Philadelphia will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a parade on July 2, featuring 13 elaborate floats inspired by the Rose Parade and crossing the National Constitution Center. The floats, which take four days to assemble, are decorated with silk flowers, coffee beans, crushed pine cones, and cranberry seeds, with each telling a different story. July 2 is significant because it is the day the Continental Congress officially declared independence from Great Britain. Founder and former President John Adams had wanted this day to be recognized as Independence Day.Adams predicted the day would be marked by “pomp and parade” for generations to come, which inspired the event’s name. “I won’t be here for the 300th, but I bet these kids and this parade on July 2 will be here,” Todd Marcocci of Pomp and Parade said. The parade will begin at 11 a.m.
PHILADELPHIA —
Philadelphia will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a parade on July 2, featuring 13 elaborate floats inspired by the Rose Parade and crossing the National Constitution Center.
The floats, which take four days to assemble, are decorated with silk flowers, coffee beans, crushed pine cones, and cranberry seeds, with each telling a different story.
July 2 is significant because it is the day the Continental Congress officially declared independence from Great Britain. Founder and former President John Adams had wanted this day to be recognized as Independence Day.
Adams predicted the day would be marked by “pomp and parade” for generations to come, which inspired the event’s name.
“I won’t be here for the 300th, but I bet these kids and this parade on July 2 will be here,” Todd Marcocci of Pomp and Parade said.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m.