Manhattan Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC

June 5, 2026 / Manhattan Neighborhoods / Manhattan Parades / Manhattan Buzz NYC / L / We Update Weekly.

This report provides a schedule of the parades held in Manhattan each year.

We update parades and festival events as we approach the event date. Pay attention to the dates / year as only asterisked events have been updated to 2026.

The parades we feature not only include the majors but also the minors and the new ones as we become aware of them. We expect to add about 10 to 20 new parades or events to each month as the year progresses. As the year unfolds, you will be able to scroll down to see for yourself.

At the end of this report there are links to the parades and festivals in the other four boroughs of NYC.

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Manhattan Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC

June 5, 2026 / Manhattan Neighborhoods / Manhattan Parades / Manhattan Buzz NYC / L. Continued.  

Editor's Note. We didn't begin updating parades until late February 2026, so the first two months generally reflect the 2025 parades.

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

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• Ending Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Mulchfest NYC - at various parks in all five boros around NYC. Mulch your Christmas trees, wreaths and similar items into wood chips you can take home for your garden or donate to the park to use for their grounds. Free. For details see - https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest
  • Mulchfest is an NYC Parks Department program to recycle Christmas trees and wreaths by mulching them and then either keeping the mulch to be used in NYC Parks or returning the mulch to the tree donor for them to use in their garden or house plants. The Mulchfest sites in each borough are: Brook Park in the Bronx, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan, Juniper Valley Park in Queens and Cloves Lake Park on Staten Island.

• Friday, January 5, 2024 from 11 am - 12 noon, 47th Annual Three Kings Parade at El Museo del Barrio at 1230 5th Avenue between 104th and 105th Streets. The parade begins at 106th along Park Avenue, ending at 115th Street in Harlem. The parade includes camels, floats and music and is free. Following the parade there will be a performance from 1.30 - 3 pm at El Museo del Barrio. For details see - https://www.elmuseo.org/.

• January 10 - 28, 2024 at various times - Under the Radar Festival at Lincoln Center. Tickets range in price from $31 - $68 [more or less]. For details and tickets see - https://utrfest.org/schedule/

• January 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Things to do MLK / Martin Luther King Day Weekend in Manhattan NYC

• Thursday, January 11, 2024 beginning at 11 pm, Joe Lovano & Shabaka help kick off Winter Jazzfest at Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center [aka JALC] at 10 Columbus Circle in Manhattan. There are numerous other events January 10 - 18, 2024 around NYC, including in the outer boroughs. For details see - https://www.winterjazzfest.com.

• Wednesday, January 29, 2025 beginning at 5.30 pm - Lunar New Year Gala of Music and Dance - at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music at 450 West 37th Street in Manhattan. For details and tickets see - https://www.nainichen.org

• Friday thru Sunday, January 24 to February 2, 2025 begins at 12 noon & ends at times ranging from 4.30 to 8 pm - The Winter Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES. For $40 tickets and details see - https://www.thewintershow.org

• Wednesday thru Sunday, January 22 - 26, 2025 from 12 noon to 8 pm except Saturday & Sunday when it opens at 10 am & on Sunday it closes at 6 pm - The NYC Boat Show - returns to the Javits Center at 655 West 34th Street. For $20 tickets and details see - https://www.nyboatshow.com/about
  • * Wednesday - Sunday, January 24 - 28, 2024 from 12 noon to 8 pm except Saturday & Sunday opens at 10 am and Sunday closes at 6 pm - NY Boat Show at the Javits Center at 655 West 11th Street in Midtown Manhattan. Tickets $18 / $65 for opening night gala at https://www.nyboatshow.com

February Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

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• Cancelled _ February 2025 - Winter Carnival - at and around the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. This event has not happened since 2020.  No explanation has been given by the NYC Parks Department.  But that said, because we no longer get a snowfall that stays on the ground, it's likely this event is a permanent casualty of climate change. Thank you oil companies and drivers of large gas guzzling vehicles that carry only one person most of the time.
  • This a winter themed event including skiing, sledding, dodgeball, ice bowling and other wintry sports. As we've really not had any snow this winter, the Parks Department had arranged to have snow machines there to provide what Mother Nature is no longer giving us in 2024, but then reconsidered. This year [2025] it was almost not even discussed.

• Wednesday, January 29, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Chinese New Year Firecracker Celebration - at Sara D Roosevelt Park along Chrystie Street near Grand Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. For details see - https://welcometochinatown.com/news/lny-events-in-chinatown-2025
  • Free. For details also see - https://betterchinatown.com.

