Kick off the 2026-27 arts and culture season and our 25th anniversary celebration of the Kimmel Center!
Experience live performances and interactive activities featuring our Resident Companies and regional arts and cultural organizations. Enjoy exclusive 50% off ticket offers, fun giveaways, tours of Marian Anderson Hall, a kids’ activity zone, and more.
Our annual kickoff to Philadelphia’s arts and culture season doubles as a birthday party for the Kimmel Center as we celebrate its 25th anniversary!
Plaza Stage
11:00 AM | Philadelphia Orchestra String Quartet
11:25 AM | Opera Philadelphia
11:50 AM | Philadelphia Ballet Brass Quintet
12:15 PM | Philadelphia Independence Awards
12:30 PM | Broadway performances from MAMMA MIA! and Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen
12:55 PM | Batala Philly*
1:20 PM | Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensembles
2:00 PM | The Philly Pops
2:30 PM | Encore Broadway performances
Perelman Theater
11:50 AM | Chocolate Ballerina Company
12:10 PM | PHILADANCO!
12:30 PM | Project Moshen Dance
12:50 PM | International Ballet Exchange
1:10 PM | Living Arts Dance
1:30 PM | Née Danse/Theatre
1:50 PM | Tango Therapy Project
2:15 PM | Ñuuxakun, Polish Folk Dance Ensemble & Mutya Philippines Dance Company*
Rendell Room
12:00 PM | Aurora Classical
12:30 PM | Settlement Music School
1:00 PM | Project 440
1:20 PM | Curtis Institute of Music
1:40 PM | Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music
2:00 PM | East Passyunk Opera Project (ePOP)
2:20 PM | Jazz Bridge Project
2:40 PM | Piffaro, the Renaissance Band
Marian Anderson Hall
11:30 AM | Venue Tour
12:00 PM | Organ Demo with Organ Pumps**
12:30 PM | Venue Tour
1:30 PM | Venue Tour
2:00 PM | Organ Demo
2:30 PM | Venue Tour
*Presented in partnership with Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia (CCAP)
City of Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs
** A chance to experience the organ from the stage. Organ demos presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Take a Tour of Marian Anderson Hall
2026 Participants
2026 Participants
1812 Productions
All In Therapy, LLC
Allens Lane Art Center
American Guild of Organists, Philadelphia Chapter
Anne-Marie Mulgrew and Dancers Company
Arden Theatre Company
Art Sphere Inc.
Artistas y Músicos Latinoamericanos (AMLA)
Aurora Classical
BalletX
Batala Philly
Caribbean Community in Philadelphia
Chocolate Ballerina Company
City of Philadelphia Office of Immigrant Affairs
Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia (CCAP)
Curtis Institute of Music
Drexel University Department of Performing Arts
East Passyunk Opera Project (ePOP)
Georgia E. Gregory Interdenominational School of Music
InterAct Theatre Company
International Ballet Exchange
Jazz Bridge Project
Keep Music Alive
Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra
Lantern Theater Company
Living Arts Dance Foundation
Mosaic Society of Philadelphia
Mutya Philippines Dance Company
Née Danse/Theatre
Network for New Music
Ñuuxakun
Opera Philadelphia
Penn Live Arts
Philadelphia Ballet
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Philadelphia Freedom Band
Philadelphia Independence Awards
Philadelphia Orchestra String Quartet
Philadelphia Scenic Works
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
Philadelphia Visitor Center
Philadelphia Women's Theatre
Philadelphia Youth Choral Ensembles
Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute
Phildanco!
Philly Pops
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band
PKM Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
Project 440
Project Moshen Dance Company
Quintessence Theatre Group
Scribe Video Center
Settlement Music School
SHARP Dance Company
Tango Therapy Project
Tempesta Di Mare
Temple Center for Performing and Cinematic Arts
Temple Music Prep
The Clay Studio
The Greater South Jersey Chorus
The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble
PHILADANCO!
The Philadelphia Independence Awards
The Primavera Fund
The Rock School for Dance
Theatre Ariel
Usiloquy Dance
Variant 6
Voices of Philly
Wilma Theater
Lead Community Engagement Sponsor
Additional Support for the Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest provided by
