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Latin Parades in NYC are an excuse to gather as a community and teach our children about their heritage. Everyone loves a parade.

They are basically American-style carnival marches or comparsas. Most Latin parades are around the independence days of their heritage countries.

The National Puerto Rican Day Parade is America’s biggest cultural celebration.

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Latin Parades in New York City

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. 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.

January 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 Parades

In the Lunar New Year Parade, dragons dance through Manhattan Chinatown to the Lower East Side, around Lunar New Year. 🇨🇳🇰🇭🇰🇷🇰🇵🇯🇵🇲🇳🇵🇭🇸🇬🇹🇼🇹🇭🇺🇸

March Parades

The Queens County St Patrick’s Day Parade is in Rockaway, Queens around the first Saturday in March. 🇮🇪

The 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 is in Midtown on St Patrick’s Day, March 17. 🇮🇪

April Parades

The Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival is in Midtown on Easter Sunday.

May Parades

The Cinco de Mayo Parade marches down Central Park West in the Upper West Side around Cinco de Mayo, May 5. 🇲🇽

The Dance Parade and Festival marches from Chelsea, through Greenwich Village to the East Village!

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 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 Parade is in Jackson Heights, Queens. 🇩🇴

The NYC Pride Parade is around June 28. 🏳️‍🌈

July Parades

August Parades

The Feast of Saint Rocco procession is in Manhattan’s Little Italy. 🇮🇹

Ecuadorian Parade 🇪🇨

National Dominican Day Parade 🇩🇴

Saint Rocco procession. 🇮🇹

September Parades

African American Day Parade 🇺🇸

J’Ouvert Parade

Labor Day Parade 🇺🇸

Mexican Parade 🇲🇽

Muslim Day Parade 🇺🇸

Queens Hispanic Day Parade 🇺🇸

San Gennaro Procession 🇮🇹

West Indian Day Parade

October Parades

Hispanic Day Parade

Hispanic State Parade of New Jersey

Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade

Italian Day Parade

Jackson Heights Halloween Parade

Panamanian Parade

Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

Village Halloween Parade

November Parades

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Veterans Day Parade

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