Enjoy all the family fun this weekend starting with the National Dog Show to kick off your pre-Thanksgiving fun. And don’t miss family friendly theater and lots of holiday festivities too.

The Perfect Dog
Friday Nov. 15 – Sunday Nov. 17
Footlighters Theater
58 Main Ave
Berwyn, PA
The Perfect Dog children’s musical takes place at the historic Footlighters Theater in Berwyn this weekend. The Perfect Dog was adapted from the book of the same name by John O’Hurley, the author and television personality who hosts the Philadelphia-based National Dog Show Presented by Purina, which airs as a Thanksgiving Day special on NBC. The Perfect Dog is offered as part of National Dog Show month celebration and in conjunction with this weekend’s national dog show in Oaks. Cost for admission is $18 for adults and $12 for children 12 years and under.

The National Dog Show
Saturday Nov. 16 – Sunday Nov. 17
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center
100 Station Ave.
Oaks, PA
The Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s National Dog Show takes place this Saturday and Sunday November 16 and 17 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks. The show features two benched, all-breed dog shows giving attendees the chance to see over 2,000 of the top American Kennel Club sanctioned dogs from across the country. See more than 2000 different breeds and varieties compete for best of Breed, First in Group, and the coveted title of Best in Show. Each day brings different competitions and attractions. Tickets to the National Dog Show are $16 for adults and $7 for children ages 4-12 and are available at https://nds.nationaldogshow.com/

Holiday Light Show Debut
Friday Nov. 15 – Sunday Nov. 17
Fashion District Philadelphia
901 Market Street
Philadelphia
The newly updated Fashion District retail and entertainment space debuts a brand new light show boasting a 45-foot-tall floating tree with giant stainless steel mirror ornaments and a light show timed to music by the Philly Pops. The five-minute show runs every 30 minutes. Free.

Holiday Festival and Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show
Friday Nov. 15 – Sunday Nov. 17
Franklin Square
6th and Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Enjoy the Holiday Festival and Electrical Spectacle Holiday Light Show at Franklin Square this season. In addition to the Parx Liberty Carousel and Philly Mini Golf, holiday entertainment includes train rides around the square, Santa Saturdays, Seasonal Sounds on Sundays and much more. Kids are invited to bring their letters to Santa for the Santa Mailbox, or deliver them in person to him on Santa Saturdays. Free entrance. Some attractions ticketed.

Disney Junior Holiday Party on Tour
Saturday Nov. 16
4pm
The Tower Theater
Upper Darby, PA
Disney Junior Holiday Party! on Tour in Philadelphia at the Tower Theater is a dazzling musical wonderland where children and their families can sing and dance along to their favorite Disney Junior songs plus holiday classics with their favorite Disney friends, including Mickey & Minnie Mouse, the Puppy Dog Pals, Vampirina and many more, plus a special visit from Santa Claus! Tickets are $29.50 each.

Candytopia
Friday Nov. 15 – Sunday Nov. 17
Fashion District Philadelphia
9th and Market
Philadelphia, PA
Families will enjoy Candytopia – an interactive art installation celebrating the vibrant colors and flavors of favorite sugary delights across over a dozen environments, from flying unicorn pigs to a marshmallow tsunami. More than one dozen rooms have larger-than-life interactive art installations and full sensory experiences. $20-$28.

The Addams Family
Friday Nov. 15 – Saturday Nov. 16
7:30 PM
Monsignor Bonner & Archbishop Prendergast High School
403 N. Lansdowne Ave
Upper Darby, PA
The Addams Family taking place just outside of Philadelphia is a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, and features an original story that is every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Tickets are $13.