Mummers Parade 2024 LIVE Thousands of performers set for annual Philadelphia New Year's Day cele

Posted by Martina Birk on Thursday, May 9, 2024

Parade has only been canceled three times

The Mummers Parade has only been canceled three times in its 124-year history.

The parade was called off in 1919 due to the Spanish Flu.

It was canceled in 1934 due to the Great Depression.

Most recently, the parade was not held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fans are raving about the strings

Mummers Parade fans are loving this year's string band division's performances.

There’s definitely something about the string bands during the Philadelphia Mummers parade. Just one of the most unique things that exists.

— Matt Lanza 🤌🏼 (@mattlanza) January 1, 2024

Captain made Mummers Parade history

The youngest captain in the history of the Mummers Parade tradition is Jake Kudrick.

The 17-year-old performed today with The Duffy String Band.

He started as a captain when he was 11 years old.

Four string bands remain

There are just four acts left for the string band division.

A total of 20 string band division acts are slated to perform today.

Fans 'blown away' by performances

As the performances continue, viewers are excited about what's unfolding.

"Great Job Polish American!" one raved on X, formerly known as Twitter.

"The costumes on the Banjo Players during the American History section BLEW ME AWAY! Wow!"

Viewers react to Furko's moose

Mummers viewers enjoyed Furko's performance, but some are questioning the moose cameo.

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