German - American Parade Philadelphia * 2018 Events Remembered

Saturday, September 29, 2018 - 7:00 PM

Parade Gala Banquet

Please join us as we celebrate the 2018 Annual German-American Steuben Parade Gala Banquet on Saturday, September 29, 2018.

The Gala will be held at the Cannstatter Volksfest-Verein at 9130 Academy Road. Our event will begin with a reception at 6:00 and dinner to follow at 7:00 PM. The ticket price is $60.00 per person. Hors d oeuvres will be served during the cocktail hour with a cash bar we hope you will attend and support one of our largest fund raising events for the parade.

Click the button below to assist you in making your reservation.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Regards,

Kathi Noel

Gala Banquet Chairman Steuben Day Observance Association Let’s March!

Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 1:00 PM

48th Annual German - American Parade Philadelphia

Join us as we participate in the annual German American parade in Rockledge - Fox Chase. We will be performing at reviewing stand at Lions Park for the duration of the parade. Stick around for fun at the Austrian Village after the parade! (We will not be performing at the Austrian Village.)

Even if you are not marching in our parade, we hope to see you at our event cheering us along the parade route as a spectator.

Saturday, July 14, 2018 - 7:00 PM

International Friendly

Under a nice warm July evening, at Talen Energy Stadium, we were able to enjoy the International Friendly between the Philadelphia Union and Eintracht Frankfurt. Werner Fricker posted after the game, "A sincere thanks to all who supported the Philadelphia Union last night, I was very proud of the groups who came together to entertain and celebrate our culture, music and dance!"

The Philadelphia Union went on to win the match 1-0. For full game details, click on the Game Recap button below.

Saturday, June 23, 2018 - 1:00 PM

Philadelphia Sommerfest 2018

Sommerfest returns to the Philadelphia Region

We had a great day at the first Philadelphia Sommerfest! It combined great traditions with fresh ideas and put on display our whole community! Thank you to Don Bitterlich as well as the Joe Weber Orchestra for providing music. Thank you to G.T.V. Almrausch and the United German Hungarians for dancing great performances during the day. Thank you to the German Hungarians also for holding their Trachten Store at the event! Thanks are in order to Immanuel German School for participating and sharing great information about the language and their school! Huge thank yous are in order to the Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, their staff and members for hosting the great event and having first class food, beverage and hospitality! We need to thank all the clubs and their members for attending and helping to make the event a great success, despite the weather!

2018 CORNFLOWER COURT

The Association would like to congratulate and introduce this year's Cornflower Court that will represent our community.

Miss German-America of a Philadelphia, Paxton Beck
1st Princess, Janine Krause
2nd Princess, Rachel Warner

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Donation Drive begins

CONSIDER DONATING

Our annual donation drive is once again underway. Please consider helping us continue to commemorate our heritage with a tax-deductible donation to our Association. Please click on the Donate button for further information.

Season's Greetings

The Franklinville-Schwarzwald Männerchor will be performing as part of the National Christmas Tree Music Program in Washington DC, across the street from the White House on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:00PM. The Franklinville-Schwarzwald Männerchor is honored and excited to be a part of this program, which is run by the National Park Service. They will be singing traditional German and English Christmas carols. They will not be there for the initial lighting of the tree, but instead will be one of the groups which provide entertainment for the many visitors who come to visit the tree during a two week period prior to Christmas. The National Christmas Tree is a real, live tree which has an interesting history.

As we enter this Holiday Season, the Association wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

TIMEFRAME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:30 - 10:00 AM	Ecumenical Service	HOLY NATIVITY CHRUCH 205 Huntingdon Pike Rockledge, PA 19046
10:30	HUNTINGDON PIKE CLOSES FOR PARADE	At 10:30 AM the Rockledge Police Department will close down Huntingdon Pike from Shady Lane to Church Street
12:30 PM	ALL PARTICIPANTS AND GROUPS MUST BE LINED UP AND READY TO MARCH
1:00 PM	PARADE STEPS OFF AT S. PENN AVENUE	President, Committee Officers, and Honored Guests, Lead Parade off

PRESIDENT AND GENERAL CHAIRMAN Werner J. Fricker, Jr. PARADE COORDINATORS James Schwartz and Karl Werner
Parade Orders
	The Parade on Sunday, September 30, 2018, incident to the celebration of Steuben Day, honoring the memory of General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben and other German-American Patriots, will be regulated by following orders:
Time:
	All units shall assemble by 12:30 PM (1230 hrs.)
Starting Time:
	Head of Parade will move at 1:00 PM (1300 hrs.)
Assembly Point:
	On South Penn Avenue off of Huntingdon Pike.
Parade Route:
	Formation at South Penn Avenue turning right onto Huntingdon Pile, moving southeast on Huntingdon Pike to Church Road, turning right onto Church Road moving southwest to Loney Street, turning left onto Loney Street moving southeast to Oxford Avenue. Reviewing Stand will be located near Loney Street and Oxford Avenue. Units should disperse into the Northeast Lions Park. Large floats can make a right turn onto Barnes Street and disperse along the block.
Parking as designated by the Rockledge and Philadelphia Police Departments.
SPECIAL INSTURCTIONS: PERFORMANCES IN FRONT OF THE REVIEWING STAND BY PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED AND GRANTED PERMISSION ONLY.
2018 PARADE ROUTE <Click on map to expand>

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