Places To Go
5 Places for Winter Ice Skating in the Delaware Valley
It can be hard to keep up a healthy family routine during the chillier months. Ice skating is a fun hobby with the added benefit of being great cardio exercise, improving…
Top 10 Family Events for October
Click the images below to download this Top 10 calendar as a PDF. This roundup of family events appears in the October 2022 issue of MetroKids.
4th of July in Historic Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s historical significance in the founding of our country can’t be ignored. The Declaration of Independence was primarily signed in Philadelphia in 1776, and…
Commemorate Women's History Month at the Museum of the American Revolution
The Museum of the American Revolution has planned the following activities and programs in commemoration of Women’s History Month. Throughout March, families on site and online can enjoy a…
Kid-Friendly Events This Weekend: Feb. 25-27
This weekend's activities include a story book concert, reading event and the last chance to enjoy Franklin Square's winter celebration. Under the Sea Through Feb. 25 Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine…
Kid-Friendly Events This Weekend: Feb. 18-20
Enjoy fun winter activities this weekend and the much-anticipated opening of the Harry Potter exhibition at the Franklin Institute. Harry Potter: The Exhibition Feb. 18-Sept. 18 The Franklin Institute, 222…
Kid-Friendly Events This Weekend: Feb. 11-13
This weekend, get ready for Valentine's Day and enjoy fun art workshops. Black Inventors Challenge with LEAP Feb. 11, 4 p.m. Haddington Library, 446 N 65th St., Philadelphia, PA 19151…
Celebrating Black History Month
In a city of more than 1,500 public statues, the Octavius V. Catto Memorial to a 19th-century civil rights crusader is Center City’s first statue of a specific African-American. Catto led efforts to desegregate the city’s…
Top 10 Delaware Valley Events in February
February is full of exciting events, including the oldest and largest event for children's books in the country, the much-anticipated Harry Potter exhibit and Valentine's Day celebrations. Family Art Night…