• Saturday, February 8, 2025 beginning at 10.30 pm - NY Chinese Free Masons Athletic Club [NYCFAC] Lion Dance - in Chinatown, south of Canal along Bowery Street at Pell Street / Chatham Square. About 20 groups of Lion dancers parade around Chinatown blessing and eating offerings. NYCFAC is only one of the 20 plus groups and each is responsible for obtaining the 5th Precinct parade permit. This is a good chance to mingle with the Lion Dancers vs the Chinese New Year Parade next weekend 2/16 where attendees are held behind the NYPD barricades. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/ChineseFreemasons/ or https://www.liondance211.org/supersaturday

• Sunday, February 16, 2025 beginning at 1 pm - 27th Chinese Lunar New Year Parade - "... starts at Hester and Mott Streets ending on Broome Street near Sara D. Roosevelt Park ..." according to https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/nyc-lunar-new-year-parade-and-festival-year-of-the-snake/. The cultural / merchandise / food booths are on Bayard Street between Mott and Mulberry in Chinatown in Manhattan. For details see - https://betterchinatown.com
  • This info is from 2024 which is a bit more in-depth and as the source quoted above is new to me, I'm not 100% sure of it. There are festival booths on Bayard Street between Mott and Mulberry Streets. The parade route is as follows - Begins at Mott & Canal to Chatham Square to East Broadway towards the Manhattan Bridge, completing on Eldridge and Forsyth Streets towards Grand Street next to Sara D. Roosevelt Park. For details & a map see - https://betterchinatown.com/lny-parade/.

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• * February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27 & 28, 2026 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Lunar New Year Holiday Market & Celebration in Chinatown. At Kam Man at 200 Canal Street in Chinatown. There will be 20+ AAPI vendors selling home decor, food and other cultural offerings. It's on the 2nd floor and it's recommended you rsvp - https://welcometochinatown.com/news/lny2026-vendors

March Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

• * Sunday, March 1, 2026 with Pre Parade markets opening at 11.30 am - 28th Annual Chinese New Year Parade - the parade begins at 1 pm at Hester and Mott, traveling south to Worth, and then heading east along East Broadway, before turning north along Forsythe up to Sara Roosevelt Park where the parades ends. There will be booths selling various Chinese cultural goods and food along Bayard between Mulberry and Mott Streets in Chinatown until 3.30 pm. For details see - https://betterchinatown.com/lny-parade/

• * Thursday, March 5, 2026 - from 6 - 8 pm - Korean Social - at the Korean American Association of Greater New York HQ [KAAGNY] at 149 West 24th Street on the 4th Floor in South Midtown Manhattan. For details see - https://kaagny.org

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• * Saturday, March 7, 2026 beginning at 2 pm - Anti Iran War Protest - in Union Square in the Village / Chelsea / South Midtown at Park Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.

• * Saturday & Sunday, March 7 & 8, 2026 beginning at 7.30 pm Friday & Saturday and at 2 pm Sunday [2 hours no intermission] - 25th Annual Flamenco Festival - at NY City Center at 131 West 55th between 6th & 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan NYC. Top flamenco dancers from Spain will dance into your heart. For $45 tickets and details see - https://www.nycitycenter.org

• * Downtown NYC _ Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Holi at the South St Seaport - at Seaport Square between Pier 16 & 17 in the Downtown neighborhood of Manhattan. An Indian festival celebrating Spring where folks put colorful powders on each other in a sign of affection or recognition. Sample Indian cuisine, shop from a dozen Indian merchants, and participate in color throwing, the colors of which you can buy at the event. No outside colors permitted. For details and to purchase powder from the organizer copy & paste - https://theculturetree.com

• * Harlem _ Saturday, March 14, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - 11th Annual Collective Thread Dance Festival - at Harlem School of the Arts at 645 St. Nicholas Avenue in Manhattan. For $17.50 - $25 tickets and details see - https://www.modartsdance.com/events

• * Midtown / UES _ Tuesday, March 17, 2026 beginning at 11 am and running until about 5 pm - The 265th St. Patrick's Day Parade. The parade begins on 5th Avenue at 44th Street marching north to 79th Street. There are generally about 150,000 participants and about two million spectators. For details see - https://www.nycstpatricksparade.org

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• * UWS _ Friday, March 20 - 26, 2026 beginning at various times - Art House Cinema Week - at participating cinemas in Manhattan [Lincoln Center & others], Brooklyn & Queens. A well curated selection of interesting films - a nice contrast to the shallow, predictable Hollywood reruns and remakes. For details and tickets see - https://www.arthouseny.org

• * NYC _ Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm - No Kings Day Protests - with meetups at multiple locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn & Queens. The main rally location is at 7th Avenue and Central Park South [aka Columbus Circle]. Protests of the Trump Administration's Autocratic and Authoritarian tendencies which the MAGA Republican Senate and MAGA Republican House have failed to keep in check. For details see - https://nokingsnyc.com. Please note that No Kings asks all protesters to conduct themselves peacefully - even when confronted by those who disagree with them.

