The 2025 Philadelphia Mummers Parade is almost here and in anticipation of the 124th parade, the String Band Association has released the string band theme titles.

The theme is 'Frogs Getting Gritty With It ... But the history of the Mummers Parade is steeped in controversy because other instances of racism, including mummers wearing blackface.

The Mummers Parade in Philadelphia is taking place again ... Blackface was a common theme in early Mummers Parades, and there are still some recurring issues and themes that many consider ...

It's not a proper New Year's Day celebration without the Mummers Parade in Philadelphia. The Mummers have been strutting for almost 120 years, so it's safe to assume we all know the drill by now.

The 2025 theme for Woodland String Band is “Dead ... who will march in the 2025 Mummers Parade, marking his 48th year of being a part of Woodland String Band and participating in the parade.

“This parade has an infamous history of using racially and culturally insensitive themes, and the repeated inability of Mummers leadership to control the use of blackface by some participants ...

The Mummers Parade — a Philadelphia tradition since ... The 2013 parade included a minstrel theme and Delhi-based call center routine. In 2015, a member of a brigade known as "wenches" carried ...

The Mummers Parade has been a cherished Philly tradition for 124 years ... She said Ferko String Band’s theme was centered on Mexico’s Day of the Dead tradition, but costumes also included matador ...

The parade aspect of the Mummers that we recognize ... Each one has a different look every year and a different theme. They are... Mummers in colorful costumes, dress-and-bloomers suits ...