It’s the final weekend in January and there is winter fun to be had in and around Philly this weekend. Don’t miss one of these fantastic family fun events including Chinese New Year celebrations and more!

Chinese New Year Celebration
Saturday Jan. 25
5-9pm
Rothman Ice Rink
1 S 15th St
Philadelphia, PA
Celebrate Chinese New Year at Dilworth Park in front of City Hall where The Philadelphia Suns will perform a traditional lion dance, complete with a prancing dragon. Plus, martial arts demonstrations, firework effects, an Asian-inspired menu, and other surprises and fun are planned throughout the evening. Lucky red envelopes containing secret prizes will be given to the first 50 guests. Free.

Lunar New Year Celebration
Saturday Jan. 25
1-3pm
Independence Seaport Museum
211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA
Join a family-friendly exploration of the connections between traditions, time, tools and the water around the world at the Independence Seaport Museum’s Lunar New Year Celebration this Saturday Jan. 25 from 1-3pm.

Lunar New Year Performance
Sunday Jan. 26
12:30pm
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic
Philadelphia, PA
Ring in the Lunar New Year and bring in good luck at the Please Touch Museum this Sunday Jan. 24th. Performances at 12:30pm and 2:30pm with traditional lion dancing and music by Penn Lions. Free with museum admission. Admission is $19.95.

Indoor Mini Golf
Friday Jan. 24-Sunday Jan. 26
Linvilla Orchards
137 W. Knowlton Road
Media, PA
Linvilla Orchard’s Fore! The Planet Indoor Mini Golf is a highly interactive and playful museum exhibit created by the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and pairs important environmental issues with the fun of miniature golf. Enjoy 18 unique educational holes explore butterfly metamorphosis, a tropical rain forest, evolution, dinosaur extinction, food chains, and more. Tickets $6.95 adults, children $5.95.

2020 Lion Dance Parade
Sunday Jan. 26
11am – 3pm
Chinatown
10th and Spring Street
Philadelphia PA
Celebrate the Chinese New Year in Philly’s own Chinatown with the 2020 Lion Dance Parade starting at 11am. Enjoy parade and performances by The Philadelphia Suns and others. Free.

Family Fest
Sunday Jan. 26
11am – 3pm
National Liberty Museum
321 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
The National Liberty Museum is hosting Family Fest on Sunday Jan. 26. Visitors of all ages are invited to join for a day of fun activities that proves you are never too young (or too old) to be a Liberty Hero! Free with museum admission. Adults $12, Youth $6.

Indian Classical Dance
Sunday Jan. 26
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
118-128 N. Broad St
Philadelphia, PA
Dance and learn the mythology stories behind the Indian Classical Dance form Bharatanatyam and its rich history and heritage at the Family Arts Academy at PAFA on Sunday Jan. 26. Free.
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