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NYC parades are America’s biggest cultural celebrations. Parades bring together people, politicians and community organizations. They instill pride and offer moments where we teach our children about where they come from.

NYC Parade News

April 29, 2022

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Dance Parade

The 16th Dance Parade marches from near Union Square to Tompkins Square Park Sat, May 21, 2022 from 1-4pm. Free. danceparade.org

Celebrate Israel Parade

The 2022 Celebrate Israel Parade is on Fifth Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side on Sun, May 22, 2022 from 11am – 4pm. celebrateisraelny.org 🇮🇱

Culture

Everyone Loves a Parade

Parades originated as religious and military processions. Latin parades are influenced by Carnival, patron saint festivals, New Orleans funeral processions, and Cuban Guaracha musical theatre traditions which would carry on into the streets

Guaracha was a naughty Cuban theater tradition that was often performed in bars and would carry on into the streets. Think conga line. In Puerto Rico, guaracha evolved into the Parranda Christmas caroling tradition. Today the word means to have a wild party.

Many Latin parades end at a street fair.

Fifth Avenue and Lower Broadway are among the world’s most famous parade locations. The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is the biggest cultural celebration in the United States.

NYC Parade Calendar

NYC Parades
January

January’s big celebrations include Three Kings Day and Martin Luther King Day.

El Barrio Three Kings Day Parade

[Three Kings Day]

The El Museo del Barrio Three Kings Day Parade marches through El Barrio East Harlem to La Marqueta on Three Kings Day, Fri, Jan 6, 2023. elmuseo.org 🇵🇷

Brooklyn Three Kings Day Parade

[Three Kings Day]

The Brooklyn Three Kings Day Parade is on Graham Ave in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Three Kings Day, Fri, Jan 6, 2023. 🇵🇷

[To be confirmed.]

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February

February’s big celebrations include Lunar New Year and President’s Day. Traditional Carnival is usually in February, but NYC celebrates on Labor Day Weekend.

Lunar New Year Parade

[Lunar New Year]

The 24th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade marched from Mott & Canal, to Chatham Square, to East Broadway, to Eldridge & Forsyth, on Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 1pm. FREE. betterchinatown.com

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March

For those who think St Patrick’s isn’t Latin, talk to the Celtic Iberians from Western Spain and Portugal, and Celtic French from Brittany who march in the parades. We even have Galician gaita bagpipes.

Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade

[Early March]

The 47th Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade marches through Rockaway, Queens from 130th & Newport Ave on Mar 5, 2022 at 1pm. queenscountyparade.org 🇮🇪

Throggs Neck St Patrick’s Day Parade

[St Patrick’s Week]

The 24th Throggs Neck St Patrick’s Day Parade marches from East Tremont & Lafayette, to Harding Ave near Brinsmade Ave, in Throggs Neck, The Bronx, on Sun, Mar 13, 2022 at 12 noon. FREE. tnsaintpatricksdayparade.blogspot.com 🇮🇪

Manhattan St Patrick’s Day Parade

[St Patrick’s Day]

NYC’s St Patrick’s Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue, from 44th to 79th St, on Thu, Mar 17, 2022 from 11am to about 4:30pm. nycstpatricksparade.org 🇮🇪

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April

April’s big celebrations usually include Easter and Passover.

Easter Parade

[Easter Sunday]

The Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival is on Fifth Ave between 49th St & 57th St, on Easter Sunday, Apr 9, 2023 from 10am to about 4pm.

It’s not really a parade. People just walk around. The biggest crowds are around St Patrick’s Cathedral. Take your camera!

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May

May celebrations include Cinco de Mayo and Memorial Day.

Cinco de Mayo Parade

[Sunday around May 5]

No information on a 2022 Cinco de Mayo Parade. 🇲🇽

Dance Parade

[3rd Saturday]

The 16th Dance Parade marches from near Union Square to Tompkins Square Park Sat, May 21, 2022 from 1-4pm. Free. danceparade.org

The Dance Parade DanceFest is in Tompkins Square Park Sat, May 21, 2022 from 3-7pm. Free.

danceparade.org

Cuban Parade

[3rd Sunday]

The 2022 Cuban Parade in Union City, New Jersey is being planned for August 2022. desfilecubano.com 🇨🇺

Celebrate Israel Parade

[Late May/early June]

The 2022 Celebrate Israel Parade is on Fifth Avenue in Midtown and the Upper East Side on Sun, May 22, 2022 from 11am – 4pm. celebrateisraelny.org 🇮🇱

Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade

[Memorial Day]

The 55th Brooklyn Memorial Day Parade is in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Mon, May 30, 2022 at 11am. brooklynmemorialparade.com 🇺🇸

Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade

[Memorial Day]

The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade marches from Great Neck to Douglaston, Queens on Memorial Day, Mon, May 30, 2022 from 2-4pm. lndmemorialday.org 🇺🇸

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June

June is NYC’s big parade month. Celebrations include Anniversary Day, New York Puerto Rico Week, Juneteenth and NYC Pride.

