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Looking for some Greater Philadelphia area DAY TRIP ideas? Check out this full list HERE for some inspiration!
Santa at Springfield Mall
November 11th – December 24th
Details HERE
Santa at Cherry Hill Mall (with free Interactive A Christmas Story Experience – Details HERE)
November 11th – December 24th
Details HERE
Annie
at The Walnut Street Theater
November 7, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Details HERE
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
November 24th – December 9th
at the Players Club of Swarthmore
* Two shows at 2pm & 8pm on 12/2 and 12/9.
Thursday performances are at 7:30 PM
Friday and Saturday performances are at 8:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 PM
Details and ticket info HERE
A Christmas Carol
November 24th – December 9th
at Colonial Playhouse in Aldan
Fridays & Saturdays: 8 pm ($15)
Sunday Matinees: 2 pm ($13)
Children 12 and Under: $12 (all performances)
Details and ticket info HERE
Rose Tree Park Festival of Lights
Nightly 5:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Details HERE
Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest
through March 4, 2018
Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest is the city’s largest outdoor ice skating rink, surrounded by a winter forest and HUGE holiday tree (to be lit on December 1st), ski-style Lodge with food from Chickie’s & Pete’s and Garces Group, a variety of hot and cold sweet treats from Franklin Fountain, and a rink-side cafe serving festival snacks. In addition, the site has tons of wood fire pits and propane heaters, adirondack chairs, cozy cabins, and a Kids Lodge filled with arcades
Details HERE
Christmas Village in Philadelphia
through December 24, 2017
LOVE Park 1500 Arch St in Philadelphia
Christmas Village will feature over 80 vendors selling authentic European food, ornaments and arts & crafts from all over the world!
Details HERE
Santa’s Express
November 18th – December 23rd
at West Chester Railroad
Details and ticket info HERE
Yuletide at Winterthur
November 18th – January 7th
Details and ticket info HERE and HERE
Christmas Layout at the Choo Choo Barn
Nov 24th – Dec 31st (closed Christmas Day) Also open January 6-7 and 12-15.
Celebrate the holiday season as the Choo Choo Barn transforms Traintown USA® to bring the magic of Christmas to its gigantic model train display
Details HERE
Holiday Garden Railway at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
November 24th – December 31st (Except 12/24 & 12/25)
10 AM – 4 PM
Details HERE
Christmas Underwater at Adventure Aquarium
December 2nd – 30th
See the World’s Tallest Underwater Christmas Tree, “Dry-Side” Santa Claus appearances, Snow Shower Dance Party and more!
Details, ticket info and schedules HERE
StoryBook Land
Details HERE
Dilworth Park Wintergarden and Rothman Instititute Ice Rink and Cabin
Now through February 24, 2018
Details and events HERE
Christkindlmarkt’s 25th Season
Bethlehem, PA
November 17th – December 23rd
Details HERE
Linvilla Orchards
Details HERE
Lansdowne Landing
7 AM – 10 PM
30 North Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA
What is The Landing?
Inspired by awesome outdoor gathering places like Philadelphia’s own The Porch or Spruce Street Harbor Park, the Lansdowne Landing is a fun, festive spot that’s open from 7am to 10pm.
Visit www.lansdownelanding.com for a full schedule of events, updated regularly, so check by often for fun from family-friendly fun to live music to food trucks and more!
Details HERE
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia
Details and ticket info HERE
Please Touch Museum
Details HERE
The Franklin Institute
Details HERE
PURCHASE DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR WEEKDAY GENERAL ADMISSION HERE
Academy of Natural Sciences
Details and ticket info HERE
Philadelphia Zoo
Details and Ticket Info HERE
Delaware Museum of Natural History
Details, ticket info and more HERE
Field Station Dinosaurs
40 Fort Lee Road Leonia, NJ
Details HERE
Longwood Gardens
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
Dorney Park
Details HERE
Sesame Place
Details HERE
Friday December 1, 2017
For a calendar of Various Infant and Toddler Programs at local Delco Libraries, Go HERE.
