Weekend Phillyfun Picks For Kids -- May 15 - 17, 2015
Lots going on for families in Philly this weekend! Don't miss the festivals and fun happening this weekend including CRAFT Phila, Spring Music Festival, the Italian Market Festival, fun fairs, the circus, and more!--Jennifer Oxenford
Calling All Superheros!
Camden Children's Garden
3 Riverside Drive
Camden, NJ
www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/
The Camden Children's Garden hosts an evening of super fun this Friday, May 15th with Calling All Superheroes, where kids can have meet and greets with favorite "super" friends as well as superhero themed fun and activities like web slinging, comic strip writing, "super-selfies" and lots more! $6 per person. 2 and under free.
LuLu Shrine Circus
LuLu Shriners
5140 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA
http://lulushrinecircus.com/
The 74th Annual LuLu Shrine Circus is coming to Plymouth Meeting this Friday, May 15th – Sunday, May 17th. Enjoy animal acts, dare devil high wire and trapeze, magical performance and more! Shows run 7 p.m. on Friday 5/15; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday 5/16; and 12 Noon and 4 p.m. on Sunday 5/17. Tickets $12-$24. Order online for ticket discount specials.
The South 9th Street Italian Market Festival
The Italian Market
919 S. 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA
https://italianmarketphilly.org/
Celebrate the Italian Market as it marks the district's 100 year anniversary with the annual Procession of Saints, live entertainment, family friendly events and activities, food and more! Free.
Kensington Kinectic Sculpture Day Derby and Arts Festival
Trenton Ave
Kensington, PA
http://trentonaveartsfest.org/kinetic-sculpture-derby//
Enjoy the parade of human powered sculptural floats as part of the annual Kinectic Sculpture Day Derby and Arts Festival happening Saturday, May 16th from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Trenton Ave from Norris to Dauphin. Free.
CRAFT Philadelphia – Liberty Bell Fair
6th – 7th Street Between Chestnut and Market
20 S. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.craftphila.org/
Celebrate USA hand-made craft, art and fashion at Philly's most historic square this weekend at CRAFT running Saturday, May 16th from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 17th from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. This celebration of US handmade art will also feature free live entertainment and make and take art for the kids, too. Free.
Animal Grossology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.ansp.org/
The new Animal Grossology exhibit running at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is sure to amuse and educate kids of all ages by highlighting the slimiest, stinkiest, and yuckiest creatures on earth! Exhibit entrance is $5.00 in addition to museum admission $15.95/adults, $13.95 kids ages 3-12.
Free Sundays at the Brandywine River Museum of Art
Brandywine River Museum of Art
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
www.brandywinemuseum.org/
Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum of Art on Sunday mornings including this Sunday, May 17th between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free
St. Denis Fun Fair
300 East Eagle Road
Havertown, PA
http://stdenisfunfair.org/
The 47th Annual St. Denis Fun Fair wraps up this weekend running Friday, May 15th – Saturday, May 16th. This community fun fair benefitting St. Denis Parish and Cardinal John Foley School has something for the whole family with food, rides, games, outdoor DJ, indoor casino, live music, beer garden and more! Fair entrance is free. Rides and games ticketed.
The Art of the Brick
The Franklin Institute
222 N. 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.fi.edu/exhibit/art-brick
The Art of the Brick continues this weekend running Friday, May 15th through Sunday, May 17th at The Franklin Institute. The display of LEGO brick masterpieces explores the intersection of art and science and will delight builders and LEGO fans of all ages. Tickets $24-$29 and does not include museum admission.
Haverford Spring Fest
Brookline Boulevard
Havertown, PA
www.haverfordspringfest.com/
Don't miss the annual Haverford Spring Fest happening Sunday, May 17th from Noon – 7 p.m. in Havertown. This annual music festival features continuous live music and entertainment as well as kids activities and special Fun Zone and more. Plus food vendors, crafts, beer gardens and more. $2 donation requested upon entrance.
PAFA Sunday Family Workshops: Cityscape Group Sculpture
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N. Broad Street
Historic Landmark Building
Philadelphia, PA
https://www.pafa.org//
Head to PAFA this Sunday, May 17th from 2-4 p.m. for the Sunday Family Workshops where kids will be able collaborate with other creative families on a large scale, 3-D cityscapes out of recycled materials that reflect the diversity of neighborhoods in Philly! Free.