Anniversary Day Parade

[First Thursday]

Queens Pride Parade

[First Sunday]

The 30th Queens Pride Parade marches down 37th Ave from 89th to 75th St, in Jackson Heights, Queens on Sun, Jun 5, 2022. newqueenspride.org 🏳️‍🌈

The Queens Pride Festival is at 37th Rd & 75th St in Jackson Heights, Queens on Sun, Jun 5, 2022 from 11am – 6pm. newqueenspride.org 🏳️‍🌈

Portugal Day Parade & Festival

[Sunday around June 10]

The Portugal Day Festival is in Newark, New Jersey, Fri-Sun, Jun 10-12, 2022. 🇵🇹

The Portugal Day Parade is in Newark, New Jersey, Sun, Jun 12, 2022 (around 3pm). 🇵🇹

Philippine Independence Day Parade

[Around June 12]

The Philippine Independence Day Street Fair is on 26th St between Madison & Park in NoMad, on Sun, Jun 5, 2022 from 11am – 6pm. pidci.org 🇵🇭

The 32nd Philippine Independence Day Parade is on Madison Ave from 38th to 27th St in Murray Hill, Kips Bay and NoMad on Sun, Jun 5, 2022, from 12-2pm. pidci.org 🇵🇭

The Philippine Independence Day Cultural Program is on 25th St at Madison Avenue in NoMad, on Sun, Jun 5, 2022 from 2pm – 6pm. pidci.org 🇵🇭

National Puerto Rican Day Parade

[2nd Sunday]

The 65th National Puerto Rican Day Parade is on Fifth Avenue in Midtown on Sun, Jun 12, 2022. nprdpinc.org 🇵🇷

Coney Island Mermaid Parade

[3rd Saturday]

The 40th Coney Island Mermaid Parade is on Surf Ave and the Boardwalk in Coney Island, Brooklyn on Sat, Jun 18, 2022 from 1-4pm. coneyisland.com

Queens Dominican Parade

[4th Sunday]

The 12th Queens Dominican Parade was on 37th Ave from 69th to 86th St in Jackson Heights, Queens on Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 12pm.

NYC Pride March

[Last Sunday]

The 2022 NYC Pride March is Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 12pm. nycpride.org

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July Parades

  • Colombian Flower Festival Parade ~ Second Sunday
  • Disability Parade ~ Second Sunday
  • Colombian Parade ~ Sunday around July 20
  • Harlem Silent Parade ~ Around July 28
  • Peruvian Parade ~ Last Sunday

August Parades

  • Ecuadorian Parade ~ First Sunday
  • Dominican Day Parade ~ Second Sunday
  • St. Rocco Feast Parade ~ August 16

The 2022 Cuban Parade in Union City, New Jersey is being planned for August 2022. desfilecubano.com 🇨🇺

September Parades

  • Brazilian Day ~ Labor Day Weekend Sunday
  • J’Ouvert Parade ~ Labor Day Monday
  • West Indian Day Parade ~ Labor Day Monday
  • Labor Day Parade ~ Around Labor Day
  • Bronx Central American Independence Parade ~ Second Sunday
  • Feast of San Gennaro Procession ~ September 19
  • African American Day Parade ~ Third Sunday
  • Muslim Day Parade ~ Fourth Sunday

October Parades

  • Panamanian Parade ~ 1st or 2nd Saturday
  • Hispanic Day Parade ~ Sunday before or after Columbus Day
  • Columbus Day Parade ~ Columbus Day (Monday)
  • Village Halloween Parade ~ Halloween
  • Jackson Heights Children’s Halloween Parade ~ Halloween
  • Tompkins Square Park Dog Parade ~ Halloween

November Parades

  • Veterans Day Parade ~ Veterans Day
  • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ~ Thanksgiving

December Parades

  • Winter Village

There aren’t many parades in New York City during the winter, but the Caribbean is just three hours away. There are many Caribbean Carnival parades and parades at patron saint festivals in small towns across the Hispanic world all year long.

Fifth Avenue is NYC’s Main Parade Street

NYC’s Hispanic Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue past Bergdorf Goodman at 57th St.

In Manhattan, parades also march on Sixth Avenue, Madison Avenue and Central Park West.

Previously

The 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marches from the North Pole to Macy’s in Herald Square on Thanksgiving Day, Thu, Nov 25 from 9am to 12noon. Watch it on NBC 4. macys.com

The 95th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon Inflation is around the Museum of Natural History in the Upper East Side on Wed, Nov 24. Time TBD.

The 2021 Veterans Day Parade marches up Fifth Avenue on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11. uwvc.org

The 48th Village Halloween Parade marches up Sixth Avenue on Halloween Sun, Oct 31 at 7pm. Parade lineup is at 6:30pm.

The Jackson Heights Halloween Parade marches down 37th Avenue from 89th St to 76th St on Halloween Sun, Oct 31 at 12pm.

The Dia de los Muertos Parade: A Community Celebration of Remembrance marches with Mariachis from the Queens Museum through Flushing Meadows Corona Park to Corona Plaza on Fri, Oct 29. Lineup 3pm for a 4:30pm parade. FREE. 🇲🇽

The Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is at the East River Amphitheater on Sat, Oct 23 from 12-3pm. tompkinssquaredogrun.com

The 77th Columbus Day Parade is Columbus Day, Mon, Oct 11. 🇮🇹🇪🇸

The 2021 Hispanic Day Parade is officially cancelled this year.

The 26th Panamanian Parade 2021 is live in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 12pm. FREE 🇵🇦

West Indian Day Parade 2018

Brooklyn Museum
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
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Reggae | Afrobeats | Soca Unda Di Stars!
Thursday, August 30, 2018
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Youth Fest
Brass Fest
Friday, August 31, 2018
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Junior Carnival Parade
Steelband Panorama
Saturday, September 1, 2018
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Dimanche Gras Grand Finale
Sunday, September 2, 2018
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West Indian Day Parade
Eastern Parkway
Schenectady to Grand Army Plaza
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Monday, September 3, 2018

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March for Our Lives NYC

17 school shootings so far this year.
What is more important?
1. The constitutional right to play with guns?
2. The safety of our children in school?
Rally and March in the Upper West Side, Central Park, and Midtown, Manhattan
Saturday, March 24, 2018

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