Christmas in Wayne
5 PM – 8 PM
5:00 – 8:00 Strolling Open House and Train Display at Wayne Senior Center
5:30 – 6:30 Strolling Carolers on North Wayne Avenue
5:30 – 7:15 Face Painting & Ornament Decorating at Radnor Fire House
5:30 to 7:30 Horse-Drawn Carriage and Trolley Rides on South Wayne and Runnymede Avenues
7:00 to 7:30 Valley Forge Military Academy Chorale and Radnor High School Cheerleaders at Wayne Train Station
7:30 Christmas Tree Lighting at Wayne Train Station led by 6 ABC Action News reporter Vernon Odom. Santa arrives on Radnor Fire Truck along North Wayne Avenue
Details and schedule HERE
QVC West Chester Christmas Parade
5 PM – 9 PM
5pm-9pm | Holiday Village
High Street between Gay & Market Streets
5:30pm | Registration for the Jingle Elf Run
Chester County Running Store (24 S High St)
6:30pm | Jingle Elf Run
E Market St between High & Walnut Streets
6:45pm | Tree Lighting
Main Stage (High & Market Streets)
7:15pm | QVC West Chester Christmas Parade
Gay & Market Streets
Details and schedule HERE and HERE
Cricket Cringle
5 PM – 9 PM
Cricket Ave, Ardmore
Cricket Cringle will delight the most discerning shopper with an open-air marketplace, local restaurant favorites, food trucks, live music and performances, complimentary shopping totes, and more.
Cricket Cringle will feature curated merchants, food trucks and vendors selling specialty merchandise at all price points. Vendors will carry local or handcrafted items including jewelry, housewares, clothing, greens, wreaths, and gifts for all ages. Food trucks and food merchants will feature seasonal food and drink menus, including mulled wine, hot totties, hot chocolate, and more.
5:00pm Merion Mercy Academy Hand bells and Choral Ensemble, Entertainment Stage
7:00pm First Position Dance Arts, LLC Entertainment Stage
7:30pm Santa arrives on an Ardmore fire truck, Entertainment Stage
Details HERE
Franklin Square Fridays – Hope for the Holidays
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Franklin Square will be taking donations for those affected by recent hurricanes in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Details HERE
Holiday Tree Lighting Powered by PECO at Blue Cross RiverRink
6 PM – 9 PM
This year, multi-award winning R&B songstress Chante Moore will headline the event, singing songs from her first-ever Christmas album, “Christmas Back To You.” The evening culminates in the flipping of the switch on one of the city’s largest holiday trees (40 feet tall!) with tens of thousands of lights, followed by a fireworks toast, thanks to PECO’s sponsorship.
Festivities continue throughout the night with performances by:
– After the Bar
– The Village Carolers
– Clarimil Christian
– Faith and Favor Productions
– The Philadelphia Dance Academy
– Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble
– St. Hilary of Poitiers School
– Vanessa Howard
– Philadelphia Symmetry
AND
– Shay Sterlace and Yovanny Durango “Team Shay-Vanny”, US Adult Figure Skating Champions
The main performances will be televised live on NBC10 Philadelphia from 7-7:30PM.
Off-stage, families and friends can enjoy a very special photo-op in a new life-sized snow globe complete with reindeer, glowing trees and a snowman. Other family portrait opportunities include the classic Santa photo, this time in the oversized Visit Philly red chair. In addition, the Holiday Tree Lighting Powered by PECO will include free face painting and mini wreath-making workshops, as well as giveaways of ornaments, Santa hats, reindeer headbands, and candy bags while supplies last.
The celebration of the Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest Holiday Tree Lighting Powered by PECO continues throughout the weekend with two brand new events — the Winterfest Marketplace and Storytime at The Lodge presented in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia. To round-out the weekend, visitors will also have an opportunity to Skate with Santa on Saturday and Sunday from 1 – 5PM, a tradition that continues through December 17th.
Details HERE
Aston Annual Tree Lighting
6:30 PM
at the Aston Community Center
Come one come all and help us deck the hall! Its the time of year for tidings of comfort of joy, treats, crafts and magic for every girl and boy. So, come out for a fun-filled evening, get a picture with the Big Guy, send a letter to him and write a card to one of Veterans this holiday season! Our elves will be working overtime to ensure a good time is had by all in our Winter Wonderland
Details HERE
The Polar Express Storytime
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall
7 PM
All aboard! Come in your PJs and join us for a magical evening as we host our annual Storytime of the beloved classic The Polar Express. Coloring and activities to follow.
