BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4320450:Event:34826 DTSTAMP:20260425T125829Z SUMMARY:Franklin Square’s Electrical Spectacle: A Holiday Light Show DESCRIPTION:Historic Philadelphia, Inc. announces a brand new holiday nighttime light show to debut in Franklin Square for the 2013 holiday season. Franklin Square’s Electrical Spectacle: A Holiday Light Show is a new tradition for the holidays sparked by Benjamin Franklin’s imagination and will be the key to fun in Franklin Square this season. Funded by a grant from the William Penn Foundation, the Show will bri ng visitors to Franklin Square throughout November and December to exp erience one of Philadelphia’s most popular public spaces.  Providin g an original twist on typical holiday light shows, Franklin Square’ s Electrical Spectacle is designed specifically for the Franklin Squar e space, incorporating an electric 10-foot tall kite and key, highligh ting Benjamin Franklin’s famous electricity discovery in his namesak e Square, and thousands of lights programmed to winter-themed music.  \n \nWinter time fun will envelop all of Franklin Square to celebrate the holiday season from November 14 – December 31, culminating in t he traditional family-friendly New Year’s Eve celebration.  Other a dditions to the season will be holiday music playing on the Parx Liber ty Carousel, warming stations in Philly Mini Golf and at SquareBurger, and seasonal fare from STARR Restaurants to warm up at SquareBurger.   The centerpiece attraction will be Franklin Square’s Electrical Sp ectacle: A Holiday Light Show, the free light show that will illuminat e the Square nightly.  The Square’s general nighttime lighting will begin at 4 pm, with the first showing of Franklin Square’s Electric al Spectacle igniting at 4:30 pm. The light show will create holiday m agic in the Square on every half hour every evening (weather permittin g) from November 14 – December 31, 2013.   Eight shows will run ea ch night, with the first one at 4:30 pm and final show at 8 pm.  Two different seven-minute shows will alternate throughout the evening.\n  \nFranklin Square is located in Historic Philadelphia at 6th & Race S treets.  Franklin Square opens daily, 7 days a week, at 10 am, throug h December 31.  Closing hours vary. Franklin Square is closed Thanksg iving Day and Christmas Day. All hours are weather permitting.Check ww w.historicphiladelphia.org for complete operating hours by season.  F ranklin Square is an initiative of Historic Philadelphia, Inc. (HPI).   HPI makes our nation’s history relevant and real through interpret ation, interaction, and education, strengthening Greater Philadelphiaâ €™s role as the destination to experience American history.   Histor ic Philadelphia, Inc.’s programs include the Betsy Ross House, Once Upon A Nation storytelling and immersive walking tours, Franklin Squar e, and Lights of Liberty.  For more information, (215) 629-4026 or vi sit www.historicphiladelphia.org or buy tickets in person at the Histo ric Philadelphia Center, 6th & Chestnut Streets.  Follow Franklin Squ are at twitter.com/FranklinSqr or on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/Frank linSquare.\n\nFor more information visit http://phillytodo.com/events/ franklin-square-s-electrical-spectacle-a-holiday-light-show DTSTART:20131114T213000Z DTEND:20140101T010000Z CATEGORIES:holiday, light, show LOCATION:Franklin Square WEBSITE:http://www.historicphiladelphia.org URL:http://www.historicphiladelphia.org CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN="Cari Feiler Bender":http://phillytodo.com/profile/CariFe ilerBender ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg": ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Cari Fei ler Bender":http://phillytodo.com/profile/CariFeilerBender END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR