Mummers: The Best Social Media

The new year brought the new (supposedly improved) Mummers parade. The Fralinger String Band, seen above, captured first place for its futuristic performance. All the results can be found here.

Here’s some of the best (and occasional worst) of social media from the parade:

2015 Mummers Day Parade! !!! pic.twitter.com/FrCzdusOvE

— Marie Lewis (@marielewis2222) January 2, 2015

A shot from the #mummers parade today ….. Confetti , music , sequins & smiles …. @6abc pic.twitter.com/CvRbBUPdP3

— Annie McCormick (@6abcAnnie) January 1, 2015

https://twitter.com/carolinetiger/status/550731247522414592

Happy Mummers Day @Philly_Mummers #NYD2015 pic.twitter.com/4zTx1gDS6z

— Gabrielle (Gaby) (@GabrielleRubes) January 1, 2015

https://twitter.com/PattiHY619/status/550727349575372800

#thief pic.twitter.com/MLiaS1syBF

— Dan McQuade (@dhm) January 1, 2015

Happy Mummers Day!!! pic.twitter.com/kJVguFVeWf

— Chris Pettis (@cpeezy82) January 1, 2015

Common sense apparently still enjoying the day off. #MummersParade pic.twitter.com/440iM4L9wS

— David Gambacorta (@dgambacorta) January 1, 2015

Full blown blackface at the #MummersParade @mindyisser pic.twitter.com/LTiJQ2qE88

— Walt Weber 🏴 (@WaltWeberJr) January 1, 2015

Pic w the captain #mummers #bryson

A photo posted by wjmclaughlin (@wjmclaughlin) on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:56am PST

Mummers Parade, rhinestone cowboy. #Philadelphia #mummersparade

A photo posted by Shannon Zeta-Jonez (@shannonzetajonez) on Jan 1, 2015 at 10:57am PST

Catching the end of the day. #Philadelphia #Mummers #NewYearsDay

A photo posted by devilsdetails (@devilsdetails) on Jan 1, 2015 at 2:37pm PST

The end #mummers. Another great year with only a few negatives. I hate when people lump the while postage together when it’s many components #Philly

A photo posted by Philly ChitChat (@phillychitchat) on Jan 1, 2015 at 2:18pm PST