The Best Things To Do in Philly with Kids

Discover the best family-friendly things to do in Philadelphia with kids, including events, festivals, attractions, and free activities through our curated calendar. Find what’s happening in Philly today and plan your next family adventure!

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  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Sankofa Farm Stand at Bartram’s Village

    Bartram's Village

    Come purchase fresh, chemical-free inspirited local produce straight from Sankofa Community Farm every Thursday at the Bartram’s Village apartments (54th & Lindbergh Blvd entrance), now through mid-November! EBT, cash, WIC Farmer’s Market vouchers, and Senior vouchers are all accepted methods of payment (standard retail WIC […]

  • Halloween Party at East Passyunk Community Center

    East Passyunk Community Center 1025 Mifflin St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Join East Passyunk Community Center for a Halloween Party! There will be games, a costume contest, singing and dancing, and more!

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Trick or Treat at Otherworld

    Trick or Treat at Otherworld

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bring the whole family for some magical, Halloween fun at Otherworld Philadelphia! Your family can enjoy trick-or-treat candy stations throughout the exhibits, get creative with Halloween-themed arts and crafts, and warm up with delicious hot chocolate. Kids in costume receive 50% off admission!

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Riverbend Fall Adopt-A-Tree Days

    Riverbend Fall Adopt-A-Tree Days

    Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

    Come join Riverbend on October 25th or November 1st to welcome some new trees to their nature preserve! Bring your friends and family along to help plant native trees and provide homes for animals that live in our forests. These are pay what you wish […]

    Free
  • November First Saturday Open House: Spooky Creature Feature—Bats!

    Wagner Free Institute 1700 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, United States

    Did you know Pennsylvania is home to nine species of bats? Visit The Wagner Free Institute of Science’s November Open House to discover why bats are important to the ecosystem and meet live ambassador bats during a special presentation by The Pennsylvania Bat Rescue and […]

    Free
  • Trick or Treat at Otherworld

    Trick or Treat at Otherworld

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Bring the whole family for some magical, Halloween fun at Otherworld Philadelphia! Your family can enjoy trick-or-treat candy stations throughout the exhibits, get creative with Halloween-themed arts and crafts, and warm up with delicious hot chocolate. Kids in costume receive 50% off admission!

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Hallowonders at Otherworld Philadelphia

    Otherworld Philadelphia 2500 Grant Ave #1, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Families are invited to experience the magic of the season at Otherworld Philadelphia’s Hallowonders, a limited-time fall and Halloween-themed installation, starting on October 18th until November 3rd. This seasonal experience features six new autumn-inspired exhibits, along with festive trick-or-treat events offered throughout the month. Hallowonders […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Sankofa Farm Stand at Bartram’s Village

    Bartram's Village

    Come purchase fresh, chemical-free inspirited local produce straight from Sankofa Community Farm every Thursday at the Bartram’s Village apartments (54th & Lindbergh Blvd entrance), now through mid-November! EBT, cash, WIC Farmer’s Market vouchers, and Senior vouchers are all accepted methods of payment (standard retail WIC […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Fall into Spanish with Mi Casita Passyunk’s Open House!

    Mi Casita Passyunk 1148 Wharton St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Mi Casita is hosting Fall into Spanish, an open house at their new Passyunk location. Kids can enjoy seasonal read-alouds and hands-on activities in full Spanish immersion, while parents meet the teachers, tour the classrooms, and learn about the project-based learning approach. The event is […]

    Free
  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick’s Fall Festival

    Hellerick's Family Farm 5500 N Easton Road, Doylestown, PA, United States

    Gather your family and friends and head to the scenic rolling hills of Bucks County, PA for a day of unforgettable farm fun at Hellerick’s Fall Festival! General Admission grants you access to their 18-acre Adventure Farm, featuring a wagon ride, a 5-acre corn maze, […]

  • Sankofa Farm Stand at Bartram’s Village

    Bartram's Village

    Come purchase fresh, chemical-free inspirited local produce straight from Sankofa Community Farm every Thursday at the Bartram’s Village apartments (54th & Lindbergh Blvd entrance), now through mid-November! EBT, cash, WIC Farmer’s Market vouchers, and Senior vouchers are all accepted methods of payment (standard retail WIC […]

  • Love Your Park Fall Weekend

    Rittenhouse Square 210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United States +2 more

    Over 100 local park volunteer groups will host cleanup events across Philadelphia from November 14 to 16 as part of Love Your Park Weekend. Volunteers will care for public spaces, plant trees and shrubs, and prepare parks for winter. Community members can find a nearby […]

  • Love Your Park Fall Weekend

    Rittenhouse Square 210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United States +2 more

    Over 100 local park volunteer groups will host cleanup events across Philadelphia from November 14 to 16 as part of Love Your Park Weekend. Volunteers will care for public spaces, plant trees and shrubs, and prepare parks for winter. Community members can find a nearby […]

  • The National Dog Show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

    Greater Philadelphia Expo Center 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA, United States

    The National Dog Show takes place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks on November 15th and November 16th. Attendees can experience the Best in Show judging, see top agility and performance dogs, meet therapy dogs, and visit vendors. View admission prices and register […]

    $20
  • Pop-Up Play: Nutcracker Performance

    Cherry Street Pier 121 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    Come see dancers from the Philadelphia Youth Ballet perform excerpts of the Philadelphia Dance Academy's The Nutcracker at Cherry St. Pier. Part of the Pop-Up Play, the event also features activities and games. Learn more and RSVP here.

  • Love Your Park Fall Weekend

    Rittenhouse Square 210 W Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA, United States +2 more

    Over 100 local park volunteer groups will host cleanup events across Philadelphia from November 14 to 16 as part of Love Your Park Weekend. Volunteers will care for public spaces, plant trees and shrubs, and prepare parks for winter. Community members can find a nearby […]

  • The National Dog Show at Greater Philadelphia Expo Center

    Greater Philadelphia Expo Center 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA, United States

    The National Dog Show takes place at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks on November 15th and November 16th. Attendees can experience the Best in Show judging, see top agility and performance dogs, meet therapy dogs, and visit vendors. View admission prices and register […]

    $20