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Electrical Spectacle Light Show presented by PECO

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Enjoy one of Philadelphia’s premier winter light shows for FREE! The Electrical Spectacle Light Show presented by PECO is Holidays in Franklin Square’s main attraction. Hundreds of thousands of LED lights make the Square the perfect backdrop for your winter Instagram pictures.

The Electrical Spectacle Light Show features:

  • All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey
  • Carol of the Bells (Starchild Excalibur Drumadelic Remix) performed by the London Festival Orchestra
  • Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), by The Philly Specials
  • Feliz Navidad by José Feliciano
  • Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Tchaikovsky with Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a – Russian Dance performed by L’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
  • Sleigh Ride performed by Peter Nero and The Philly POPS® featuring Ann Hampton Callaway
  • Winter Wonderland by Johnny Mathis

Themed to Ben Franklin’s electric discovery with a giant kite and key, enjoy light shows running nightly from 5pm – closing, every 30 minutes.

Pricing

FREE

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November 20 – January 4: Nightly | 5 – 9pm

January 8 – February 28: Thursdays – Sundays | 5 – 7pm

*Closes at 8pm December 24 and January 31.

*Closed November 27, December 25, and January 1.

 

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Franklin Square

200 N 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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