Philadelphia Children's Festival
May 5-7, 2024
Our annual Philadelphia Children's Festival features seven exciting events, including two free outdoor shows and interactive workshops with the dancer-gymnasts of Pilobolus. With zany acrobats invading a museum, the history of Cinco de Mayo told through folkloric dance, some seriously silly hocus pocus, a powerful book brought to life onstage and so much more, the Children's Festival is packed with fun for the whole family. Plus, enjoy the outdoor PLAYground with hands-on activities and entertainment by Alex & the Kaleidoscope and the Give & Take Jugglers. The Children's Festival is rain or shine.
Weekend performances and school-day matinees available!
Performances
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Machine de Cirque
La Galerie
May 5 @ 3 PM
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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
May 5 @ 1 PM
May 5 @ 3 PM
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Alex & the Kaleidoscope
FREE Outdoor Concert
May 5 @ 2 PM
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Give & Take Jugglers
FREE Outdoor Show
May 5 @ 4 PM
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The Amazing Max
May 6 @ 10 AM
May 6 @ 12:30 PM
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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.
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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
May 5:
- Face painting and balloon creations by Taffy Fun
- Entertainment by Alex & the Kaleidoscope (2 PM), the Give & Take Jugglers (4 PM) and DJ Gerry
- Hands-on activities with The Clay Studio, ICA Philadelphia, Penn's Common Press and Walnut Street West Library
May 6:
- Face painting and balloon creations by Taffy Fun
- Entertainment by DJ Gerry
- Hands-on activities with Fleisher Art Memorial, Gapura Philadelphia, International Ballet Exchange and Penn's Common Press
May 7:
- Face painting and balloon creations by Taffy Fun
- Entertainment by Ñuuxakun Baile Folklorico and DJ Gerry
- Hands-on activities with The Clay Studio, Fleisher Art Memorial, Penn Museum and Recycled Sounds
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.
