From the ground to the sky in Fairmount Park it was quite a light show.
If it was blinking, shining or glowing - it was in here Saturday night where colorfully lit up runners filled Belmont Plateau all for fun and charity.
"Listen baby we are in Philadelphia, red, white and blue - we gotta go big come on," said Marc Garabedian.
Thousands suited up using glow sticks, LEDs and whatever else they could find to make them stand out for the Electric Run.
It was a nighttime 5k run and walk through an electric wonderland course.
It's been done in several other major cities but it was the first for Philadelphia with a portion of the proceeds going to 'Variety,' a children's charity.
"Oh this is a fantastic event. We're raising awareness, we're raising money got a good night out of it," said John Forti.
Well almost a good night. Storms had people looking up and organizers taking precautions.
They were forced to stop the run and cancel the rest of the Electric Run.
"I say it's a good idea man. Safety first as always," said Ryan Faherty.
As masses of decoratively lit up runners made a mad dash to their vehicles, down in South Philadelphia at the Taylor Swift concert, the music was put on hold for at least an hour at Lincoln Financial Field.
Our own Karen Rogers sent in video of people sheltering in place.
"I've been waiting for this day for like six months and I'm still waiting," said one fan.
Shortly afterwards young fans of the pop star were told by announcement that the concert was back on.
Despite all the wild weather, authorities say fortunately there have been no related injuries.
