'This year’s parade will include 1 Fancy club, 9 Wench Brigades, 3 Comic clubs and 14 String Bands,' organizers said.Ĭomics wear colorful outfits and usually put on shows that parody recent events, while the Wench Brigades perform similar acts but typically add instruments. How does the competition work at the Mummers Parade?Ĭlubs are separated into four categories - Comic, Wench, Fancy and String Bands divisions, according to organizers. Former Philadelphia TV news personalities (and husband-wife duo) Larry Mendte and Dawn Stensland will host the broadcast, with help and insight from various commentators. This year, the full 2024 Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Mummers Parade will be broadcast on WFMZ-TV and MeTV2, organizers announced. Don't want to be cold waiting for the Mummers to strut by? Many of the Mummers' clubhouses - where performers typically spend much of the year preparing for the New Year's Day party - are in the neighborhood.
How to have the ‘Santa Talk' and still keep the magic alive for your kidsĪfter the parade concludes, the unofficial after party continues in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philadelphia, along South 2nd Street - also called 'Two Street'.