Details HERE
Twas the Night Before Christmas
7 PM
at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center
Tickets: $10 – $12
Details and ticket info HERE
Marple Sports Arena Friday Night Skate
7:30 PM -10 PM
FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE IS BACK! Bring your friends and family this Friday for a $12 all access pass! Skating, Marple Mountain and Moonbounce!
Details HERE
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Bank of America and Merill Lynch Card Holders – FREE Museum Admission
Saturday and Sunday – November 2nd & 3rd
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!
Swarthmore Town Center Annual Home for the Holidays Tradition
7:45 AM – 7:30 PM
Home for the Holidays is Swarthmore’s annual holiday tradition featuring horse-drawn carriage rides, arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, a visit from Santa Claus, dreidel games, a West African dance circle with Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company, food trucks, hot cocoa and mulled wine, carols led by the Swarthmore Ukulele Orchestra, The Nutcracker Ballet, and so much more! This year will also feature the inaugural Santa 5K Run through the streets of Swarthmore on the morning of December 2.
Details and schedule HERE
Holiday Fair & Breakfast With Santa
8 AM – 2 PM
at Tinicum Elementary School
Come shop loads of vendors while bringing young ones to eat breakfast with the jolly ole elf
Details HERE
Breakfast with Santa
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
at Covenant United Methodist Church in Springfield
Please join us for breakfast (8:45 a.m.), crafts, fellowship, and a few surprises. Santa will arrive around 9:00 a.m. The cost is $8 per child; accompanying adults and children under 1 are free.
Register online and also at the door.
A professional photographer will be at the event if you would like have a holiday photo taken.
Details HERE
Home Depot Kids Workshop – Gingerbread House
9 AM – 12 PM
Registration required
Details HERE
Bryn Mawr Farmers’ Market
Every Saturday 9am-1pm (open year round)
in the Amtrak Parking Lot
at the intersection of Lancaster & Bryn Mawr Avenues
Details HERE
Downingtown Farmers Market
every Saturday
in Kerr Park
from 9 AM – 1 PM
Details HERE
Upper Merion Farmers Market
Saturdays 9 AM – 1 PM
175 W Valley Forge Rd, King of Prussia, PA
Market Details: Located at the bottom lot behind Township Building. Free parking and bathrooms are available. The market is dog and family friendly. Vendors sell gluten-free goods, jams, produce, dairy, meats, and more! Please support our vendors and see what they have from 9am-1pm, rain or shine!
Details HERE
Christmas Craft Show And Cookie Walk
9 AM – 2 PM
at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, Marcus Hook
Details HERE
Garnet Valley Middle School Craft Fair
9 AM – 3 PM
Fine artists, skilled crafters, and vendors will have homemade, creative works for sale. Items include jewelry, toys, quilts, apparel, ornaments, food, dried-flower arrangements, leather goods, candles, soaps, and more.
GVMS Spirit Wear will be on sale.
Snacks and drinks will also be available for purchase.
Details HERE
Swarthmore Farmers Market
9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
May 14th through Saturday Decemeber 2nd
at 121 Park Avenue in Central Park directly next to Swarthmore Borough Hall
Rain or shine
Details HERE
Christmas in Wayne Santa Parade
10 AM – 11:30 AM
Featuring the Radnor High School Marching Band & Cheerleaders and the Valley Forge Military Academy Field Music Group, Jolly Old Santa will make his way down Lancaster Avenue on a fire truck to the Wayne Hotel. Wide-eyed children and their families will gather on the Hotel’s veranda to visit with Santa, while enjoying fresh baked cookies and hot chocolate compliments of Paramour and the WBA. Visit with Santa on Saturday until 11:30 a.m. on the Veranda of the Wayne Hotel.
Details HERE
Holiday Fair at Manoa Elementary
10 AM – 2 PM
Details HERE
Winterfest at King of Prussia Town Center
10 AM – 2 PM
Celebrate the season at the King of Prussia Town Center’s second annual Winterfest on Saturday, December 2nd from 10 – 2 pm!
Bring friends and family to experience all that the Town Center has to offer while enjoying local school choir performances, ice sculptures, winter-themed activities, a cookie decorating and hot chocolate station and much more!
Sample the area’s newest restaurants while checking items off your holiday shopping list. Plus, give back by donating a winter coat to Winterfest’s charity partner, Cradles to Crayons. Santa will be visiting the Town Center at 12:30pm.
