Nicole O'Donnell
Nicole O'Donnell is a marketing and social media expert with over 20 years of media experience and a proud mom to twin girls. A fan of writing, yoga, and exploring Philly, Nicole loves sampling the city's best treats with her girls in tow.
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The time to book the best holiday and Christmas events in Philadelphia is now! These popular holiday events go on sale early and sell out quickly.
The holiday season is magical, but for parents whose to-do list is longer than Santa's, it can be hard to track when to buy tickets to all the big holiday and Christmas events in Philly. Set your alarms, mark your calendars (view our Philadelphia calendar while you're at it), and prepare those ugly Christmas sweaters for all the festive family outings.
From incredible light walk-throughs to holiday train rides and the dates they go on sale, keep reading for all the Philly holiday events intel.
As a Philadelphia mom who absolutely loves Halloween but can’t handle the scary stuff, I was so excited to check out Halloween House in Deptford—and it did not disappoint! This is a fun, family-friendly Halloween experience that’s spooky but not scary, making it one of the best Halloween events for families in the Philadelphia and South Jersey area.
Looking for a more frightful experience? Check out our list of haunted experiences in the Philadelphia area or check out our Halloween Fun Guide for even more treats this season!
We all know that Halloween can be a little spooky and scary, but the task of finding fun things to do for the holiday can also give parents quite a fright! Thankfully, this time of year is chock-full of fun Halloween events for kids in Philadelphia, and we know all the top spots for ghouls, goblins, and witches of every age.
From pumpkin decorating and candy collecting for young ones to super scary experiences that chill tweens and teens to the bone, our Halloween Guide for Philly Kids is constantly being updated with new ways to spend the spookiest season.
Anyone else turn into a pumpkin-hoarding, scarf-wearing, harvest-festival-seeking maniac the moment the calendar strikes September? We've rounded up the top fall festivals in Philly where you can live out your best pumpkin spice life. Most are free with pay-as-you-go activities, and all will have you posing your kids on bales of hay whether they like it or not. So dig out that plaid and head to the farm or wherever you get your fall fill, because autumn has (almost) arrived.
Take note: this list is reserved for harvest happenings, but there are even more street fairs and neighborhood festivals to peruse on our event calendar. Our fall activity guide is full of more ideas to make the most of the upcoming season, and stay tuned for updates to our favorite Halloween haunts as those spooky events rolls in.
It’s never too early to try to start planning for the next school year. Since Pennsylvania’s largest school district has released the academic calendar for Philadelphia for 2025-2026, now is the time to start preparing for staff development days (read: days off for your kids). Philadelphia’s school district calendar now recognizes the Lunar New Year, Diwali, Eid al-Adha, and Good Friday with days off, representing more of the cultural diversity in the district.
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