Weekend PhillyFun Picks For Kids — Sept. 13-14, 2014
Fall is in the air and there is plenty of fun to be had for the whole family this weekend in Philadelphia! Get outside and enjoy the bounty of fall celebrations and fun! – Jennifer Oxenford
Doylestown Arts Festival
Throughout Doylestown
Doylestown, PA
doylestownartsfestival.com
The annual two-day Doylestown Arts Festival running Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. showcases local artisans and talent with over 160 exhibitors, demonstrations, live music and more. Plus take part in bike races for kids and adults, too! Free.
Free Admission on Sunday Mornings
Brandywine River Museum
1 Hoffman's Mill Road
Route 1
Chadds Ford, PA
www.brandywinemuseum.org
Enjoy free admission to the beautiful Brandywine River Museum on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free.
Mt. Airy Village Fair
6819 Greene St. & Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA
mtairyvillage.weebly.com
Head to beautiful Mt. Airy this Sunday, September 14th for the 8th Annual Mt. Airy Village Fair featuring interactive and engaging family-friendly activities and demos, live music, healthy food and more. Free.
Pumpkinland Opening Day
Linvilla Orchards
137 W Knowlton Rd
Media, Pa.
www.linvilla.com
It's not really fun until Pumpkinland opens at Linvilla! Grab the kids for hayrides and fun in the pumpkin patch and apple orchards as well as mazes, scarecrows, farm animals and more. Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
PECO Family Jams: Pattern Palooza
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
1020 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
www.phillymagicgardens.org/education/families-and-kids
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens on South Street hosts the next family fun event in the PECO Family Jams series. Enjoy Pattern Palooza this Sunday, September 14th from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. Join a family friendly tour of the gardens at 1 or 3 p.m. and create your own masterpiece too. $7/adults, $3/kids 6-12, Free for kids five and under.
Mexican Independence Day Festival
Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
101 S. Columbus Blvd. at Market St.
Philadelphia, PA
www.delawareriverwaterfront.com
It's a celebration of Mexican independence on Sunday, September 14th from 1-7 p.m. at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing. There will be plenty of live music, vendors, food and fun. After the festival, the celebration continues with a live mariachi band and fireworks show at the Spruce Street Harbor Park from 7-8 p.m. Free.
Peddler's Village Scarecrow Competition & Display
Peddler's Village
Routes 202 & 263
Lahaska, PA
www.peddlersvillage.com
Head just 45 minutes from the city to Peddler's Village, where the scarecrow festival is happening throughout September and October. Kids can delight in hundreds of life size scarecrows and vote for their favorite before heading over for more fun at the Giggleberry Fair.
Jennifer Oxenford is a mother of two and the founder of phillyfun4kids http://www.phillyfun4kids.com your place to find free and mostly free things to do with your kids in and around this great city of motherly love. You can also follow phillyfun4kids on twitter at @phillyfun4kids and Facebook.Find. Fun. Fast. — Now you can download the FREE phillyfun4kids app (newly updated with 2013 seasonal attraction listings!) for your iPhone in the iTunes App Store here.
