We’re excited to welcome you to the 2025 season at Elfreth’s Alley! The museum will open on Friday, April 4th, 2025 and remain open through the end of November. Join us every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from Noon - 4pm to tour the museum house. Admission for adults is just $3.00 and goes toward conservation of the Alley.

The Elfreth’s Alley Association invites the public to a Makers Market on Saturday Nov 2nd, 2024, from 11am-4pm! During this one-day event, local Philadelphia crafters, artisans, and regional makers will set up shop on Elfreth’s Alley, Philadelphia’s most historic residential street.

Centuries of artisans, craftspeople, and working class folks lived on this street, and this event celebrates that history by inviting present-day artisans and craftspeople to continue their business on the Alley. It is FREE to attend, but we recommend bringing some money to purchase the fantastic items you'll find!

Featured vending includes artwork, plants, candles, jewelry, home goods, and vintage items. You won't want to miss it! 

Join us for a free event to celebrate First Friday in Old City and experience Historic Preservation first hand! Participate in our Preservation Scavenger Hunt, learn more about how the Museum houses and the Alley were preserved, and meet the new Elfreth’s Alley staff and board members.

All are welcome, admission is free, museum and gift shop are open.

Our popular holiday open house fundraiser returns! Don't miss this unique opportunity to start the holiday season by seeing inside the homes of Elfreth's Alley while the sounds and smells of the holiday surround you.

Whether you've visited us for Deck the Alley or Fete Day before, or you were one of the 2,000+ people to stroll down for our Makers Market (wow!) we're so excited to celebrate with you! And this year we are excited to welcome back our Elfreth's Alley Holiday Elves - they will be peaking out of windows, around doors, and making their appearance throughout the Alley - come see how many you can find

Come visit us on December 9th, from 2-6pm. Feel free to contact us with any questions! This is a rain or shine (or even snow!) event.

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The Elfreth’s Alley Association invites the public to a Makers Market on Nov 4th, 2023, from 11am-4pm! During this one-day event, local Philadelphia crafters, artisans, and regional makers will set up shop on Elfreth’s Alley, Philadelphia’s most historic residential street.

Centuries of artisans, craftspeople, and working class folks lived on this street, and this event celebrates that history by inviting present-day artisans and craftspeople to continue their business on the Alley. It is FREE to attend, but we recommend bringing some money to purchase the fantastic items you'll find!

Featured vending includes artwork, plants, candles, jewelry, home goods, and vintage items. You won't want to miss it! 

We’ll be offering a practice tour for our volunteers who are interested in learning to give one themselves! This is also a great opportunity to learn some more history of the Alley if you’d like to deepen your understanding. Please RSVP through our Signup Genius link!

New & newer volunteers are invited to come to the museum during open hours to get a lay of the land and ask any questions before jumping on board.

If you've been around the block (alley?) a few times, you should swing by too and offer any sage advice!

On June 3, 2023, the Elfreth’s Alley Association will hold its annual Fete Day celebration. This is an event which dates back to 1934 (89 years!), in which residents of Elfreth’s Alley open their doors to allow visitors a glimpse of 21st century life in these 18th- and 19th-century houses. Discover how generation after generation have continued to preserve, alter and add to these historic structures.

There will be entertainment and history aplenty to enjoy as you walk by/inside the homes on the street. In the past we have welcomed musical groups, food vendors, artisan crafters, and historians to share their passion of the Alley with guests! We are so excited to welcome you all back this summer!

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This event is a fundraiser for the Elfreth's Alley Association, which works to preserve this historic street and tell the stories of this place through the Elfreth's Alley Museum (at houses #124 and #126) and events throughout the year. There are a variety of ways to support our organization, including volunteering at events and in the museum, shopping in our gift shop, and donating if you can. Find more information about the street's history and ways to support our work at elfrethsalley.org

Deck the Alley, the iconic holiday fundraiser, returns to Philadelphia’s most historic street on Saturday, December 4th, 2021! The Elfreth’s Alley Association invites the public to get a glimpse of contemporary life inside 18th and 19th-century houses, tour the Elfreth's Alley Museum, and immerse themselves in seasonal decor and song. Buy your tickets today to support the work of preserving this special place and sharing its history with visitors near and far!

While this year’s Deck the Alley will take steps to make the event safe despite the ongoing pandemic (see below), our favorite traditions are back, from seasonal carols to costumed performers.

Entertainment includes:

• 20 private homes will open their doors for guest to look inside

• Carols performed by groups including Historical Harmonies and Council Rock South High School’s Belle Canto

• Urban stargazing led by Buddy Muhler

• Costumed interpreters

• Holiday Antiques from Ivy & Twig Antiques

• A raffle of local goods, supporting the museum’s project to repaint many of its windows

• The Museum will be open at house 126 with the gift shop next door at 124 and hot cider on offer in the back garden.

Safety measures:

• Due to the ongoing pandemic, guests will not be able to enter private homes this year, but will be able to peer through many of the front doors and learn about the history of the street from our volunteer docents stationed at each house and in the museum at 126 and 124 Elfreth’s Alley.

• Tickets are split into two time slots (3-5pm and 5-7pm) to limit crowding and allow distancing.

• In accordance with the current city mandate, guests will be required to wear masks when entering the museum and gift shop areas. We will update the event description through all of our channels if we have to evolve Deck the Alley in response to future public health measures.

More details to come!

Tickets on sale now: https://elfrethsalley.ticketleap.com/deck-the-alley-2021

This event is rain or shine!

Tickets support the ongoing work of the Elfreth’s Alley Association to preserve and interpret the historic Elfreth’s Alley.