Details HERE
Coffee & Tea Festival Valley Forge
10 AM – 5 PM
at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks – Hall D
Details and ticket info HERE and HERE
Cricket Cringle
10 AM – 6 PM
Cricket Ave, Ardmore
Cricket Cringle will delight the most discerning shopper with an open-air marketplace, local restaurant favorites, food trucks, live music and performances, complimentary shopping totes, and more.
Cricket Cringle will feature curated merchants, food trucks and vendors selling specialty merchandise at all price points. Vendors will carry local or handcrafted items including jewelry, housewares, clothing, greens, wreaths, and gifts for all ages. Food trucks and food merchants will feature seasonal food and drink menus, including mulled wine, hot totties, hot chocolate, and more.
10:00am-1:00pm: Friends’ Central School Summer Programs: Candle decorating with kids
10:00am – Main Line Classical Academy Entertainment Stage
10:30am – Bethel AME Church Youth Choir, Entertainment Stage
11:30am – Philadelphia Studio Ballet Entertainment Stage
1:00pm – songs for seeds Entertainment Stage
Details HERE
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Storytime
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall
11 AM
Details HERE
Upper Darby Primos Library Branch Christmas Program
11 AM – 12:30 PM
Come and enjoy a special storytime at the library. Make a simple ornament to decorate the Courthouse Christmas Tree. Enjoy a snack and see Santa arrive on a firetruck. Have your picture taken with Santa.
Details HERE
Pictures with Santa & Cookie Decorating at Middletown Free Library
11 AM – 1 PM
Santa Claus is coming to Middletown! The jolly old man will be here at the library for kids to tell him what they’d like for Christmas upstairs in the library. Then, the whole family can go downstairs to decorate their own holiday cookies.
Details HERE
Annual PAW Pictures with Santa!
11 AM – 2 PM
at Haverford Reserve Dog Park
Only $5! All proceeds go to the maintenance and upkeep of Haverford Reserve Dog Park!
Please join us for another fun event for dogs and people alike. Rain/Snow date December 10.
Details HERE
Make Your Own Soap
11:30 AM
at Aston Library
Bring your Lego Figure and put him in soap.
Have fun washing your hands to get in out.
Registration Required
Details HERE
Catholic Community Choir’s Lunch with Santa at Cardinal O’Hara
Seatings at 11:30 AM & 12:15 PM
$8 for guests 4 and older, $5 for children 3 and under
Details and ticket info HERE
Storytime at The Lodge
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
at Blue Cross RiverRink
New this year is a storytime series taking place every Saturday starting December 2. The series features local Philly authors, performers, personalities, and more reading both classic and new books chosen by theFree Library of Philadelphia. Light snacks and hot chocolate will be provided for the kids.
Details HERE
Santa Saturday at H. K. Furness Free Library
12 PM
Families welcome! Classic holiday tales, merry music by the House Band, and a visit from the kindly old gent’ himself. Light refreshments served, as well as a small token of Santa’s affection for each child. Don’t miss this chance to take a picture of your child with Santa!
Registration required
Details HERE
Make Your Own Soap
12 PM
at Aston Library
Bring your Lego Figure and put him in soap.
Have fun washing your hands to get in out.
Registration Required
Details HERE
Drop And Shop Event
12 PM – 4 PM
at Church of Christ in Folsom PA
Need to get some shopping done?
Just need a break from the kids for a few hours?
We are hosting our annual Drop & Shop for kids ages 5-12. It will last four hours (from 12pm to 4pm) during which the kids will have a simple lunch and then be entertained by music, crafts, and games.
Sign up on Sign up Genius HERE if attending
Details HERE
Chess Club
1 PM
at Lansdowne Public Library
No matter your age, no matter your skill level, join us for great lessons and games.
Details HERE
Skate with Santa
Saturdays and Sundays 1 PM – 5 PM through 12/17
at Blue Cross RiverRink
Lace up those skates and get that FREE family portrait on ice with Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest’s Skating Santa. For a special photo on stable ground, sit atop the giant #visitphilly chair for a photo that can feature the entire family.
