New Years Eve Family Events in the Philadelphia Area

Countdown til Noon at Marple Sports Arena 
December 31st 11am-1pm
Come celebrate New Years Eve MSA style! We will have a balloon drop for all of our friends who do not normally get to stay up and celebrate!

Count Down 2 Noon at The Please Touch Museum
December 31st with Celebrations @ 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Want to take part in one of the most exciting New Year's Eve parties in the area, but don't want to keep the kids up late? Come to Please Touch Museum's annual Countdown to Noon® celebration on  December 31st, for a fun, festive alternative to keeping the little ones up past midnight. Countdowns will take place at Noon and again at 1 p.m. to accommodate all of the little party animals and their families.


Noon Year's Eve Celebration at Brandywine Zoo
December 31st  @11 am - 12:15 pm
Celebrate the New Year Zoo-style by ringing in the New Year at NOON! We'll have games, crafts, and a celebratory atmosphere and of course a sparkling apple cider toast as the clock strikes 12 (Noon that is!) 

“New Years Rockin’ Noon” at Delaware Children’s Museum
Let the countdown begin! Ring in 2017 at the DCM with a special New Year's Eve countdown celebration that won't conflict with your kid's bedtime. Grab a bag of confetti, craft your own noisy "New Year's Eve Kazoo," and help us countdown to 12 PM with a rockin' DCM dance party. When the clock strikes 12-noon, brace yourself for a shower of confetti and a colorful start to a wonderful new year.


New Years Eve Family Jam
Bring in the new year family style at The Ardmore Music Hall!
Ardmore Music Hall's New Year's Eve (Day) Family Jam
featuring Alex & The Kaleidoscope
The Ball drops at 12 (noon) so you can party with your whole family:
- Kids Zone Upstairs with a balloon artist, face-painting, arts and crafts + full kids brunch menu.
- Downstairs cash bar for non-driving parents, family photo booth and amazing music by Alex & The Kaleidoscope


Fireworks at Penn's Landing
December 31st at 6 pm and midnight. You can watch the fireworks from the PA or NJ side of the Delaware River.

New Years Eve in Kennett Square

Young children and their parents are invited to kick off our NYE celebration at 6 pm. Enjoy entertainment, food & activities until 8. "Raising and Lighting" our Mushroom will take place sometime between 7 and 8.


New Year's Eve Fireworks at Sesame Place

The night sky sparkles at Sesame Place, with our spectacular fireworks show, set to Sesame Street music, making the festivities on New Year's Eve truly memorable. Fireworks will begin immediately following their Neighborhood Street Party Christmas Parade on December 31st

New Year’s Eve Splash at Adventure Aquarium
Ring in the New Year among family, friends and fish at our family-friendly New Year’s Eve Splash on December 31 from 10 am - 6:00 pm – the perfect way to celebrate the start of 2017. Visit with favorite animals during twilight hours, dare to walk through the Shark Tunnel and end the evening with fireworks over the Delaware River.


Kids' New Years Eve Countdown at Franklin Square  
Closeout Franklin Square’s 10th Birthday Season with the most family-friendly New Year’s celebration in town! Enjoy music and crafts beginning before the Square Drop from atop SquareBurger at 6 pm and Sugar House New Year’s Eve Fireworks on the Waterfront, viewable from the Square. The indoor Franklin Square Pavilion will host a Kids’ Dance Party until 8 pm for the final Electrical Spectacle of 2016