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Tickets: Really Last Minute Gift Ideas
Need some ideas for the person that has everything? Tickets to a local event make a fun and thoughtful gift.
Still have last minute holiday shopping to do? Tickets to a local sporting event, theatre, concert, or museum make a great gift.
Nowadays, you don't even have to wait for them to be delivered. You can just print them off your computer for the truly last minute shopper.
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Consider some of the options below for those on your gift list.
Sporting Events
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Six game packs, spring training three packs, season tickets, and ballpark tours are some of the options available.
- When: Spring training begins Thursday, January 10, 2013.
- Where: Citizens Bank Park
- Ticket Prices: Cost varies based on dates and seats selected. Ballpark tours are $10 for adults and $6 for children.
There is a wait list for 2013 season tickets. Stadium tours are available.
- Next Game: The Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Washington Red Skins on Sunday, December 23 at 1 p.m.
- Where: Lincoln Financial Field
- Ticket Prices: Game tickets start at $70 plus fees. Stadium tours are $10 for adults and $8 for children.
Sixers holiday packs include two tickets to three games, an autographed player photo, and a $50 gift certificate to Golden Nugget Jewelers.
- When: The first home game of the new year is Tuesday, January 8, 2013.
- Where: Wells Fargo Center
- Ticket Prices: Sixers holiday packs start at $60.
Soul Holiday Pack includes four tickets, a $25 gift card to Chickie's and Pete's, and four passes to the Camden Aquarium or Please Touch Museum.
- When: The season opens March 23, 2013.
- Where: Wells Fargo Center
- Ticket Prices: The Soul Holiday Pack starts at $110.
Theatre
- Meredith Willson's The Music Man: Now through January 6, 2013
- Plaid Tidings: Now through December 30, 2012
- Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband: January 15- March 3, 2012
- Good People: March 12-April 28, 2013
- Grease: May 14- July 14, 2013
Ticket Prices: $10 to $85
- Cirque Eloize: December 26-30, 2012
- Monty Python's Spamalot: January 19-20, 2013
- Green Day's American Idiot: February 12-17, 2013
- Blue Man Group: March 5-10, 2013
Ticket Prices: Vary by performance, dates, times, and seating.
- George Balanchine's The Nutcracker: December 21-30, 2012
- Les Miserables: January 2-13, 2013
Ticket Prices: Vary by performance, dates, times, and seating.
- This Wonderful Life: Through December 30, 2012
- Aladdin A Musical Panto: Through January 6, 2013
- A Winter's Tale: January 31 through March 3, 2013
Ticket Prices: The Dinner and a Play package for evening performances of This Wonderful Life is $65. Get 1/2 price tickets to the Thursday, January 3rd 7 p.m. performance of Aladdin.
- Jekyll & Hyde: December 26-30, 2012
Ticket Prices: $87 to $305
Music
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops
- Mostly Gershwin: February 8-10, 2013
- An Evening with Lennon and McCartney: March 15-17, 2013
- Bond and Beyond: April 26-28, 2013
Ticket Prices: $30 to $114
Where: Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
- Sound All Around Brass: January 5-7, 2013
- Mozart In His Time: January 10-12, 2013
- Ravel and Shostakovich: January 16-19, 2013
- Yannick and Bruckner: January 24-25, 2013
- Beethoven: January 31-February 2, 2013
Ticket Prices: Prices vary by performance and typically start at $40. You can create your own four concert series starting at $23 per concert.
For The Family
Annual memberships to the Philadelphia Zoo include admission to the zoo, treehouse, and Lorikeet Encounter for one full year, plus parking for one vehicle and other discounts.
Ticket Prices: $65 for individuals and $105 for families.
A membership to the Please Touch Museum includes admission for up to four people for 12 months.
Ticket Prices: Save $25 when you purchase a membership through December 25, 2012. Regular admission tickets are $16 per person.
Annual passes to the aquarium includes year round access to the aquarium, exhibits, creative events and special programming.
Ticket Prices: Annual passes start at $60. General admission tickets are $23.95 for adults and $17.95 for children.
Basic membership to the Franklin Institute includes unlimited access to the science museum, Fels Planetarium, and SkyBike.
Ticket Prices: Memberships are $120 for families. General admission museum tickets are $16.50.
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