Details HERE
Open Play on a Saturday at Chatter Splatter
1:30 PM – 3:30 PM
1030 Conshohocken Rd, Conshohocken
Regular open play but on a Saturday! Regular rates apply:
$6 per child
$4 per sibling
$1 per adult
Details HERE
Cookies with Santa & Friends at Dutch Wonderland
2 PM – 3 PM (Saturdays: Nov. 25, Dec. 2, 9, & 16)
Join Santa and the Dutch Wonderland friends for cookies and milk to celebrate the holiday season! Spend time with Santa, Princess Brooke, the Knight of Safety, Merlin, and Duke the Dragon as you enjoy treats in Merlin’s Buffet before your visit to Dutch Winter Wonderland.
Package includes: Visit with Santa Claus, a voucher for a 5×7 photo with Santa, and delicious treats (cookies, grapes, pretzels, white and chocolate milk, hot chocolate, coffee & tea)!
Price: $9.99 (Ages 3+); ages 2 and under are free
Details HERE
Yachtstock Holiday Fest 2017
2 PM – 10 PM
at the West End Boat Club
It will include all-day live music from some of DELCO’s best musicians and bands, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and activities for the kids! There will also be a special presentation to Brynlee and Nicholas and Shriners ((2017 beneficiaries) and we are also collecting gifts for Brynlee and Nicholas and their families.
FOR THE KIDS: Photos with Santa & Mrs. Klaus, Painting Ornaments, Coloring, etc.
COST: $10 donation
Details and list of bands HERE
Skip Clayton Book Signing
3 PM
at Barnes & Noble, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, Broomall
Come meet Skip Clayton and test your Eagles knowledge with his new book, So You Think You’re a Philadelphia Eagles Fan?: Stars, Stats, Records, and Memories for True Diehards.
Details HERE
Holiday Sides Community Potluck at Lansdowne Landing
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Bring a holiday side dish or dessert, maybe bring a chair, definitely bring a friend!
Details HERE
Santa Saturdays at Franklin Square
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Experience the magic of the holidays and celebrate traditions new and old at the Franklin Square Holiday Festival. The free Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show presented by PECO is the key to holiday fun in Franklin Square. Marvel at more than 50,000 lights as they shimmer, dance, and illuminate the Square to a soundtrack of holiday classics, some of which are performed by The Philly POPS in two alternating shows every 30 minutes from 4:30 pm to 9 pm on Saturdays.
On Santa Saturdays through December 23, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, visit Santa at his holiday bench, give him your list, and take an elfie-selfie! FREE.
On Saturdays from 4 pm to 5 pm, with advance ticket purchase ($15), you can also enjoy Milk & Cookies with Santa as he tells some of his favorite stories in the indoor, heated Pavilion. Reserve tickets for Milk & Cookies, here: http://
Details HERE
3rd Annual Holiday BINGO
5:30 PM – 10:30 PM
at Milmont Fire Co
Ticket Price: $30.00 in advance (includes 10 games)
$35.00 @ the door, if available– prior years sold out
BYOB and BYOF – over 21 years of age please
Extra bingo booklets and daubers will be available for sale
Prizes include: Electronics, Trips & Specialty Items
Limited tickets are available!
Raffles will be sold to win gift baskets
Door Prizes and 50/50 Tickets
Parties of 8-10 can reserve a table, tickets must be purchased together.
Details HERE
Holiday Bingo Night
7 PM – 10 PM
at Media VFW Post 3460
Tickets are $40 each and include 10 games of bingo, food and non-alcoholic beverages. There will be a cash bar available as well (most drinks average $2.50-$3.00 each).
Come on out – hopefully win some awesome Holiday Gifts.
TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE!!!
Raffles – Specials and 50/50 as well.
There are only 110 tickets available.
Details HERE
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Bank of America and Merill Lynch Card Holders – FREE Museum Admission
Saturday and Sunday – November 2nd & 3rd
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!
Color Me Christmas Workshop
10 AM – 11:30 AM
at Lulu’s Casita
Kick off the holidays with a very special Color Me Christmas Workshop.
A fun event for boys & girls ages 2-6 includes:
-Sew Much Cooler Color Me Christmas Stocking
-Christmas Cookie Decorating
-Day pass to Lulu’s Casita
Tickets: $25/child
Drop off option: $35/child
Tickets sold at Lulu’s Casita day of event
Email: info@sewmuchcooler.com to reserve a spot
Details HERE
Coffee & Tea Festival Valley Forge
10 AM – 3 PM
at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks – Hall D
Details and ticket info HERE
2017 RUSC Mud, Sweat, and Cheers Challenge
10:30 AM
Fun and friendly 5K obstacle course challenge through the trails of Blackrock Park.
