{"id":15100,"date":"2021-08-06T14:53:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T14:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/06\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T22:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T22:51:33","slug":"top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Photo<\/a>
Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family.<\/p>\n

Bird Watches<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m.
\nScotland Run Park, 980 E Academy St., Clayton,\u00a0NJ\u00a008312<\/p>\n

Families are encouraged to attend the bird watches together to explore Scotland Run Park\u2019s nature trail and look for different species of these feathered friends. Co-hosted by the Gloucester County Nature Club, these events are held on the first and third Thursday of every month.<\/p>\n

Peach Festival<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 7, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
\nLinvilla Orchards, 137 West Knowlton Rd., Media, PA 19063<\/p>\n

Kick off National Peach Month at Linvilla Orchards\u2019 annual peach festival. Families are invited to pick their own fruit, take hayrides and train rides, play games and enjoy several other festivities.<\/p>\n

Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls: Garden Kingdom House Building Workshop<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 11, 4 p.m.
\nChestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19118<\/p>\n

At this workshop, kids will build fairy houses and learn all about magical tiny creatures, some of whom might even be living in the Chestnut Hill Library\u2019s garden.<\/p>\n

Lard Dog and the Band of Shy + Larissa Hopwood Band<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 13, 5-7:30 p.m.
\nSmith Memorial Playground, 3500 Reservoir Dr., Philadelphia, PA 19121<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on the last show of this year\u2019s Kidchella, a local music festival for kids. Lard Dog and the Band of Shy, a one-of-a-kind New York-based performance group, and the local Larissa Hopwood Band will be closing out the season with upbeat music made for children.<\/p>\n

ZooSnooze<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 13, 6 p.m.-August 14, 9:30 a.m.
\nElmwood Park Zoo, 1661 Harding Blvd., Norristown,\u00a0PA\u00a019401<\/p>\n

The whole family is invited to sleep over at Elmwood Park Zoo as a part of ZooSnooze, an exciting overnight event complete with meals, a flashlight tour, campfire activities and an educational show.<\/p>\n

Porch Performance: Colonial Frolick<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 14, 4-5 p.m.
\nPennypacker Mills, 5 Haldeman Rd., Schwenksville,\u00a0PA\u00a019473<\/p>\n

Performers Stacy Roth and Bob Dupre will present rhymes, songs and riddles from the 17th-to-19th centuries. Featuring a variety of old-fashioned instruments, including penny whistle, limberjack and fife, this is an all-ages, interactive show.<\/p>\n

59 \u00bd Annual Philadelphia Folk Pocket Festival
\n<\/strong><\/a>August 21-22
\nSpring Mountain Ski Area, 757 Spring Mount Rd., Spring Mount, PA 19478<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s special edition of North America\u2019s oldest continuously run outdoor musical festival will include both digital and in-person shows. Kids ages 10 and under will enjoy free admission (or maybe just their parents will) and special children\u2019s activities and performances.<\/p>\n

Family Nature Discovery Days: Who Made That Track?<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 28, 10-11 a.m.
\nJohn Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19153<\/p>\n

The environmental education team at John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge will teach participants of all ages about the tracks that different animals make at this month\u2019s family-centered activity.<\/p>\n

Butterfly Celebration
\n<\/strong><\/a>August 28, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
\nUpper Schuylkill Valley Park, 1615 Black Rock Rd., Royersford,\u00a0PA\u00a019468<\/p>\n

Local experts Dave and Audrey Harding from Marvelous Monarchs Butterfly Habitat will be sharing information on butterfly rearing and migration at this celebration of everyone\u2019s (or at least most of our) favorite insect. There will also be crafts and butterfly bingo for kids to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Langhorne Rotary Pet Fair & Family Fun Day<\/a>
\n<\/strong>August 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
\nThe Mayors Playground, 180 Cherry St, Langhorne, PA 19047<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Pet Fair and Family Fun Day hosted by the Rotary Club of Langhorne includes a new area for kids with fun activities. There will also be a petting zoo, exotic animal tent and show, pet parade and pet photo booth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Run Park, 980 E Academy St., Clayton,\u00a0NJ\u00a008312 Families are encouraged to attend the bird watches together to explore Scotland Run Park\u2019s nature trail and look for different species of these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6824,4,3,1],"tags":[16630,391],"yoast_head":"\nTop 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Metrokids\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"MK Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"MK Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"MK Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e57323642027d183d526ad194735aa02\"},\"headline\":\"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\"},\"wordCount\":595,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"August\",\"events\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Attractions & Events\",\"Home Page\",\"Homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\",\"name\":\"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/\",\"name\":\"Metrokids\",\"description\":\"Philadelphia area, South Jersey & Delaware Family Activities, Events, Camps, Schools, Daycare & Other Services\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Metrokids\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MetroKids450.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MetroKids450.webp\",\"width\":450,\"height\":115,\"caption\":\"Metrokids\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e57323642027d183d526ad194735aa02\",\"name\":\"MK Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3792b43bbc7614ca343a8f5e89fad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3792b43bbc7614ca343a8f5e89fad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"MK Staff\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/author\/craig\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids","description":"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids","og_description":"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family","og_url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/","og_site_name":"Metrokids","article_published_time":"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"MK Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"MK Staff","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/"},"author":{"name":"MK Staff","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e57323642027d183d526ad194735aa02"},"headline":"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August","datePublished":"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/"},"wordCount":595,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg","keywords":["August","events"],"articleSection":["Attractions & Events","Home Page","Homepage"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/","url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/","name":"Top 10 Philadelphia-Area Events in August - Metrokids","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg","datePublished":"2021-08-06T14:53:28+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-16T22:51:33+00:00","description":"Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family. Bird Watches August 5 & 19, 8-9 a.m. Scotland Finish out the summer with nature activities, festivals and live outdoor music for your whole family","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/top-10-philadelphia-area-events-in-august\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/photo-by-ian-baldwin-on-unsplash-1.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Photo by Ian Baldwin on Unsplash"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/","name":"Metrokids","description":"Philadelphia area, South Jersey & Delaware Family Activities, Events, Camps, Schools, Daycare & Other Services","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#organization","name":"Metrokids","url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MetroKids450.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/MetroKids450.webp","width":450,"height":115,"caption":"Metrokids"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/e57323642027d183d526ad194735aa02","name":"MK Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3792b43bbc7614ca343a8f5e89fad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f3792b43bbc7614ca343a8f5e89fad9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"MK Staff"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.metrokids.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/author\/craig\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15100"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15100"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15102,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15100\/revisions\/15102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrokids.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}