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Looking for some Greater Philadelphia area DAY TRIP ideas? Check out this full list HERE for some inspiration!
Broomall Fire Company Spring Carnival
April 28th – May 7th
at 10 N Malin Rd, Broomall, PA
Friday, May 5th
Starting at 6 PM till 11 PM
Saturday, May 6th
Starting at 3 PM till 11 PM
Sunday, May 7th
Starting at 1 PM to 6 PM
WRISTBANDS avilable Sunday May 7th 25$ All rides
Details HERE
St Denis Fun Fair
May 3rd – May 6th & May 10th – May 13th
300 East Eagle Rd, Havertown
Wednesday – Friday opens 6 PM, Saturday opens 2 PM
Zipline Friday and Saturday May 12th & 13th
Details, ticket info and more HERE
Lancaster Playground Extravaganza! **Rescheduled to May 12th & 13th**
Friday May 5th & Saturday May 6th
at King Swings 909 Strasbug Pike, Strasburg, PA
A fun filled weekend of outdoor adventure for your kids, totally free!
(Rain Date Next Weekend per Facebook event page)
Details HERE
Madagascar Jr, A Musical Adventure
March 25-May 21 (no show Easter Sunday April 16) – every Saturday at 11am and Sunday at Noon
at Media Theatre
Details and ticket info HERE
The Light Princess
at Arden Theater
April 5th – June 4th
Details and ticket info HERE
Linvilla Orchards
Details HERE
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia
Details and ticket info HERE
The Franklin Institute
Details and pricing HERE
PURCHASE DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR WEEKDAY ADMISSION HERE
Frog Exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences
February 4th – May 14th
Details and ticket info HERE
Dinosaur Revolution at the Delaware Museum of Natural History
February 4th – May 29th
Details, ticket info and more HERE
Longwood Gardens Spring Blooms
April 1 st through May 26th
Details HERE
The Crayola Experience
Easton, PA
Details HERE
Purchase discount tickets HERE and get $4 off admission price (Regular Price: $19.99 Your Price: $15.99)
Garden State Discovery Museum
Details HERE
Delaware Children’s Museum
Details HERE
Brandywine Zoo
Details HERE
Diggerland
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
Dutch Wonderland
Details HERE
Knoebels
Details HERE
Dorney Park
Details HERE
Sesame Place
Details HERE
Great Adventure
Details HERE
Friday May 5, 2017
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.
Semi-Annual Book Sale
9 AM – 7 PM
at Swarthmore Public Library
Details HERE
Gaming Club
2:30 PM – 4 PM
at Haverford Twp. Free Library
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.
Free and open to students entering grades 6-12. No registration is required
Details HERE
Friday Flicks
3 PM
at Lansdowne Library
We’ll bring the video games, you bring your friends!
Details HERE
Children’s Outgrown Clothing and Toy Sale
at Prospect United Methodist Church
Friday May 5th 3 Pm – 8 PM
and Saturday May 6th 9 AM – 1 PM
8th & Lincoln Ave, Prospect Park PA
New & gently used clothes, toys, shoes, school uniforms, swimwear, books, games, videos, DVDs, furniture, baby gear and equipment, sports gear, outdoor play equipment, bikes and more!
CASH ONLY!
Friday Afternoon Craft at Ridley Township Library
3:30 PM – 4 PM
Ages 3-10
Registration required
Details HERE
Cinco de Mayo in The Piazza
5 PM – 10 PM
1001 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia
Get ready to fiesta with live bands, entertainment, dancing, dance lessons, sombrero races, pinatas and more.
Cinco de Mayo at the Piazza at Schmidt’s Commons is free and open to the public. All attendees must be 21 and older, with identification, to drink.
Details HERE
Saturday May 6, 2017
Bank of America and Merill Lynch Card Holders – FREE Museum Admission
Saturday and Sunday – May 6th & May 7th
Get free admission to over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US!
Head HERE for all of the details and to find a participating museum near you!
FREE Comic Book Day
Find your local participating shop HERE
Home Depot Kids Workshop – Build a Flower Pot
9 AM – 12 PM
Registration required
Details HERE
Children’s Outgrown Clothing and Toy Sale
at Prospect United Methodist Church
Saturday May 6th 9 AM – 1 PM
8th & Lincoln Ave, Prospect Park PA
New & gently used clothes, toys, shoes, school uniforms, swimwear, books, games, videos, DVDs, furniture, baby gear and equipment, sports gear, outdoor play equipment, bikes and more!
CASH ONLY!
Creekside Swim Club Flea Market
(Every Saturday in April and May excluding May 13th)
9 AM – 1 PM
Details HERE
Semi-Annual Book Sale
9 AM – 2 PM
at Swarthmore Public Library
Details HERE
Lansdowne Arts & Craft Show
9 AM – 3 PM
The Lansdowne Arts & Craft Show brings over 30 artists and crafters to Lansdowne’s historic downtown.
