Posts tagged with Parades
| What | It's a gorgeous day for the more family-friendly (and less offensive, we are assured) alternate Mummers Parade in Manayunk. All 17 string bands will march down Main Street flanked by face-painting, photo booths, food and drink. |
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| Where | Manayunk at Main St. 19147 |
| When | February 20, 2016 at 11:00 am to 1:00 pm |
| How much | Free |
How Philly could sensitize the Mummers
They could wind up in the same training attended by porny prosecutors, a Philadelphia Eagle and every police officer on the city’s payroll.
Blackface, prostitutes, hate speech: A brief history of the Mummers behaving badly
A look at Mummer debauchery that stretches from trucks carrying dozens of cases of beer to club houses hosting sex parties with invitees.
Ask a professional: How do Philly Mummers beat their New Year’s hangovers?
How do they do it? Is there a trick that keeps them going, or saves them from heavy suffering?
A guide to the 2016 Mummers Parade: What to look for, division by division
How to interpret the insane, colorful, expensive outfits worn as part of Philly’s oldest and weirdest tradition.
| What | Check out this Philadelphia tradition in all its glory. Bring lawn chairs and post up on Broad Street as the parade begins in the morning and will end in the late afternoon around Broad and Washington. Then, the parties will ensue on Two Street. |
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| Where | Various at Various |
| When | January 1, 2016 at 9:00 am |
| How much | Free, if you're sitting along the street |
Happy Turkey Day! Watch retro videos of 11 of Philly’s Thanksgiving Day parades
Philly has a Thanksgiving Day parade, too. And it’s the oldest in the country.
Millennial Mummers: How the traditional Philly parade is recruiting its next generation
The Greater Overbrook String Band worked with students at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. Said one student: “Oh my gosh, I have a new love for the Mummers.”