Manhattan’s Mexican Day Parade Celebrates Mexican Independence Day

Mexican Day Parade NYC (Wirestock/Dreamstime)

Manhattan’s Mexican Day Parade 2023 celebrates Mexican culture and contributions to the United States.

There are two Mexican Day Parades in New York City this year:

  • Mexican Independence Day Parade in Staten Island on Saturday, September 16, 2023.
  • Mexican Day Parade in Manhattan on Sunday, September 17, 2023.

Mexican Independence Day celebrates El Grito de Dolores, a speech by Father Miguel Hidalgo that launched the Mexican War of Independence, from Spain, on September 16, 1810.

The parade is actually a series of events.

Mexican Day Parade Queen Coronation

The Mexican Day Parade 2023 Queen Coronation is at La Boom night club in Woodside, Queens; on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 6pm. $25. 🇲🇽

Mexican Day Parade 2023

Mexican Day Parade NYC (Wirestock/Dreamstime)
Mexican Day Parade NYC (Wirestock/Dreamstime)

Manhattan’s Mexican Day Parade 2023 marches down Madison Avenue from 50th St in Midtown East, through Murray Hill and Kips Bay, to 27th St in NoMad; on Sunday, September 17, 2023, starting at 11am. FREE. 🇲🇽

Honorees

  • Pablo Montero
  • Patricia Hernandez, parade founder and director
  • Andrea Meza
  • Galilea Montijo
  • Jennifer Peña
  • Rosa Gloria Chagoyan
  • Daniela Mier, Puebla Department of Culture
  • Salomón Cespedes, Puebla Governor
  • Bernard Seifert
  • Eric Adams, New York City Mayor
  • Cassandro
  • Sergio Gonzales, Secretary of Tlaxcala
  • Jerry Feroz y la Chirribanda
  • Angel Villagomez
  • Eliseo Flores
  • Banda Feroz
  • Mariachi Nuevo Amanecer
  • Mariachi Tapatio
  • Sureña
  • Banda La Prendida de Mazatlán

Parade Route

The parade marches down Madison Avenue.

  • START Madison Avenue at 50th St, at 11am.
  • END Madison Avenue at 27th St.

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