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<\/p>\nPHILADELPHIA – The Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade will roll through Center City on Friday as Philadelphia celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The parade will feature 50 marching bands, over a dozen floats and more!<\/p>\n
When does the parade start? <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The parade starts at noon and won’t wrap up until approximately 4 p.m.<\/p>\n
What is the parade route? <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade will start outside Independence Hall at 5th and Chestnut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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From: The City of Philadelphia. <\/p>\n
From there, the caravan of floats, bands, and marchers will turn up 5th Street onto Market Street. The parade will continue down Market Street, stopping at City Hall where the route will turn left onto Juniper Street before ending at Chestnut and Broad streets.<\/p>\n
Road closures <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Road closures ahead of the parade will begin at 4 a.m. through 1 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
3rd Street between Spruce Street and Arch Street\u00a04th Street between Spruce Street and Arch Street\u00a05th Street between Spruce Street and Arch Street <\/p>\n
Road closures along the parade route will start at 11:30 a.m. until the conclusion of the parade.<\/p>\n
E. Market from 6th Street to 17th Street\u00a07th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a08th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a09th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a010th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a011th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a012th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a0\u00a013th Street between Arch Street and Walnut Street\u00a0John F. Kennedy Boulevard between Juniper Street and 17th Street\u00a0N. Broad Street between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and Arch Street\u00a015th Street between Cherry Street and Chestnut Street\u00a0Chestnut Street between 11th Street and 16th Street\u00a0 Where to watch the parade <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Visitors can watch the parade from anywhere along the parade route, but there will also be dedicated “cheer zones” that will offer freebies, food, and other fun experiences.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Wawa Cheer Zone on 8th and Market will give away free iced teas and lemonades, as well as sparkling beverages, Herr’s chips, and Tastykake Krimpets. The East Market Cheer Zone will be located between 11th and 12th streets, and will feature a DJ, giveaway, and food. Visitors at the City Hall Cheer Zone can expect more giveaways, and those 21 and over can purchase cocktails.<\/p>\n
Who will march in the parade? <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The parade will feature over 250 “vibrant elements representing all 50 states and U.S. territories.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
50 marching bandsArcadia High School Marching Band and Color Guard from CaliforniaPrattville High School Marching Band from AlabamaPulaski High School Marketing Band from WisconsinTriuggio Marching Band from Triuggio ItalyWorld Famous Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team\u00a0\u00a0Foothill High School Falcon Marching BandUnion High School Marching Band from Oklahoma\u00a0The Greater Saint Petersburg Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band\u00a0World Champion Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps \u2013 Reading PAArcadia High School Marching Band and Color Guard from CaliforniaPrattville High School Marching Band from AlabamaPulaski High School Marketing Band from WisconsinTriuggio Marching Band from Triuggio ItalyWorld Famous Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team\u00a0\u00a0Foothill High School Falcon Marching BandUnion High School Marching Band from Oklahoma\u00a0The Greater Saint Petersburg Awesome Original Second Time Arounders Marching Band\u00a0World Champion Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps \u2013 Reading PA19 elaborate floatsFirst People FloatToasting America Float \u2013 presented by WawaWe Are The World Float \u2013 presented by American Airlines\u00a0One Philly \u2013 A United City Float \u2013 presented by East MarketAgricultural Float \u2013 presented by Reading Terminal MarketAfrican American Heritage FloatPride FloatLiberty Tree and Flag FloatEducation FloatFiesta FloatDeclaration of Independence FloatLiberty Bell Float\u00a0Women\u2019s Right to Vote Float\u00a0American Eagle FloatBirthday Cake FloatTibetan Association FloatFilipinoAssociation Float\u00a0Falun Dafa FloatKorean American Association Float\u00a0Council of Indian Organizations FloatChinese Benevolent Association Float\u00a0First People FloatToasting America Float \u2013 presented by WawaWe Are The World Float \u2013 presented by American Airlines\u00a0One Philly \u2013 A United City Float \u2013 presented by East MarketAgricultural Float \u2013 presented by Reading Terminal MarketAfrican American Heritage FloatPride FloatLiberty Tree and Flag FloatEducation FloatFiesta FloatDeclaration of Independence FloatLiberty Bell Float\u00a0Women\u2019s Right to Vote Float\u00a0American Eagle FloatBirthday Cake FloatTibetan Association FloatFilipinoAssociation Float\u00a0Falun Dafa FloatKorean American Association Float\u00a0Council of Indian Organizations FloatChinese Benevolent Association Float\u00a0Military and special unitsHistoric and cultural showcases Philadelphia<\/a>America 250<\/a>News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA – The Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade will roll through Center City on Friday as Philadelphia celebrates…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233929,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4000,139,539,69,71,70,593],"class_list":["post-233928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-america-250","tag-news","tag-pa","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}