The 2025 Mummers Parade begins at 9 am, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Below is a summary of SEPTA bus detours and road closures that will be in effect for the duration of the parade.
To get to the parade using SEPTA, ride Regional Rail to Suburban Station, then transfer over to either the Market-Frankford Line [L], Trolley to 15th Street Station or the Broad Street Line [B] to get to City Hall, Walnut-Locust or Lombard-South stations.
Riders can utilize plan.septa.org for real-time planning to and from the Mummers Parade.
Mummers Parade Route
The parade starts at 17th and Market streets, heads towards Philadelphia’s City Hall and continues south along Broad Street to Washington Avenue.
Impact on Customers
SEPTA Bus Routes 2, 4, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, 21, 27, 31, 32, 33, 38, 40, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 64, 124, 125, BSO and MFO will be detoured from their normal routes beginning as early as 2 am through 11:59 pm on Wednesday, January 1.
For specific details on the detours, please visit SEPTA’s Alerts and Detours page.
New Year’s Day Modified Service Schedules
On New Year’s Day, Regional Rail, Metro and buses operate on a Sunday schedule. Bus routes 204, 310, 311 and LUCY will not run on New Year’s Day. All modes will resume regular weekday schedule start of service day, Thursday, January 2.
Impact on Area Traffic
Streets will be closed in many parts of Center City to accommodate the parade route. Traffic delays can be expected. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes, avoid areas along the parade route, allow for extra driving time and proceed with caution.
Additional detours could be added throughout the day due to unscheduled road closures.
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