Delaware County PA Area Weekend Events and Family Fun 4/15 – 4/17

All Weekend

Aston Township Fire Department Spring Carnival
April 12th – 16th
2900 W Dutton MIll Rd, Aston PA
Details HERE

Bethel Fire Company Carnival
April 12th – 16th
3737 Foulk Rd, Garnet Valley, PA
Details HERE

Collingdale/Norwood Fire Company Carnival
April 15th – April 23rd
at 800 MacDade Blvd, Collingdale
Details, schedule and ticket info HERE

4th Annual Outgrown and Garage Sale at St Piux in Broomall
April 14th – April 17th
Details and schedule HERE

Just Between Friends Lancaster Spring Kids Consignment Sale
April 14th – April 16th
at Lanco Fieldhouse is located at 1901 Miller Road, East Petersburg 17520
Details and schedule HERE

City Kids Spring/Summer 2016 Kids Consignment Sale
April 16th 10 AM – 3 PM
April 17th 9 AM – 2 PM (1/2 price day)
at Sts. John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School, 1736 S 10th St, Philadelphia, PA
FREE entry to shop, FREE parking
Details HERE
(Thanks, Ginalouise C.!)

Interboro High School Spring Musical –  Anything Goes 
April 14th – April 16th
at Interboro High School
Details, schedule and ticket info HERE

Catholic Community Choir Presents Disney’s Peter Pan
April 14th – April 17th
at Cardinal O’Hara High School
Details, schedule and ticket info HERE

Sleeping Beauty
at Media Theater
March 12th – May 22nd
Saturdays at 11 AM, Sundays at 12 PM
For ages 4 and up
**No Shows Sunday March 27th or Saturday April 2nd
Details and ticket info HERE

Sesame Street Live “Let’s Dance”
April 14th – 17th
at the Liacouras Center, 1776 N Broad St, Philadelphia
Details, schedule, ticket info and more HERE

Freckleface Strawberry The Musical
at Walnut Street Theater
Mar 31st – Apr 16th
Details, showtimes and ticket info HERE

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
at the Arden Theater
April 6th – June 12th
Details, tickets, showtimes and more info HERE

Longwood Gardens
Details, ticket info and more HERE

Linvilla Orchards
Details HERE

The Franklin Institute
Be sure to check out these special exhibits: The Science Behind Pixar and Lost Egypt
Details and pricing HERE

Academy of Natural Sciences – Animal Superhero Weekend
Details HERE

Garden State Discovery Museum
Details HERE

Adventure Aquarium
Details HERE

Delaware Children’s Museum
Details HERE

Brandywine Zoo
Details HERE

Sahara Sam’s Indoor Water Park
Details HERE

Studio Movie Grill Upper Darby
Movie, Food, Bar, comfy seats and more!
Details HERE

AMC Dine In Movie Theater – Painters Crossing – West Chester
Movie, Food, Bar, comfy reclining seats and more!
** Best to purchase tickets online through amctheaters.com
See my review and more info HERE

Friday April 15, 2016

For a calendar of Various Infant and Toddler Programs at local Delco Libraries, Go HERE. Take note that some (not all) programs require registration. Details can be found under each event on the calendar.

Dine to Donate at Trieste Restaurant in Prospect Park
Lunch or Dinner Thurs April 14th and Friday April 15th – Dine in or Take Out
15% of check will be donated to Prospect Park Library
Print out and show flyer that can be found HERE and HERE – Copies of flyer can also be picked up at Prospect Park Library

Media Restaurant Weeks
Sunday, April 3, 2016 — Friday, April 15, 2016
Media Restaurant Weeks returns this year in the first two weeks of April and the first two weeks in November. Enjoy 3-5 courses at some of your favorite Media restaurants for $30. Tax, alcohol, & gratuity are not included. There will be free parking after 5pm. Visit Media Restaurant Weeks for a list of participating restaurants. Reservations are highly recommended.

