Red, White and Blue To-Do is back in Philadelphia, "bigger and better" than last year
We all know in Philadelphia passed a resolution to break free from the British Empire.
July 2 is the day John Adams figured would be remembered as Independence Day, calling for "pomp and parade." The Red, White and Blue To-Do honors that wish.
"It was created by the idea that John Adams famously said that Americans would celebrate independence on July 2nd, and so we thought after 249 years, it was time to give July 2nd its due," said Vince Stango, chief operating officer of the National Constitution Center.
The event was first put on in 2024 as part of a lead-up to the massive celebration coming in 2026 for America's 250th birthday. There was indeed a parade through Old City, and another parade marched through the streets for the second annual "to-do" on Wednesday.
The parade ended on 3rd Street between Chestnut and Walnut with a massive block party filled with food trucks, music and games.
Stango said the goal was to make this year's Red, White and Blue To-Do "bigger and better."
It included several musical acts performing throughout the historic district, 13 floats and hundreds of people marching.
"It is absolutely the best thing, and what a way to start July Fourth," said Chauntee Andrews from the Dance for Life School of Arts and Training Institute.
