Some of the most festive happenings and events taking place this November!
Fire and Ice Festival Opening Celebration
November 8th – 9th
8th: 5:30 – 6:30pm; 9th: 12 – 2pm
Dilworth Park
1 s 15th St.
Cost: Free
Celebrate the start of the 2019 winter season! Fire and ice performers will entertain guests as synthetic snow and firework effects dazzle the crowd. Hand-carved ice sculptures will be on display, along with festive décor.
Photo Pop Winter Wonderland Grand Opening Celebration
November 15th
7 – 9pm
Photo Pop Philly
111 S. Independence Mall E
Cost: $39
Photo Pop is back! Kick off the season by immersing yourself in the joyful enchantment of Winter Wonderland.
Holiday Art Star Craft Bazaar
November 23rd – 24th
11am – 5pm
Rivers Casino Philadelphia
1001 N. Delaware Ave.
Cost: $3 from 11am – 3pm; $2 from 3 – 4pm; FREE the last hour
Find handmade holiday gifts for everyone on your list! Browse items from 80 curated vendors. Enter the raffle and enjoy treats from Okie Dokie Donuts and The Chocolate Alchemist.
Tree Lighting Celebration
November 27th
5 – 7pm
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Cost: Free
Enjoy music by Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Five and the Sister Cities Girlchoir. Admission to the museum is Pay What You Wish after 5:00 pm.
Christmas Village
November 28th – December 24th
Love Park
Cost: Pay as you go
The popular Christmas Village is back again! Inspired by open-air German Christmas markets, enjoy holiday sights and sounds with tens of thousands of twinkling lights, festive decorations, live music, and fun children’s activities. Come ready to shop for unique, international and local gifts and decorations. Warm up with a glass of warm mulled wine or hot cocoa while enjoying European foods and drinks. Take a selfie or family photograph with The Present, a large glowing holiday box decorated with lights and a giant bow.
Holiday Garden Railway
November 29th
10am – 4pm
Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
100 E Northwestern Ave
Cost: $20
Bring the whole family and enjoy a beautiful display of buildings and trains, all meticulously decorated for the holidays with lights that twinkle along the tracks and around the surrounding landscape.
Holiday Bazaar
November 30th
10am – 4pm
Greensgrow Farms
2501 E Cumberland St.
Cost: Free
Shop local, support local artists! Make a dent in your Christmas shopping at the Greensgrow Holiday Bazaar. This is a festive neighborhood favorite, get your tree or holiday greens and check out all of the cool wares our elves have made. There will be a range of fine art, crafts and gifts; jewelry, ceramics, wood working, accessories, green gifts, bath/body and more.