Born in 1980? Like our park, if you are turning 45 this year, you can receive FREE one-day admission to Sesame Place Philadelphia, exclusively on July 30, 1980!

To redeem this offer, visit Guest Relations before entering the park and show a current license or other form of identification that displays your birth date. This offer is valid ONLY for July 30, 2025.

To redeem this offer, visit Guest Relations before entering the park and show a valid driver’s license or passport that clearly displays your birth date. This offer is valid ONLY for July 30, 2025.

Join your favorite furry friends for a very special performance to celebrate our 45th Birthday!

Date: July 30

Time: 10:30 am

Location: Oscar’s Wacky Taxi Stage

Celebrate on the iconic Sesame Street Neighborhood with a 45th Birthday Block Party! Move, groove, and get in the festive birthday spirit with a DJ Dance Party and backyard games.

Location: Sesame Street Neighborhood

Check back for more details!

Dance, sing, and groove along with your Sesame Street friends at this interactive dance party as we celebrate 45 years of furry fun at Sesame Place Philadelphia in 2025!

The Furry Friends Birthday Dance Party takes place at the stage near Oscar’s Wacky Taxi.

Celebrate 45 years of furry fun at Sesame Place with our spectacular 45th Birthday Fireworks display! Rock out with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and Count von Count as their music fills the air and we paint the night sky red, green, blue, and more with bursts of colorful brilliance from inside the park.

Date: July 30

Time: 9:00 p.m.

Celebrate Sesame Place's 45th Birthday with us! Join us at Dine with Elmo & Friends for Sesame Place's 45th Birthday Sweet Treats! Enjoy a spread of sweet desserts, beverages, and a meet and greet with one of your favorite furry friends! 

Celebrate Sesame Place's 45th Birthday with us! Join us at Dine with Elmo & Friends for Sesame Place's 45th Birthday Sweet Treats and Fireworks Viewing Area! Enjoy a spread of sweet desserts, beverages, and a meet and greet with one of your favorite furry friends! Then head out to your reserved fireworks viewing area to watch our Birthday Fireworks!

Pick up a FREE Sesame Street Birthday Party hat at Sesame Plaza to get festive for our 45th Birthday Bash!

Location: Sesame Plaza

Time: 10am

While supplies last. Free birthday hats have no monetary value. One hat per person.

Pick up your FREE Big Bird Glo Pals Reusable Light-Up Cubes at Sesame Place on Wednesday, July 30th in Big Bird’s Beach at 6pm.

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Location: Big Bird’s Beach

Free giveaway has no monetary value. Giveaways available while supplies last. One giveaway for child. Big Bird Light-Up Cubes may not be exchanged or returned in any Sesame Place merchandise location.

Glo Pals are water-activated, light-up sensory toys designed to make playtime magical.

Sesame Place Philadelphia has a variety of Sesame Street Glo Pals available for purchase in the Sesame Place Store and Mr. Hooper’s Gift Shop.

Go on a scavenger hunt to find all 5 balloons and their matching letters that appear throughout the park! Once you have found all the balloons and completed the activity sheet, visit Mr. Hooper's Gift Shop to receive a special prize!

Scavenger Hunt Pick-Up Location: Sesame Plaza

Prizes available while supplies last only.

Can you spot the Golden Gift? Each day from Friday, July 25 through Sunday, August 3, a total of FIVE Golden Gifts will be hidden around the park. Once you find a Golden Gift, return it to the Welcome Center to receive a special prize pack!

One winner per family, one prize per family. Families can only receive a prize once throughout the full duration of the Scavenger Hunt (July 25–August 3).