Private Dinner
2025-09-30 20:30 - 21:00 UTC | Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S Broad St., Philadelphia, PA, 19102, United States
The Philly Fife and Drum Company performed a private event for Gallagher Insurance, Risk Management and Consulting Company

College and community weekend event in NC
2025-10-03 - 2025-10-04
We traveled to Bertie County North Carolina for a two day Patriot reenactment. Day one was “Better Together” presentations for 400 school children. Day featured fife and drum and drum presentations accompanying a “Live Weapons” canon demonstrations. Put on by the Indian Woods Historical Preservation Society partnered with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
BERTIE’S FORGOTTEN BLACK AND NATIVE PATRIOTS OF THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Experience A Revolutionary War
Encampment and Visit With Soldiers
Fife and Drum Performances
Listen to Two Indoor History Presentations
Live Weapons Demonstration
Local Food Trucks On-Site

The Doorstep of Destiny quartet
2025-10-27 14:00 - 17:00
or “the Doortet” as we have been fondly named, has been invited to play for Kevin Wildes segment “the Doorstep of Destiny” on FoxSports First Things First.

Realty Alliance cocktail reception
2025-10-29 18:30 - 19:30 | National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Greeting the buses and giving escort for the conference’s evening reception.

Midnight Champagne Birthday Breakfast
2025-11-09 23:00 - 2025-11-10 01:00 | The Museum of the American Revolution
We were the first to ring in the 250th birthday of the Marine Corps birthday at 0000 hours at the Museum of the American Revolution
This was a fundraiser for the TUN Legacy Foundation.

Snare auditions
2025-11-20 15:00 - 17:00
Want to be a PhillyDrummer, either as a corps member or a substitute? If interested, please contact our director Lois Herbine phillyfifer@gmail.com
Here are our audition requirements:
– Three Camps (memorized)
– Downfall of Paris (memorized)
– The Pine Cone Forest – John Pratt
Complete (auditioning for a core spot)
m.1-40 (auditioning for a substitute spot)
Note: 7-stroke rolls in the Pratt should be performed on a 16th note grid

Holiday Parade, Lebanon Pennsylvania
2025-11-22 10:00 - 12:00 | 2 E. Cumberland Street, Lebanon PA 17042, 2 E. Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA, 17042, United States
To kickoff America 250, we introduced the special Patriotic Division in Lebanon’s Holiday Parade.

Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania’s Annual Communication and Banquet
2025-12-27 17:00 - 19:15 | Philadelphia Convention Center, 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
5 p.m. Entertainment during the Cocktail Reception for 1,200 guests
6 p.m. Leading the officers into the formal Banquet
7 p.m. Leading the cast of the Walnut Street Theatre to the stage with the theme from “1776 The Musical”

2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show, "Growing a Nation"
2026-01-10 10:00 - 11:15 | Farm Show Complex and Expo Center, 2300 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA, 17110, United States
Philly Fife and Drum was there for the opening ceremonies for the PA Farm Show, sponsored by America250PA.

Grand reopening of the Speaker's House
2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | Historic Trappe Speaker’s House, 151 W Main Street, Trappe, PA, 19426, United States
Home to Frederick Muhlenberg, the first Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Speaker’s House will have its grand reopening after extensive restoration. This is an invitation-only event. The public is invited to participate from noon to 4.

Greater Whitemarsh 250 kick off event
2026-04-12 14:00 - 16:00 | St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church of Whitemarsh, 7020 Camp Hill Road, Ft. Washington, PA, 19034, United States
The Philly Fife and Drum Company will be helping launch this event. Festivities include a Colonial flag presentation by our director geared to fourth through sixth graders and their families.
Come celebrate 250 years of shared history in the Whitemarsh Valley and surrounding areas! Come see costumed reenactors, visit historical society and historical site information booths, and try some Colonial games, snacks and patriotic face painting. The event will also launch the Greater Whitemarsh History Consortium 250 Passport book, which encourages learning about the places, events, and people who shaped the area by visiting local sites that emerged along the Revolutionary War trails.
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Whitemarsh, 7020 Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington from 2-4 PM.
This will be an outdoor event, weather permitting, or inside the Parish Hall Auditorium in case of bad weather.

