Category: winter events
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Byers Choice Day Trip
A visit to Byers Choice is our new family holiday tradition! Byers is a family business that custom handcrafts holiday figurines, notably their Carolers. Byers is less than an hour’s drive from Philly with ample free onsite parking and free access to their exhibit rooms. No reservation is necessary but check their website: visiting hours…
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Franklin Square Holiday Lights
If you love Christmas lights, one of our family’s top 10 suggestions is to visit the Franklin Square Holiday Lights show. The park’s free annual Electrical Spectacular boasts 75,000 twinkling lights. Twice every hour, at the Kite Fountain centerpiece, the park comes alive with a high-energy music show. Colorful LED lights pulse in rhythm to a…
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Flower Show Insiders Guide
There is no better cure for the winter blahs than the immersive sensory experience that is the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show. Where else can you be transported to Lanikai Beach or Buckingham Palace just by riding an escalator? 2017 will mark my seventh annual show visit. Here’s my Flower Show Insiders Guide, to help you navigate this huge Convention Center event. Miniature Settings Arrive as early…
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Mummers Parade
This was my second year celebrating New Years Day with the full Mummers Parade experience (minus the morning alcohol). For the best views, head up Broad Street before 11 and stake out a spot on the left side near City Hall. All in the Family The parade features lots of marching Mummer families, with kids in matching costumes and babies in…
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Everyone should experience the free New Year’s Eve Fireworks extravaganza at Penns Landing at least once. The 15 minute show was one of the most spectacular displays we’ve seen. Family Friendly Fireworks We opted for the 6 pm, family friendly performance. There’s also the midnight ringing in fireworks. By 5:30, a good-sized crowd had staked out the best…