Raindate May 13th
Details HERE
Social Needleworking
10 AM
at Lansdowne Library
Details HERE
Kids Club – Sprout Mother’s Day Frame
at participating Michaels Craft Stores
10 AM – 12 PM
$2 per child
Ages 3 and up
$2 per project, Supplies included
Each session is 30 minutes
Details and registration info HERE
Book & Bake Sale
10 AM – 3 PM
Event is held at the Ridley Park Borough Hall Ward & Cresswell Sts. in Ridley Park
and event benefits Ridley Park Library
Details HERE
Shop Like Royalty! UDHS After Prom Fundraiser
10 AM – 4 PM
at Upper Darby High School
The list of spectacular vendors is growing daily starting with 10+ LuLaRoe Retailers and more LuLa in one room than you can imagine!!! Jewlery, bags, books…so many wonderful treats for Mother’s Day, a soon to be Graduate or for yourself!
Details HERE
Free Comic Book Day
10 AM – 8 PM
at Aston Library
Stop by the library and pick up your FREE comic book today !!!!
One comic per person – While supplies last
Details HERE
Spring Spectacular presented by Briar Bush Nature Center
10:30 AM
Celebrate the season by doing the bee dance, growing like seeds, and singing like birds. Discover why fawns have spots, and see who is new in the world when spring has sprung!
Appropriate for all ages.
No registration required.
Sponsored by Chanticleer, A Pleasure Garden.
This event will be held at Radnor United Methodist Church, located at 930 Conestoga Road, Bryn Mawr.
Details HERE
Miss Jackie’s Weekly Weekend StoryTime
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall
10:30 AM
Details HERE
Teen Craft – Calming Glitter Jar
11 AM – 12 PM
at Aston Library
ages 13-17
FREE, supplies will be provided
Registration required – Space Limited!
Details and registration info HERE
Author/Illustrator Allison Sevillano
11 AM – 12 PM
at Aston Public Library
Aston Public Library Presents:
Author / Illustrator: Allison Sevillano’s reading of “Endangered Faces”
Story-Time will be combined with Kid’s Yoga, Followed by a Fun Craft.
*Signed books will be available for purchase*
Registration required – space limited
Details and registration info HERE
Storybook Weekend
11 AM – 3 PM
at Sister Cities Park !8th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
Sponsored by TD Bank In Partnership with Free Library of Philadelphia
Celebrate spring at Sister Cities Park during the first annual Storybook Weekend. Enjoy story reading sessions by special guest readers and local authors every 30-minutes, along with live music, make-and-take crafts, face painting, balloon art and more.
Details and schedule HERE
Your Best Friend’s Closet Women’s Consignment Event!
Saturday, 5/6 from 11-7
41 S. Thornton Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342
You don’t want to miss Delaware County’s premier women’s consignment sales event! Over 15,000 items expected!
Shop brands like Banana Republic, Coach, JCrew, Gap, Tory Burch and Ann Taylor. Save 50-90% on clothing, shoes, jewelry, handbags, homes décor, books, and so much more! It’s shopping without the guilt!
Details HERE
South Street Spring Festival
11 AM – 8 PM
South Street Headhouse District
South Street kicks off Philly’s summer festival season with a totally free, all day, all-ages celebration of the city’s best sights, sounds, tastes and sips. Don’t miss out – Saturday May 6th!
Festivities will take over South Street between Front and 8th Streets. All activities are FREE and open to the public. Food and drink are pay-as-you-go. Rain or shine! #SouthStFest
HIGHLIGHTS:
* 40 bands rocking three stages and seven performance areas
* 30+ restaurants/bars serving outside
* 125+ boutiques and businesses catering to your style and shopping needs
* Dozens of artists selling their handmade wares
* Free family fun and entertainment
* Free Comic Book Day
* Maifest and Philly’s largest Maypole
Details HERE
Plant Exchange
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM
at Ridley Township Library
Take one/Leave one! Bring in any unwanted plants you may have, and take a new one if you wish! Penn State Master Gardener Joe Daniels will be on hand from 2:30 to 3:30 (after his talk on Container Gardening) to answer any questions you may have about your new plants or plants in general.
The plant exchange will be held in the lower library.
Details HERE
Chess Club
1 PM
at Lansdowne Public Library
Come for free play and free lessons for all ages and skill levels!
Details HERE
Board Game Day
1 PM – 2 PM
at Upper Darby Primos Branch
Grades 6-12.
Registration Required.
