North Penn YMCA Summer Camps - Lansdale
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
North Penn YMCA Summer Camps - Lansdale
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
Play Unstoppable Festival
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
North Penn YMCA Summer Camps - Lansdale
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
Under The Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
Play Unstoppable Festival
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
North Penn YMCA Summer Camps - Lansdale
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
Under The Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
Play Unstoppable Festival
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Philadelphia - 10:00 AM
North Penn YMCA Summer Camps - Lansdale
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
Lansdale/Towamencin PA - 9:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
Under The Canopy: Animals of the Rainforest
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
Academy of Natural Sciences - 10:00 AM
THE ART OF THE BRICK: The World’s Largest Display of LEGO® Art
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
The Franklin Institute - 9:30 AM
Philly in Full Bloom: A Junior League Market
23rd Street Armory - 9:00 AM
23rd Street Armory - 9:00 AM
Big Climb Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field
Spark Math: Free Trial Class
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Leaders and Legends of Philadelphia: Black History Month Exhibit
Sat Feb 4, 2023 - Tue Feb 28, 2023
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Repeating every days through February 28, 2023.
Various times
Age: All ages
Price: Free
Location:
Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
Smith Memorial Playground presents its Leaders and Legends of Philadelphia Black History Month exhibit. This family-friendly event honors the contributions of local African American leaders across the fields of activism, architecture, education, finance, journalism, medicine, science, and performing and visual arts whose impact has made Philly a better place to live, work, grow, and play. The exhibition comprises educational displays focusing on each honoree’s life and achievements.
2023 honorees include:
- Natasha Brown (journalist and CBS3 anchor)
- Dr. Beverly Coleman (Director of Fetal Imaging, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
- Derrick Pitts, Hon.D (Chief Astronomer, The Franklin Institute)
- Dr. Khalid Mumin (Superintendent, Lower Merion School District)
- Hiliary Holloway (first African American officer at Federal Reserve Bank)
- Julian Abele (architect who designed the iconic Philadelphia Art Museum steps)
- Bishop Richard Allen (founder of the first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia)
- Sadie Tanner Mossell and Raymond Pace Alexander (prominent Philadelphia lawyers and civil rights activists)
- Trudy Haynes (Philadelphia’s first African American TV news reporter)
- Vashti DuBois (founder of The Colored Girls Museum)
- Will Toms (entrepreneur and co-founder of RECPhilly)
- Dr. Ethel Allen (physician and first African American councilwoman elected to an at-large seat in Philadelphia)
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.