• * Manhattan _ Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm - No Kings Day Protests - see details above in the Things to do in NYC. There are quite a few Manhattan Meet Ups for it. There are also rallies in Washington Heights and West Harlem - https://nokingsnyc.com. Please note that No Kings asks all protesters to conduct themselves peacefully - even when confronted by those who disagree with them.

• * East Village & Midtown - Separate Days _ Saturday & Sunday, March 28 & 29, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Food Festival - in the East Village at Astor Place on Saturday and at Bryant Park on Sunday. For details see - https://www.japanfes.com

April Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

• * NYC _ Wednesday, April 1 - Thursday, April 9, 2026 - Passover. The Jewish celebration their flight from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• * Midtown _ Wednesday, April 1, 2026 - The 41st Annual April Fools Parade - begins at 12 noon sharp at Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street and 5th Avenue and marches down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park. The King or Queen of Fools Award will be given out when the parade congregates in Washington Square. The event organizer, Joey Skaggs, tells us that participation is open to the public, costumes are optional and that the world has been turned upside down. This years theme is "What's real and What's Not". Skaggs goes on to tell us that this year Donald J. Trump will be leading a parade of loyalists, liars and grifters ... Skaggs writes a press release for the event each year, which you can find on his website at - https://joeyskaggs.com/april-fools-day-parade-press-release/
  • This is the second year in a row that we are sponsoring one of the parade's biggest floats, so please look for us and wave to us as we pass by.

• * NYC _ Thursday, April 2, 3 & 5, 2026 - Christian Lent Ends, Holy Friday & Easter - celebrated respectively. Easter commemorates the Biblical stories of Christ's death on the cross and resurrection from the dead.

• * Midtown West _ Friday - Sunday, April 3 to 12, 2026 from 10 am - 8 pm M-Thrs, until 10 pm Fri & Sat and until 7 pm Sundays - the International Auto Show - at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. Admission is $22 adults [age 13+ ] / $8 kids [ages 3 - 12] tickets / kids 2 and under are free. For details & tickets see - https://www.autoshowny.com/ or https://javitscenter.com/

• * Midtown _ Sunday, April 5, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm - Easter Bonnet Parade. The parade takes place along 5th Avenue between 49th to 57th Streets. It's more of a milling about in bonnets and Easter outfits, than it is a real parade. More like a themed costume party. It has no official organizer, so no official website.

• * Midtown _ Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10 am & 3.30 pm & other times - Easter Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral along 5th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets. For details, copy & paste - https://www.saintpatrickscathedral.org

• * UWS _ Sunday, April 5, 2026 at 10.30 am [also a 3.30 pm Evensong] - Easter Mass at St. John the Divine Cathedral at 1047 Amsterdam Avenue between 110th - 113th Streets on the UWS. For details, copy & paste - https://www.stjohndivine.org

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• * Gramercy Park _ Friday, April 10, 2026 beginning at 7 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at St. John is located at 143 East 17th Street off 3rd Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. This Greek Orthodox Church Trisagion Service commemorates Holy Friday and the crucifixion and death of Christ with the carrying of the epitaphios through the streets of Gramercy Park in a candlelit procession. The religious and cultural event includes a procession from the Church of St. John around several nearby blocks, before returning to the church. For more details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass see - https://www.stjohn.ny.goarch.org/

• * Downtown NYC _ Friday, April 10, 2026 from 6.30 - 9.30 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center at 130 Liberty Street in Downtown Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://church.stnicholaswtc.org/event/epitaphios/

• * UES _ Friday, April 10, 2026 from 7 to 9 pm - Lamentation & Epitafios - at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity at 337 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan NYC. For details see https://www.thecathedralnyc.org

• * ONGOING _ Midtown West _ Friday - Sunday, April 3 to 12, 2026 from 10 am - 8 pm M-Thrs, until 10 pm Fri & Sat and until 7 pm Sundays - the International Auto Show - at the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. Admission is $22 adults [age 13+ ] / $8 kids [ages 3 - 12] tickets / kids 2 and under are free. For details & tickets see - https://www.autoshowny.com/ or https://javitscenter.com/

