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78 Things to Do in Philly This Weekend

MULTIPLE DAYS THEATER Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Walnut Street Theatre presents the crowd-pleasing biographical musical about the rise of rock/pop legend Carole King, who […]

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Fun Events in Philly This Week

This week: The Phillies’ home opener, a Middle Child & Meetinghouse collab, peak cherry-blossom season, a Carole King musical and more. Want this and more […]

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Spring Break Breakdown: Everything to Do With Kids in Philly When School’s Out

Spring break is coming up (March 23rd-31st for Philly public schools). If you’re staying in town for break, don’t worry — there is so much […]

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The Top 10 Things to Do With Kids in Philly This March

It’s still cold and dark, but there are plenty of ways to have fun with your kids in Philly. From mermaids to Legos, there are […]

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Giant Trolls Are Taking Over the Philadelphia Zoo Next Month

I’ll be honest: When I first got a tip about trolls coming to the zoo, I pictured the tiny, candy-colored Dreamworks ones with big hair […]

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Winter Break Master Plan: Everything to Do With Kids in Philly When School’s Out

There’s only a week between Christmas and New Year’s, but that week can go very slowly with no school, no schedule, and cold weather. Four […]

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Where to Celebrate Halloween With Kids in Philly

While Halloween isn’t just for kids, something about playing dress-up and eating candy seems to really appeal to them. Halloween for kids in Philly somehow […]

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The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

It’s already September, which means school’s back in session, pumpkin spice lattes have the audacity to be sold in a freaking heatwave, and fall will […]

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7 Philly-Area Sunflower Farms to Brighten Your Summer

Without fail, sometime around late summer you open your Instagram to find it awash in bright yellow. Influencers in floppy hats all seemed to find […]

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Why Philly Needs to Close More Streets to Car Traffic

As anyone who regularly traverses it knows, 9th Street as it runs through the Italian Market is chaos. The 47M bus squeezes its way north, […]

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17 Big Ideas to Make Philly a Kid-Friendly City

Eleven summers ago, the Center City District unveiled a newly renovated Sister Cities Park. Embedded in the midst of the buzzing Ben Franklin Parkway, the once-barren swath […]

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4 Ways Philly Could Make Public Transit Easier for Kids

Because access is everything. Here, a handful of family-forward transit transformations: Let ’Em Ride Indego bikes with kids’ seats would be a great addition to […]

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How to Make a More Kid-Friendly Philadelphia, and Why We Absolutely Should

Eleven summers ago, the Center City District unveiled a newly renovated Sister Cities Park. Embedded in the midst of the buzzing Ben Franklin Parkway, the […]

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Your Guide to Wawa Welcome America, Philadelphia’s Official July 4th Celebration

Philadelphia basically invented independence, so of course we’re going to do the Fourth of July up right. Philly’s annual Independence Day bonanza kicks off on Juneteenth […]

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Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in Philadelphia

On June 19th, 1865, nearly two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to free the country’s remaining […]