Philly Fife and Drum Upcoming Projects

We are still working with Pennsylvania towns, counties and local businesses to help them celebrate the finale of the 2026 Semiquincentennial year and are supporting new initiatives to welcome millions of visitors to the city in 2026. The Philly Fife and Drum Company is also working with event and party planners from around the country for events at Philadelphia hotels and historic sites. If you have interest in booking us for this fall contact us right away! Dates will be held with a signed contract and deposit. Contact us directly for rates [email protected]

Special Events to Share

Nick and Matteo Iadonisi Community Journalists, July 4, 2026 Philadelphia — What better place to be playing fife and drum but on Independence Mall in Old City Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, exactly 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence! And what a fabulous photograph by Nick Iadonisi of Channel 6 Action News. This is from a news report that includes video of us marching in front of Independence Hall at the ten second mark.

ofWe opened for the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on January 10 for the 2026 kick-off event for America250PA and the “Bells of PA”. With us is the PA Department of Veterans and Military Affairs Color Guard, Miss Pennsylvania, the Executive Director of America250PA, Cassandra Coleman, and the Agricultural Secretary and guest speaker, Russell Redding. Also with us is Betsy Ross and the PA Mascots the Hershey’s Kiss and the 250PA Keystone.

Carpenter’s Hall was the site of America250PA’s convening of states and partners in preparation for the nation’s Semiquincentennial. Philly Fife and Drum was at the ground floor of these celebrations.

The Philly Fife and Drum corps play the six hole ModelF fife in Bb. These fifes were offered for sale for many years through the Be A Fifer! site run by Ed Boyle www.beafifer.com, which is no longer in service. Feel free to make inquiries about the ModelF through our director Lois Herbine- [email protected]

Some of our latest videos are of PhillyDrummer Pat O’Shea and PhillyFifer Lois Herbine and their play-along videos. One week after her Monmouth Battlefield video was posted our director was invited to play the actual recreation of the battle as the British fifer. More about her adventure can be found on Facebook using the link below.