A Very Philly Christmas
Saturday Dec. 3 – Sunday Dec. 4
10am – 4pm
Fairmount Park Historic Houses
Philadelphia, PA
The Historic Houses of Fairmount Park are decorated for the holidays and ready to entertain
visitors with special programming to showcase what makes Philadelphia great at A Very Philly Christmas! On Saturday Dec. 3rd enjoy Sounds of the Season. And Sunday Dec. 4th is Family Day at the Historic Houses of Fairmount Park. $8 per house.
Christmas Village
Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
City Hall
1400 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
Christmas market fun continues at Christmas Village this weekend Friday Dec. 2 through Sunday Dec. 4th at City Hall. There will be 80 vendors selling authentic European food, ornaments and arts & crafts from all over the world! Enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds as City Hall is transformed into a traditional, open-air German Christmas Market. Admission is free, with food, drink and shopping pay as you go.
Celebrations Around The World
Saturday Dec. 3
11am – 4pm
Penn Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
The Penn Museum’s Celebrations Around The World is an international collection of art and artifacts forms the backdrop of this free annual celebration, the Museum’s holiday “gift” to the community. This spirited event features holiday traditions from throughout the year and around the world. Groups from across the region share their cultural heritage through music and dance performances, craft stations, storytelling, and more. Free.
A Year with Frog and Toad
Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
Arden Theater Company
40 N 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA
Frog and Toad are back! In a revival of one of the Arden Theater’s most treasured children’s theatre productions, an unlikely friendship between the cheerful Frog and the rather grumpy Toad blossoms and grows as they travel through four fun-filled seasons learning life lessons along the way in this family friendly production of A Year with Frog and Toad. Barrymore Award winners Jeff Coon and Ben Dibble return as the amphibious best friends in this musical! Tickets $20 – $40.
A Very Furry Christmas
Saturday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road
Langhorne, PA
Holiday fun continues this weekend at Sesame Place. A Very Furry Christmas at Sesame Place® is a festive, family-friendly celebration with everyone’s favorite Sesame Street® friends. The park is transformed into a one-of-a-kind Christmas wonderland with millions of twinkling lights, festive decorations and whirling rides. Guests will enjoy special Christmas shows, savory Christmas menus, super holiday shopping and a visit with Santa in his Furry Workshop. Tickets $27.
Comcast Holiday Spectacular
Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
Comcast Center
1701 John F Kennedy Blvd
Phila., PA
The Comcast Holiday Spectacular continues this weekend Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4. The sights and sounds of the holidays come alive to entertain people of all ages and spread holiday cheer at this Philly holiday favorite attraction. Visitors can enjoy holiday performances of classics all shown on The Comcast Experience video wall, one of the world’s largest highest resolution LED displays. And take a flying sleigh ride through the Pennsylvania countryside and above the city of Philadelphia and the audience is invited to take part in a festive sing-along. 15-minute shows run at the top of each hour from 10am – 8pm. Shows are not presented on weekdays at 5:00 p.m.
Cricket Cringle
Saturday Dec. 3rd
10am – 6pm
Downtown Ardmore
Ardmore, PA
Meet, shop, eat & mingle at this year’s 3rd Annual Cricket Cringle. Celebrate the season with Downtown Ardmore’s Business Community and this unique holiday shopping experience including an open-air marketplace, local restaurant favorites, food trucks, beer, wine & hot totties, Santa Claus, Giving Trees, Photo Booths, Nutcracker Performance, Baby-Sitting Services, Complimentary Shopping Totes, and much more! Free.
Lucia Fest
Saturday Dec. 3rd
11:30am – 4:30pm
American Swedish Historical Museum
1900 Pattison Ave.
Phila., PA
Head to the American Swedish Historical Museum this Saturday Dec. 3rd for the annual Lucia Fest celebration. Celebrated in the dark of December, this tradition brings light and warmth, with a procession of children dressed up as Lucia and her attendants the pepparkakor or “star boys” and tomtar “folk dancers”. Drop in for family-friendly Lucia processions at 1pm and 3pm. Plus enjoy the Christmas Market offering holiday deli items, Christmas decorations, gifts, and the SWEA bakery tables. $4-$10.
Holiday Festival at Franklin Square
Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
Franklin Square
200 6th St
Phila., PA
Dazzle in the lights of the Holiday Light Show spectacle that illuminates Franklin Square with more than 50,000 lights to a soundtrack of holiday classics. The show runs every 30 minutes beginning at 4:30 pm daily, with a final show at 8 pm Sundays – Thursdays, 9 pm Fridays and Saturdays. Festival is free. Some attractions ticketed.
The Rothman Institute Ice Rink and Wintergarten
Friday Dec. 2 – Sunday Dec. 4
Dilworth Park
1 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy ice skating fun and more at The Rothman Institute Ice Rink at Dilworth Park this weekend. The ice rink is open to skaters of all levels and all ages. In addition to skating, new this year is the Wintergarten from America’s Garden Capital Maze. This festive winter garden refuge area was created in partnership with Greater Philadelphia Gardens as a way to celebrate what was William Penn’s original center square and the 32 regional gardens and arboreta that make the Greater Philadelphia region America’s Garden Capital. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 10 and under. Skate rental $10.
27th Annual Medford Dickens Festival
Saturday Dec. 3rd
5:45pm – 10pm
Main Street
Medford, NJ
Head to Medford this Saturday Dec. 3rd starting at 5:45pm for the annual 27th Medford Dickens Festival. Medford magically lights up and comes alive as a Christmas wonderland for one night each year. Kids of all ages will enjoy the parade with Santa and Mrs. Claus, tree-lighting ceremony, live music and entertainment, Live Nativity, pony rides, moon-bounce and much much! The festival typically attracts over 10,000 visitors from within Medford and surrounding areas. Free.
Free Admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
Sunday December 4
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy free admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts this Sunday Dec. 4. Take the whole family for a great opportunity to explore PAFA’s internationally known museum with its collections of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings, sculptures, and works on paper. Its archives house important materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training. Sunday admission is free all winter. Free.
Pay What You Wish Admission and Musical Masterpieces
Sunday December 4th
10am – 3pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
First Sunday of the month means Pay What You Wish admission to the Philadelphia Museum of Art this Sunday Dec. 4th. Plus enjoy the family program Musical Masterpieces with live illustrations, interactive storytelling, and music bring The Story of Babar to life. Kids will design their own instrument to take home and explore how music inspires artists. This concert is a collaboration with Curtis Institute of Music. Free after Pay What You Wish Admission.
Narberth Dickens Festival
Sunday Dec. 4
12pm – 4pm
Forrest & Haverford Ave.
Narberth, PA
During the annual Narberth Dickens Festival the town of Narberth is transformed into 1840’s London, as Ebenezer Scrooge and all the characters from A Christmas Carol roam the streets for an afternoon. Enjoy entertainment and activities for all ages, including carriage rides, crafts, carolers, period vendors and food, dancers, musicians, ballet performances, puppet shows, ice sculptors and a scavenger hunt. Free.
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