Team and individual categories!
Fun kids race for 3-6 year olds!
Details HERE
Free Family Event: Celebrations Around the World at the Penn Museum
11 AM – 4 PM
Details and schedule of events HERE
Delaware County Magazine’s 1st Annual Holiday Bazaar
11 AM – 4 PM
at Garrettford-Drexel Hill Fire Co., 323 Edmonds Ave, Drexel Hill
Come out and join us for our 1st Holiday Bazaar! Shop for gifts for family and friends, enjoy delicious food, win door prizes and get in the holiday spirit!
You could also win a Linvilla Orchard Cut Your Own Tree Experience or a Christmas Tree package from Tree Classics (valued over $1,200)! It’s simple to enter – just bring an unexpired canned good! You can enter up to 10 times (1 canned good = 1 entry), but feel free to donate more! The canned goods will be donated to local food banks.
Can’t make the event? You can stop by our office no later than Dec. 8th to bring your canned goods and get your entries! Winners for the trees will be notified on Dec. 12th.
Details HERE
Narberth Dickens Festival
12 PM – 4 PM
Downtown Narberth, Forrest & Haverford Ave
There is entertainment and activities for all ages, including carriage rides, crafts, carolers, period vendors and food, dancers, musicians, ballet performances, puppet shows, magicians, ice sculptors, a free scavenger hunt for children, and much more.
Details HERE
TTM’s Green Sunday Holiday Fair 2017
1 PM – 4 PM
Media Providence Friends School
4th Street between Olive & Orange
Free Parking
123 W 3rd Street, Media PA
Details HERE
Skate with Santa
Saturdays and Sundays 1 PM – 5 PM through 12/17
at Blue Cross RiverRink
Lace up those skates and get that FREE family portrait on ice with Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest’s Skating Santa. For a special photo on stable ground, sit atop the giant #visitphilly chair for a photo that can feature the entire family.
Details HERE
Canvas Painting Party
1:15 PM – 4 PM
at Marple Public Library
Come paint a winter wonderland scene on a 16X20 canvas in a fun and stress-free setting!
This class will be led by Artsy Gal Joann Simone. No experience is necessary but advanced registration is required. A $5 materials fee is due at registration.
Please arrive by 1:15 so we can all begin painting together. Wear clothing you won’t mind getting messy.
Feel free to bring snacks. The library will provide beverages.
Details HERE
PAWS for Reading
2 PM – 3 PM
at H. K.
Students ages 5 and up may read to a PAWS therapy dog
Details HERE
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra – Winter Concert
3 PM – 4:30 PM
at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center
Details and ticket info HERE
Santa Comes to Town in Ridley Park
3 PM – 5 PM
Join us for our Annual Santa Comes to Town event. Happening right in the center of town.
Details HERE
Greccio Celebration/Live Nativity
4:30 PM – 7:30 PM
at Neumann University
Neumann University’s annual Greccio/Live Nativity begins with a mass in the Sacred Heart Chapel at 4:30 p.m. The Nativity animals arrive at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Mirenda Center and the Live Nativity begins at 6:15 p.m. The night concludes with a visit from Santa Clause beginning at 6:45 p.m. inside of the Mirenda Center. All are welcomed!
Details HERE
Collingdale Annual Tree Lighting
7 PM
at Collingdale Community Center
It’s that time of year again for our Annual Collingdale Parks and Rec Tree Lighting!
Please come celebrate the beginning of the holidays and come see Santa riding in on the fire truck!
Bring the kids & Bring your camera. You don’t want to miss it!
Walk thru the Winter Wonderland and finish with juice and cookies!
Details HERE
Newtown Square Tree Lighting
7 PM – 8:30 PM
Join us as we come together to light the St. Albans Tree and welcome Santa to our neighborhood! There will be refreshments and entertainment including special holiday performances from our From the Top dancers! All are welcome!
Details HERE
Looking for some Greater Philadelphia area DAY TRIP ideas? Check out this full list HERE for some inspiration!