The Best Things To Do in Philadelphia with Kids
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Meet Santa at Philadelphia Premium Outlets for the Holidays
Families can meet Santa at Philadelphia Premium Outlets as part of the Simon Santa Photo Experience. Santa arrives on Friday, November 29, and will be available until Christmas Eve.
The Santa Photo Experience will be open Monday – Friday from 11AM-7PM, Saturday from 10AM-8PM and 11AM-7PM on Sunday. Reservations are encouraged. Make Santa reservations today by clicking here.
The center will also be hosting a variety of events and activities for the holiday season including:
Annual Holiday Celebration: Bring the whole family to the center and enjoy Philadelphia’s best food trucks and breweries, live music and more on Saturday, December 14 from 1-3 PM.
- Meet and take photos with Santa
- Grab a bite at participating food trucks including Cardinal Hollow Winery, 3 Roosters, Fiesta Churros and more
- Enjoy live performances from the Dickens Holiday Carolers
- Family friendly activities include complimentary face painting and balloon twisting
- Snap a holiday selfie at multiple photo opportunities throughout the center, including a hand-painted holiday mural by local artist Carrie Kingsbury
- Charitable Gift-Wrapping: Helping Hands, Inc. will be in the Food Court area ready to wrap your presents for the holidays from Black Friday through Christmas Eve. See here for hours.