Black historical past holds an area in Philly all 12 months lengthy, however Black Historical past Month offers this historical past a particular alternative to be celebrated and amplified. We’re rounding up occasions throughout the town that concentrate on family-friendly enjoyable for all ages.
Saturday, Feb. 1: Black Historical past Month Celebration at Please Contact Museum
Carry your kids to expertise storytime, science workshops, a dance studio, and different immersive reveals and experiences on the primary day of Black Historical past Month. The Please Contact Museum will provide this particular occasion along with a month-long Black Historical past stroll exhibit, that includes varied Black changemakers.
Saturday, Feb. 1: African American Youngsters’s E book Truthful at Pennsylvania Conference Heart
Rejoice varied nationally acknowledged Black authors and books at the thirty third annual African American Youngsters’s E book Truthful celebration. The free occasion lasts from 1 to 4 p.m. and can characteristic literacy actions, books on the market and writer storytimes.
Sunday, Feb. 2: Philadelphia Museum of Artwork’s Black Historical past Month Household Pageant
The PMA’s Household Pageant will characteristic varied occasions from 10 a.m. to three p.m., together with artwork actions, artist meetups, and a dance social gathering. This occasion is “pay-what-you-want” admission, and is in any other case free.
Saturday, Feb. 8 & 15, and Sunday, Feb. 2, 9 & 16: Museum of the American Revolution’s Revolution Place Discovery Heart
The museum’s discovery middle will characteristic Black Historical past Month-themed actions all month lengthy. The youngsters-focused Revolution Place permits households with children, particularly these from 5 to 12 years outdated, assets like touchscreens, artwork actions and replica objects to think about what life was like in Philadelphia throughout the Revolutionary Conflict. On choose Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. this month, it will embody particular reveals celebrating Black Historical past Month
Saturdays & Sundays Feb. 1-28: Nationwide Structure Heart’s Black Historical past Month Occasions
The Nationwide Structure Heart will embody particular Black Historical past Month occasions similar to crafts, scavenger hunts, trivia and excursions all month lengthy. With a common admission ticket, all of those actions are in attain for a day of household enjoyable.
Wednesday, Feb. 5: First Wednesday at Please Contact Museum
The Please Contact Museum will host one other particular occasion that features Black Historical past Month specials and $2 admission on Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. The occasion will embody dances from the Le Phoenix Dance Institute and a hands-on portray expertise that explores the fantastic thing about range of pores and skin tones.
Saturday, Feb. 22: African American Museum of Philadelphia Household Enjoyable Day
The museum’s youth costume social gathering invitations kids ages 13 and beneath to decorate up as their favourite Black Historical past determine, and take part on the “Wax Museum Exercise,” the place they’ll inform details about themselves. The day may even conclude with a studying of a guide from a Black Historical past hero.
All month lengthy: Free Library of Philadelphia occasions
Discover Black Historical past occasions and reveals for various ages and pursuits at completely different Free Library of Philadelphia branches all month lengthy. Expertise a 3D field artwork occasion on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 4:30 p.m. at Eastwick Library; deliver kids ages 4-12 for a Black Historical past Month Scavenger Hunt at Queen Memorial Library on Monday, Feb. 10; or deliver the household alongside to rejoice Black Youngsters’s E book Week with a literacy pageant at Lovett Memorial Library on Saturday, Feb. 22, full with native authors and readings, library excursions and lightweight refreshments.
Occasions vary from all ages to household involvement ranges and are held at a wide range of library branches. Extra data on signups and occasions might be discovered right here.
All month lengthy: Household-friendly exhibit at Smith Memorial Playground
The playground’s Leaders and Legends of Philadelphia exhibit showcases varied notable members of Philadelphia’s Black neighborhood, full with biographical information, children enjoyable details and corresponding actions. The monthlong exhibit additionally consists of dialogue questions for households to debate range and fairness amidst Black Historical past Month. This 12 months’s honorees embody politicians, entrepreneurs and athletes.
All month lengthy: African American Museum in Philadelphia Black Historical past Month Celebration
The museum will embody particular programming with the theme “African Individuals and Labor” for Black Historical past Month. The museum is open Thursday-Sunday from 10 a.m. to five p.m.
That is an ongoing record of occasions for Black Historical past Month. We’ll replace this record with extra occasions as we grow to be conscious of them.