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Count Down 2 Noon at The Please Touch Museum
December 31st with Celebrations
We have reimagined our New Year’s Eve event this year as we celebrate together for a smaller in-person gathering with limited capacity. Join us for a morning or afternoon timed ticket session that includes two-and-a-half hours of play at the Museum, art workshops, New Year’s Eve party hats & glasses, a visit from Squiggles, and a dance party in Hamilton Hall as we celebrate 2023 in style!
Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Brandywine Zoo
December 31st
We’ll have fun activities and a celebratory atmosphere with a group countdown to Noon. The program takes place outside in the zoo, so dress for the weather! Hot chocolate will be available for purchase at the snack bar. The gate opens at 10am. Some animals may not be out because of the cold weather. Reservations required
confetti countdowns as we celebrate the new year at an age-appropriate time! Countdowns will take place at 11:00am, 12:00pm, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm!
New Year's Eve in Kennett Square
The Mushroom Festival and Kennett Area Restaurant & Merchant Association are again hosting the Annual Mushroom Drop being held at State & Union Streets this year.
Weather permitting (no wind), the lighted Mushroom will be raised at 8:55 PM - bring the kids for the opening celebrations.
New Year's Eve at Cherry Street Pier
Enjoy a front-row seat to the Rivers Casino New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront at 6 pm, along with an evening of festive fun for the whole family.
Enjoy a Giant Lite Brite, a dance party with live video feed on Pier’s jumbo screens, plus activities with PopUpPlay, including making your own future-themed mini golf course with recycled materials; collaborative mural making where families can help create a New Year’s Eve-themed gallery; plus make-and-take crafts and games while supplies last.
New Year's Eve Family Jam at Ardmore Music Hall
New Year's Eve (Day) Family Jam w/ Alex & the Kaleidoscope.
Countdown and Ball Drop at Noon + Arts & Crafts + Brunch!
New Year's Eve Fireworks at Sesame Place
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The presents have been opened, and toys have been played with, and every parent fears the words "I'm bored" over Christmas break. Don't fret; Fun Things has you covered with events to keep your family busy over break.
Catch a Show
Disney on Ice presents Frozen & Encanto
Watch the Twinkling Lights
November 18th - January 8th
Holiday Light Show and Dickens Village Macy's Center City
Herr's Christmas Lights
November 23rd- January 2nd
Come enjoy our FREE Holiday Lights Display from dusk to dawn (5pm-7am). Drive through our corporate campus and over 600,000 dazzling lights. We ask that all visitors stay in their cars for everyone’s safety.
West Chester Griswolds
Winter in Franklin Square
November 16th- February 26th
LumiNature at the Philadelphia Zoo
November 17th - January 7th
LumiNature, a fantastical new winter light experience set to transform the Zoo, will take guests on a magical journey of illuminations, music, sound, and surprises.
5 pm to 10 pm
Experience the magic of more than 3 million lights illuminating acres of farmland at the Shady Brook Farm Holiday Light Show! Encounter whimsical holiday displays and familiar characters.
Drive through in the comfort of your own car or enjoy the show in a private open-air wagon ride (weather permitting).
Go Ice Skating
The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation is proud to continue to present a wintertime tradition in Philadelphia, as the Blue Cross River Rink will re-open for the 28th season on November 26th. The Blue Cross River Rink at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia’s only outdoor public ice rink, is located on Columbus Boulevard at Market Street.
Call 215-925-RINK for current rink and weather conditions

Sesame Place A Very Furry Christmas
November 19th - January 8th
Hershey Park Christmas Candyland
November 11th - January 1st
The magic of the holidays comes to life at Hersheypark Christmas Candylane. With two million twinkling lights, rides for all ages, festive decorations, and Hershey's Product Characters decked out in their holiday best, there is something for all to enjoy!
Dutch Winter Wonderland
November 19th - January 1st
Dutch Winter Wonderland offers themed rides, games, and holiday entertainment under thousands of twinkling lights! Indoor activities include cookie decorating, voting for your favorite gingerbread house, and sharing holiday wishes with Santa.
Celebrate the Yuletide season with a one-of-a-kind holiday experience. Tour rooms in Henry Francis du Pont’s former home decorated in full holiday splendor. This year’s tour includes several trees inspired by Christmas trees seen at the White House, in conjunction with the exhibition Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House. Many displays are inspired by the traditions and festivities of the season as enjoyed by du Pont and his family.
New this year is a toy train display featuring Standard Gauge toy trains. The display is presented by the Standard Gauge Module Association, whose members will construct the display at Winterthur. The display is open from 10:00 am–4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays and Wednesday evenings in December, 5:00–8:00 pm.
Don’t miss the large-scale gingerbread version of the Winterthur mansion. The gingerbread house will be made by Bredenbeck’s Bakery of Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.
November 25 through January 1
November 19- January 8
Visitors of all ages will be wowed by a quarter-mile of track featuring seven loops and tunnels with fifteen different rail lines and two cable cars, nine bridges (including a trestle bridge you can walk under), and bustling model trains, all set in the lovely winter garden of the Morris Arboretum. The display and buildings are all made of natural materials – bark, leaves, twigs, hollow logs, mosses, acorns, dried flowers, seeds, and stones – to form a perfectly proportioned miniature landscape complete with small streams. Each building, while an exact replica of the original, is unique in its design. Philadelphia-area landmarks, such as a masterpiece replica of Independence Hall, are made using pine cone seeds for shingles, acorns as finials, and twigs as downspouts.