Philadelphia Children's Festival

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May 3-5, 2026

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.

Weekend performances and school-day matinees available!

Performances

Family Magic photo

Bill Blagg
Family Magic

May 3 @ 2 PM

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Théâtre Motus photo

Théâtre Motus
Baobab

May 3 @ 4 PM
May 4 @ 10 AM and 12 PM

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Tim Kubart photo

Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets
FREE Outdoor Concert

May 3 @ 3 PM

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The Science of Magic photo

Bill Blagg
The Science of Magic

May 4 @ 10 AM and 12 PM
May 5 @ 10 AM and 12 PM

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Literature to Life photo

Literature to Life
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

May 4 @ 10 AM
May 5 @ 10 AM

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Hangin' with the Giants photo

Hangin' with the Giants
JazzReach

May 5 @ 10 AM and 12 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 with arts partners from across the city. More details will be added closer to the Festival.

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

The 2026 Philadelphia Children’s Festival was made possible in part by the support of the following: the Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation, Aramark and the Virginia C. Mulconroy Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation.