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Mummers Parade on New Year's Day
The wacky and colorful Mummers Parade on New Year’s Day distinguishes Philadelphia’s New Year celebration from all others. During the day-long celebration, 15,000 elaborately costumed clowns, musicians and dancers strut up Broad Street, leaving a trail of glitter, feathers and fun. (Tip: Because each division starts at a different intersection,...
Sunoco Welcome America! Fourth of July in Philadelphia
The nation's birthplace is still the best place to celebrate America's birthday. Sunoco Welcome America!, Philadelphia's multi-day marathon of Independence Day events, is packed with films, food, dancing, a parade, patriotic ceremonies, free concerts and fireworks. Philadelphia is the only place to celebrate the Fourth of July....
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Mummers 101: The Scoop On Philly's New Year's Day Tradition
Tips For Watching 10,000 Men And Women Twirl, Sashay & Strut Up Broad Street
New Year’s Day is about celebrating, and there’s no better place to fete than at the Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade, a 110-year-old tradition in which 10,000 men and women dressed in colorfully lavish costumes twirl, sashay, pirouette and strut up one of the city’s main streets. An unforgettably wild ritual, the
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Experience Holiday Traditions Old And New In Philadelphia
Festivities Include Holiday Lights, House Tours, New Year’s Eve Fireworks & Mummers Parade
The Christmas season really is the most wonderful time of the year in Philadelphia and The Countryside®, where families partake in old and new traditions to make happy holiday memories. Parents who remember standing in awe of the Enchanted Colonial Village at Lit Brother’s department store can take another peek
...Calling All Vampires: Get A Bite Of Philadelphia This Halloween Season
Vamp It Up With Dracula Delights And Lots Of Other Halloween Treats
Consider yourself warned: Dracula is taking over Philadelphia this Halloween season, along with Edgar Allan Poe, a Sphinx and other thrill-ebrities who will wreak delightfully scary havoc with ghoulish events and ghostly attractions throughout the region. Dracula events range from kid-friendly treats at Sesame Place during The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular
...10 Not-To-Miss Halloween Treats In Historic Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe Show, Ghost Tours And Pumpkin Painting Make Authentic Treats—And That’s No Trick
It’s the time of year when visitors wander the cobblestone streets of Historic Philadelphia and ask the question, are they or aren’t they…haunted. Halloween offers lots of “Poe-tential” for literary encounters with spooky characters, as well as family-friendly ghosts and goblins who some think still inhabit the centuries-old neighborhood.
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...It's That Time Of Year Again: 2010 Annual Events In Philadelphia
So Much To Do For Any Kind Of Trip
Art lovers, garden enthusiasts, film connoisseurs and sports fans keep coming back year after year for festivals, sporting events, art shows, parades and cultural events in Philadelphia. Here’s what’s going on in the region in 2010*:
January:
- Thousands of decorative strutters kick off the New Year by marching up
23 Reasons To Visit Philadelphia And The Countryside® In Fall 2009
Mark The Calendar For Princess Diana, Jim Henson, Halloween, Philadelphia Marathon And The Thanksgiving Day Parade
As summer’s high temperatures subside and leaves turn red, orange and yellow, Philadelphia and The Countryside® welcomes autumn with special exhibitions, Halloween haunts and all-ages annual events. Princess Diana, Jim Henson, Henri Matisse, George Washington Carver and Barkley L. Hendricks lead the lineup, which also includes Body Worlds 2 at
...Sheryl Crow Headlines July 4 Concert In Philadelphia
Mayor Nutter Launches Sunoco Welcome America! Festival With Concert Headliner Announcements, Parade Routes Updates
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Spirited summer family fun in Philadelphia keeps marching on with the annual Sunoco Welcome America! festival. Visitors to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection will be treated to two
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$1.5 Million African-American Histroy Exhibition Kicks Off Summer In Historic Philadelphia
New July Fourth Parade, Lincoln Celebration And Behind-The-Scenes Boat Tours Headline A Summer Of Discovery
This summer, Historic Philadelphia is home to brand-new attractions, activities and events, including the provocative new exhibition at The African American Museum in Philadelphia, Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia, 1776-1876. After undergoing an extensive renovation, the city’s premier African-American museum will unveil its stunning permanent display on Juneteenth
...Free Concerts, A New Parade And Two Weekends Of Fireworks Add Up To Affordable Fourth Of July Family Fun In Philadelphia
Sunoco Welcome America! Celebrates America’s Birthday In America’s Birthplace
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Two weekends of patriotic summer fun add up to one big party when Philadelphia welcomes residents and visitors for the 17th annual Sunoco Welcome America! festival, celebrating the nation’s birthday in its birthplace. For two weekends, June 26-28
...Philly Loves Three-Day Weekends This Winter
A Three-day Weekend And An Affordable Hotel —What’s Not To Love?
Long weekends are the perfect time to discover all the things to Love about Philadelphia. Those looking for a three-day escape this winter can take advantage of the popular Philly Overnight® Hotel Package, which comes with an extra incentive this season thanks to the new Love campaign. As always, the
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