Constitution House Marker Dedication
2026-04-18 12:30 - 13:30
On Market Street (between 2nd & 3rd streets).
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Historic Marker dedication is co-sponsored by the PA State Society DAR and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The Philly Fife and Drum Company provided incidental, traditional fife and drum music for the unveiling.

Various performances in Center City
2026-04-20 11:00 - 2026-07-04 17:00
While these are private events, if you hear a three to six piece fife and drum company during your travels near the Penn’s Waterfront, the Convention Center or the National Constitution Center, you’ll know it is us! Contact phillyfifer@gmail.com to help book your next event.

Opening night of 1776 the Musical at the Walnut Street Theatre
2026-04-22 17:45 - 19:00 | Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Get your tickets for opening night at the Walnut Street Theatre. We’ll be performing outside the Theatre entrance. This will be a great photo opportunity!

Final Liberty Tree Planting
2026-04-25 14:30 - 15:30 | Washington Square, 210 W. Washington Square, Philadelphia, 19106, United States
The Liberty Tree Ceremony is part of the America 250 Celebration for the Grand Lodge of PA.

2026 Philadelphia Greek Independence Day Parade
2026-04-26 14:00 - 15:00
The Philly Fife and Drum company will accompany a 250th Independence “Parade Float”. The parade starts at 22nd and Benjamin Franklin Parkway and ends at the grandstands at 18th and Logan Circle.

Philadelphia Appearances with Orchestra 2001
2026-06-05 19:00 - 20:30 | Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, 6400 Hog Island Road, Philadelphia, 19153, United States
Orchestra 2001 will present concerts interpreting constitutional amendments through the lens of contemporary music. We will partner with them on their A MORE PERFECT UNION: Musical Reflections on the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Dates at other locations TBD.
Anonymous – My Dog and Gun
Anonymous – Philadelphia March
William Billings – Chester
Anonymous – Three Camps
Anonymous – The Congress
Philly Fife and Drum Company
Anonymous – Civil War Bugle Calls George Rabbai, bugle
Jennifer Higdon – rapid•fire David DiGiacobbe, flute
Raven Chacon – Report
Thomas Whitman – Fanfare for the Second Amendment / Say It Loud! (World Premiere for Philly Fife and Drum Company with Orchestra 2001)

Nesquehoning "Happy Birthday USA Parade"
2026-06-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Nesquehoning Borough, 20 Market Street, Nesquehoning, PA, 18240, United States
The Nesquehoning parade is part of America250PA celebrations, serving as the kickoff to the grand celebration for the town’s 202nd Founding and America’s 250th Anniversary. This event is organized by the Nesquehoning Historical Society.

FIRST U.S. ARMY: 1775, a Saturday Firstival
2026-06-13 10:45 - 13:00 | The Museum of the American Revolution
This event is part of 52 Weeks of Firsts. A yearlong, citywide series of events highlighting the groundbreaking ideas, inventions and milestones in Philadelphia.

Salute to Independence Semiquincentennial Parade
2026-07-03 11:00 - 13:00
The countdown is on for the largest and most magnificent professionally produced 250th Birthday parade in the Nation to hit the streets of Philadelphia.

Historic 4th of July Parade, Skippack, PA
2026-07-04 11:00 - 13:00
We are leading the annual Historic 4th of July Parade through Skippack Village in Skippack Pennsylvania. The 2 mile parade route is on Rt 73 from Route 113 to the Skippack Post Office at Forty Foot Road.

Various other performances
2026-07-05
Would you like to book our corps to play for YOUR 250 Celebration? As of March 2026 there are more than thirty organizations in various stages of booking, but only contracted public events will save the date in our calendar and receive a listing on our website. Contact us right away to book your event Phillyfifer@gmail.com A $500 non-refundable deposit will hold your date.

Patriot Recognition Day
2026-07-12 13:30 - 14:45 | Barrett Municipal building, 1200 Route 390, Cresco, PA, 18326, United States
The Philly Fife and Drum Company will provide five uniformed fifers and drummers and give two 12-minute performances of Patriotic Revolutionary music for this Barrett Historical Semiquincentennial celebration.
Our performance is planned for outdoors. In the case of rain or a severe weather event, the performance will move to the Barrett Municipal building gymnasium.
