Philadelphia Children's Festival
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
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Bill Blagg
Family Magic
May 3 @ 2 PM
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Théâtre Motus
Baobab
May 3 @ 4 PM
May 4 @ 10 AM and 12 PM
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Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets
FREE Outdoor Concert
May 3 @ 3 PM
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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
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
May 4 @ 10 AM
May 5 @ 10 AM
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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.
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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 with arts partners from across the city. More details will be added closer to the 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.