Philly gets magical this weekend with Harry Potter Festival

Lonely Planet Writer

Get your wands ready – the Harry Potter Festival is in Philadelphia this weekend.

Hogwarts Castle at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando, Florida. Image by Jeff Kays / CC BY 2.0.

Hogwarts Castle at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Orlando, Florida. Image by Jeff Kays / CC BY 2.0

The fun starts on Friday, 16 October with a serious academic conference followed by a pub crawl, and then the festival kicks into high gear on Saturday with themed fun runs, Quidditch matches, a straw maze, wizard-themed rock concerts, and more. Read more at: philly.com

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