Details HERE
Mother’s Day Beauty Day
1 PM – 2 PM
at Marple Library
Come and join us in treating Mom to a beauty/spa day for Mother’s Day right here at our library. Enjoy some delicious goodies, get your hair done, get a manicure, participate in some other fun activities, and enjoy a relaxing & fabulous time together.
*Ages: 5-8
*Registration Required*
Details HERE
Family Friendly Make Break – Mother’s Day Coaster Set
at participating Michaels Craft Stores
1 PM – 3 PM
Buy any mug and the rest of your supplies are free
Details HERE
Container Gardening
1:30 PM -2:30 PM
at Ridley Township Public Library
Penn State Master Gardener Joe Daniels will demonstrate the steps you need to take to make a container garden. Container gardens allow you to easily dress up your balcony and patio, create a colorful welcome for guests and keep edibles close at hand for cooking and entertaining. They’re also a terrific way for new gardeners to get their start. You may grow vegetables, herbs or flowers in a container.
The workshop will be held in the lower library meeting room.
Registration Required
Details HERE
PAWS for Reading
2 PM – 3 PM
at Middletown Free Library
“PAWS for Reading is a program that allows children to read aloud to a therapy dog (or cat, or bunny!) in order to improve reading and communication skills. Children read individually to trained therapy pets (and their handlers) in schools, libraries, or other settings where they can feel comfortable and confident — and have fun! After all, a dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble.”
MFL is now a participating library in PAWS for Reading program! We have enough spaces per visit for 12 kids/readers. We recommend ages 5+ (or any one who can read aloud).
Registration required, space limited
Details HERE
Spaghetti Dinner Youth Mission Trip Fundraiser
4:30 PM – 6 PM
at Olivet Presbyterian Church, 1001 Washington Ave, Prospect Park PA
Come to the Spaghetti Dinner to raise funds for Olivet Youth’s Summer mission trip to the Philadelphia Project. Tickets can be purchased through the church office in advance $10, or at the door $15. Come support a great cause!
Details HERE
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Bank of America and Merill Lynch Card Holders – FREE Museum Admission
Saturday and Sunday – May 6th & May 7th
Get free admission to over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US!
Head HERE for all of the details and to find a participating museum near you!
Super Flea Market
8 AM – 3 PM
Sponsored by Town Talk Newspapers
on the campus of Delaware Community College Route 252 and Media Line Rd, Marple
More than 150 vendors – antiques, crafts, toys, collectibles, household items and more
Free parking and free admission (no pets allowed)
Rain date Sunday May 21st
Your Best Friend’s Closet Women’s Consignment Event!
Sunday, 5/7 from 9-2
Sunday is our 50% off sale!
41 S. Thornton Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342
You don’t want to miss Delaware County’s premier women’s consignment sales event! Over 15,000 items expected!
Shop brands like Banana Republic, Coach, JCrew, Gap, Tory Burch and Ann Taylor. Save 50-90% on clothing, shoes, jewelry, handbags, homes décor, books, and so much more! It’s shopping without the guilt!
Details HERE
PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families at Brandywine River Art Museum – Mix and Mash(Up)
11 AM – 2 PM
Transform ordinary and unusual art supplies into new creations, and awaken the imagination with the return of the renowned Funicular Circus, who will amaze all with their innovative wire-walking performance.
PNC Arts Alive First Sundays for Families at the Museum presents free, hands-on workshops with creative art activities and performances for visitors of all ages.
Details HERE
Annual Pet Expo & Rescue
11 AM – 3 PM
at Ever After Pets by Williams Lombardo Funeral Home 33 W Baltimore Ave, Clifton Heights PA
Free to the public.
Bring the entire family (fur babies included) to meet, speak and support local veterinarians and rescues, shop local vendors.
Details HERE
Storybook Weekend
11 AM – 3 PM
at Sister Cities Park !8th & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
Sponsored by TD Bank In Partnership with Free Library of Philadelphia
Celebrate spring at Sister Cities Park during the first annual Storybook Weekend. Enjoy story reading sessions by special guest readers and local authors every 30-minutes, along with live music, make-and-take crafts, face painting, balloon art and more.
Details and schedule HERE
Swarthmore Charity Fun Fair
12 PM – 4 PM
Swarthmore Town Center
Details and schedule HERE
Haverford Spring Fest – 4th Annual Music & Art Festival
12 PM – 7 PM
Brookline Blvd at Darby Rd, Havertown
Rain or Shine
Music, Fun Zone, Arts, Food
Family friendly
Details, admission info, schedule and more HERE
Stream Walk
1 PM – 2:30 PM
9000 Parkview Dr, Haverford, PA
Come out for this beautiful spring walk along winding stream trail on Haverford Preserve, lead by Alan Samel.
The walk will start at the Haverford CREC Lobby located at 9000 Parkview Drive in Havertown.
Bring the whole family, remember to bring water to stay hydrated.
Details HERE
