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'Tis the season! Come join the David Cohen Ogontz Library most Mondays during the month of December to craft homemade holiday cards for your friends and family. Supplies provided. For ages 5 and up.
The Free Library will be providing festive family storytimes at Christmas Village once again this year! Join them on Tuesdays at 12:30, from November 28-December 19 in LOVE Park, for a variety of seasonal stories, songs, and an altogether cozy time! Christmas Village is an […]
Whether you’re looking for a beautiful and unique Philadelphia Christmas event or a nostalgic candlelit experience, the timeless seasonal music is an evening you and your family will not soon forget. VIENNA LIGHT ORCHESTRA’S awe inspiring performance is a positive interruption from the noise of […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
The uCity Square Holiday Fest is back for a weekend of holiday fun for all-ages including shopping, crafts, pictures with Santa, crafts, pop-up ice rink, uCity Square Beer Garden, and more!
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Philadelphia. Get your tickets now to discover Holiday inspired music at BOK Auditorium under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Enjoy holiday harmonies from the Pennsylvania Girlchoir’s Motet Choir. The choir will sing well-known and beloved carols old and new, including Gaudete, Carol of the Bells, and Il Est Né, as well as selections from the treble choir classic A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin […]
Cookie Chaos is an artist-run holiday event where you get to bake, decorate and eat the cookies of your sugarplum dreams. Eat every cookie you bake while it’s still warm, or pack them up to ship to grandma in a tin you design yourself. You […]
Visit Santa & The Grinch on 12/9 and 12/16 at The Shops at Liberty Place! Get photos taken for just $10 - all proceeds will benefit Morris Animal Refuge, plus The Shops at Liberty Place will match up to $1,500 per date! Families, friends (and […]
Elfreth's Alley's popular holiday open house fundraiser returns! Don't miss this unique opportunity to start the holiday season by seeing inside the homes of Elfreth's Alley while the sounds and smells of the holiday surround you. Whether you've visited them for Deck the Alley or […]
The uCity Square Holiday Fest is back for a weekend of holiday fun for all-ages including shopping, crafts, pictures with Santa, crafts, pop-up ice rink, uCity Square Beer Garden, and more!
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
Take a picture with Santa right here at Winter in Franklin Square! He’s arriving Thanksgiving Weekend and coming back on Saturdays throughout December. He’ll be double-checking his list and posing for elfie-selfies, so make sure you’ve been nice this year!
Cookie Chaos is an artist-run holiday event where you get to bake, decorate and eat the cookies of your sugarplum dreams. Eat every cookie you bake while it’s still warm, or pack them up to ship to grandma in a tin you design yourself. You […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
'Tis the season! Come join the David Cohen Ogontz Library most Mondays during the month of December to craft homemade holiday cards for your friends and family. Supplies provided. For ages 5 and up.
The Free Library will be providing festive family storytimes at Christmas Village once again this year! Join them on Tuesdays at 12:30, from November 28-December 19 in LOVE Park, for a variety of seasonal stories, songs, and an altogether cozy time! Christmas Village is an […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
Celebrate the Christmas season with themed activities and performances.
Mt. Airy's first annual holiday market is coming up on Saturday, December 16 (rain date December 17)! They'll be hosting a makers’ market in Lovett Park, complete with food & drink, live music, and a visit from Black Santa (12-3pm). Not only that, shops throughout […]
Do you hear the sleigh bells jingling? Ring, ting, tingling too? The holidays are finally here and so is everyone’s favorite family tradition! Celebrate with Your Philadelphia Orchestra and fill your Saturday with sing-alongs, sounds of the season, and special guests. And make sure you listen closely—you […]
Visit Santa & The Grinch on 12/9 and 12/16 at The Shops at Liberty Place! Get photos taken for just $10 - all proceeds will benefit Morris Animal Refuge, plus The Shops at Liberty Place will match up to $1,500 per date! Families, friends (and […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
Take a picture with Santa right here at Winter in Franklin Square! He’s arriving Thanksgiving Weekend and coming back on Saturdays throughout December. He’ll be double-checking his list and posing for elfie-selfies, so make sure you’ve been nice this year!
Classic Christmas songs touch the hearts of millions. Tubachristmas takes that sentimental feeling to the next level by showcasing 100+ tuba players performing the world’s most beloved holiday tunes. Tubachristmas was founded by tuba virtuoso Harvey Phillips as an opportunity for performers on members of […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
'Tis the season! Come join the David Cohen Ogontz Library most Mondays during the month of December to craft homemade holiday cards for your friends and family. Supplies provided. For ages 5 and up.
Toddlers and families will get into the holiday spirt by learning about tradition of Jultomte. We will read “Little Tomte’s Christmas Wish” by Inkeri Karvonen and Hannu Taina and try Swedish holiday activities. It’s a perfect opportunity to teach your little ones about Swedish culture!
The Free Library will be providing festive family storytimes at Christmas Village once again this year! Join them on Tuesdays at 12:30, from November 28-December 19 in LOVE Park, for a variety of seasonal stories, songs, and an altogether cozy time! Christmas Village is an […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
The Philly Zoo comes to light again this November for another season of sights, sounds, and surprises! See more than a million twinkling lights across 16 illuminated zones at their biggest and brightest holiday light show yet. Walk the path with light performers donned in […]
Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa’s elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn’t fit in, the adult Buddy travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. […]