# Electrical Spectacle Light Show at Franklin Square > Event for families in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington area (PA / NJ / DE / MD). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 19 – Feb 28 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM - Where: Franklin Square, 200 N 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 - Ages: All ages - Price: Free light show; mini golf, carousel and curling are paid - Organizer: Historic Philadelphia, Inc. - Official page: https://historicphiladelphia.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/electrical-spectacle-light-show-at-franklin-square--listing-957c83f41487a9eef49a306e ## About The Electrical Spectacle Light Show presented by PECO is the centerpiece of Holidays in Franklin Square, Historic Philadelphia's winter festival in one of the city's original squares. Hundreds of thousands of LED lights are synchronized to music, from Mariah Carey and the Philly POPS to Tchaikovsky, and the show repeats every 30 minutes from 5 pm until closing, so families can arrive any time in the evening and catch one in a short wait. Watching is free. Around it the square adds a holiday version of its mini golf course, street curling, the Parx Liberty Carousel and SquareBurger, which are paid extras. Opening night on November 19 brings free performances by the Commonwealth Youth Choir, free hot chocolate and cider, and the season's first show at 6:30 pm; on November 20 the Philadelphia Dance Academy dances scenes from The Nutcracker in the square at 5 pm. The square is closed November 26, December 25 and January 1 and closes early at 8 pm on December 24 and 31. ## Similar picks in Philadelphia - [LumiNature holiday light show — Philadelphia Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/luminature-holiday-light-show-philadelphia-zoo--listing-4c17e91a6531ff434e7fbf38) — Thu, Nov 19 · Philadelphia Zoo · Paid · checked Oct 16. LumiNature presented by PNC Bank is the Philadelphia Zoo's holiday light show: stroll beneath a canopy of sparkling lights as the Zoo becomes a winter wonderland. 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