Mummers Add a Second Parade, Through Manayunk, Around Mardi Gras

Mummers Add a Second Parade, Through Manayunk, Around Mardi Gras

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — If you don’t get enough of the Mummers during the New Year’s Day parade on Broad Street, a Manayunk version of the Mummers’ Parade is about to gain traction.

The Manayunk Development Corporation is guaranteeing the Mummers at least $10,000 for what they hope will become an annual fundraiser: a mile-long strut along Main Street, to be called the “Philadelphia Mummers Mardi Gras in Manayunk Parade.”

At least ten of the 16 string bands have committed to the February 22, 2015 event (which will miss Mardi Gras, February 17th, by a few days).

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