Ultimate guide to free events during CollegeFest 2023
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Summer is starting to wind down and the school year is just getting started, and as university students get settled in the Philadelphia area there are plenty of deals and freebies to kick off the semester.
Campus Philly is hosting its 2023 CollegeFest featuring a long list of free events for college students and recent grads. From Sept. 9-10, there will be over 30 free museums, as well as other things to do. There will also be free SEPTA transportation and a block party.
To attend this year's event, participants can sign up in advance through an online form.
The Campus Philly block party will be held Sept. 9, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., on Race Street between 19th and 20th Streets. The event will feature local brands, vendors and live performances.
To ride for free on SEPTA's Regional Rail, subways, buses, trolleys and the Philly PHLASH Downtown Loop, participants just have to show their CollegeFest confirmation email.
This email will also grant attendees free admission to the following local spots during specific dates and times:
- Penn Museum: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Eastern State Penitentiary: Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Science History Institute: Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m,
- Philadelphia Zoo: Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Rosenbach Museum & Library: Sept. 9, 12 to 4 p.m.
- Rodin Museum: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel University: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Christ Church: Sept. 9-10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts: Sept. 10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Woodford Mansion: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Laurel Hill Mansion: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Institute of Contemporary Art: Sept. 9-10, 12 to 6 p.m.
- National Liberty Museum: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Galleries at Moore: Sept. 9, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located near the free block party.
- African American Museum in Philadelphia: Sept. 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Historic Strawberry Mansion: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Barnes Foundation: Sept.10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Arch Street Meeting House: Sept.10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The Franklin Institute: Sept. 9-10, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Museum of the American Revolution: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Wagner Free Institute of Science: Sept. 9, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Weitzman National Museum of Jewish American History: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Betsy Ross House: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- American Philosophical Society Museum: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- National Constitution Center: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Philadelphia Museum of Art: Sept. 9-10, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Fabric Workshop and Museum: Sept. 9-10, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- The American Chinese Museum: Sept. 9-10
- Museum of Illusions: Sept.10, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. First come, first served.
For more information about CollegeFest, visit the official website here.