Art Museum Area Restaurant Week
From Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16 explore the flavors that define the Art Museum Area in Philadelphia. Enjoy special seasonally-inspired prix fixe menus from $15 – $35 at these participating restaurants. Bon appetit!
Details and list of participating restaurants HERE and HERE

Gaming Club
2:30 PM -4 PM
at Haverford Township Library
Grades 6-12
 Come relax and play a game! A Wii, WiiU, and Game Cube are available with games, but feel free to bring your own portable device or game to play
No registration required
Details HERE

Game Day – For Teens
3 PM
at Lansdowne Library
Details HERE

Marbling
3-4:30 PM
at Upper Darby Municipal Branch
Make cool prints on paper by marbling.  
This program is for kids in grades 6-8.  
No artistic skills necessary to make creative, beautiful prints.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Details and registration info HERE

Arts & Crafts
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
at Darby Free Library
Details HERE

ValleyPoint Church’s Huge Spring Outgrown Sale
209 Bethel Rd. Glen Mills, Pa
Friday, April 15th
7 PM – 9 PM (Regular price sale)
Saturday April 16th
8 AM – 11 AM (Regular price Sale)
12 PM – 1 PM  – ½ price sale
2 PM – 2:30 PM – Bag Sale
CASH ONLY
Details HERE

Jazz Cafe
7 PM – 9 PM
at Haverford Twp. Free Library
Come unwind from a busy week to the sounds of the Craig Satchell Experience.   Enjoy smooth, jazzy, swinging, and classy jazz from this diverse group.
Light snacks will be served or bring your own snacks!
BYOW (wine only, no beer or liquor please)
Free and open to the public
Details HERE

Ladies Night
7 PM – 10 PM
at Clifton Heights Fire Company, 20 Baltimore Pike, Clifton Heights
Grab your girlfriends, bring your Mom,
you deserve an evening of fun and pampering!
$5 at the door!
Wine, Food, Desserts, Massages &
Great gifts for Mother’s Day shopping!
Get your hair, makeup and nails done and have a professional profile photo taken, or take some fun photo booth pics with friends!
Door prize and Raffles too!
*This event is a fundraiser! Proceeds from entry fees & raffles go to a local family in need!

More details HERE

Saturday April 16, 2016

Art Museum Area Restaurant Week
From Sunday, April 10 through Saturday, April 16 explore the flavors that define the Art Museum Area in Philadelphia. Enjoy special seasonally-inspired prix fixe menus from $15 – $35 at these participating restaurants. Bon appetit!
Details and list of participating restaurants HERE and HERE

ValleyPoint Church’s Huge Spring Outgrown Sale
209 Bethel Rd. Glen Mills, Pa
Friday, April 15th
7 PM – 9 PM (Regular price sale)
Saturday April 16th
8 AM – 11 AM (Regular price Sale)
12 PM – 1 PM  – ½ price sale
2 PM – 2:30 PM – Bag Sale
CASH ONLY
Details HERE

Main Line Mother of Multiples Fall Consignment Sale
Saturday, April 16th from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m
at Brookhaven Borough Hall
2 Cambridge Rd, Brookhaven, PA 19015
Details HERE

Norwood Public Library Book  and Bake Sale
9 AM – 1 PM
at Norwood Library

2nd Annual Spring Massive Barn Market
9 AM – 4 PM
1736 Creek Road, Chadds Ford, PA
Vendors, awesome food trucks and more
Details HERE

Children’s Book Sale at Radnor Memorial Library
9 AM – 5 PM
The Friends of the Radnor Library present a Children’s Book Sale on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 17 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Several thousand board books, picture books, easy readers, and chapter books will be sold.  A large collection of young adult books will also be available.
All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Radnor Library, which in turn provides financial support for Library programs and materials. 
Details HERE

Kids Club Craft -Paper Butterfly Windsock
at Michaels Craft Store
10 AM – 12 PM
$2 per child
Ages 3 and up
Details and registration info HERE

Spring Book Sale at Springfield Library
10 AM – 4 PM
Book Sale will take place in the SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING
Details HERE

Spirit Week: Sports Uniform Day!
10 AM – 9 PM
at H. K. Furness Free Library
We’re celebrating National Library Week at Helen Kate with theme days and giveaways! Today it’s Sports Uniform Day! Come in wearing a sports uniform or jersey and we’ll have a baseball card or a Philly Union poster for you. Overdue fines on Furness-owned materials may be waived throughout the week. Stop in and join the fun.
Details HERE

Miss Jackie’s Weekly Weekend StoryTime
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall
10:30 AM
Details HERE

Free Saturday Public Boating
Every Saturday from 11am – 3pm, the public can explore the Schuylkill River by rowboat or kayak from the Bartram’s Garden Community Boathouse
Details HERE

Dung Frolic with Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser
11 AM – 4 PM
at Colonial Plantation in Media
This is a fundraiser event with proceeds going to the Shriners Hospital for Children, Colonial Plantation and Prospect Lodge # 578
Admission is $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for children ages 4 to 12. Admission includes one square in the cow pie bingo.
Children under age 4 are free.

