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Mummers, parades, festivals, street fairs
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Neighborhood or civic group
Runs a neighborhood Independence Day parade in Northwest Philadelphia that the group says dates back to 1831, with a park party and veterans events through the year.
Last seen active: July 2026
Program
A creative wellness group that puts on free events, a community garden project called the Giving Garden, and a yearly one-day festival of art, food, and movement.
Last seen active: September 2026
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 River Wards
A Mummers string band with a clubhouse in Bridesburg. It marches and plays in the New Year's Day parade, and its site posts photos from its New Year's Day show.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 Central
A Mummers string band with its address on South 2nd Street, the Two Street area. It welcomes beginners as well as experienced players and marches in the New Year's Day parade.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade that takes part in the indoor New Year's Day competition. The Fancy Brigade Association lists it, but no website of its own was found.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit 路 Central
Runs a free, family festival each August celebrating Caribbean culture with music, food, fashion and vendors, staffed by volunteers.
Last seen active: August 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
A community development group for East Parkside that works to preserve and revitalize the area through partnerships. In May 2026 it listed a spring festival in North Star Park.
Last seen active: May 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade in the New Year's Day indoor competition. Its website is a basic page with a contact form and no dated events.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A Fancy Brigade with its address at 148 to 150 Snyder Avenue. It takes new members with no dance experience needed and asks people to fill out an interest form.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Mummers string band in the String Band Division that took part in the 2026 New Year's Day parade.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Mummers string band whose site lists performances going back to 1971. It marches in the New Year's Day parade and takes bookings for events.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit 路 Lower Northeast
El Concilio is a nonprofit that runs education, workforce and family services in Philadelphia. It also organizes the annual Puerto Rican Day Parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway each fall.
Last seen active: July 2026
Network or meetup 路 Central
The association behind the Fancy Brigade competition, which is held indoors at the Convention Center on New Year's Day. It lists the brigades and posts ticket news.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
A Mummers string band founded in 1922, based at 2630 Bridge Street. It marches in the New Year's Day parade and is also hired for parties and weddings.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 South
A Mummers string band that took part in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. No public website was found.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade that takes part in the indoor New Year's Day competition. The Fancy Brigade Association lists it, but no website of its own was found.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A Mummers club in the Comic Division of Philadelphia's New Year's Day parade. The 2026 official lineup lists it under the Rich Porco's Murray Comic Club mother club.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy club in the parade's Fancy Division. A 2024 news report called it the only club still in that division, and it performs in costume on New Year's Day.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
The parent club for 11 comic brigades that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. Members put on a comic skit with their brigade and march in the parade each January 1.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 North Delaware
A volunteer string band in Northeast Philadelphia with a clubhouse on Edmund Street. It marches on New Year's Day, plays private events, and welcomes members who do not play an instrument.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
A Mummers string band with a listed address on South 2nd Street, the Two Street area. It marches in the New Year's Day parade and invites people to get in touch about joining or booking.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Mummers string band in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. No public website was found.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade listed as Jokers N.Y.A., with a clubhouse at 1602 South 2nd Street. Its banquet hall and patio can be rented, and the club runs a golf tournament, bingo, and Eagles season events.
Last seen active: September 2026
Nonprofit
Juneteenth Philly organizes the Juneteenth parade and festival each June, with a music festival, a youth pavilion and a scholarship pageant. Adults volunteer through an online form, and groups can apply to march in the parade.
Last seen active: June 2026
Club
The parent club for 4 comic brigades that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. Members put on a comic skit with their brigade and march in the parade each January 1.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit
A drill team that performs with music, listed in the Cultural Fund. We could not read its own site, so the only public link we have is its Instagram page.
Last active date not known yet
Program 路 Mayfair
The volunteer committee that puts on the Mayfair and Holmesburg Thanksgiving Parade each November. Neighbors can carry a banner, march, or enter a homemade float.
Last seen active: October 2026
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An Irish heritage association named as a Dougherty Award winner on the St. Patrick's Day Parade website. Its own page was not found, so its activities are not yet known.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit 路 North
A community development group in Nicetown that runs a yearly summer festival with concerts and a Land Care program for parks and gardens. The City lists it as the Friends group for Nicetown Park, but its website does not mention the park.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
A Philadelphia association by this name. We have not yet confirmed what it does or how to join.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit
ODUNDE, Inc. puts on the Odunde Festival, a street festival celebrating African heritage on South Street each June, and runs year-round programs under the ODUNDE 365 name. Several hundred volunteers and a board help make the festival happen.
