The string band competition didn't take place on New Year's Day, due to weather concerns, but it will now occur on Jan. 31 at ...

The event that's held annually during the parade was canceled this year because of 30-60 mph gusts of wind on New Year's Day.

While the postponement of the Mummers’ string band competition could have put a damper on an otherwise joyous New Year’s Day in Philadelphia, the string bands may have gotten a sweeter prize out of ...

The 2026 String Band Spectacular, the official judged competition event of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association, is coming to Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia String Band ...

Left to right, in first row are Laurentia Woo, Zekai Chen, Oliver Mar and Lauren Yoon; and second row are Andrew Koehler, Sophie Tang and Jessica Mallow Gulley. KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The 50th Stulberg ...

The Mummers String Band competition is coming to Lincoln Financial Field after high winds canceled it on New Year's Day.

Mother Nature had her say and disrupted the 125th annual Mummers Parade in 2026. Officials say high winds blew around the bands' props on Thursday. The Philadelphia Mummers Parade said the String Band ...

Weather concerns have snarled Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day plans. The string band competition has been “suspended until further notice,” the Philadelphia Mummers Parade and Philadelphia String Band ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Organizers have announced a new date for the Mummers String Band competition after dangerous wind conditions forced the event to be postponed on New Year’s Day. The judged string ...