Family-friendly picks in Philadelphia: 118 verified events and places that welcome kids, from library storytimes to parks and museums.
Updated · every listing links to its official source.
📍 FDR Park · South & West Philadelphia · FDR Park
As you pedal around, use the kid-friendly binoculars provided to spot turtles, ducks, blooming flowers, and maybe even a great blue heron – the long-legged shorebird the boats are shaped after.
Details Official page ↗📍 North Philadelphia · North & Northwest Philadelphia · Wagner Free Institute of Science
November First Saturday Open House at the Wagner Free Institute on Saturday, November 7, 2026, noon–4 p.m. Explore the free natural-history museum with hands-on teaching specimens and family activities. Not a Halloween event; November First Saturday programming.
Details Official page ↗📍 Kingsessing · South & West Philadelphia · Kingsessing Library
Join us for a free community event for people living with eczema and their families!
Details Official page ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City · Museum of the American Revolution
From November 8–11, 2026 the Museum of the American Revolution offers free admission to active military, veterans, and Blue Star Families. Museum open daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Veterans Day programs on Nov 11 include talks and performances; challenge coins for the first 25 free-admission visitors on Nov 11.
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia
Join us for the Schuylkill Crossing Community Celebration to help all participants and visitors feel safe and comfortable during the event. Multiple shifts available: 9:30am–12:30pm 12:30–3:30pm Children and youth may volunteer alongside an accompanying adult.
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia · Bartram’s Garden Courtyard
Who knows what we’ll find in the Garden? Come with us to explore! ABOUT LITTLE EXPLORERS: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, March through November, 10-11:30am. Join us for exploration, a garden walk, and stories! Please feel free to bring a snack. Designed for toddlers and preschoolers, ages 2-4. One adult chaperone is required for every two children. For more information, emai
Details Official page ↗📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City · Parkway Central Library
Legendary children's author and illustrator Rosemary Wells will read aloud in the Montgomery Auditorium at Parkway Central Library.
Details Official page ↗📍 Philadelphia · South & West Philadelphia
Join us in the Garden for our annual celebration of winter, local artists and makers, and community! This free public event is for the whole family, rain or shine. More details TBA.
Details Official page ↗📍 Fairmount Park · South & West Philadelphia
The state-of-the-art facility brings you closer to our bears than ever before, with a new Zoo360 trail and larger, upgraded habitats.
Details Official site ↗📍 Pennsport · South & West Philadelphia
has been on the corner of Weccacoe and Snyder Avenue since 1930 when Domenico Bucci started the family business.
Details Official site ↗📍 Rittenhouse · Center City & University City
Contemporary dance company founded in 1991 by Roni Koresh, resident at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre, with its school at 2002 Rittenhouse Square offering 60+ weekly classes in modern, ballet, jazz, hip hop and tap for kids and adults. Rated 4.6 in listings checked Oct 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 Old City · Center City & University City
Classic carousel with Philly-themed horses in Franklin Square — a rite of passage for local kids.
Details Official site ↗📍 University City · Center City & University City
Penn's performing arts presenter at 3680 Walnut St: world-class music, dance, theatre and the annual Philadelphia Children's Festival. Rated 4.5 in listings checked Oct 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 University City · Center City & University City
Penn Live Arts' annual festival at the Annenberg Center (3680 Walnut St), the oldest children's festival of its kind in the U.S. (since 1985): three days of children's theatre, circus, puppetry and music plus the free outdoor PLAyground with hands-on activities.
Details Official site ↗📍 Logan Square · Center City & University City
Philadelphia's only car-free social bike ride: a 20-mile (or 7.6-mile family) route on closed streets past Independence Hall, City Hall, Chinatown and Penn's Landing, starting and finishing at the Art Museum with a finish festival; about 7,000 riders in its fifth year, 2026.
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Clean, safe Germantown indoor playground with a rock-climbing wall, swings and play structures, popular for birthday party packages and daycare group visits
Details Official site ↗📍 Mt. Airy · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.5 stars (48 reviews); Mt. Airy nonprofit arts hub since 1953 with ceramics and visual-art classes, a gallery, the BYO Allens Lane Theater and Live at the Lane concerts, plus a popular kids' summer art camp
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairmount Park · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Palladian mansion built in 1745 above Belmont Plateau, once home to abolitionist Judge Richard Peters and a stop on the Underground Railroad; self-guided museum tours cover slavery, abolition and the Peters family, with skyline views from the hill
Details Official site ↗📍 Mt. Airy · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.9 stars (33 reviews); independent woman-owned vinyasa studio in Mt. Airy since 2006 offering gentle to vigorous flows, prenatal and kids' yoga, community classes, workshops and a 200-hour teacher training
Details Official site ↗📍 Germantown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
1744 Wister family house museum run by PhilaLandmarks, with a two-acre garden and urban farm, beehives, orchard and one of the oldest ginkgo trees in North America; bloodstain of a British general from the Battle of Germantown still marks the floor
Details Official site ↗📍 Roxborough · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.9 stars (76 reviews); 9,000-square-foot indoor playground off Ridge Ave with a zip line, ball pits, swings and a dedicated toddler zone, plus a parent lounge; also offers pediatric therapy services
Details Official site ↗📍 East Falls · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 4.6 stars (60 reviews); nonprofit community theater since 1923 in the 1819 Old Academy building where Grace Kelly began acting - six mainstage productions a year plus a Summer One-Act Bonanza and children's arts program, with free parking
Details Official site ↗📍 Spring Garden · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 5.0 stars (37 reviews); 25,000 sq ft indoor sports hub with two synthetic turf fields, a multi-purpose basketball/volleyball court, two batting tunnels, year-round clinics, leagues and bookable play for kids and adults
Details Official site ↗📍 Fishtown · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Rated 5.0 stars (40 reviews); 4,500-square-foot Fishtown playspace founded by a public-school music teacher, with early-childhood music and movement classes, an arts-immersion preschool, summer camp and birthday parties
Details Official site ↗📍 Northeast Philadelphia · North & Northwest Philadelphia
Indoor trampoline park at 9490 Blue Grass Road with Air Court, Foam Zone, Ninja Warrior Course, SkySlam and Toddler Zone; GLOW nights Fri-Sat.
