Parades in New York City bring communities together, attract politicians, and provide a platform to teach our children their heritage. Latin parades are basically American comparsas (carnival marches).
Labor Day Parade NYC
FIFTH AVENUE, Midtown, Manhattan
New York Carnival Features Soca and Dancehall Concerts, Junior Carnival, Steel Panorama, J’Ouvert, and the West Indian Day Parade
BROOKLYN MUSEUM, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
EASTERN AVENUE, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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National Dominican Day Parade
SIXTH AVENUE, Midtown, Manhattan 🇩🇴
Colombian Day Parade NYC Desfile Colombiano Celebrates Colombian Independence
NORTHERN BLVD, Jackson Heights, Queens 🇨🇴
Ecuadorian Parade NYC Desfile Ecuatoriano Celebrates Ecuadorian Independence
ELMHURST, FOREST HILLS, FLUSHING MEADOWS CORONA PARK, JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens 🇪🇨
Peruvian Festival and Peruvian Parade in Paterson is NYC’s Gran Desfile y Festival Peruano
PASSAIC, CLIFTON, and PATERSON New Jersey 🇵🇪
Bronx Dominican Parade es el Gran Parada Dominicana de el Bronx, Quisqueya
GRAND CONCOURSE, Concourse, Claremont, Mount Hope, The Bronx 🇩🇴
International Peruvian Festival is New York City’s Peruvian Independence Festival
QUEEN CORONATION ~ Corona, Queens 🇵🇪
PARADE ~ Jackson Heights, Queens 🇵🇪
Cuban and Hispanic American Parade of New York
MADISON AVENUE, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, NoMad, Manhattan 🇨🇺
NYC Pride Parade Shows That We’re Still Proud
FIFTH AVENUE, 8TH ST, GREENWICH AVE, CHRISTOPHER ST, SEVENTH AVENUE, NoMad, Flatiron, Union Square, Greenwich Village, West Village, Chelsea 🏳️🌈
Sunset Park Puerto Rican Parade and Festival is One of NYC’s Three Puerto Rican Day Celebrations
SUNSET PARK, Brooklyn 🇵🇷
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NYC Parade News
Some NYC Parades are on the same day every year, others are on different days. We list them by month.
January NYC Parades
The Three Kings Day Parade is in “El Barrio” East Harlem around Three Kings Day, January 6. 🇵🇷
The Brooklyn Three Kings Day Parade is in Williamsburg, Brooklyn around Three Kings Day, January 6. 🇵🇷
February NYC Parades
Lunar New Year Parade dragons and dogs dance through Manhattan Chinatown to the Lower East Side, around Lunar New Year. 🇨🇳🇰🇭🇰🇷🇰🇵🇯🇵🇲🇳🇵🇭🇸🇬🇹🇼🇹🇭🇺🇸
March NYC Parades
Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade is in Rockaway, Queens around the first Saturday in March. 🇮🇪
Throggs Neck St Patrick’s Day Parade is in Throggs Neck, The Bronx, around the second Sunday in March. 🇮🇪
Manhattan’s St Patrick’s Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue on St Patrick’s Day, March 17. 🇮🇪
The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival is in Midtown on Easter Sunday.
May NYC Parades
The Cinco de Mayo Parade marches down Central Park West in the Upper West Side around Cinco de Mayo, May 5. 🇲🇽
Dance Parade and DanceFest is a parade and dance festival that gets over 10,000 New Yorkers dancing in the street, to over 100 different styles of dance, on the third Saturday in May.
The Bronx Week Parade celebrates The Bronx.
