These Are the Best Holiday Events in Philadelphia

Holiday events in Philadelphia

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Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Philadelphia

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Holiday Weekends in West Chester

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West Chester

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LSC Holiday Adventure

Ages: 5 – 8
Christmas
Family
Holiday

Liberty Science CenterJersey City

10 am – 7 pm

SEA LIFE Twinkling Tides

SEALIFE New Jersey at American DreamEast Rutherford

LumiNature

5 – 9 pm

LumiNature Presented by PNC

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia

Entrance

5:30 pm

Winter WonderLights Annual Holiday Light Show Drive Thru

Winter WonderLightsEast Brunswick

Thursday Jan. 2, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Philadelphia

LumiNature

5 – 9 pm

LumiNature Presented by PNC

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia

Entrance

5:30 pm

Winter WonderLights Annual Holiday Light Show Drive Thru

Winter WonderLightsEast Brunswick

Friday Jan. 3, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Philadelphia

LumiNature

5 – 9 pm

LumiNature Presented by PNC

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia

Entrance

5:30 pm

Winter WonderLights Annual Holiday Light Show Drive Thru

Winter WonderLightsEast Brunswick

Saturday Jan. 4, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Philadelphia

LumiNature

5 – 9 pm

LumiNature Presented by PNC

Philadelphia ZooPhiladelphia

Entrance

5:30 pm

Winter WonderLights Annual Holiday Light Show Drive Thru

Winter WonderLightsEast Brunswick

Sunday Jan. 5, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Entrance

5:30 pm

Winter WonderLights Annual Holiday Light Show Drive Thru

Winter WonderLightsEast Brunswick

Monday Jan. 6, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Tuesday Jan. 7, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Wednesday Jan. 8, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Thursday Jan. 9, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Friday Jan. 10, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Saturday Jan. 11, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

1 – 3 pm

4 – 6 pm

7 – 9 pm

The 42nd Annual Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival

St. Peter’s Lutheran ChurchLafayette Hill

Sunday Jan. 12, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

1 – 3 pm

4 – 6 pm

The 42nd Annual Boar’s Head & Yule Log Festival

St. Peter’s Lutheran ChurchLafayette Hill

Monday Jan. 13, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Tuesday Jan. 14, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

Wednesday Jan. 15, 2025

All day

Ice Skating Lessons at Independence Blue Cross Riverrink

Gloria Dei Old Swedes Episcopal ChurchPhiladelphia

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