Happy Thanksgiving weekend to everyone! Hope you enjoyed a day of feasting and family and are ready to really kick this holiday season into high gear with all the seasonal family fun to be had in and around Philly this weekend!
Christmas Village
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
City Hall
1400 JFK Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA
The ever popular Christmas Village officially is open for the season and runs all weekend Friday Nov. 25th through Sunday Nov. 27th 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.
Wild Wizarding Weekend
Saturday Nov. 26 – Sunday Nov. 27
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
It’s a Wild Wizarding Weekend this Saturday Nov. 25th – Sunday Nov. 26th at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Meet the Academy’s own live beasts and learn about the real animals that inspire your favorite wizarding stories. Take part in a Bunny and Broomsticks game, make a magical wand, and take home a dragon’s egg. Wear a costume and get a $2 discount at the door, or go to ansp.org and save $2 on admission.
Children’s Book Signing
Saturday Nov. 26th
9:30am
Children’s Book World
17 Station Rd.
Haverford, PA
Meet three kid-lit creators this Saturday Nov. 26 at Children’s Book World in Haverford. Stop by the store starting at 9:30am to meet Amy Ignatow, a Philadelphia-based author, illustrator and cartoonist who penned the kid-fave The Popularity Papers series; Adam Lehrhaupt, author of titles like Chicken in Space and I Will Not Eat You; and Zach OHora, illustrator of The Not So Quiet Library, The Summer of Wonders and others. Free.
A Year with Frog and Toad
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
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.
Philly Holiday Tree Lighting
Saturday Nov. 26th
4-5pm
Dilworth Park
1 S. 15th St.
Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy the Philly Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony on Saturday Nov. 26th from 4-5pm. Special guest Phila Mayor Jim Kenney and the Office of the City Representative as they light the holiday tree at the tree’s new home on Dilworth Park and enjoy a festive evening with live entertainment, free hot chocolate and a few surprises, too! Free.
Santa’s Arrival and Tree Lighting
Saturday Nov. 26
10:30am – 1:00pm
Suburban Square
Anderson & Coulter Avenue
Ardmore, PA
Head to Suburban Square for Santa’s Arrival and Tree Lighting festivities this Saturday Nov. 26th from 10:30am – 1:00pm. Santa is brought to the square by firetruck courtesy of the Ardmore Fire Company. Free.
Santa’s Landing
Saturday Nov. 26
11am
The Market at DelVal
2100 Lower State Rd
Doylestown, PA
Don’t miss Santa’s dramatic arrival by helicopter at the Market at DelVal this Saturday Nov. 26th! The Joy of Movement Dance Center will perform a dance number for the holidays as families wait for the big guy to land. Free.
Santa’s Arrival Celebration
1pm – 4pm
Saturday Nov. 26th
Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Dr.
Camden, NJ
Take the family to the Camden Children’s Garden this Saturday Nov. 26th for the celebration of Santa’s big arrival to the garden. The day includes holiday treats, Santa’s afternoon arrival, festive crafts and opportunities for pictures with the big guy in red. $8, under 2 free.
A Very Furry Christmas
Saturday Nov. 26 – Sunday Nov. 27
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.
Photo Credit: Visit Philadelphia
Comcast Holiday Spectacular
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
Comcast Center
1701 John F Kennedy Blvd
Phila., PA
The Comcast Holiday Spectacular returns for its opening weekend running Friday Nov. 25th – Sunday Nov. 27th. 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.
Holiday Festival
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
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 4:30pm daily, with a final show at 8pm Sundays – Thursdays, 9pm Fridays and Saturdays. Festival is free. Some attractions ticketed.
UniverSoul Circus
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
Fairmount Park (Next to the Mann Center)
52nd & Parkside Ave.
Phila., PA
A big-top spectacle of global proportions, the 2016 production of UniverSoul Circus takes fans of all ages on a journey of light, sound and soul. Get ready for edge-of-your-seat performances including extreme motorsports, mind-bending acrobats, back-flipping canines, disco-dancing pachyderms, free-flying aerial acts and more. Hailed as the most interactive circus in the world, UniverSoul Circus promises to be a show you won’t soon forget. Tickets $19-$30.
Photo Credit: Visit Philadelphia
The Rothman Institute Ice Rink and Wintergarten
Friday Nov. 25 – Sunday Nov. 27
Dilworth Park
1 South 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA
The Rothman Institute Ice Rink at Dilworth Park is one of these incredible Philly winter wonderlands, opening for its third year of seasonal skating right in the heart of the city. Head to the rink to skate just beneath the eyes of William Penn atop City Hall, taking in skyline views as you cruise. The ice rink is open to skaters of all levels and all ages. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 10 and under. Skate rental $10. 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.
Free Admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA)
Sunday Nov. 27
118-128 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy free admission to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts this Sunday Nov. 27th. 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.
3rd Annual Santa’s Parade
Sunday Nov. 27
5pm
Main Street
Media, PA
The 3rd Annual Santa Parade in Media features dozens of magical floats and musical entertainment that are sure to get everyone into the true Christmas spirit. Don’t miss the live Reindeer, Mummers, Elvis, Living Nativity, Musicians, Dancers, Classic Cars, Fire Engines and plenty of Surprises. And of course get a chance to see special guests, Mr. and Mrs. Claus, too including a special Meet-and-Greet Photo Opportunity with Santa at Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union immediately following the parade. Parade begins at 5 sharp.
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