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Step 1
For direct links to each event please see the resources below.
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Step 2
Celebrate Father's Day in Philadelphia with some real cooking.
Check out
Real Men Cook: Philadelphia
Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 3:00 PM - Sunday, Jun 21, 2009 6:00 PM
Launched in 1990, Real Men Cook became the largest family celebration in the country. It is presented annually on Father's Day, and has been for 20 consecutive years. Celebrate Father's Day in the First District Plaza in Philadelphia.
Tickets:
Adult $20 Advance - $25 at the Door
Children $10 Advance - $15 at the Door -
Step 3
Visit the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia for Father's Day
Dads and tots celebrate their very special day in the Please Touch Museum.
The museum has numerous activities planned for the month of June:
Daily from Noon and 2 PM, join them in the theater for sing-alongs, musical storytelling and family-friendly concerts.
In addition, be sure to check out the "Today's Fun" posters throughout the museum for daily Musical Playtimes featuring dress up, instruments and more in a small interactive group setting.
The museum also celebrates month of fun and fitness.
As part of this, there will be Open Art Play, Paint an Olympic Flag, Gyotaku (Japanese Fish Painting), Balance Blocks, Toddler Blocks, Hulla Hoops and Hopscotch every day! Please check the timings on the website.
In addition,Please Touch Playhouse premieres "Getting There"
- alight-hearted, prop, puppet and toy filled show about transportation.
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Step 4
Spend the Father's day with Dad in the American Helicopter Museum, the nation's premier aviation museum exclusively dealing with helicopters. Spend the day with Dad browsing through the historic gallery and learning more about 'aviation through ages.'
Museum Hours
Open Wednesday through Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00 pm
Open Sunday from 12:00pm (noon) to 5:00 pm
Tickets:
Adults - $6.00
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Step 5
Join other families from throughout Philadelphia for a day filled with food, games and fun! The Father's Day Rally Committee will host this picnic at Belmont Grove, Fairmont Park. For more information, please call 215-236-3372.
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Step 6
Participate in GEICO Gecko Days in Philadelphia Zoo, this Father's Day weekend.
The first 100 children to arrive Saturday, June 20 receive free general admission tickets in celebration of the debut of the new live gecko exhibit inside the Zoo's Rare Animal Conservation Center. -
Step 7
Spend the Father's day with the art-lover Dad in the Philadelphia Museum of Art that showcases the following exhibitions now thru Father's Day weekend.
Buddhist Art from the Himalayas
The Legacy of Anne d’Harnoncourt
Henri Matisse and Modern Art on the French Riviera
Something to Wear: Fashion in Print 1850-1925
Live Cinema/Tim Hyde: Building in Reverse
The Privilege of Paint: Portraits from the Courts of India
Stories and Images in East Asian Art
and many, many more.
