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New ID requirements to attend virtual visits with an incarcerated person

Starting on Monday, December 8, 2025, you will need to verify your identity before you can use ViaPath tablet services to attend a virtual visit with an incarcerated person. For immediate help, call ViaPath customer care at (856) 516-0115.

To verify your identity, you need to:

  • Provide a state-issued ID (front and back)
  • Provide a selfie image

You can upload these documents and complete the verification using:

  • The GoVisits app
  • The GTL GettingOut app
  • GettingOut.com

If you do not complete the verification, the incarcerated person will receive a message that says, “Your visitor has not completed the verification process and must complete verification.”

The “Landlord 101” series is back starting this November — and virtual!

Join the City of Philadelphia’s Landlord Gateway for our Fall Landlord 101 Education Series! This year, all sessions will be held via Zoom.

Attendees will learn about zoning, licensing, housing incentives, property maintenance, and more—directly from City experts. Each session will include a short presentation from one of the Office of Homeless Services housing directors, offering an inside look at its programs and how they support housing stability across Philadelphia. Find the list of sessions and updates about the series in our blog post.

Register for a session

The “Landlord 101” series is free to attend, but you need to register in advance. Register today!

Upcoming events

  • Dec
    13
    Holidays at Peddler's Village
    12:00 am to 1:00 am
    Peddler's Village, 100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA 18931, USA

    Holidays at Peddler's Village

    December 13, 2025
    12:00 am to 1:00 am, 1 hour
    Peddler's Village, 100 Peddlers Village, Lahaska, PA 18931, USA
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  • Dec
    13
    Wanamaker Light Show & Dickens Village
    All Day
    The Wanamaker Building, 100 E Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA

    Wanamaker Light Show & Dickens Village

    December 13, 2025
    All Day
    The Wanamaker Building, 100 E Penn Square, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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    For generations of Philadelphians, it’s just not the holidays without a trip to the Wanamaker Building (the site of America’s very first department store) and, most recently, Macy’s Center City flagship.


    And despite the recent closure of Macy’s, the show must go on.

    For over 50 years, dancing snowflakes, snowmen and reindeer — brought to life by hundreds of thousands of twinkling lights and a festive soundtrack backed by the world-famous Wanamaker Organ — have brightened the days of holiday revelers during the Wanamaker Light Show (formerly the Macy’s Light Show).

    Upstairs, Dickens Village — a 6,000-square-foot animatronic retelling of A Christmas Carol — has sparked major levels of holiday-induced nostalgia and warmed even the Scroogiest of hearts.

    The beloved family traditions return to their longtime home — with some sparkly new additions — from Black Friday, November 28, 2025 to Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.


    https://www.visitphilly.com/things-to-do/events/wanamaker-light-show/

  • Dec
    13
    Seasonal Celebrations at Sesame Place
    All Day
    Sesame Place Philadelphia, 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047, USA

    Seasonal Celebrations at Sesame Place

    December 13, 2025
    All Day
    Sesame Place Philadelphia, 100 Sesame Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047, USA
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  • Dec
    13
    STD Testing at North Philadelphia Resource Hub
    All Day
    Mi Salud Wellness Center, 200 E Wyoming Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120, USA

    STD Testing at North Philadelphia Resource Hub

    December 13, 2025
    All Day
    Mi Salud Wellness Center, 200 E Wyoming Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19120, USA
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    STD Control Program staff will be present to conduct on-site STD testing every second Tuesday of the month along with STI education and Health Screenings from 10:00AM-3:30PM. Testing is confidential and results are not communicated on-site.  Screening is available for:

    Gonorrhea
    Chlamydia
    Syphilis
    HIV 

    Insurance or ID is not required. Entrance is on the corner of A St and Wyoming Ave.

  • Nov
    17
    Winter at Dilworth Park
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

    Winter at Dilworth Park

    November 17, 2025
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 1 year
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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    Dilworth Park’s popular winter attractions will be returning November 14 for the season! The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin will be back seven days per week, the Greenfield Lawn will be hosting the Wintergarden, and the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market will round out the park’s seasonal transformation. Visit each attractions's page for more details.

    https://centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter
  • Nov
    18
    Winter at Dilworth Park
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

    Winter at Dilworth Park

    November 18, 2025
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 1 year
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    map
    Dilworth Park’s popular winter attractions will be returning November 14 for the season! The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin will be back seven days per week, the Greenfield Lawn will be hosting the Wintergarden, and the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market will round out the park’s seasonal transformation. Visit each attractions's page for more details.

    https://centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter
  • Dec
    13
    Winter at Dilworth Park
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

    Winter at Dilworth Park

    December 13, 2025
    9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 1 year
    Dilworth Park, 1 S 15th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    map
    Dilworth Park’s popular winter attractions will be returning November 14 for the season! The Rothman Orthopaedics Ice Rink and Cabin will be back seven days per week, the Greenfield Lawn will be hosting the Wintergarden, and the Made in Philadelphia Holiday Market will round out the park’s seasonal transformation. Visit each attractions's page for more details.

    https://centercityphila.org/parks/dilworth-park/winter

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