Marching Bands at the Seaport Museum

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November 26th 1/2 3:15 PM Pier 16 free.
Get ready for a booming afternoon on November 26th at
the South St. Seaport Museum of Front Row.
Preview of the iconic New York City Thanksgiving Day Parade, a
day early in the Seaport. Tickets to the event are free
and can be reserved here. Catch the excitement as marching

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bands from Temple University andthe Damien Spartan Regiment take
over Pier 16 with stationary performances that are sure to
get you in the parade spirit. Hundreds of students from these
talented bands will fill the airwith the sounds of classics like
Funky Town and Uptown Funk, plusmedleys of popular hits, school
songs and catchy drum cadences. The band from Temple University

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will begin at 1:00 PM and the performance from the Damien
Spartan Regiment will begin at 2:30 PM.
Marching bands have been a staple of the Macy S
Thanksgiving Day Parade since its inception in 1924, and this
is your chance to experience their magic before the big day
and without all the crowds. Enjoy more that the museum

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offers. Access to the historic ships and
exhibition galleries at the Seaport Museum is not included
with this event. If you would like to explore
more that the museum has to offer, book in advance or ask
museum staff about admission tickets at check in.
Museum admission tickets grant access to the 1885 Tall Ship

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Waiver Tree and 19 O 8 Light Ship Ambrose at Pier 16, as well
as all current exhibitions on view in the Introduction
Galleries inside Shermer Horn Row, located at 12 Fulton St.
Admission tickets also include entry to the three floor
exhibition Maritime City in A A Thompson and Co, located at 213

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Water St. and make sure to checkout the temporary outdoor
exhibition Signs of Origins while it is on view from October
1st through November 30th. Seaport museum.org Admission
About the South St. Seaport Museum The South St.
Seaport Museum, located in the heart of the historic Seaport

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District in New York City, preserves and interprets the
history of New York as a great port city.
Founded in 1967, the museum houses an extensive collection
of works of art and artifacts, Amaritime reference library,
exhibition galleries and education spaces, working 19th

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century print shops, and an active fleet of historic vessels
that all work to tell the story of where New York begins.
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