Weekend Phillyfun Picks For Kids -- August 14 - 16, 2015
The air is starting to feel like fall and summer may be winding down but the summer fun is still in full-swing with festivals, celebrations and music galore in and around Philly this weekend! - Jennifer Oxenford
Smooth Jazz Summer Nights: Brian Culbertson
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/
Head down to the Delaware waterfront this Friday, August 14th at 7:30 p.m. for free live jazz as part of the Smooth Jazz Summer Nights series. Free.
World Helicopter Day Celebration
American Helicopter Museum and Education Center
1220 American Blvd.
West Chester, PA
www.americanhelicopter.museum/
Bring the whole family out to celebrate World Helicopter Day this Saturday, August 15th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy helicopter rides, games, food vendors, health demos, and more! $10 for adults, $8 for kids. Helicopter rides additional $50 for adults, $40 for kids.
"Truck"erton Food Truck & Brew Fest
Tuckerton Seaport
120 West Main Street
Tuckerton, NJ
www.tuckertonseaport.org/event/truckerton-food-truck-brew-fest/
Time for a road trip! Head to Tuckerton Seaport this weekend for the fantastic fun at "Truck"erton Food Truck & Brew Festival! This two day festival features gourmet food trucks from along the east coast as well as live music and craft brews at the Beer Garden with some of New Jersey's best beers and the Garden State's Valenzano Winery with local wines for purchase, too. And the kids will enjoy the access to the Seaport's 40 acres of family fun including maritime activities, live animals, a boardwalk, mini golf and more! Tickets just $8 for adults and $5 for children. Food and beverages available for purchase.
PNC Grow Up Great
Kimmel Center Common Wealth Plaza
300 S. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=5231
Children get introduced to the world of musical theater with classic and brand-new songs along side guest artists performing songs from Rodgers & Hammerstein to Porter and Gershwin and more. Free.
Festival of India
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/
The 21st Annual Festival of India is taking place Saturday, August 15th starting at 1 p.m. on the Delaware River at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing. The festival celebrates India's Independence Day and showcases the vibrant Indian-American community in Philadelphia with art, music, dance, food and fun! Free.
Summer at The Oval
The Oval
2601 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
www.theovalphl.org/
Summer at The Oval continues this weekend Aug 14th – 16th. Don't miss the hottest spot for fun in Philly with food trucks, entertainment, kids activities and more. On Saturday, August 15th enjoy soccer fun and foodtrucks. Then on Sunday, August 16th don't miss lots of kids fun including free facepainting, the Library tech mobile, music class with All Around this World music, Philly Hoop Starz and a family friendly Philly dance party, too. Free.
Saturday Night at the Movies
Franklin Square
6th & Race Streets
Philadelphia, PA
historicphiladelphia.org/franklin-square/
It's Saturday night at the Movies at Philly's historic Franklin Square with a family showing of Dolphin's Tale! Plus kids will enjoy fun games and pre-show activities starting at 7 p.m. Movie starts at 8:30 p.m. Movie admission is free. Philly Mini Golf and Parx Liberty Carousel are ticketed.
Spruce Street Harbor Park & Blue Cross River Rink
Columbus Blvd. and Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
delawareriverwaterfront.com/places/spruce-street-harbor-park
The fun on the river continues this weekend at Spruce Street Harbor Park Blue Cross River Rink August 14th – 16th open 11 am – 11 p.m. Families can enjoy fun and food on the river as well as the new outdoor roller skating rink featuring roller skates and in-line skates for rent! Free admission. $3 skating, $10 skates rental.
Animal Grossology
Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA
www.ansp.org/
The Animal Grossology exhibit continues this weekend at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. Kids of all ages will be amused and educated with this fun exhibit 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.
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 August 14th – Sunday August 16th at The Franklin Institute. The display of LEGO brick artistic 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.
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, August 16th between 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free until 12 Noon.
Caribbean Festival
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com/
The 29th Annual Caribbean Festival is taking place Sunday, August 16th starting at 12 p.m. on the Delaware River at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing. The family friendly festival celebrates the culture of the Caribbean with music, food, art, dance, and fun! Free.
Sundays on Stage: The Plants
The Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.freelibrary.org/libserv/sunstage.html
This last installment in the Free Library of Philadelphia's Sundays on Stage series is not to be missed with a concert by family favorite band "The Plants" starting from 2-3 p.m. featuring their unique music that sparks kids' imaginations and gets the whole family dancing, too! Seating is first-come, first-served. Free.
