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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Philly Family Community Calendar
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Light Through a Glass Spring
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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Light Through a Glass Spring
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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Light Through a Glass Spring
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Arden Theatre Company
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Light Through a Glass Spring
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Arden Theatre Company
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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Shared Vision: Portraits from The CCH Pounder-Koné Collection
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Arden Theatre Company
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Arden Theatre Company
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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August Wilson’s King Hedley II at Arden Theatre Company
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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East Passyunk Avenue Restaurant Week
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hay Fever at the Walnut Street Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Light Through a Glass Spring
Free -
Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Sesame Place
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Sesame Place
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
Free -
Mermaids Are Back at Adventure Aquarium
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at Sesame Place
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Winter Wonderland at Longwood Gardens
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Sensory Friendly Family Morning at Frances M. Maguire Art Museum
Free
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Big Cats Spotlight at the Philadelphia Zoo
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Hoops Madness Basketball Tournament at Norwood Fontbonne Academy
$20 – $30
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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April First Saturday Open House—Spring Fest! at Wagner Free Institute of Science
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INVENTIONS FOR INVENTED WORLDS: A Science [Fiction] Fair where Art Meets Engineering
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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Easter Family Fun Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum
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Easter Family Day at the American Swedish Historical Museum
$2 – $15
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Major League Table Tennis Championship Weekend
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Bunny Brunch at Philadelphia Zoo
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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Bunny Brunch at Philadelphia Zoo
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Major League Table Tennis Championship Weekend
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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FREE Easter Egg Hunt at Historic St. George’s Museum and Archives
Free
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Breakfast with the Bunny
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Kids Craft Drop-In Days at Historic St. George’s Museum and Archives
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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Mini Makers Robotics Class at Drexel University
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Robot Builders Class @ Drexel University
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Franklin Square Opening Day
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Drop-in Science Workshops: Wandering the Watershed
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Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
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The Hobbit at Arden Theatre Company
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Ice Dinosaurs Exhibit
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BODY WORLDS: Vital at the Franklin Institute
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Just a Moment Art Show at Wanamaker House
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Quintessence Theatre
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Bunny Brunch at Philadelphia Zoo
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Easter Brunch at Elmwood Park Zoo
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Easter Sunday Brunch and Helicopter Egg Drop
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Philadelphia Easter Signature Brunch Cruise
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