Details Official site ↗📍 Ardmore · Montgomery & Bucks
23 E Lancaster Ave. 570-capacity Main Line rock club in the historic 23 East space, hosting nationally touring acts plus family dance parties; SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale line at the door.
Details Official site ↗📍 Andalusia · Montgomery & Bucks
1237 State Rd. A Greek Revival riverfront estate of the Biddle family (225+ years) with formal gardens, a rose garden, native woodlands and Delaware River views; house tours and self-guided garden visits.
Details Official site ↗📍 Chalfont · Montgomery & Bucks
Trampoline park at 145 Liberty Lane with Air Court, Foam Zone, SkyLadder, augmented climbing and Toddler Zone.
Details Official site ↗📍 East Norriton · Montgomery & Bucks
Indoor adventure park at 2700 Dekalb Pike with Sky Rider zipline, Flip Zone bumper cars and APEX trampolines; weekly Jumperoo toddler sessions.
Details Official site ↗📍 Fairless Hills · Montgomery & Bucks
500 Lincoln Hwy. 65,000 sq ft indoor park with trampolines, ninja course, climbing walls, 3-level playground and toddler zone, two-level electric go-karts, Omni VR arena and 50+ arcade games; weekly Sensory Jump (Sat) and Toddler Time (Sun) sessions.
Details Official site ↗📍 Bucks County · Montgomery & Bucks
Carousel, Giggleberry Mountain - at Peddler's Village, verified parent site
Details Official site ↗📍 Bucks County · Montgomery & Bucks
Verified; 4.4 stars 10030 reviews; certified autism center
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Family golf farm, two mini courses - Limerick
Details Official site ↗📍 Bucks County · Montgomery & Bucks
Hands-on exhibits in New Hope - Bucks anchor
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Verified; 4.4 stars 2578 reviews; giraffe feeding, carousel
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Wild Lights at verified zoo
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Verified via zoo description; zipline over zoo
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Largest indoor fun center in PA area; go-karts, laser tag - Oaks
Details Official site ↗📍 Oaks · Montgomery & Bucks
100 Pennco Rd. Three NHL-size rinks offering daily public skating, teen nights, figure skating and hockey leagues near Valley Forge.
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Verified; 4.1 stars 715 reviews; MINILAND, rides, 4D cinema
Details Official site ↗📍 Montgomery County · Montgomery & Bucks
Second oldest operating carousel in US - Pottstown
Details Official site ↗📍 Delaware County · Delaware & Chester
Indoor playground with Toddler Town, a giant inflatable play unit and an arcade; rated 4.4 stars (371 reviews)
Details Official site ↗📍 Chester County · Delaware & Chester
Fourth-generation dairy farm with Chester Springs Creamery ice cream, dairy-barn tours and fall pumpkin hayrides; rated 4.7 stars (323 reviews)
Details Official site ↗📍 Downingtown · Delaware & Chester
Indoor adventure park at 981 E Lancaster Ave with Warrior Course, Battle Beam, tubes playground and go-karts; weekly Jumperoo toddler sessions.
Details Official site ↗📍 Exton · Delaware & Chester
Trampoline park at 912 Springdale Dr with zip line, Mega Launch slide, warrior course, aerial silks and Toddler Zone.
Details Official site ↗📍 Delaware County · Delaware & Chester
20,000 sq ft: Ballocity, laser maze, climbing wall, 60+ arcade games; rated 4.4 stars (303 reviews)
Details Official site ↗📍 Chester County · Delaware & Chester
Driving range with Toptracer, mini golf, go-karts and duckpin bowling; rated 4.9 stars
Details Official site ↗📍 Delaware County · Delaware & Chester
Family-owned since 1913; heritage apples, peaches, berries and paw paws; daily 10am-6pm in season; rated 4.8 stars
Details Official site ↗Coming up first: Community Paddle Boating at FDR Park (Sat, Nov 7, 10:00 AM, FDR Park), Wagner First Saturday Open House: Monster Mash (Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM, North Philadelphia), Eczema and You: Learning, Sharing, and Making a Difference (Sat, Nov 7, 1:00 PM, Kingsessing) and Museum of the American Revolution — Veterans Day Free Admission (Sun, Nov 8, 10:00 AM, Old City). Places you can visit on your own schedule include Philadelphia Zoo in Fairmount Park, John's Roast Pork in Pennsport, Koresh Dance Company & School of Dance in Rittenhouse and Parx Liberty Carousel at Franklin Square in Old City.
Of the 118 verified listings for with kids in Philadelphia, 49 are free and 69 are paid; 8 are dated events and 110 are places you can visit any open day. The most common kinds are family (38), outdoors (22), museum (14), arts & culture (12) and sports (10). The most listings are in Camden County (9), Delaware County (9), Chester County (8), Montgomery County (7) and Old City (6).
118 kid- and family-friendly listings are here. Age ranges, when the organizer posts them, are on the official page.
49 of the 118 listings are free to attend or enter; the other 69 show the price from the official site.
Right now: Camden County (9), Delaware County (9), Chester County (8), Montgomery County (7) and Old City (6).
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