Philadelphia Children's Festival

Mar 7-9, 2027

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!

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.

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.