Philadelphia holds the annual Mummers Parade on New Year's Day, following New Year's Eve.
The Mummers Parade is a Philadelphia tradition featuring elaborately costumed clubs, string bands, comic performers, and colorful displays. Although it takes place on January 1 rather than December 31, it forms part of the city's wider New Year celebration and follows the preceding New Year's Eve festivities.
The parade traces its roots to Philadelphia's early European and colonial-era customs. The modern organized parade began in 1901, when the city formally structured the event and its judging categories. Participants compete for prizes in divisions including Comics, Wench Brigades, Fancies, and String Bands.
A common error is to describe the Mummers Parade as a midnight countdown. It is a daytime New Year's Day procession along Broad Street, making it a neighboring tradition rather than a New Year's Eve ball-drop event.