{"id":10882,"date":"2019-06-27T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2019\/06\/27\/weekend-planner-june-28-2019\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T20:56:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T20:56:45","slug":"weekend-planner-june-28-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/weekend-planner-june-28-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Planner: June 28. 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Wawa<\/strong> Welcome<\/strong> America<\/strong> — the biggest Fourth of July festival<\/a> in the Philadelphia area — kicks off Saturday, followed by five days of FREE<\/strong> events and activities at the city’s buzziest venues and attractions. This weekend, don’t miss Free Museum Day at six spots, movie screenings, the Historic District Block Party and performances.<\/p>\n See our guide<\/a> to the full schedule of events, plus fireworks near you.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n Dessert lovers are in for a big treat Saturday! The FREE Philly Ice Cream Scoop <\/strong>at Reading Terminal Market<\/a> offers up a huge helping of the sweet stuff from popular vendors, plus ice cream-eating contests, games and demos. Over in Wilmington, DE, the New Castle County Ice Cream Festival <\/strong>at Rockwood Park<\/a>lets guests indulge in dozens of samples, fireworks and kids’ activities.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The forecast for the coming days shows clear, sunny skies — perfect for an outdoor movie screening! Here’s a roundup<\/a> of family-friendly flicks coming to a park near you. Enjoy the show! <\/p>\n Get to know your neighbors at these community events<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Dinos After Dark <\/strong>at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences<\/a>, Friday<\/p>\n FREE Clark Park Music and Arts Festival <\/strong>at Philly’s Clark Park<\/a> , Saturday<\/p>\n FREE BBQ and Bluegrass<\/strong> at West Chester’s Highland Orchards<\/a>, Saturday<\/p>\n Day Out With Thomas<\/strong> at Ronks’s Strasburg Rail Road<\/a>, Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n 19th-Century Faire <\/strong>at Wilmington’s Hagley Museum and Library<\/a>, Saturday<\/p>\n Panning for Creek Gems<\/strong> at Newark’s White Clay Creek State Park<\/a>, Saturday<\/p>\n Calling All Superheroes <\/strong>at Cherry Hill’s Garden State Discovery Museum<\/a>, Friday<\/p>\n South Jersey Wine and Music Festival<\/strong> at Newfield's Unexpected Farm<\/a>, Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Family-fun events and activities in Philadelphia, the suburbs, South Jersey and Delaware for June 28-30, 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,109],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nMore Events in Philly and the Main Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n
More Events in Delaware <\/h3>\n
More Events in New Jersey <\/h3>\n