• * Downtown NYC _ Thursday thru Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 from 5 to 8 pm Thursday & 11 am to 7 pm thereafter, except Sunday when closing at 5 pm - ArtExpo - at Pier 36 at 299 South Street in Downtown Manhattan NYC. This is a fine arts trade show. Prices range from $0.0 [public fairs] to $27 to $32 to $43 or $80 for opening night. For details see - https://redwoodartgroup.com/artexpo-new-york/ or https://pier36nyc.com/

• * UES _ Thursday - Sunday, April 9 - 12, 2026 from 5 to 9 pm Thursday, opening 11 am thereafter, closing at 7 pm Friday & Saturday & at 5 pm Sunday - IFPDA Print Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue at 66th Street on the UES of Manhattan. For event details and tickets copy & paste - https://ifpda.org / For location details see - https://www.armoryonpark.org

• * Midtown _ Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 2 pm to 4 pm - the 28th Annual Tartan Day Parade. Beginning at 6th Avenue at 44th Street, marching north to 55th Street in Midtown. The festivities begin the week preceding it and there's an after party from 4.30 - 8.30 pm. In 2024 it was at Sony Hall at 235 West 46th Street in Manhattan costing $109 which includes drinks and entertainment. In 2025 it was SOLD OUT. But the parade is free for all and no rsvp needed. For details see https://www.nyctartanweek.org/. Tartan Day parade in Manhattan.

• * Governors Island _ Friday & Saturday, April 17 & 18, 2026 from 10 am - 6 pm - Governors Island Earth Day on Governors Island. This year Governor's Island celebrates Earth Day with a full schedule of events that include climate / environmental related films, hands on nature work, free tour of Governor's Island, green technologies, biking and clean up. For details and ferry passage planning & ticket purchases [Adults $4 / Kids & Seniors $2 / Kids under 12 free], copy & paste - https://www.govisland.com/things-to-do/events/earth-day-on-governors-island

• * Midtown _ Sunday, Sunday, April 19, 2026 gathering beginning 10 am to 11 am, parade kick off at 12 noon - the Persian Day Parade kicks off from 39th Street at Madison Avenue in Manhattan, marching south along Madison before ending in Madison Square Park [at 27th Street]. I don't see any theme referenced for this year. For details see - https://persianparade.com/

• * NYC _ Wednesday, April 22, 2026 is Earth Day.

• * Macy's Flower Show begins Thursday 4.23 - Details coming next week.

• * Astoria Queens _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12.30 to 2.30 pm - Athens Square Festival - at Athens Square Park at 30th Street and 30th Avenue in Astoria Scroll down to Queens for added details.

• * NYC _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 10 am to 4 pm is Car-Free Streets Day. Car free streets in NYC on Saturday, April 25, 2026 begins an hour earlier and ends an hour later for mototorists from 9 am to 5 pm. Events will take place from 10 am to 4 pm. And Citi Bike is offering free rides at the same time. For specific streets and the opening / closing times of the car-free streets to which this applies, in all five boroughs see - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pr2026/nyc-dot-announces-return-of-car-free-earth-day-celebration.shtml

• * POST FACTO _ * Times Square _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11 am to 3 pm - 4th Annual Earth Day Concert w/ Broadway Talent & Students - in front of the red stairs in Duffy Square along 46th Street between Broadway and 7th Avenue by the TKTS booth. Some Broadway talent will be joined by about 100 students to give various musically oriented performances. Free. For details see - https://www.timessquarenyc.org

• * UES _ Wednesday*, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 22 - 26, 2026 from 12 noon to 8 pm Thursday, 12 noon - 7 pm Friday & Saturday, and 11 am - 5 pm Sunday - AIPAD Photography Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES of Manhattan. *Wednesday from 4 - 9 pm is the VIP Preview. The show presents dozens of galleries and hundreds - if not thousands - of photographers' works from around the world, many of whom are acclaimed. AIPAD is the Association of International Photography Art Dealers. Admission $47 / $78 general admission / $26 seniors / $21 students. For details and tickets see - https://www.aipad.com

• * Midtown _ Thursday - Sunday, April 23 - May 10, 2026 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com/s/flower-show/

• * Midtown _ Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 12 to 5 pm - Sikh Day Parade - assembly begins at 11 am at 36th Street, marching south along Madison Avenue, ending at Madison Square Park at 24th Street where there will likely be an after party / merchant market and food. For details see the Facebook page of the organizers - FB - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1587320785716912

• * UES _ Sunday, April 26, 2026 beginning at 1.30 pm until 5.30 pm - 87th Annual Greek Independence Day Parade will march up 5th Avenue beginnning at 64th Street and ending at 79th Street. There are pre-parade and post-parade events which you'll find on their website. For details and related events see - https://www.nycgreekparade.org / or https://www.facebook.com/NYGreekParade/ [previously - https://www.hellenicsocieties.org/]

• * UES _ Thursday - Sunday, April 30 - May 3, 2026 the Antiquarian Book Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory - Use the link above, to the parades and festivals page, to view details.

May Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

• * ONGOING _ Midtown _ Thursday - Sunday, April 23 - May 10, 2026 - The Macy's Flower Show - at Macy's Herald Square in Midtown. Macy's is open from 10 am - 9 pm weekdays, open until 10 pm Fridays & Saturdays, and opens at 11 am on Sundays. For details see - https://www.macys.com/s/flower-show/

• * UES _ Thursday - Sunday, April 30 - May 3, 2026 the Antiquarian Book Fair - at the Park Avenue Armory - Use the link above, to the parades and festivals page, to view details.

• * NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 1, 2 & 3, 2026 at various locations & times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history, advocacy and architectural tours throughout all five boros of NYC. Free. They describe the event as follows, " ... MAS staff organize a fleet of volunteer walk leaders, to create 200+ FREE, in-person, virtual, and on-demand walks with over 10,000 participants ... During Jane’s Walk NYC weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement."... Organized by the Municipal Art Society. Not a street fair so much as a streets tour. For details including a map of locations, copy & paste - https://www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc-2026/

• * Village _ Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 11.30 am Assembly / 12 noon kick off / 2pm to 6 pm - 54th Annual Cannabis Parade & After Party - the parade meets under the Arch in Washington Square and then at 12 noon, marches north up 5th Avenue to Union Square Park at 14th Street. After the parade until 6 pm there's a rally and concert in Union Square. Prior to legalization there was an after party, after the after party, also in Union Square Park which lasted until about 11 pm.

• * Downtown _ Saturday, May 2, 2026 from 12 noon to 10 pm - Stone Street Cinco de Mayo Festival - in the Stone Street Historic District along Stone Street between William Street and Coentis Alley in the Financial District in Manhattan NYC. This is an food, beverage and entertainment street fair - not a traditional merchandise street fair. Free to enter. For details see - https://www.stonestreetnyc.com

• * NYC - Sunday, May 3, 2026 waves begin at 7.30, 8.30, 9.15, 9.50 and 10.30 am & officially over between 4 and 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. Assembly begins along Broaday, south of Canal Street down to Battery Park in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. The course is 40 miles long, and most of the 32,000 cyclists finish in under 5 hours. It ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, where there's a finishing party that runs from 10 am to 5.30 pm. Not a street fair per se, but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

• * UES _ Monday, May 4, 2026 from 6 to 9 pm - Met Gala - at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 5th Avenue & 82nd Street on the UES of Manhattan. This year the theme is Costume Art, focusing on how history influences fashion and art. This is a billionaire, celebrity, high society fashion event that raises funds to support the Metropolitan Museum. By invitation only and the ticket price in 2025 was $50,000 per person. The gala event coincides with the opening of the Conde M. Nast galleries. Conde Nast publishes Vogue, GQ, the New Yorker and Vanity Fair. For details about past Met Gala events see - https://www.metmuseum.org

• * Midtown _ Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 5.30 - 7.30 pm - Park Supporter Party - at the Shake Shack on the southeast corner of the park along 23rd Street & Madison Avenues. A food & drinks buffet fundraiser for Madison Square Park supporters. Tickets are free for Seed members who've donated $100 plus and have active memberships thru 5/31/26. For details and tickets see - https://madisonsquarepark.org

• * UWS / Washington Heights / West Harlem _ Thursday & Friday, May 7 & 8, 2026 from 11.30 am to 8 / 8.30 pm - CUNY Jazz Festival - in Aaron Davis Hall at 129 Convent Avenue in Washington Heights Manhattan NYC. They tell us, " ... Performances by CCNY faculty and student ensembles. Featuring performances and master classes with saxophonist Chris Potter, and drummer Adam Cruz ..." Free and open to the public. For details see - https://ccnyjazz.com/cuny-jazz-fest/

• * UWS _ Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm - Japan Parade & Street Fair - the parade kicks off at 1 pm marches south from 81st Street to 67th Street along Central Park West. There's a Japan Parade Street Fair that runs from 11 am to 5 pm along 72nd Street between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. Street fairs on the UWS in NYC. For details see - https://japanparadenyc.org/

• * Midtown _ Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm - Korean / Philippines Fest - along 6th Avenue between 30th and 31st Streets in Koreatown. A multi-ethnic outdoor food festival. The details came in an email from a Korean liaison.

• * Midtown _ Saturday, May 9, 2026 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Turban Day - celebrating Sikh Culture in Times Square.  Celebration and fundraiser where you can buy fabric and have it rolled into a turban - https://turbanday.org

• Use the links above to see additional street fairs not mentioned here.

