MUMMERS PARADE
The Philadelphia Mummers Parade is a beloved tradition that traces its roots to before the city was founded. It is the oldest folk parade in America. The parade is held every New Years Day (weather permitting). The parade is a day long event.
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$XX for all ages
Tickets can be purchased at the following locations:
Fairmount Park Welcome Center
16th Street & JFK Boulevard
215-683-0246
Independence Visitor Center
6th and Market Streets
215-965-7676 or 800-537-7676
DIVISIONS
There are four divisions to the parade:
The Comic Division
Prancing, dancing clowns in colorful costumes wield their three-tiered parasols as they "strut" to strains of Golden Slippers. Imaginative floats and presentations satirize everyday life. Comic motifs run the gamut from traditional to contemporary.
Fancy Division
Ten categories allow individuals, trios and juveniles, as well as Captains and their pages to dress elaborately and outrageously. Accompanied by brass bands, they compete in various categories. Bigger than life floats and frame suits are interspersed with marchers.
String Band Division
A central theme dominates music, costumes and presentations of the groups of 48 or more musicians. Plumed and bespangled, they mark time to music, highlighted by the banjo and glockenspiel. Ornately garbed captains join the band in precision drills.
Fancy Brigade Division
Imaginative presentations are the hallmark of the Brigades. A theme centered around an elaborately costumed Captain is carried out by 35 or more performers in spectacular costumes as they move in undulating formations.
For more information about the Mummers, visit their official web site.
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