Philadelphia Children's Festival

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May 5-7, 2024

Our annual Philadelphia Children's Festival features an exciting array of professional performances for the whole family. Plus, enjoy the outdoor PLAYground with hands-on activities, performers and more. The Children's Festival is rain or shine.


Performances

Machine de Cirque photo

Machine de Cirque
La Galerie

May 5 @ 3 PM

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Calpulli Mexican Dance Company photo

Calpulli Mexican Dance Company
Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo

May 5 @ 1 PM
May 6 @ 10 AM
May 6 @ 12:30 PM
May 7 @ 10 AM
May 7 @ 12:30 PM

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Pilobolus @ Play Human Alphabet ABC photo

Pilobolus @ Play
Human Alphabet

May 5 @ 1 PM
May 5 @ 3 PM

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Alex & the Kaleidoscope logo and photo

Alex & the Kaleidoscope
FREE Outdoor Concert
May 5 @ 2 PM

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Give & Take Jugglers

Give & Take Jugglers
FREE Outdoor Show
May 5 @ 4 PM

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The Amazing Max image

The Amazing Max
May 6 @ 10 AM
May 6 @ 12:30 PM

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Literature to Life Black Boy image

Literature to Life
Black Boy

May 7 @ 10 AM
May 7 @ 12:30 PM

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Tickets

Individual Tickets
Tickets are sold by individual performance and include all PLAYground activities.

West Philly Welcome
$15 tickets for West Philly residents, available beginning the week before. » More details

Groups
Discounts are available for schools and groups of 10+. For more information and to order group tickets, contact Anne-Marie Mulgrew at 215.462.7720 or amulgrew@upenn.edu.



Children's Festival PLAYground

Visit the Children's Festival's outdoor PLAYground to enjoy free performances and hands-on activities. More details will be added closer to the Festival.

Collage of photos of children enjoying the Philadelphia Children's Festival


The 2024 Philadelphia Children’s Festival is made possible in part by the support of the following: Aramark, the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, the Virginia C. Mulconroy Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation and the Walter J. Miller Trust.