It's Earth Day weekend. Saturday is outdoor and free: Naturepalooza returns for its 61st year in the forest, a brand-new playground opens at Liberty Lands, and there's a literacy fest with actual goats. Sunday brings art vendors to Fairmount Ave and a five-block food festival to East Passyunk. Pick your lane.

Saturday · 11 AM – 3 PM
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education · Roxborough · · All ages
🟡Pack snacks · Drive up early, the Hagy's Mill lot fills by 11
The 61st annual spring fest at the Schuylkill Center goes all in on Earth Day. Passport scavenger hunts across 365 acres of forest, guided hikes, a concert with Ants on a Log at 1 PM, and environmental org tables doing hands-on stuff with kids. Free, outdoor, no registration.
View details →Same theme, smaller lift
East Falls · East Falls · Saturday · 1 PM
If the Schuylkill Center trek is too much, East Falls has a smaller-scale Earth Day party with a toy swap. Drop off what your kid has outgrown, pick up something new-to-you, keep the vibe without the drive up to Roxborough.
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Sunday · 12 PM – 4 PM
23rd & Fairmount Ave · Fairmount · · All ages
🟢Just show up · Stroller-friendly, grab lunch at Belle Cakery or OCF on the walk in
Twenty-one years running is why this one works. Local artists set up along 23rd and Fairmount Ave, neighborhood businesses host pop-ups, and there's live music and family entertainment mixed in. Let the kids wander between vendors, you'll probably leave with a print.
Opposite vibe
East Passyunk Ave (Broad to Dickinson) · East Passyunk · Sunday · 12 – 5 PM
More food-crawl than art-crawl? East Passyunk closes five blocks for its annual restaurant festival. 150+ vendors, live music, kid activities threaded through. Free to walk around, pay per bite.
View details →Saturday · 1 PM – 3 PM
Liberty Lands Park · Northern Liberties · · All ages
🟢Just show up · Two hours, free, easy to leave when the kids tap out
The refreshed playground at Liberty Lands is officially open. Live percussion from Batalá Philly, face painting, desserts from Kirra's Cakes, a Nature Booklet activity, and limited-edition commemorative pins for the first kids through the gate. The park is stroller-friendly and easy to leave if your kid is done after an hour.
View details →Saturday · 12 PM – 4 PM
Historic Fair Hill · Fairhill · · All ages
🟢Just show up · Four free hours, take breaks on the historic grounds
A literacy festival on a 170-year-old Quaker burial ground. Book giveaways, interactive reading stations, family activities, and goats from the Philly Goat Project wandering the grounds. Historic Fair Hill is in Fairhill, which most parents haven't visited.
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🐐 Goat visits, therapy sessions & community events · All ages · Open 365 days a year · Drop-by visits + scheduled sessions
Karen Krivit is a clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She co-founded the Philly Goat Project with her daughter Lily Sage in 2018 to bring animal-assisted wellness to Germantown. The herd lives year-round on 16 acres at The Farm at Awbury Arboretum, and they're open every day of the year. Drop by for a free visit, book a private session for a birthday or class, or catch them at one of the 100+ free community events they run annually (including Reading is Freedom on Saturday). Book via phillygoatproject.org or email info@phillygoatproject.org.
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