Mummers string bands get a second act after weather halts New Year’s Day performances
By Molly Given The Mummers string band competition, a staple of Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day celebrations, will get…
Philadelphia Mummers String Band competition planned for Lincoln Financial Field after high winds during parade
The Mummers String Band competition is coming to Lincoln Financial Field. The 2026 String Band Spectacular will start…
Mummers parade struts in for the second Saturday Firstival
New Year’s Day, and its Mummers Parade festivities, have come and gone. The confetti, beads and empty bottles…
City of Philadelphia, Mummers work to reschedule String Band Competition after weather canceled event
The City of Philadelphia confirms its working with the Mummers organization to reschedule the string band competition after…
Photos from a chilly, windy and milestone 2026 Mummers Parade
The city kicked off its celebrations of the country’s 250th birthday by putting its best, sequined foot forward,…
Mummers Parade 2026: Frigid cold in Philly delays string band competition
Spectators Kris Hines and Melanie Thompson were the first two seated outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where they had…
Philadelphia Mummers Parade postpones String Band competition, goes without props after windy weather damage
Mother Nature has had her say and disrupted the 125th annual Mummer’s Parade in 2026. Officials say the…
In South Philadelphia, Mummers put finishing touches on costumes, props ahead of 125th parade
Matt Gigliotti has been a Mummer in Philadelphia since 1979. “Christmas is a little bump in the road…
Philadelphia’s famous Mummers preparing for annual New Year’s Day parade
Just hours after the ball drops to ring in 2026, thousands of Philadelphia’s famous Mummers will strut down…
New Year’s celebrations in Philadelphia include LL Cool J’s concert, fireworks on the Delaware River and the Mummers Parade
Philadelphia is ready for a big 2026 and it plans to start the new year off with a…
What to know before New Year’s Day
The new year will kick off as it has for over a century in Philadelphia, with the Mummers…
Mummers Parade brigades ready for New Year’s Day in Philadelphia after spending “hours” practicing all year
The colors, costumes and pageantry of the Mummers Parade were on full display inside the museum dedicated to…