Join your family, friends & neighbors for a night of festivities with food, music, rides, games, crafts, raffle prizes & more!
During the LFRS Festival, the center of Rittenhouse Square becomes a carnival, concert & block party all rolled into one. Considered by city children to be a “can’t miss” party, the Little Friends Festival marks the unofficial start to summer.
Enjoy unlimted food, rides & festivities for just one ticket price!
Special tickets are available for our VIP pre-event from 5:00pm to 5:30 pm. VIP ticket holders will be first in line for rides/amusements and will enjoy special treats and surprises available only during this first half hour.
No refunds will be given.
WHAT YOUR PARTICIPATION MEANS TO US
Funds raised from the Little Friends Festival directly benefit Rittenhouse Square, one of the city’s most treasured landmarks.
The Little Friends "parent" organization is the Friends of Rittenhouse Square. The Friends is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1976. Our mission is to preserve, protect and beautify Rittenhouse Square. Most of the constant care required by the Square is provided by the Friends, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation. The Friends pay for all the landscaping, doggie bags, sidewalk sweeping, graffiti removal, structural repairs, and the summer park ranger.
The Friends’ initiatives are funded through fundraising events, corporate sponsorships, private donations, and membership.