Special Events in Philadelphia

January
New Year's Day
Downtown Philadelphia
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Climaxing months of drill in a ritual dating to pagan times, some 15,000 Mummers parade along Philadelphia streets, codified into four divisions: Comic Clubs, Fancy Clubs, String Bands, and Fancy Brigades.

April
Baseball Season Opens
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When the Phillies were formed in 1883, the team was on its way to becoming the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of the professional sports.

June
Manayunk Arts Festival
Main Street, Manayunk
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Philadelphia Magazine Manayunk Arts Festival is possibly the largest outdoor arts and crafts show in the Delaware Valley. This juried show features over 250 artists from across the entire country. The festival typically attracts over 250,000 people to see one-of-a-kind work displayed.

August
Eagles Football Opener
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Named the Eagles to symbolize the New Deal's National Recovery Act, Philadelphia's team first played the Chicago Bears in a 3-3 tie.

September
Labor Day Events
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Concerts and more mark Labor Day weekend festivities.

November
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Dating to 1920 as the nation's first Thanksgiving Day parade, Philadelphia's spectacle now lasts three hours and features more than a dozen marching bands, floats, a youth choir and more. Santa shows up at the end, launching the Philadelphia Holiday Festival.

December
Holiday Light Show
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Since 1956, a multi-media holiday light show has unfolded with water fountains, organ music and more in the Grand Court at Center City.