Delaware County Area Weekend Events & Festivities 7/12 – 7/14

 

 
Looking for an inexpensive date night or family night out option?  Check out Bertucci’s of Springfield PA’s awesome dinner and a movie deal! See how you can get movie tickets to any AMC theater for just $8 with your dinner purchase. Details HERE 


All Weekend

Sesame Place Fun
Details, tickets and info HERE 

Longwood Gardens
Details HERE

Linvilla Orchards
Details HERE

Mighty Mike at the Adventure Aquarium
Meet America’s Biggest Baddest Alligator!
Details, prices and times HERE
Enter for your chance to win a family 4 pack of tickets to Adventure Aquarium HERE

Wicked
at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia
June 26th – Aug 4th
Details, times and tickets HERE

Friday, July 12, 2013

Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A
Dress as a Cow and get a FREE entrée or meal
Details HERE

Global Tots Program
at Springfield Library
10 AM – 10 :45 AM
Global Tots, a program full of music and movement for ages 2 to 5 accompanied by their caregivers. Get ready to dance!
Details HERE

The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr.
at Upper Darby Summer Stage
10:30 AM
Details, prices and tickets HERE

Fun Friday: Classroom Adventure Stories
at Ridley Township Library
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
for ages 3 – 10 and their families
Classroom Adventure Stories uses original, highly interactive, personalized stories, to teach important Life Lessons to children.
No registration required
Details HERE

Musician Alex Minnick
10:30 AM
at Lansdowne Library
Details HERE

Fun Day Friday Flicks  – Comic Con Special Edition – The Incredibles – PG
at Haverford Township Library
11 AM – 12:30 PM
No registration required
Details HERE

Fun Friday Craft – Bug Craft
1 – 2 PM
at Ridley Township Library
ages 3 – 10
Details HERE

LEGO Club
at Middletown Library
1 PM – 3 PM
No registration required
All ages welcome
Details HERE

Friday Art Fest
at Lansdowne Library
2 PM
Drop in art. From tie dying to collage.
Details HERE

Longwood Gardens Beyond the Gates Family Fun Friday
5 PM – 9 PM
Tonight’s theme: Vegetables! Be a botanist at our veggie plant stations, play our wheel of veggie game, and taste fresh veggies from our Vegetable Garden. Take some seeds home to grow.
Details, prices and more info HERE

Bonsoir Mes Ami~An Evening of Fun French Songs & Stories with Miss Allison
at Creative Living Room in Swarthmore
6 PM – 6:45 PM
For ages 2-10
No registration required
Free and open to the public
Details HERE

The Philadelphia Songwriters 2013 Project Winners Concert
at Granite Run Mall
6 PM – 8 PM
FREE
Details HERE

Superman the Movie – PG
6:30 PM – 9:15 PM
at Haverford Township Library
No registration required
Giveaways, food and more
Details HERE

 
Rose Tree Summer Festival – Eternal Rhythm Band
7:30 PM
at Rose Tree Park
FREE
Details HERE

Saturday, July 13, 2013


Our Lady of Peace Flea Market
Milmont Park
8 AM – 2 PM
in front and outside of the school on Milmont Ave.
School furniture, bedroom furniture from old convent, chairs, bureaus, teachers desks, book shelves and more
Proceeds to go to parish organ fund and painting of the church.

Lansdowne Farmer’s Market
9 AM – 1 PM (Every Saturday starting May 25th)
at the Lansdowne Avenue parking lot across from the historic Lansdowne Theater, 30 North Lansdowne Avenue
FREE parking Saturdays during the market at the Lansdowne & Highland Avenue lots
Details HERE

Swarthmore Farmers’ Market (opening day May 25)
9:30 am to 1:30 pm
In municipal building parking lot, across from the Swarthmore Co-op
Products: IPM vegetables & fruit – mushrooms – meat and eggs from grass-fed animals – crusty bread – artisan chocolate and soap.
Local partner: Swarthmore Town Center, Inc.

Details HERE

Touch A Truck
at Haverford Freedom Playground
10 AM – 2 PM
$5 per person or $20 per family
Kids and Big Kids can climb in trucks and other vehicles that they don’t normally get to touch.
Details HERE

Brandywine Zoo – Jungle Boogie
10 AM – 3:45 PM

Take a trek through a Tropical Rainforest at the Zoo! Meet jungle critters up close and personal in this event designed to enlighten you to the beauty and mysteries of the jungle!
Zoo Members: Free / Non-Members: Free with paid admission to the zoo.
Details HERE
 
Lowes Build & Grow – Build a Toy Story Pizza Planet Truck
10 AM
FREE
Registration Required HERE

Michaels Craft Store – Summer Bugs Craft
10 AM – 12 PM (on the 1/2 hr)
$2 per child
Details HERE

HTFL Comic Con
10 AM – 3 PM
at Haverford Township Library
All ages welcome
Costumes encouraged
Details HERE

101 Dalmations
at Media Theater
11:00 AM
Details and Tickets HERE

The Market and Shops at Comcast Center KidsInCenterCity.com Saturday Playdate
11:00am – 1:00pm
Meet some Minions from Despicalbe Me 2!! Bring your kids to enjoy a meet and greet with the Minions, food, fun and crafts.
Details HERE

Pirate/Splash Day
at Colonial Plantation in Media
12 PM to 4 PM with last entry at 3PM
Adults and children: $8.00
Details & Schedule of events HERE

Star Wars Day
at Ridley Township Library
1 PM – 3 PM
Come meet the Dark Side characters of Star Wars! Garrison Carida the 501st Legion
Costumes welcome, bring your cameras! Snacks and juice provided
Please register to  Lauren Longbottom   610-583-0593   children@ridleylibrary.org
Details HERE

Chichester Community Band Concert
at Granite Run Mall
2 PM – 3 PM
FREE
Details HERE

Tie Dye Music Festival
at Wallingford Community Arts Center
2 PM -7 PM
FREE Fun for the Whole Family
Music, Food and Tie Dye!
Musical Artists include Whirled Peas, Friday Revival, Beaufort, Herb Mondros, Gordon Vincent and JB Cole
Details HERE

Media 2nd Saturday – Bastille Day
6 PM – 10:30 PM
Featuring professional theater presentations, visual art displays, live music and dancing, plein air painting and more.
Details & event schedule HERE

Rose Tree Summer Festival – Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

7:30 PM
at Rose Tree Park
FREE
Details HERE

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
to support Ridley Township Swim Club Gators Swim Team 
8 AM – 10 AM
at Applebee’s in Ridley Township
 $7 for adults and $5 for kids
All you eat pancakes and sausage, orange juice and coffee.

Delco News Network Flea Market
9 AM – 3 PM
at Granite Run Mall Rt 1 Parking Lot
Details HERE

Brandywine River Museum – Free Admission Sunday Mornings
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Details HERE

Lowes Build & Grow – Build a Toy Story Pizza Planet Truck
2 PM
FREE
Registration Required HERE

Rose Tree Summer Festival – Live at Fillmore

7:30 PM
at Rose Tree Park
FREE
Details HERE



Comments

  1. Wish I loved closer, lots of fun events!

  2. The tie-dye festival sounds so fun!

  3. Wow! What a great collection of ideas for the weekend! If only the weather cooperates 🙂

  4. Great stuff! My mom is in town so we’re heading out to check out some these fun activities.

  5. Oh man, I wish I could get to some of these flea markets and yard sales!

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