• * Chelsea _ Thursday - Sunday, May 7 - 10 & 14 - 17, 2026 from 12 noon - 8 pm except Thursday when it's 6 to 9 pm and Sunday when it closes at 6 pm - Clio Art Fair - For details use the SEARCH function / box to find the Manhattan street fairs page on this site; or use the link to it just following the Intro section above.

• * UWS _ Wednesday thru Tuesday, May 6 - 12, 2026 at various times - 33rd Annual New York African Film Festival - at Lincoln Center on the UWS of Manhattan. Tickets range from $16 / $19 and all Festival Passes for $65 / $89. They describe the event as follows, " ... showcasing African and Diaspora filmmakers’ unique storytelling through the moving image ... NYAFF will spotlight 14 contemporary and classic feature films and 25 short films ...". For details and to buy tickets see - https://www.filmlinc.org/festivals/new-york-african-film-festival/

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• * Midtown / Hells Kitchen _ Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - 9th Avenue International Food Festival - For details use the icon / link above to go to the street fairs section, where you will also find other fairs not listed in this parade and festivals section.

• * Chelsea _ Wednesday, May 13 - 17, 2026 from 1 pm to 8 pm except Sunday when it ends at 6 pm - Fridge Art Fair - at the Hotel Alameda at 518 West 27th Street in Chelsea. For free tickets and details see - https://fridgeartfair.com

• * Chelsea _ Thursday - Sunday, May 14 - 17, 2026 - Clio Art Fair & Fridge Art - For details use the SEARCH function / box to find the Manhattan street fairs page on this site; or use the link to it just following the Intro section above.

• * Midtown West _ May 13 - 17, 2026 at various times - Frieze NY - at the Shed at 545 West 30th Street in Midtown West NYC. An art show. For details see - https://www.frieze.com/fairs/frieze-new-york/visitor-information

• * Midtown _ Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 10 am to 6 pm - Artist Stroll - Along Park Avenue West between 34th Street & 40th Streets in Midtown NYC. Crafts fairs / St fairs in Midtown Manhattan NYC.

• * Downtown Manhattan _ Wednesday - Sunday, May 13 - 17, 2026 from 11 am to 7 pm except closings on Thursday [til 8 pm] and Sunday [til 5 pm] - The 1 - 54 Contemporary African Art Fair - at the Starrett - Lehigh Building in Chelsea - For details use the icon / link above to go to the street fairs section.

• * Lower East Side _ Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 12 noon - 6 pm - Greek Jewish Festival on [the center is at] 280 Broome Street between Allen and Eldridge Streets on the Lower East Side [LES]. "Authentic kosher Greek foods, homemade Greek pastries, traditional Greek dancing, live Greek and Sephardic music and ... vendors". LES street fairs on the Lower East Side.* For details see - https://www.kkjsm.org or https://www.kkjfestival.com/

• * NYC Various Locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn & 3 events in Queens & 1 in the Bronx _ * Thursday, May 14 - 20, 2026 - NYC X Design - For details use the icon / link above to go to the street fairs section.

• * UES _ Friday - Tuesday, May 15 - 19, 2026 from 11 am to 7 pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday and Tuesday no closing time provided - TEFAF - The European Fine Art Foundation - For details use the icon / link above to go to the street fairs section.

• * East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 15 - 17, 2026 begins Friday 5 to 8 pm & Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm & Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm - 50th St. George Ukranian Festival - At 30 East 7th Street and along 7th Street between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue in the East Village. Includes Ukranian shopping, food, music, dance and entertainment with the proceeds going to St. George Academy, which is a Ukrainian Catholic school. Click here to view a map of the Ukranian Street Fair in Manhattan in the East Village at St. George Academy. For details and further information see - https://www.facebook.com/StGeorgesUkrainianFestivalNYC/ . See photo at right.

• * Chelsea / East Village _ Saturday, May 16, 2026 beginning at 11.45 am - the Dance Parade - begins at 17th Street and 6th Avenue in Chelsea. They say 10,000 performers dance down along Sixth Avenue to 8th Street where it turns left / east and heads into Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. The Dance Festival follows from 3 to 7 pm with five stages in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Free. For details see - https://danceparade.org/

• * Central Park _ Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 8 am to 12.45 pm - 41st Annual AIDS Walk / Run in Central Park. Meet at the Naumberg Bandshell which is the hub of all activities. It is located just south of the Bethesda Fountain / Terrace [at 71st Street]. Enter the park from east or west at 72nd Street. It's a four mile walk / run around the interior of the park up the east side, across the north meadow and back down the west side. Free to enter. Donations go to support the Gay Men's Health Crisis [GMHC]. For further details see - https://aidswalkny.org

