Seriously brilliant news today, Philadelphia.

This summer, Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River Waterfront will be home to not one, but two awesome alfresco destinations.

On Memorial Day weekend, Spruce Street Harbor Park will re-open, and the brand-new first-for-Philadelphia RiverRink Summerfest will debut with the city’s only outdoor roller skating rink — yes, roller skating at Penn’s Landing!

Without a doubt, the installation of Spruce Street Harbor Park last summer and RiverRink Winterfest this winter were both resounding successes.

And we truly couldn’t be more thrilled about the return and expansion of the waterfront’s summertime placemaking installations.

Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest

For the first time this year, the area that housed winter’s Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest will transform into a warm-weather edition with an outdoor roller rink, a boathouse-styled Lodge, a play area for kids, tons of food and drink options and summer events throughout the season.

Opening Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 22, Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest will be free and open to the public every day all the way through the end of September.

The roller rink will be set against a summertime landscape — think summer camp on the Delaware River — and skating will be a ticketed activity (as ice skating was in the winter) with skating tickets that will be available for purchase in advance online or on-site. As during the winter, all Independence Blue Cross cardholders will receive free skating admission.

Plus, the new roller-skating rink will feature all brand-new skates for rental, a hockey-grade flooring system and a landscaped island in the center of the rink to provide shade and seating.

Surrounding the rink, the Summerfest space will become a family-friendly hangout with natural landscaping outside, a wraparound porch and a boathouse-themed Lodge serving summertime-appropriate food and drink from the Garces Group and other Philadelphia restaurants.

It’s definitely worth noting that Summerfest and Philadelphia’s first outdoor roller rink wouldn’t be opening without the support of Independence Blue Cross, the organization also responsible for Philadelphia’s new bike share program, Indego.

Spruce Street Harbor Park presented by Univest/Valley Green Bank

Spruce Street Harbor Park on the Delaware River Waterfront was an absolutely amazing addition to Philadelphia’s alfresco summer scene in 2014, and we are psyched to see the riverfront park return in 2015.

Developed by the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, the temporary summertime village considerably upgraded the good times on Penn’s Landing with a floating restaurant, weekend beer garden, hammocks, shuffleboard, colorful LED lights and so much more. Throughout the summer, Spruce Street Harbor Park drew half a million visitors and was lauded as one of the best places to visit in Philadelphia.

This summer, Spruce Street Harbor Park returns Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 22 with an expanded schedule — it’s opening a full month earlier this year! — the return of the boardwalk, more hammocks, more seating, more tables, tons of colorful LED lights and new planted greenery that repurposes materials from Sol LeWitt’s installation Lines in Four Directions in Flowers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

On the water, the floating barges dubbed The Oasis return for 2015, too, with expanded restaurant offerings from Garces Group, in addition to more food options and locations thanks to new team-ups with additional Philadelphia chefs (those details are still to come).

The park will remain free and open to the public with hours every day this summer thanks to the generosity of Univest Corporation and Valley Green Bank, a division of Univest Bank and Trust Co. Pretty cool.

The two waterfront parks are both easily accessed via bike, foot and public transit. This summer, there will be increased signage in the area and more bike parking. Plus, Philadelphia’s new bike share program, Indego, has plans to install a station near Spruce Street Harbor Park at Foglietta Plaza.

Remember, these two daily attractions only add to the annual happenings of the full Delaware River Waterfront summer season, which includes the Tall Ships Philadelphia Camden (June 25-28), Art Star Craft Bazaar (May 9-10), the PECO Multicultural Series (launching June 6) and so much more.

Spring may have just arrived, but now we can’t wait for the start of summer.

Philadelphia, get ready to roll.

Blue Cross RiverRink Summerfest When: Open daily, Friday, May 22-September Where: Penn’s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Boulevard Cost: Free admission; skating pricing to come More info: www.delawareriverwaterfront.com