{"id":473217,"date":"2025-12-26T17:14:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/473217\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T17:14:12","slug":"road-closures-parking-restrictions-for-2026-philadelphia-mummers-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/473217\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closures, parking restrictions for 2026 Philadelphia Mummers parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The shopping and list-checking might be done, but one of Philadelphia&#8217;s best known and longest-running holiday traditions is still to come \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phlvisitorcenter.com\/Mummers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Mummers parade<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The annual New Year&#8217;s Day event, which is America&#8217;s longest-running folk parade, is celebrating its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/philadelphia\/news\/mummers-parade-2026-announcement-today-mummer-news\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">125th anniversary<\/a> this year and features 10,000 participants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiamummersparade.com\/how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The parade will be televised<\/a> on WDPN-TV (MeTV2) and WFMZ-TV Channel 69 and streamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WFMZ.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmzplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WFMZPlus.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/zeam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zeam.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/frndlytv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FrndlyTV.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/newson.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newson.us<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/localnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LocalNow.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mummers parade route<\/p>\n<p>The parade starts at 9 a.m. Thursday at City Hall and will go South on Broad Street to Washington Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Mummers preparations road closures and parking restrictions<\/p>\n<p>Parking restrictions for the parade start Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Friday: <\/strong>Parking is prohibited from 6 p.m. on Dec. 26 through 6 p.m. on Jan. 2, on the east curb lane of 15th Street from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to South Penn Square.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Saturday: <\/strong>Parking is prohibited from 6 p.m. on Dec. 27 through 7 a.m. on Jan. 2, on the west side of 15th Street from Arch Street to Ranstead Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Monday: <\/strong>15th Street will be closed to southbound traffic at John F. Kennedy Boulevard for equipment delivery and setup from 8 a.m. on Dec. 29 through 7 a.m. Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Market Street eastbound will be closed to vehicular traffic at 16th Street from 8 a.m. on Dec. 29 through 7 a.m. on Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Tuesday: <\/strong>Parking is prohibited on the following streets from 4 a.m. on Dec. 30 through 6 p.m. on Jan. 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Market Street from 15th Street to 21st Street (both sides)<\/li>\n<li>John F. Kennedy Boulevard from Juniper Street to 20th Street (both sides)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>15th Street will be closed to southbound traffic at John F. Kennedy Boulevard for equipment delivery and setup from 7 a.m. on Dec. 30 through 7 a.m. Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Wednesday: <\/strong>Market Street will be closed to vehicular traffic from 15th Street to 21st Street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 31. At 3 p.m., Market Street will re-open and traffic will be permitted to travel eastbound on Market Street to 15th Street and continue southbound on 15th Street.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday road closures, parking restrictions for Mummers parade<\/p>\n<p>The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 3 a.m. on Jan. 1 through the conclusion of the parade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>15th Street from Arch Street to Chestnut Street<\/li>\n<li>Market Street from 15th Street to 21st Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following streets will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 6 a.m. on Jan. 1 through the conclusion of the parade:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th Street to 20th Street<\/li>\n<li>North Broad Street from Cherry Street to John F. Kennedy Boulevard<\/li>\n<li>16th Street from Chestnut Street to Race Street<\/li>\n<li>17th Street from Ben Franklin Parkway to Ludlow Street<\/li>\n<li>18th Street from Ludlow Street to Race Street<\/li>\n<li>19th Street from Ben Franklin Parkway to Chestnut Street<\/li>\n<li>1500 block of Ranstead Street<\/li>\n<li>1300 block of Carpenter Street<\/li>\n<li>1000 block of South 13th Street<\/li>\n<li>Chestnut Street from 15th Street to 18th Street (north side)<\/li>\n<li>Cherry Street from 15th Street to 17th Street<\/li>\n<li>Arch Street from 15th Street to 17th Street<\/li>\n<li>Washington Avenue from 12th Street to 18th Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Broad Street will be closed to traffic from South Penn Square to Washington Avenue on Jan. 1\u00a0 from 7 a.m. through the conclusion of the parade.<\/p>\n<p>Vehicular traffic will not be permitted to cross Broad Street while the parade is in progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city says drivers should allow for extra time and plan alternate routes. Officials also say drivers should not double-park.<\/p>\n<p>Temporary &#8220;No Parking&#8221; zones will be in effect from 2 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 1 on both sides of street unless otherwise noted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Broad Street from Cherry Street to Ellsworth Street<\/li>\n<li>Juniper Street from John F. Kennedy Boulevard to East Penn Square<\/li>\n<li>South\/East Penn Square from 15th Street to Juniper Street<\/li>\n<li>Benjamin Franklin Parkway from 16th Street to 20th Street<\/li>\n<li>Logan Circle (north side)<\/li>\n<li>16th Street from Chestnut Street to Race Street<\/li>\n<li>17th Street from Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Ludlow Street<\/li>\n<li>18th Street from Ludlow Street to Race Street<\/li>\n<li>19th Street from Benjamin Franklin Parkway to Chestnut Street<\/li>\n<li>1500 block of Ranstead Street<\/li>\n<li>1300 block of Carpenter Street<\/li>\n<li>1000 block of South 13th Street<\/li>\n<li>Chestnut Street from 15th Street to 18th Street (north side)<\/li>\n<li>Cherry Street from 15th Street to 17th Street<\/li>\n<li>Arch Street from 15th Street to 17th Street<\/li>\n<li>Washington Avenue from 12th Street to 18th Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SEPTA changes\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The city is encouraging people to use SEPTA&#8217;s Broad Street and Market-Frankford lines to get to the parade. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.septa.org\/?mc_cid=6957cc87f1&amp;mc_eid=f123ef72b9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit SEPTA&#8217;s website<\/a> for details on bus detours and other alerts.<\/p>\n<p>More event information<\/p>\n<p>The parade route and surrounding areas are a &#8220;no-drone zone,&#8221; the city says. No unmanned aircrafts or drones are permitted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wheelchair-accessible seating will be available on 15th Street at the north side of the performance area on a first-come, first-served basis. Other wheelchair-accessible viewing areas will be set up at 701 Broad Street (Philadelphia Fire Department House) and 901 Broad Street (High School for Creating &amp; Performing Arts).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phlvisitorcenter.com\/mummers-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tickets for the bleachers and the performances are available online from the Philadelphia Visitor Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The shopping and list-checking might be done, but one of Philadelphia&#8217;s best known and longest-running holiday traditions is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":473218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,40808,186539,1448,2830,1311,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-473217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-holiday-season","10":"tag-mummers-parade","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115786997527141918","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=473217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/473217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/473218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=473217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=473217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=473217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}