Details and schedule HERE

Richmans Ice Cream presents Family Fun Day!
12 PM – 3 PM
at Richmans Ice Cream, 323 Lincoln Ave, Prospect Park
Bring your family and enjoy hot food and cold treats with appearances by the Phillies Phanatic, clowns Finky ‘n’ Stinky and music by DJ Smooth.
Details HERE

Tappin’ The Trucks- Brews n’ Bites Block Party
12 PM – 7 PM
at Tap Room on 19th, 2400 S 19th St, Philadelphia
Tappin’ The Trucks- Brews n’ Bites Block Party! We are hosting a fantastic party to kick off spring! We’ve partnered with Philly Mobile Food Association to bring you some of the best mobile food trucks in the city, including The Cow and the Curd, Oink and Moo BBQ, Foolish Waffles, Sweet Box, and neighbor T&N HomeMade Kitchen !
In addition, event will also include local brewers Forest & Main Brewing Company, Weyerbacher Brewing, Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, Stone & Key Cellars, Yards Brewing Co., and Rowhouse Spirits Distillery!
All outside beverages and food that are being served are CASH only, we have an ATM available.
ALL BEERS $5!!!
Children and pets are always welcome!
Details HERE

Chess Club
1 PM
at Lansdowne Library
For all ages and all skill levels, this chess program is a fun place to play and learn!
Details HERE

Spring Gift Card Bingo
7 PM – 9 PM
at Upper Darby/Sellers Library
Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Bingo starts at 7:00 pm.
Admission is $20 reserved, or $25 at the door.
Refreshments will be sold.
Raffle baskets, a silent auction, and a 50/50 cash drawing
They expect to sell out, so please reserve early!
Details and ticket info HERE

Sunday April 17, 2016

MOMS Club of Prospect Park Annual Flea Market
8 AM – 3 PM
at Interboro High School Parking Lot
Crazy Doggs Grille will also be selling food during the event
MOMS Club will have a bake sale table with proceeds going to the Delco SPCA
Details HERE

Media Spring Super Sunday
9 AM – 4 PM
on State Street in Media
Rain date Sunday April 24th
Details HERE

Spring Book Sale at Springfield Library
12 PM – 4 PM
Book Sale will take place in the SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP BUILDING
Details HERE

Children’s Book Sale at Radnor Memorial Library
12 PM – 5 PM
The Friends of the Radnor Library present a Children’s Book Sale on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, April 17 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.  Several thousand board books, picture books, easy readers, and chapter books will be sold.  A large collection of young adult books will also be available.
All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Radnor Library, which in turn provides financial support for Library programs and materials. 
Details HERE

Hip Hop Bop Party at Paul Klocke Studio of Dance
12:30 PM – 2 PM
300 Turner Industrial Highway Aston, PA
Ages 5-8
$10 per hip hopper (or $5 each if you register with a friend who is new to Paul Klocke Studio of Dance)
Registration required
Details and registration info HERE

PAWS for Reading
4 PM – 5 PM
at H. K. Furness Free Library
Read to a PAWS therapy dog 5 times in a year and earn a special t-shirt!  Furness Library will be hosting the first Tuesday of each month:  Feb. 2nd, March 1st, & April 5th.  We will also host the third Sunday of each month:   Feb. 21st, March 20th, and April 17th.  Students age 5 and up may sign up for as many as 3 of the six sessions with additional opportunities in the summer.
 Register NOW for this fast-filling program.  Just call or stop in!
Details HERE

Storybook Ball at the Please Touch Museum
4 PM – 7 PM
Dance to music spanning the decades from the 1970s through today, have your photo captured with a storybook character, delight in a special puppet show, enjoy free carousel rides, delicious foods, book readings, and more.
Adults and children alike are encouraged to dress in costume as their favorite storybook character.
Adults and children are $30 each, members are $25 each**
Details and ticket info HERE

Upcoming Delaware County PA Area 2016 Spring/Summer Kid Consignment Sales HERE

Looking for some Greater Philadelphia area DAY TRIP ideas? Check out this full list HERE for some inspiration!

Looking for some Delaware County Area Indoor Fun? Check out our awesome comprehensive list HERE

 



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