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Mummers Museum in Philadelphia

Location: 1100 S. Second St., Philadelphia

Time: October- April: Tue-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun 12pm-4:30pm; closed Mon. May-September: Tue 9:30am-9:30pm; Wed-Sat 9:30am-4:30pm; Sun 12pm-4:30pm; closed Mon

Cost: Adults $3.50, Seniors/Students $2.50, under 12 FREE

There's nothing quite like Philadelphia's annual Mummers Parade, which has been taking place on the city's main street for well over 100 years. Brightly costumed dancers, strutters, and musicians travel down Broad

Street early on January 1st to entertain the crowd with their antics and musical themes.

The event attracts tens of thousands of parade-goers each year who brave the elements of a Philadelphia winter to watch the Mummers.

In 1976, Philadelphia opened a museum to pay homage to this institution and the Mummers Museum has become a favorite with visitors worldwide who love a good parade.

The Mummers Museum, located in South Philadelphia where mummery

was begun, displays the ornate costumes of the Mummers, decorated with sparkling sequins and feathery ostrich plumes, and pays tribute to the thousands of individual Mummers and Mummers organizations that have marched through the years.

If you're timing is right, you may catch a concert of Mummers' String Band music, played on banjos, saxophones, fiddles, and accordions.

Special children's programs are often available as are lectures about the history of the Mummers.

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