the Uptown String Band said. This year’s Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Mummers Parade will be broadcast on MeTV in the Philadelphia Area. MeTV is channel 502 for Verizon or 802 for Comcast.

The 2025 Philadelphia Mummers Parade is almost here and in anticipation of the 124th parade, the String Band Association has released the string band theme titles.

Jimmy May, left, and his wife, Betty Lou, right, put the finishing touches on the Woodland String Band Captain’s costume in the days leading up to the 2025 Philadelphia Mummers Parade on New ...

PHILADELPHIA - It's crunch time for the Mummers string bands. Getting ready to compete on New Year's Day in freezing cold and late nights are just part of the deal. "We live down here these last ...

A member of the Ferko String Band plays the saxophone at the 2024 Mummers parade in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story originally appeared on 6abc. The Mummers are about to help ...

but for South Philadelphia native Marie Adams, Saturday felt like New Year’s Day on Broad Street, watching two troupes of traditional mummers’ string bands strut the streets of her adopted ...

From the Fancies and the Wenches to the Comics and the String Bands. The Mummers brought the props, the choreography, the costumes and of course the energy on Monday. The South Philadelphia ...