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Weekend Phillyfun Picks: August 22-24

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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.

Weekend Phillyfun Picks: March 7-9

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The sun is shining and the countdown to spring is officially on!! Don’t miss the final weekend of the Philadelphia Flower Show plus a kid-friendly flower show at Nest Philly, Star Wars Day at the Brandywine Zoo, celebrations of culture and so much more. And don’t forget to spring forward and change your clocks on Sunday too!

Peter Pan
Friday March 7th – Sunday March 9th
Radnor High School
130 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA

It’s a weekend to celebrate the boy who didn’t want to grow up with the Radnor High School production of Peter Pan running Friday March 7 – Sunday March 9th with evening and matinee performances the whole family can enjoy. Tickets $15 per person.

International Women’s Day 
Saturday March 8th – Sunday March 9th
Garden State Discovery Museum
2040 Springdale Road Suite 100
Cherry Hill, NJ

Enjoy a weekend long celebration of women’s achievements and influence through history and around the world with fun interactive activities this Saturday March 8th and Sunday March 9th at the Garden State Discovery Museum. Free with admission. $10.95 for adults and children ages 12 months and over.

Peanut Butter and Jams Welcomes The Verve Pipe
Saturday March 8th
11am doors, 11:30am show
World Café Live 3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA

Get your groove on this Saturday March 8th at World Café Live as Peanut Butter and Jams Welcomes The Verve Pipe – a family friend concert by this popular band. Doors at 11:00am, show at 11:30am. Tickets $12 for kids and adults.

Concerts For Kids: Music Speaks To Everyone 
Saturday March 8th
1:30pm
2212 Spruce Street Trinity Center for Urban Life
Philadelphia, PA

The Trinity Center for Urban Life presents Music Speaks to Everyone: A bilingual concert in Spanish and English with musicians from Independence Charter School on Saturday March 8th at 1:30pm. Stay after the concert to meet the artists and enjoy an ice cream social too. Tickets $10 for adults, $5 for children, free for children under 2. 

Star Wars Day 
Saturday March 8th
12 Noon
Brandywine Zoo
1001 North Park Drive
Wilmington, DE

May the force be with you this Saturday March 8th starting at 12 noon at the Brandywine Zoo at authentic Star Wars characters (including Darth Vader, Storm Troopers and Boba Fett) invade the Zoo! Free with admission. $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-16 Under 3 free.

Iraqi Cultural Day
Saturday March 8th
1-4pm
Penn Museum
3250 South Street
Philadelphia, PA

Don’t miss the rich sights, arts, flavors, and traditions of Iraq both ancient and modern during Iraqi Cultural Day – a “One Book, One Philadelphia” Event happening on Saturday March 8th from 1-4pm at the Penn Museum. The day will include arts and crafts activities as well as a group reading of The Librarian of Basra, the children’s companion book to the 2014 One Book, One Philadelphia selection, The Yellow Birds. Free with museum admission. $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-17. Free for children 5 and under.

FORE The Planet Indoor Mini Golf 
Friday March 7th – Sunday March 9th
Linvilla Orchards
137 W. Knowlton Road
Media PA

Linvilla Orchards indoor mini-golf attraction FORE! The Planet Indoor Mini Golf continues this weekend Friday March 7th through Sunday March 9th offering 18 holes of serious fun. This highly interactive and playful exhibit is open daily from 9am – 5pm and features info on environmental issues paired with the kid favorite fun of mini-golf. $6.95 for ages 11 and older. $4.95 for ages 10 and under.

Dinosaurs Unearthed
Saturday March 8th – Sunday March 9th
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA

The Dinosaurs Unearthed exhibit continues at the Academy of Natural Sciences this Saturday March 8th through Sunday March 9th. Guests enjoy roaring, moving, life-size animatronic dinosaurs inside the Academy of Natural Sciences in this multi-sensory experience for dino lovers of all ages. $3 for members, $5 for non-members plus general admission to the museum ($15 for adults, $13 for kids under 13).

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

Nest Flower Show
Sunday March 9th
3-5pm
Nest Philly 1301 Locust St
Philadelphia, PA

The Nest Flower Show happening Sunday March 9th from 3-5pm is the perfect kid-friendly way to welcome spring with opportunities for little ones to burn some energy in Nest’s open gym as well as get their hands dirty by painting their own flower pots and then filling them with flowers. Plus enjoy tissue paper flower crafts and other fun flower themed activities. $20 per family.

Lower Merion Orchestra Symphony Free Performance
Sunday March 9th
3pm
Lower Merion High School 
315 E. Montgomery Ave
Ardmore, PA

Head to Lower Merion High School on Sunday March 9th at 3pm for a free performance by the Lower Merion Orchestra Symphony. Free.

FLASH GIVEAWAY: Win a family ticket to the Tweetheart Social happening Friday 2/14 at NEST Philly

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Valentine’s Day is only two days away and with the snowstorm on the way tonight it’s a little tricky figuring out a fun family-friendly event that your big and little sweeties can all enjoy! Nest Philly has the perfect answer with their super fun 3rd Annual Tweetheart Social happening on Friday February 14th from 4-6pm.

Families will enjoy heart-shaped pizza from Nomad, catering and cooking demos from Wolf Street Catering, food from Di Bruno Bros., a silent auction, a children’s dance party (ages 4 and up), Valentine’s Day themed crafts and activities for younger children (3 and under) in the Nest playspace. And best of all – the proceeds will benefit Friends of CHOP so you’re treating your sweeties and helping other kids and families in need too!

Tickets are $45 per family for non-members, $40 per family for members and may be purchased by visiting: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tweetheart-social-at-nest-tickets-10221598075 or calling 215.545.6378. Tickets will also be available at the door.

And now one lucky phillyfun4kids reader will win a family ticket to the Tweetheart Social! Enter to win this FLASH GIVEAWAY using the simple Rafflecopter form below. Giveaway ends Friday 2/14 at 12 Noon. Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Disclosure: I was provided with a free family ticket (value $45) by Nest Philly for the purposes of giving away to you! As always, all opinions expressed about family friendly Valentine’s fun being awesome are our own. 

Enjoy a “Frozen” Playdate at NEST

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Calling All Frozen Fans…

Philly area families are invited to come meet their favorite characters from the movie Frozen at Nest on Monday February 17th from 3-5pm!

Kids can enjoy this very special meet and greet and get their photos taken with two Frozen characters. The movie Frozen will be played on the large wall space for kids to enjoy plus make your own snowflake and wand station and a snowflake face painter too! There will also be Frozen themed games led by a Nest instructor and Frozen snacks including blue punch and white chocolate covered strawberries.

Cost is $10 per family for Nest members and $20 per family for non-members. Register by calling 215.545.6378.