Philadelphia Children's Festival

May 4-6, 2025

The Philadelphia Children's Festival is turning 40! Established in 1985 as the first festival of its kind in the country, we are thrilled to celebrate four decades of welcoming generations of families to enjoy the best in performing arts for young audiences. This legacy continues May 4-6, 2025.

With a supercharged circus of extreme sports, a refugee's powerful memoir brought to life onstage, and a story of friendship and plucky determination told through vibrant visuals and puppetry, the Children's Festival is packed with fun for the whole family. Plus, enjoy the outdoor PLAYground with hands-on activities and entertainment by the Dirty Sock Funtime Band. The Children's Festival is rain or shine.

Weekend performances and school-day matinees available!

Performances

	360 ALLSTARS May 4 @ 4:30 PM May 5 @ 10 AM and 12 PM May 6 @ 10 AM and 12 PM Get Tickets
	Terrapin Puppet Theatre The Paper Escaper May 4 @ 2:30 PM May 5 @ 10:30 AM May 6 @ 10:30 AM Get Tickets
	Literature to Life The Latehomecomer May 4 @ 1 PM May 5 @ 10:30 AM May 6 @ 10:30 AM Get Tickets
	Dirty Sock Funtime Band FREE Outdoor Concert May 4 @ 3:30 PM Learn More

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.

The 2024 Philadelphia Children’s Festival was 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.