# Things to do with kids at Franklin Square

> 7 upcoming family events and 0 ongoing programs and visits at Franklin Square, 200 N 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, in the Philadelphia–Camden–Wilmington area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/spooky-mini-golf-at-franklin-square--listing-3bff7b64c2290ad8d9c2130f) — Oct 1 – Nov 1 · 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM · Franklin Square · From $12 · checked Oct 20. For October, Philly Mini Golf in Franklin Square dresses up for Halloween: players putt through miniature versions of Philadelphia landmarks decorated for the season. Families…
- [Electrical Spectacle Light Show at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/electrical-spectacle-light-show-at-franklin-square--listing-957c83f41487a9eef49a306e) — Nov 19 – Feb 28 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · Franklin Square · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. 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…
- [Jingle & Mingle with Santa at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/jingle-and-mingle-with-santa-at-franklin-square--listing-d51493df4ab164de4bde13c6) — Fri, Nov 27 (+4 more dates) · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Franklin Square · checked Oct 24. During Holidays in Franklin Square, Santa comes to the square on five evenings in late November and December for photos with families. Children can tell him their wishes and pose…
- [Gift-Making Night with The Clay Studio at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/gift-making-night-with-the-clay-studio-at-franklin-square--listing-cf5092af2747a4f538cb333b) — Sat, Dec 5 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Franklin Square · checked Oct 24. An evening of hands-on gift making for children during Holidays in Franklin Square. Artists from The Clay Studio, Philadelphia's long-running ceramics center, help kids craft…
- [Franklin Square Hanukkah Celebration](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/franklin-square-hanukkah-celebration--listing-7b7af79f234b9537197db504) — Sun, Dec 6 · 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Franklin Square · Free · checked Oct 24. On the second evening of Hanukkah week, Franklin Square hosts a free family Hanukkah celebration as part of Holidays in Franklin Square. The evening brings Hanukkah songs, crafts…
- [Celebrating Ujamaa: Kwanzaa Quizzo and Evening Bazaar at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/celebrating-ujamaa-kwanzaa-quizzo-and-evening-bazaar-at-franklin-squar--listing-fdc7ae0241eaf96d843de50d) — Tue, Dec 29 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Franklin Square · checked Oct 24. On December 29, the fourth day of Kwanzaa, which honors Ujamaa (cooperative economics), the African American Museum in Philadelphia hosts a Kwanzaa evening bazaar and quizzo in…
- [Kids' New Year's Eve Countdown at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/kids-new-year-s-eve-countdown-at-franklin-square--listing-4b25a8caf3144e860a0a2741) — Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Franklin Square · checked Oct 24. Historic Philadelphia's family New Year's Eve in Franklin Square is timed for children who won't make it to midnight. From 5 to 8 pm there are crafts, and at 6 pm the square…

## Recently ended

- [Trick-or-Treat Street at Franklin Square](https://grassyknees.com/philadelphia/activities/trick-or-treat-street-at-franklin-square--listing-69ea3b040d65cebfe048b22c) — ended Sat, Oct 24

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