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Mummers Parade
The Philadelphia Mummers strut up Broad Street during the country’s oldest folk parade. The day-long extravaganza, featuring colorful costumes and toe-tapping music, is a Philadelphia New Year’s Day tradition not to be missed....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Mummers Parade
The Philadelphia Mummers strut up Broad Street during the country’s oldest folk parade. The day-long extravaganza, featuring colorful costumes and toe-tapping music, is a Philadelphia New Year’s Day tradition not to be missed....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Mummers Parade
The Philadelphia Mummers strut up Broad Street during the country’s oldest folk parade. The day-long extravaganza, featuring colorful costumes and toe-tapping music, is a Philadelphia New Year’s Day tradition not to be missed....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
Longwood Gardens
During the annual A Longwood Gardens Christmas, the horticultural wonderland in scenic Brandywine Valley features a dazzling display of Christmas trees and poinsettias during the holiday season....
Credit: Photo courtesy of Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens
Some 400,000 decorative lights glitter in the trees, while colorful fountain displays set to music enchant holiday revelers at Longwood Gardens....
Credit: Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Fireworks brighten up the sky along the Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia on New Year’s Eve....
Credit: Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
Re-enactment of Washington Crossing the Delaware
General George Washington crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776, to launch his decisive attack on enemy forces in Trenton. Today, historical re-enacters faithfully recreate the event each year at Washington Crossing Historic Park, located about an hour north of Philadelphia....
Credit: Photo courtesy of the Bucks County CVB
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
A view from the Battleship New Jersey shows New Year’s Eve fireworks illuminating the Philadelphia skyline, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and the tranquil Delaware River....
Credit: Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC
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