24 Days til the Mummer’s Parade 2023!!
Getting excited for the Mummer’s Parade January 1, 2023! The parade begins at 9:00am, and we march from City Hall south on Broad Street to Washington Avenue. Please join us…
Getting excited for the Mummer's Parade January 1, 2023!
The parade begins at 9:00am, and we march from City Hall south on Broad Street to Washington Avenue.
Please join us for all the festivities!! Dave Grzybowski runs the PhilaStringBands page on instagram and he is counting it down! The photos and the music on this page are tremendous!!
The mummers are 40+ organized clubs, 5 divisions and each have their own specialty! The 5 divisions are: The Comics, Wench Brigades,, Fancies, String Bands and Fancy Brigades.
Visit the Mummers Museum! The photos on that site are wonderful. If you visit you will see many costumes in person.
Special thanks to Dave Grybowski for all of these photos from the Philadelphia String Band Association!!
From the Philadelphia String Band Association Website:
Our story begins in the heart of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association (PMSBA) is a collection of organizations that are devoted to bringing unique entertainment, music, tradition, and smiles to the community by organizing and participating in Philadelphia’s oldest folk parade on New Year’s Day.
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