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Weekend Phillyfun Picks: May 9-11

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Here’s to all the moms out there!! Hope you get out and enjoy a fun weekend with your kiddos. There’s lots to do for the whole family this weekend from country fairs to mother’s day brunches and everything in between! So get out, celebrate Mom and have a fun weekend in Philly this weekend!

Season Kick-Off Carnival 
Friday May 9 – Sunday May 11
Elmwood Park Zoo
1661 Harding Blvd
Norristown, PA

Celebrate the season kick-off at Elmwood Park Zoo this weekend with their Season Kick-Off Carnival featuring rides, games, food and fun right in the zoo parking lot! Carnival is separate from Zoo admission. Rides and games require separate tickets.

40 Hour Opening 
Friday May 9th – Saturday May 10th
The Clay Studio 
137-139 North Second Street
Philadelphia, PA

The Clay Studio is celebrating its 40th birthday with a free 40 Hours Opening Celebration with programing and fun including activities for kids, too! Kids can make instruments and enjoy a family jam session on Saturday May 10th from 10am – 1pm and then enjoy an Ice Cream Social and Bowl Decorating from 2-4pm. Free.

St. Denis Family Fun Fair
St. Denis Parish
2401 St. Denis Lane
Havertown, PA

The annual St. Denis Family Fun Fair is happening this weekend Friday May 9th – Saturday May 10th with games, food, rides and lots of family fun. Plus adults ages 21 and older will enjoy the beer garden and can take part in the “casino” with table games and great prizes. Entrance is free. All activities and food are ticketed.

National Train Day
Saturday May 10th
30th Street Station
Philadelphia PA

Happy National Train Day! Head to 30th Street Station on Saturday May 10th for the 7th annual National Train Day event from 10am – 3pm. Come out to view train equipment displays, local exhibitors, model train displays and lots of kid friendly activities from Chuggington and more! Free.

Junior Jazz Jamboree
Saturday May 10th
9am – 5pm
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA

The only annual festival of its kind in the Philadelphia region, the Junior Jazz Festival at the Please Touch Museum happening Saturday May 10th from 9am – 5pm will introduce young children to the wonderful world of jazz through kid-friendly performances, theater, and activities that focus on musical expression, improve and creativity. Tickets $17.

LOVE Your Park Crafts Day 
Washington Ave Green
Washington Ave. and Columbus Blvd. 
Philadelphia, PA

Hosted by the Friends of Washington Ave Green and part of Fairmount Park Conservancy’s Love Your Park Week, LOVE Your Park Crafts Day, a free family-friendly event will have kids creating Mother’s Day gifts inspired by nature and will include free crafts, family activities, lunch and more! Free.

Disney Junior Live! On Tour Pirate & Princess Adventure 
Saturday May 10th
Liacouras Center
1776 N. Broad St
Philadelphia, PA

Coming to Philly for one day only – don’t miss Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure! at the Liacouras Center this Saturday May 10th with shows at 1pm, 4pm and 7pm. Catch your favorite Disney Junior pals like Sofia the first and her royal family as well as Jake, Izzy and the crew and of course Minnie and Mickey and other surprise guests too! Tickets $40-$95.

WB Saul Fair Country Fair Day
Saturday May 10th
11am – 4pm
WB Saul High School
7100 Henry Ave
Philadelphia PA

The Free WB Saul Country Fair Day will take place again at WB Saul Agricultural High School Saturday May 10th from 11am – 4pm. Families will enjoy free fun including a petting zoo, food trucks, a moon bounce, plant sale, silent auction, craft sale and cow plop bingo too!! Free.

Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Sunday May 11th
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 May 11th between 9:30am – 12pm. Free.

Mother’s Day Brunch
Sunday May 11th
Franklin Square
200 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia PA

The annual Franklin Square Mother’s Day Brunch happening at Franklin Square on Sunday May 11th from 11am – 1pm will feature food, a flower craft activity and tickets to enjoy the Philly Mini Golf and Parx Liberty Carousel, too! Tickets $25.

Weekend Phillyfun Picks: Aug. 23-25

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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.