• * East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 22, 23 & 24, 2026 from 6 pm to 1 am - The 31st Annual Lower East Side Festival for the Arts - at the Theater for the New City at 155 First Avenue between East 9th & 10th Streets on 1st Avenue in the East Village. A festival showcasing Theater • Music • Dance • Film • Poetry • Cabaret • Visual Arts • Youth Programs. Free.
  • * Saturday May 23, 2026 there's an outside cultural street fair from 12 noon to 6 pm along East 10th Street, in tandem with youth and poetry programs. Numerous performances by many of the 200 local artists, actors, musicians, dancers and performers associated with the theater. Free admission, donations welcome. Free. For details copy & paste - https://theaterforthenewcity.net

• * East Village _ Sunday, May 24, 2026 from 12 noon to 5 pm - The 39th Annual Losaida Festival - Along Avenue C / Losaida Avenue between 5th and 12th streets on the Lower East Side. Set up begins at 10 am and the fair includes art, music, food and culture. Street fairs on the Lower East Side. Free. For details see - https://loisaida.org

• * Editor's Note - No Fleet Week in NYC over the Memorial Day Weekend of 2026 - The traditional Fleet Week that New Yorkers and Brooklynites have become accustomed to accommodating for decades over the Memorial Day Weekend has been moved to the July 4th, 2026 week to synch up with celebrations of America's 250th Anniversary. Return to this site in late June / early July 2026 for details regarding Fleet Week 2026 in NYC.

• * Inwood _ Monday, May 26, 2025 meeting at 10.30 am, kicking off at 11 am - Memorial Day Parade - starts at Broadway and Dyckman, and marches through the park to the Inwood Hill Park flag in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. There's a pre-parade commemorative mass at Good Shepherd Church at 9 am. For details see - https://inwoodlittleleague.org/2026-memorial-day-parade/ or https://goodshepherdnyc.org/events/memorial-day-mass-and-parade

• * UWS _ Monday, May 25, 2026 from 10 am to 12 noon - Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial Day Remembrance - in Riverside Park at Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Riverside Drive at 89th Street on the UWS in Manhattan. A ceremony / tradition of many years commemorating those who lost their lives serving the nation. For details of this event as well as other events copy & paste - https://riversideparknyc.org/event/annual-memorial-day-ceremony-wreath-laying/ | related sites include - https://www.nps.gov/gegr/planyourvisit/hours.htm and https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Midtown _ Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 22 - 25, 2026 at various times - Memorial Day Events - at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum in Manhattan. On Friday night it's free movie night from 6 - 10 pm. On Saturday it's the Battle of the Big Bands from 7 - 11 pm. On Saturday & Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm on Pier 86, there's the following, " ... a variety of displays and activities on Pier 86 from participants including the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, antique military vehicles from the Military Transport Association ...".And on Monday, May 25, 2026 beginning at 10 am there's a Memorial Day Ceremony. The museum is open early Memorial Day, from 9 am to 6 pm. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

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• * Washington Heights _ Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 10 am to 3 pm - Pinkster Festival - at the Dyckman Farmhouse at 4881 Broadway at West 204th Street Pinkster in Washington Heights. Hourly events celebrating African and African American history with arts, crafts, music, dance and storytelling. Free. For details see - https://dyckmanfarmhouse.org/

• Saturday, May 30, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm - There's a FAD Pop Up Market - at Seaport Square at 89 South Street. Use street fairs link above for details of this and other events.

• * Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, May 28 - 31, 2026 - 15th Annual Peoples Film Festival 2026 - at various times and locations in Manhattan. About two dozen films. Most screenings and events take place at AMC Magic Johnson Theater and Maysles Cinema. For details and tickets see - https://www.harlemonestop.com/event/34707/the-15th-annual-people-s-film-festival-2026

• * Inwood _ Thursday - Sunday, May 28 - 31, 2026 beginning at various times but generally after 7 pm Thurs & Fri and starting at 12 noon on Sat & Sun - Inwood Film Festival - at the Campbell Sports Center at 505 West 218th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. There will be 37 films shown. The program includes an opening night benefit [from 7 - 10 pm] where food and beverages will be served including drinks by the Dyckman Beer Company. For details and $15 / $60 / $95 / $135 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.inwoodartworks.nyc

