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Weekend Phillyfun Picks: August 22-24

August 22, 2014 - Leave a Comment

Get your summer fun in now before the school year starts again soon! So much to do in and around Philly this weekend. Check out this weekend’s phillyfun picks with everything from Country Fests at the Elmwood Zoo to Obon Festivals, Butterfly Festivals, kid-friendly happy hours and so much more!

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NEST Happy Hour

Friday August 22nd
4:00 – 6:00 pm
NEST Philadelphia
1301 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA

Come out for a kid-friendly Happy Hour on Friday August 22nd from 4-6pm at NEST Philadelphia. Bring a bottle of your favorite spirit and enjoy free mixers provided by NEST, a punch and snacks for the kids, and shopping for the adults too featuring Stella & Dot jewelry and accessories. Free.

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Country Fest
Friday August 22nd
5:30 – 8:30 pm
Elmwood Park Zoo
1681 Harding Blvd.
Norristown, PA

Put on your country finest and join Philly’s country station 92.5 WXTU at the Elmwood Park Zoo for an evening of country-themed activities including petting barns, live country music and dancing, mechanical bull riding, food, drinks and more. $9 for adults, $7 for kids.

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Butterfly Festival

Saturday August 23rd
10am – 2pm
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA

Don’t miss the annual Butterfly Festival happening at Tyler Arboretum this Saturday August 23rd from 10am – 2pm. Visit the Tyler Butterfly House to see live butterflies in all stages of their life-cycle. Get up close with plants that attract our fluttering friends and watch monarch tagging demonstrations (every 30 minutes starting at 10:30am) Learn about garden insects and enjoy the secret life of bees with the bee-keeping exhibit. Enjoy theme-related crafts and more. Free with admission. $11 for adults, $7 for youth, children under 3 free.

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Tomato & Pear Festival
Saturday August 23rd
8am – 5pm
Linvilla Orchards
137 W. Knowlton Road
Media, PA

It’s the return of the annual Tomato & Pear Festival at Linvilla Orchards this Saturday August 23rd from 8am – 5pm. Enjoy a fun-filled and educational day with pick-your own experiences, live music, visits with costumed characters, tomato tasting, a juggling jester and the Radio Disney Road Crew, too. Free.

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Chocolate & Vanilla Festival
Saturday August 23rd – Sunday August 24th
1pm – 4pm
Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Dr.
Camden, NJ

There’s something for everyone at the Chocolate & Vanilla Festival at the Camden Children’s Garden this Saturday August 23rd and Sunday August 24th from 1-4pm. Vote for your favorite ice cream flavor, take a tropical smell test, enjoy make and take crafts and educational activities and more! $6. Free for kids 2 and younger.

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Art Splash: Medieval Works
Friday August 22nd – Sunday August 24th
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

Families explore, create and play all summer long with the Art-Splash program offered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Enjoy this second to last weekend of Art Splash fun running this weekend Friday August 22nd – Sunday August 24th featuring Medieval Works. Kids and families get to “Meet the Masterpieces” as treasures from the museum’s collection are featured and come to life through play and hands-on activities. Museum admission for kids 12 and under is always free. Adult admission $23.50.

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Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday August 24th
9:30am – 12pm
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road & Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings including this Sunday August 24th between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

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Philadelphia Obon Festival
Sunday August 24th
2pm – 5pm
Clark Park
4398 Chester Ave
Philadelphia, PA

Bring the whole family out to Clark Park on Sunday August 24th from 2-5pm for the Philadelphia Obon Festival, a happy summer gathering to honor the dead. Listen to taiko drumming, try Japanese tea and sweets, sample Japanese street food, play traditional Japanese games and participate in the traditional folk dance Bon-Odori. Free.

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Weekend Phillyfun Picks: Aug. 23-25

August 23, 2013 - Leave a Comment

The weather looks kinda perfect to squeeze in some late August summer fun this weekend before the reality of school and routines sets in for real. Lots to do in and around Philadelphia from Butterfly Festivals to 4-H Fairs and Back To School kids parties and so much more!

4-H & Agricultural Fair
Friday August 23rd – Sunday August 25th
South County Park 1207 Rte. 179
Lambertville, NJ

The 4-H and Agricultural Fair takes places this Friday August 23rd – Sunday August 25th. Enjoy carnival rides and games, agricultural shows and exhibits, refreshments, fireworks and much more at this fun family fair. Free.

Smooth Jazz Summer Nights and Friday Night Lights 
Friday August 23rd
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
101 South Columbus Blvd. at Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA

This Friday’s free Smooth Jazz Summer Nights and Friday Night Lights series features Christian Scott and is followed by a dazzling fireworks display afterwards. Free.

Friday Night Fireworks 
Friday August 23rd
9:30pm
New Hope & Lambertville Bridge St.
New Hope, PA

Friday Night Fireworks continue in New Hope/Lambertville on Friday August 23rd at 9:30pm. Enjoy this spectacular 10-minute fireworks show over the Delaware and enjoy extended shopping hours on both sides of the river, too. Free.

Back to School Blast for Educators and Students
Saturday August 24th
10am – 12pm
Brandywine Zoo
1001 North Park Drive
Wilmington, DE

Come out to celebrate the start of a new school year at the Brandywine Zoo this Saturday August 24th from 10am – 12pm. Enjoy games, crafts, activities geared toward new learning opportunities and of course enjoy the animals at the zoo, too! Free with admission. $7 adults/$5 child

Chocolate and Vanilla Family Festival
Saturday Aug. 24th and Sunday Aug. 25th
1-4pm
Camden Children’s Garden
3 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ

This delicious Chocolate and Vanilla Festival fun family event running Saturday August 24th and Sunday August 25th from 1-4pm at the Camden Children’s Garden honors two of nature’s most flavorful plants! Vote for your favorite ice cream flavor made from these gifts of nature, make crafts, enjoy educational activities, take a tropical smell test and enjoy chocolate and vanilla treats, too. Free with admission. $6 for 12 and up. $4 for children.

Back to School Kids Fest
Saturday August 24th
11am – 4pm
Springfield Mall
1250 Baltimore Pike
Springfield, PA

Head to the Springfield Mall this Saturday August 24th from 11am – 4pm for a day of back to school fun and festivities including a back to school family expo, a visit from Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, live dance performance, a karate demonstration, and a family concert with Makin Music. Free.

In the Artifact Lab: Conserving Egyptian Mummies 
Saturday Aug. 24th and Sunday Aug. 25th
Penn Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA

This unique opportunity to explore a real working laboratory at the Penn Museum features a glass enclosed conservation lab allowing visitors to see the tools of the trade and observe real conservators at work on Egyptian objects including rare paintings, ancient funerary objects and of course mummies. And twice daily, visitors can speak with a conservator (Sat. and Sun. 1pm and 3:30pm). Free with admission $10 – $15. Ages 5 and younger free.

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday August 25th
9:30am – 12pm
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman’s Mill Road & Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA

Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings including this Sunday August 25th between 9:30am – 12pm.

Butterfly Festival 
Sunday August 25th
10am – 2pm
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road
Media, PA

It’s a Butterfly Festival this Sunday August 25th from 10am – 2pm to say goodbye to the monarch butterflies at Tyler Arboretum as they are tagged and released for their trip south to Mexico. Kids can lean all about butterflies and enjoy games and make and take crafts, too. Pizza available for purchase from Pizza Wagon or bring your own picnic lunch. Free with admission. $9 adults. $5 children ages 3-15. Under 3 free.

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