Mr Mummer

🚨SPOILER ALERT- 2026 String Band Competition full results. See comments section.

It’s a sweep…,Quaker City String Band are your 2026 String Band Champions. QC captatin Jimmy Good also won first place Captain.

The String Band Spectacular this Saturday (1/31) will be airing on tape delay at 8:00 PM EST. Catch it on WFMZ-TV, MeTV2 (WDPN-TV), WFMZ.com, the 69News app, or the WFMZ+ app!

In other news, Avalon String Band has decided to pull out of this weekend’s competition due to the extreme cold.

The 2026 String Band Spectacular — the official judged competition of the Philadelphia Mummers String Band Association — will take place at Lincoln Financial Field.

Following the postponement of the judged portion on New Year’s Day due to high winds the string bands will now present their complete performances, including music, costumes, props, and routines, in this judged event.

The last time the string bands performed at Lincoln Financial Field was at WrestleMania 40.

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Tickets: Available now through Ticketmaster

The String Band Spectacular will air on WFMZ-TV, MeTV2 (WDPN-TV), WFMZ.com, the 69News app, and the WFMZ+ app. The official time for the broadcast will be announced at a later date.