Event Details
WHEN: Monday, October 13th
TIME: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: JFK Blvd & 20th St. to 520 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
Beginning at 11 a.m., the public is invited to experience a two-hour patriotic spectacle featuring thousands of participants, including NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji. The parade will also include high school and college marching bands, the U.S. Naval Academy’s Silent Drill Platoon and Drum & Bugle Corps, Sea Cadets, and various floats and cold-air balloons. The parade will also honor future military leaders, including midshipmen and students from ROTC, NROTC, JROTC, and United States Sea Cadets programs. The Navy & Marine Corps 250th Parade steps off at JFK Boulevard and 20th Street and ends at Independence Mall.
JFK Boulevard (outbound lanes) between 20th Street and 30th Street will be closed beginning at 1 p.m. until approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, October 12 for the parade assembly.
The following streets will be closed beginning at 5 a.m. on Monday, October 13, for the parade assembly area:
20th Street between Ben Franklin Parkway and Market Street
JFK Boulevard between 18th and 30th Streets
Cherry Street between 21st and 20th Streets
Appletree Street between 21st and 20th Streets
Cuthbert Street between 21st and 20th Streets
19th Street between Arch and Market Streets
Additional streets in the city will also be closed. For all the information on road closures, visit the Phila.gov website.
The Parade Includes:
Professional Floats: Blue Star Mothers, American Eagle, Philadelphia themed float, and so many more!
Marching Bands and Marching Musical Elements: United States Naval Academy Drum & Bugle Corps, Temple University Diamond Band, and many talented high school bands!
Special Units: United States Naval Academy Silent Drill Team, Blue Star Mothers PA Chapter-9, Philadelphia Fire Department, and plenty of other programs!Cold Air Balloons: Flag Star, Uncle Sam, and more!
If you plan on coming to the Navy & Marine Corps 250 Parade fill out the form below to RSVP
| United States Naval Academy Drum & Bugle Corps Temple University Diamond Band Easton Area High School "Red Rover" Marching Band Connetquot High School Marching Band Freedom High School Patriot Band Fork Union Military Academy Marching Band Kingsway Regional Marching Band Liberty High School Grenadier Band Marching Orange and Blue (M.O.B) Marple Newtown High School Marching Band Parkland High School Band Pennsbury High School Long Orange Line Marching Band Rowan University Pride of the Profs Marching Band Shippensburg University Marching Band West Shore Marching Band West Powelton Steppers and Drum Squad South Philadelphia String Band Wallington High School Marching Band United States Naval Academy Silent Drill Team Maritime Academy Charter High School (Donte Mattioni Division- DMD-043- U.S Naval Sea Cadets) Ancient Mariners Connecticut Fife and Drum Corps Linden High School Navy JROTC North Rockland High School NJROTC Bensalem High School Marine Corps JROTC Nations Capitol Young Marines DANCE4LIFE School of the Arts and Training Institute Copeland Queen School of the Arts Off Road Anthem | Betsy Daily Dancers The Wheelmen Philadelphia Fire Department Valley Forge Military Academy and College National Park of Philadelphia Color Guard "Caroline the Electric Carriage" with Ben Franklin Filipino American Association of Philadelphia 8th & I Young Marines Military Order of the World Wars Northern Burlington County Regional High School Air Force JROTC Black Sands Preservation American Merchant Marine Veterans Sons of the American Revolution Upper Bucks County Technical School Philadelphia NROTC Consortium (UPenn, Temple, Drexel) United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps Northeast Field Area Atlantic City High School NJROTC 4th Light Dragoons-Moylan’s Horse Lancaster County Young Marines New Jersey Society Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard Lt. Trevett’s Co. of Marines Blue Star Mothers PA Chapter-9 Native Nations Dance Theatre 1st City Troop Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard | |
FLOATSBIRTHDAY CAKE FLOAT WITH JESSE IWUJI, RAQUEL, AND KEYSTONE 250 MASCOT |
| NATIVE NATIONS DANCE THEATRE PHILADELPHIA POLICE MOTORCYCLE TEAM TOWN CRIER JOHN ADAMS RIDING IN AN E-CARRIAGE LOGO PUSH FLOAT WITH DANCE 4 LIFE DANCERS U.S. NAVY COLOR GUARD UNITED STATES NAVY PERSONNEL UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL MARINES POLARIS LT. TREVETT’S CO. OF MARINES WITH DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FRIENDS OF WASHINGTON CROSSING PARK NEW JERSEY SOCIETY SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION COLOR GUARD SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION VIRGINIA SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UPPER BUCKS COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL JROTC NAVY PERSONNEL FROM USS ARLINGTON FIRST STATE CLUB NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND MARCHERS THE WHEELMEN PHILADELPHIA NROTC CONSORTIUM 1903 CURVED DANCE OLDSMOBILE ATLANTIC CITY HS NJROTC NAVY PERSONNEL FROM USS LASSEN SHIP US NAVY CLUB – SHIP 166 FLOAT UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY SILENT DRILL TEAM | AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINES VETERANS NORTHERN BURLINGTON COUNTY REGIONAL HS JROTC 8TH AND I YOUNG MARINES PHILADELPHIA FIRE DEPARTMENT WILLIAMSTOWN HS JROTC NAVY SHIP PERSONNEL FROM USS BILLINGS OFF ROAD ANTHEM JEEP CLUB POLARIS VEHICLE MILITARY ORDER OF THE WORLD WARS MARITIME ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL PRECISION EXOTICS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY CADETS NAVY PERSONNEL FROM NAVY CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 250TH COMMITTEE TURRET TRUCK PAINT BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL NAVY JROTC NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COLOR GUARD NORTH ROCKLAND HIGH SCHOOL NJROTC BOYERTOWN HS NJ ROTC BENSALEM HIGH SCHOOL MARINE CORPS JROTC NAVY PERSONNEL FROM NAVSUP WSS – WEAPONS SYSTEMS SUPPORT PHILADELPHIA POLICE MOUNTED PATROL NAVAL SUPPLY ACTIVITY MARCHERS | |
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