There’s still one more weekend in December to enjoy some after-Christmas holiday fun in Philly! And there are many wonderful Kwanza celebrations for families to enjoy this weekend as well. So get out with the kiddos and check out one of these great phillyfun seasonal attractions before they’re gone.
Kwanza Family Celebration
Friday December 27th
6-8pm
Johnson House
6305 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA
Johnson House hosts a Kwanza Family Celebration on Friday December 27th from 6-8pm. Bring the kids out for a journey through African storytelling, African drumming, arts and crafts and traditional cultural foods of Kwanza. Free.
Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
2 and 4pm
The Arts Bank Theater
601 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Prepare to be swept away to magical lands at Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales happening this Friday December 27th through Sunday December 29th with shows at 2pm and 4pm at The Arts Bank Theater. Join Enchantment Theatre Company on this enchanted journey to magical lands with a genie, princesses and wizards in the marvelous tales of Scheherazade. Show tickets $29 adults, $16 children.
All-Star Week: Live Animal Day
Saturday December 28th
10am – 5pm
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
It’s Live Animal Day at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Saturday December 28th starting at 10am. Look for the live animals in the halls as they roam with their handlers who are read to teach guests all about their habitats and species. Touch real furs and examine skulls of North American animals too. Plus take a photo with Eddie the T.rex mascot, make a skunk mask and snake bookmark to take home too, $15 for adults, $13 for kids under 13.
A Very Furry Christmas
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
1-8pm
Sesame Place
100 Sesame Road
Langhorne PA
Don’t miss the final weekend of A Very Furry Christmas at Sesame Place this Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th. Sesame Place is transformed into a magical wonderland at this one-of-a-kind family holiday experience guaranteed to delight kids of all ages with dazzling light displays, holiday themed parades and shows and of course all of your favorite furry characters, too. Plus kids get to visit with Santa too! Tickets $24.99. (Buy online to save $3 and get a free 2nd Day visit!)
Christmas Village
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
11am – 8pm Friday and Saturday, open till 7pm on Sunday
1500 Arch Street
Love Park (JFK Plaza)
Philadelphia, PA
Christmas Village in Philadelphia’s Love Park offers lots of festive fun for the whole family. Home to unique shopping with over 60 wooden booths selling traditional European food, sweets and drinks and international vendors, Christmas Village is Philadelphia’s premier German style Christmas market and hot spot this season. Free.
Disney On Ice
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
11am, 3pm, 7pm
Wells Fargo Center
3601 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate is in town this week for a limited time only with shows this weekend Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th with shows at 11am, 3pm and 7pm. Kids will be enchanted by this colossal party on ice show featuring highlighted celebrations with your favorite Disney characters doing fabulous ice performances and beautiful theatrical effects. Tickets $18-$95. And, phillyfun4kids readers can get $10 off tickets using code “BLOG” here.
Holiday Garden Railway
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
10am – 4pm
Morris Arboretum
100 E. Norristown Ave
Philadelphia, PA
The Holiday Garden Railway continues at Morris Arboretum this Friday December 27th – Sunday Dec. 29th from 10am – 4pm. See the Holiday Garden Railway decked out in its wintery finest and enjoy wonder of the winter gardens. Free with admission. $16/adults, $7 children 3-17, children 3 and under free.
Ice Skating at the Piazza
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
The Piazza at Schmidt’s
1001 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA
The fun, new pop-up skating rink in Philly Skate at the Piazza continues this weekend at The Piazza at Schmidt’s running Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th from 11am – 11pm. $5 per adult, $3 per child, $1 skate rental.
Kwanza Celebration!
Saturday December 28th
11am – 4pm
African American Museum
Philadelphia, PA
It’s a Kwanza Celebration at the African American Museum in Philadelphia this Saturday December 28th from 11am – 4pm and Sunday December 29th from 12-4pm. Head down to light the Candles of kinara, discuss the Nguzo Saba or “Seven Principles” of Kwanza and enjoy music, dance, storytelling, crafts and more. Free with admission. Adults $14, youth 4-12 $10, under 4 free.
Franklin Square’s Electrical Spectacle
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
Franklin Square 6th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Check out the newest holiday light show in Philly – the Electrical Spectacle at Franklin Square this weekend Friday December 27th through Sunday December 29th. This new tradition is inspired by Benjamin Franklin’s imagination and will delight kids of all ages with over 50,000 dazzling lights on display with shows every half hour from 4:30-8pm. The new Electrical Spectacle is sure to be a new family tradition this holiday! Free.
Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday December 29th
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 December 29th between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.
Twelfth Night Tours of Pottsgrove Manor
Friday December 27th – Sunday December 29th
Pottsgrove Manor
100 W. King St
Pottstown, PA
Head to Pottsgrove Manor to learn all about Twelfth Night and the traditional English customs and how they differed from our modern Christmas celebrations. Take a guided tour of the manor all decorated in greens and holly for the yuletide season. $2.