Last seen active: May 2025
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 South
A Mummers string band in Philadelphia that plays weddings, parades, and festivals. It says it is always looking for new members, and its rehearsals are open to anyone.
Last active date not known yet
Neighborhood or civic group
The St. Patrick's Day Observance Association puts on the Philadelphia St. Patrick's Day Parade each March. The route runs from John F. Kennedy Boulevard down Market Street to Penn's Landing. Marching groups apply online, and volunteers can serve as marshals.
Last seen active: March 2026
Neighborhood or civic group
A yearly parade and street festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway that honors veterans. Veterans started it about 12 years ago, and bands, groups and organizations can apply to march in it or run a table at the festival.
Last seen active: October 2026
Neighborhood or civic group 路 Central
Philly Pride 365 puts on the Philadelphia Pride March and Festival and runs OURfest, a National Coming Out Day festival. It also holds civic forums and year-round programs for LGBTQ+ visibility and economic inclusion in the city.
Last seen active: June 2026
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 River Wards
A Mummers string band with a clubhouse on East Westmoreland Street. Its site lists clubhouse hours on Tuesday evenings and has a membership page.
Last seen active: January 2026
Neighborhood or civic group
The Pulaski Day Parade is a Polish American parade on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway each October. The Polish American Congress's Eastern Pennsylvania Division sponsored it in 2017, and the Polish American Cultural Center helped host the 2024 edition.
Last seen active: October 2024
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A Mummers string band that took part in the 2026 New Year's Day parade and is available to hire for events. Its site does not describe a way to join.
Last seen active: January 2026
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The parent club for 17 comic brigades that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. Members put on a comic skit with their brigade and march in the parade each January 1.
Last seen active: January 2026
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A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Neighborhood or civic group 路 Lower Northwest
The Roxborough development group that runs and promotes public neighborhood events, such as the Roxtoberfest street festival, and keeps a local news and events page and business directory. The City also lists it as a registered community organization.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club
A wench brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade in the Wench Brigade Division.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade that takes part in the indoor New Year's Day competition. Its website lists its productions and placings from 2023 to 2026 and has a contact page.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 South
A Fancy Brigade with a clubhouse at 1811 to 1813 South 2nd Street, the Two Street area. The site dates its tradition to 1968 and rents its hall for events.
Last active date not known yet
Club 路 South
A Fancy Brigade founded in 1948, with its club address on South 3rd Street. Its site lists member events and public events, including a Mummers for Vets collection and its New Year's Day show.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club 路 South
A Mummers string band that marches in the New Year's Day parade and is available to hire for events. Its site does not invite new members.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club 路 South
A Fancy Brigade with its clubhouse at 1815 South 11th Street. The clubhouse has a second-floor event space called The Vikings Room, and the site lists its performances from 2024 to 2026.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Fancy Brigade that takes part in the indoor New Year's Day competition. The Fancy Brigade Association lists it, but no website of its own was found.
Last active date not known yet
Club
A comic division Mummers club that marches in the New Year's Day parade. The 2026 official lineup lists it under the Goodtimers NYA mother club.
Last seen active: January 2026
Nonprofit 路 University Southwest
The nonprofit behind the Philadelphia Caribbean Carnival. Its costumed mas band, Philly Mas United, is taking interest sign-ups for the 2027 Carnival.
Last seen active: June 2026
Nonprofit 路 River Wards
The group that runs the Bridesburg Memorial Day Parade, a long-running parade in Bridesburg that dates back to 1946. It also holds a Memorial 5K and 1 Mile Honor Walk that raises money for the parade.
Last seen active: May 2025
Club
A Mummers string band that practices in Langhorne, Bucks County, and marches in Philadelphia's New Year's Day parade. Its Tuesday rehearsals are at Uptown Hall, which it also manages as a rental venue, and it hosts public community events there.
Last seen active: October 2026
Club 路 Central
A comic brigade that marched in the 2026 New Year's Day parade under the Murray Comic Club. Its clubhouse is Space 1026, an arts space on North Broad Street.
Last seen active: January 2026
Club
A Mummers string band in the 2026 New Year's Day parade. No public website was found, so its clubhouse and joining steps are unknown.
Last seen active: January 2026
Includes: mummers string bands, mummers fancy brigades, mummers comic clubs, mummers clubs and clubhouses, parade groups and float building, street festivals and neighborhood fairs.