Top Picks for This Weekend
Philly's Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest opens Fri. with FREE ice skating for a limited time. Families also enjoy fire pits, arcade games, warming cabins, and seasonal food and drinks.
The north side of Philly's City Hall transforms into the Met Holiday Plaza Fri., complete with a flurry of seasonal activities including two shopping villages, a carousel, a pop-up restaurant and festive fare.
The holiday season shines bright this weekend during FREE tree lightings – many of which feature entertainment, parades and an appearance by Santa – in Doylestown, PA; Haddonfield, NJ; Media, PA; and Philly.
More Local Events the Kids Will Love
FREE Christmas Village Opening Day at Philly's LOVE Park, Fri.
Holiday Garden Railway Opening Night at Philly's Morris Arboretum, Fri.
FREE Full Moon Hikes at Bear, DE's Lums Pond State Park and E. Norriton, PA's Norristown Farm Park, Fri.
Nutcracker 1776 at Philly's Merriam Theater, Fri. & Sat.
Wild Wizarding Weekend at Philly's Academy of Natural Sciences, Fri.-Sun.
Festival of Trees at Timonium, MD's Cow Palace at the Maryland State Fairgrounds, Fri.-Sun.
Thanksgiving Weekend Family Activities at Wilmington, DE's Hagley Museum and Library, Fri.-Sun.
Gobble Gobble Skate at Warminster, PA's Revolution Ice Gardens, Sat.
Santa's Paradise Express at Ronks, PA's Strasburg Rail Road, Sat. & Sun.
