Overview

• Philadelphia Visitor Center and TF Cornerstone launched a $350,000 campaign on July 25 and have secured over $250,000 so far, including $100,000 gifts from the William Penn and Connelly Foundations.
• The Light Show and Dickens Village are confirmed to reopen in the Wanamaker Building’s Grand Court this holiday season under the new stewardship arrangement.
• Opera Philadelphia will debut a pop-up performing arts series around the Grand Court Organ starting September 7, funded by philanthropists and the Wyncote Foundation.
• A planned two-year renovation of the Wanamaker Building beginning February 2026 could render the Grand Court unusable for future holiday events.
• Officials are negotiating a long-term transfer of ownership to the Atwater Kent Collection to preserve the attractions beyond this season.