The Cuban Parade of New Jersey (Desfile Cubano de New Jersey) marches from North Bergen to Union City, New Jersey. 🇨🇺
The Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Memorial Day. 🇺🇸
June NYC Parades
The Celebrate Israel Parade is in Midtown and the Upper East Side.🇮🇱
The Philippine Independence Day Parade is in Murray Hill, Kips Bay and NoMad. 🇵🇭
The New Queens Pride Parade is in Jackson Heights, Queens. 🏳️🌈
The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is the 2nd Sunday in June. 🇵🇷
The Portugal Day Parade is in Newark, New Jersey. 🇵🇹
The Mermaid Parade is in Coney Island, Brooklyn. 🇺🇸
The Queens Dominican Day Parade is in Jackson Heights, Queens. 🇩🇴
The NYC Pride Parade is around June 28. 🏳️🌈
July NYC Parades
The Festival de las Flores; in Jackson Heights, Queens; is the New York version of the Feria de las Flores in Medellín, Colombia. 🇨🇴
The Colombian Day Parade in Jackson Heights, Queens; is New York City’s big Colombian festival. 🇨🇴
The Bronx Dominican Parade es el Gran Parada Dominicana de el Bronx in Concourse, The Bronx, usually on the last Sunday in July. 🇩🇴
The Peruvian Parade and Festival in Paterson, New Jersey is America’s largest Peruvian festival. It is usually the last Sunday in July. 🇵🇪
August NYC Parades
The Feast of Saint Rocco procession is in Manhattan’s Little Italy. 🇮🇹
National Dominican Day Parade marches up Sixth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. 🇩🇴
September NYC Parades
The African American Day Parade marches on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd in Harlem, Manhattan, in September. 🇺🇸
The Central American Independence Parade and Festival is a Honduran Garífuna celebration in The Bronx. 🇭🇳
The J’Ouvert Parade is a New York Carnival daybreak celebration in Crown Heights and Prospect Park, Brooklyn, on Labor Day Monday. 🇹🇹 🇭🇹 🇧🇧 🇩🇲 🇱🇨 🇯🇲 🇻🇨 🇬🇩 🇬🇾 🇸🇷 🇧🇿
NYC’s Labor Day Parade honors American organized labor, on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, on the Saturday after Labor Day. 🇺🇸
The Mexican Independence Day Parade NYC Desfile de La Independéncia de México is a parade and cultural festival in Port Richmond, Staten Island on or around Mexican Independence Day, September 16. 🇲🇽
The Muslim Day Parade didn’t seem to be held in 2024. 🇺🇸
The Queens Hispanic Day Parade / Desfile Hispano de Queens marches on 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens. 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇸🇻🇬🇶🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇵🇾🇵🇪🇵🇷🇪🇸🇺🇾🇻🇪
The Feast of San Gennaro Grand Procession honors the patron saint of Naples, Italy. 🇮🇹
The West Indian Day Parade, the climax of New York Carnival, marches on Eastern Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn to the Brooklyn Museum, on Labor Day Monday. 🇹🇹 🇭🇹 🇧🇧 🇩🇲 🇱🇨 🇯🇲 🇻🇨 🇬🇩 🇬🇾 🇸🇷 🇧🇿
October NYC Parades
Hispanic Day Parade NYC Desfile de la Hispanidad New York celebrates the culture of 20 Hispanic countries on Fifth Avenue. 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇸🇻🇬🇶🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇵🇾🇵🇪🇵🇷🇪🇸🇺🇾🇻🇪
Hispanic State Parade of New Jersey 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇸🇻🇬🇶🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇵🇾🇵🇪🇵🇷🇪🇸🇺🇾🇻🇪
Columbus Day Parade is America’s biggest celebration of Italian American culture. 🇮🇹
Jackson Heights Halloween Parade is fun for children in October. 🎃
National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade gathers all Indigenous Peoples and Friends. 🇺🇸
Nigerian Independence Day Parade NYC celebrates Nigerian culture and the contributions of Nigerian Americans. 🇳🇬
Panamanian Parade NYC Desfile Panameño en Brooklyn celebrates Panamanian independence 🇵🇦
Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is the world’s largest Halloween Dog Parade. 🎃
Village Halloween Parade is a fun parade of inventive New Yorkers. 🎃
November NYC Parades
The Veterans Day Parade celebrates veterans and commemorates the war to end all wars, on Veterans Day, November 11, rain or shine. 🇺🇸
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an American Thanksgiving Day tradition. It brings Santa Claus down from the North Pole. 🇺🇸