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Wissahickon Day Parade
The oldest continual equine parade in the country
Date:
4/29/2007
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4/29/2007
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More than 50 horses will parade down Forbidden Drive
Photo by K. Ciappa for GPTMC
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Outsider Tip
The first Wissahickon Day Parade was held in 1922 to protest a proposal to open up the park's Forbidden Drive to automobile traffic. The parade was successful, the measure was defeated and cars were forbidden, which is how the beautiful creekside roadway got its name.
Get Involved
The parade is sponsored by the Wissahickon Valley Riding and Driving Association.
The annual Wissahickon Day Parade is a great Philadelphia tradition in its ninth decade. It's a family-friendly event that celebrates the region's long and storied equestrian tradition. Look for at least 12 carriages and dozens of individual horses and riders, including the miniature Icelandic ponies and Indepen-Dance, the dancing black bay stallion.
Horses and riders start at the Northwestern Equestrian Center in Chestnut Hill where they’ll display their skills in a dressage event. They'll then follow the leafy, creekside route along the Wissahickon Park's Forbidden Drive to historic Valley Green Inn where families are invited to bring a blanket, have lunch and enjoy the music of an outdoor jazz band, clown and other kid-friendly entertainment.
COME PREPARED
The event is free, but you may want to buy lunch at the final destination, the Valley Green Inn. For those who don't want to walk, there will be free Shuttle service between the Northwestern Stables and the Valley Green.
DON'T MISS
Indepen-Dance, the dancing stallion, who'll be performing at the morning's dressage event.
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