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NYC parades are America’s biggest cultural celebrations.

Parades bring people, politicians and community organizations together. They instill pride in our heritage and offer moments for teaching our children where they come from.

NYC Parade News

NYC Parades Archive

October 2022

The 32nd Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade is back in Tompkins Square Park on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 1pm (Registration 12pm). FREE.

September 2022

The 28th Mexican Parade NYC 2022 marches proudly down Madison Avenue from 38th to 26th St through Murray Hill and Kips Bay to NoMad on Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 11am – 2pm. Free. 🇲🇽

The 53rd NYC African American Day Parade 2022 marches on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (Seventh Avenue) between 111th St and 137th St in Harlem on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 1pm. The Pre-Parade Show is on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd & 125th St from 11am – 1pm. The Pre-Parade Children’s Community Literacy Event is fun for kids with a free book giveaway on Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd at 127th St from 9am – 1pm. Free. 🌍🇺🇸

The Queens Hispanic Parade 2022 marches on 37th Avenue from 69th St to 86th St in Jackson Heights, Queens on Sunday, September 25, 2022 starting at 11am. 🇦🇷🇧🇴🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇨🇺🇩🇴🇪🇨🇸🇻🇬🇶🇬🇹🇭🇳🇲🇽🇳🇮🇵🇦🇵🇾🇵🇪🇵🇷🇪🇸🇺🇾🇻🇪

  • 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
  • African American Day Parade ~ Third Sunday
  • Muslim Day Parade ~ Fourth Sunday

February 2022

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.

March 2022

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 gaita bagpipes in Galicia, Spain.

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 🇮🇪

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 🇮🇪

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 🇮🇪

April 2022

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!

October 2022

  • 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 2022

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

December 2022 Parades

  • Winter Village

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

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is the biggest cultural celebration in the United States.

NYC Parade Landscape

Spring Parades

MARCH

  • Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade 🇮🇪
  • Throggs Neck St Patrick’s Day Parade 🇮🇪
  • St Patrick’s Day Parade 🇮🇪

APRIL

  • Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival 🇺🇸

MAY

  • Cinco de Mayo Parade 🇲🇽
  • Dance Parade 🇺🇸
  • Cuban Parade 🇨🇺
  • Celebrate Israel Parade 🇮🇱

Summer Parades

JUNE

  • Philippine Independence Day Parade 🇵🇭
  • New Queens Pride Parade 🏳️‍🌈
  • National Puerto Rican Day Parade 🇵🇷
  • Portugal Day Parade 🇵🇹
  • Mermaid Parade 🇺🇸
  • Queens Dominican Parade 🇩🇴
  • NYC Pride March 🏳️‍🌈

JULY

AUGUST

Fall Parades

SEPTEMBER

  • Brazilian Day 🇧🇷
  • J’Ouvert Parade 🇹🇹
  • West Indian Day Parade 🇹🇹
  • Labor Day Parade 🇺🇸
  • Bronx Central American Independence Parade 🇭🇳
  • Feast of San Gennaro Procession 🇮🇹
  • African American Day Parade 🇺🇸
  • Muslim Day Parade 🇺🇸

OCTOBER

  • Panamanian Parade 🇵🇦
  • Hispanic Day Parade 🇺🇸
  • Italian Day Parade 🇮🇹
  • Village Halloween Parade 🇺🇸
  • Jackson Heights Halloween Parade 🇺🇸
  • Tompkins Square Dog Parade 🇺🇸

NOVEMBER

Winter Parades

DECEMBER

  • Winter Village Procession 🇺🇸

JANUARY

  • Three Kings Day Parade 🇵🇷
  • Brooklyn Three Kings Day Parade 🇵🇷

FEBRUARY

  • Lunar New Year Parade 🇨🇳🇰🇭🇰🇷🇰🇵🇯🇵🇲🇳🇵🇭🇸🇬🇹🇭🇺🇸

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NYC Parade Schedule 2023

January 2023 NYC Parades

The El Museo del Barrio Three Kings Day Parade marches through El Barrio East Harlem to La Marqueta on Three Kings Day, Friday, January 6, 2023. 🇵🇷

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

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

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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NYC Parades in June

June is NYC’s peak Parade season.

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1st Week of June

June 1-5, 2022

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 🇵🇭

Queens Pride Parade & Festival

[First Sunday]

New Queens Pride NYC 2022 includes the New Queens Pride Parade and New Queens Pride Festival in Jackson Heights, Queens on Sun, Jun 5, 2022. The Festival is 11am-6pm. The Parade starts at 12noon. Free. 🏳️‍🌈

2nd Week of June

June 6-12, 2022

Portugal Day Parade & Festival

[Weekend 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). 🇵🇹

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. 🇵🇷

3rd Week of June

June 13-19, 2022

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

4th Week of June

June 20-26, 2022

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

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.

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