Every year, we come together for an unforgettable evening filled with joy, connection, and purpose—and this year will be no exception! 

Join us for The Enchanted Forest Escape on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM, where we’ll celebrate, support, and uplift our school in a truly magical setting.

This annual benefit and fundraising auction is more than just a party—it’s a chance to invest in the heart of our Waldorf community, ensuring our students continue to thrive in a nurturing, creative, and inspiring environment.

Expect great food, lively entertainment, exciting auction items, and a night to remember!

Tickets go on sale soon—stay tuned!

Let’s make this the best Spring Benefit yet!

Annual Benefit

Celebrate and support

The Waldorf School of Philadelphia Annual Benefit connects our local and school communities together in a fun evening of celebration and support. Proceeds from this important event support our dedicated, passionate teachers and help make possible the delivery of a holistic, rigorous academic curriculum rich in art, music, theater, gardening, handwork, and woodwork.

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This event has also raised funds designated to directly improve our school. Here is how these funds impacted our families and students in recent years:

  • 2024: New sound system installed in Great Hall

  • 2023: Retrofit our drinking water fountains into bottle filling stations

  • 2022: Harvey Street Hill Remediation

  • 2021: Middle School Library Materials and Multicultural Dolls for EC Classrooms

  • 2020: COVID-19 Financial Aid Relief for Waldorf families

  • 2019: Performance and Concert Space Enhancements

  • 2018: Bird's Nest Swing and Terracing on the Dell

  • 2017: Wood and Rope Climbing Structure on the Hilltop Playground

  • 2016: Custom Landscaped Slide on the Dell

Please consider donating your time, talent, and financial support to this fun-filled annual event!

Past Benefit Themes

  • The Stellar Soirée, 2024

  • The Beekeeper's Ball, 2023

  • A gnome wearing flannel beside text reading "gnome-a-palooza a 90's party to benefit the waldorf school of philadelphia"

    GNOME-A-PALOOZA, 2022

  • Reads "25th Anniversary Auction. A virtual benefit to support the Waldorf School of Philadelphia" on a background of monstera leaves.

    25th Anniversary Auction, 2021

  • Reads "Annual Benefit + Online Auction" on a green and gold watercolor splotch.

    Annual Benefit + Online Auction, 2020

  • Reads "The Night Circus" in gold, with a burgundy silhouette of a woman walking on a tight rope.

    The Night Circus, 2019

  • Reads "The Moonflower Ball: Come & Make Magic" in gold with a dark forest background with gold specks floating among the trees.

    The Moonflower Ball, 2018