 28

• James Finnegan (6900 Grovers Ave, 19142)
• Kingsessing (4901 Kingsessing Ave, 19143)

Thursday, June 29

• 39th and Olive (700 N 39th St, 19104)

Friday, June 30

• Baker (5433 Landsdowne Ave, 19131)
• Mill Creek (5100 Parrish St, 19139)

Spraygrounds are expected to open by July 1. We noticed that the one at 48th and Woodland was already open on Wednesday. To find a sprayground near you, go here. Here’s also a great, unofficial website with information on Philadelphia public pools: phillypublicpools.com.