• * UES _ Saturday, May 30, 2026 - Africa Day Celebration 2026 - at the Africa Center at 1280 5th Avenue on the UES / near East Harlem. They describe the event as follows, " ... music, food, and cultural offerings celebrating all things Africa ... Observed since 1963, Africa Day commemorates the Founding of The African Union, a historic milestone that continues to guide the Continent’s collective pursuit of unity, self-determination, shared prosperity and global collaboration ...". Free and open to the public. For details see - https://theafricacenter.org/programs/details/201/Africa-Day-Celebration-2026

• * Midtown _ Sunday, May 31, 2026 from 11.30 am to 4 pm - Israel Day on 5th - Along 5th Avenue from 62nd Street to 74th Street. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan. Note that in 2024 they changed the name of the parade and website url, that they had been using for a decade and possibly longer. The old name was https://celebrateisraelny.org and the new name is https://israeldayon5th.com. It used to be followed by a block party, but I don't see anything posted for this year. Also, while there is a high security alert, no known credible threats have been made. There will be metal detector screenings and no back packs are allowed. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan.

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*** We add new events weekly, generally late Friday. We add up to three dozen or more new events monthly, especially during the warmer weather months. See front page for related events and first notices.

June Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2026

• * Tribeca _ Wednesday through Sunday, June 3 - 14, 2026 - The 25th Annual Tribeca Film Festival - at Spring Studios at [6 St Johns Lane] but generally the entrance on Varick between York and Laight Streets in Tribeca is the most frequently used. There are a multitude of free and paid, live and online, events and films covering a variety of subjects and technologies shown at various venues around the city. For details see - https://tribecafilm.com

• * TWO WEEKENDS AT TWO LOCATIONS _ Washington Heights _ Saturday, June 6 & 20, 2026 from 11 am to 5 pm & 12 noon to 6 pm respectively - 17th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival - 1st Weekend in the Jackie Robinson Bandshell at 116 Bradhurst Avenue between 147th & 148th Streets in Washington Heights. The 2nd Weekend is held at along St. Nicholas Avenue between 141st and 145th Streets in Washington Heights. This event includes performances, food, vendors and social services. Organized by New York African Chorus Ensemble in collaboration with the NYPD 30th Precinct & the 30th Precinct Community Council. For free tickets [not required per se] and details, copy & paste - https://multiculturalfestival.nyc

• * Washington Heights _ Saturday, June 6, 2026 from 9.30 am to 5 pm - St Nicholas Avenue Festival - Along St Nicholas Avenue between 181st Street to 188th Street - street fairs in the Upper West Side NYC neighborhood of Manhattan. CLVW. For details see - https://info.nystateofhealth.ny.gov/ny-state-health-nicholas-avenue-festival-and-carnaval-event

• * Washington Heights _ Sunday, June 7, 2026 from 11 am to 6 pm - 24th Annual Drums Along the Hudson - at Inwood Hill Park at 212th Street and Indian Road [4 blocks west of Broadway]. It's described as follows, " ... Drummers and Dancers from Around the World, Pow Wow, Native Arts & Crafts, Storytelling, Environmental Tent, International Foods, Special Honorees and Guests ...". It's organized by the Howard Gilman Foundation. For details see - https://www.drumsalongthehudson.org

• * Flatiron District _ Sunday, June 7, 2026 - Parade 12 noon - 2 pm / Festival 2 - 6 pm - 128th Annual Philippine Independence Parade & Fair - The parade begins at noon along Madison Avenue starting at 38th south to 26th Street where it ends about 2 pm. The Street Fair & Festival runs from 11 am to 6 pm and is between Madison Square Park and Park Avenue along 24th and 26th Streets in Midtown NYC. For details see - https://pidci.org

• * Upper East Side _ Tuesday, June 9, 2026 from 6 - 9 pm - Museum Mile Festival - Along 5th Avenue from 79th Street to 106th Street on the Upper East Side. All of the exquisite museums along 5th Avenue on the Upper East Side UES are open to the public for free. For details see - https://www.centralpark.com/events/museum-mile-festival/

• Friday, June 12, 2026 beginning at 12 noon - Flag Day Parade - at Fraunces Tavern. They describe it as follows, " ... [the] 2026 Flag Day Parade will kick off at Noon on Friday, June 12 from City Hall Park, follow down Broadway, and end at the grandstand in front of Fraunces Tavern at about 12:30pm. The Parade and Ceremony are FREE and open to the public and no tickets are required. Following the ceremony, Fraunces Tavern Museum will offer $1 admission until 5:00pm...". For details see - https://www.frauncestavernmuseum.org/events-calendar/flagday

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THE NEW EVENTS ARE ADDED WEEKLY

ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO 2026

• Midtown / UES _ Sunday, June 8, 2025 beginning at 11 am - The Puerto Rican Day Parade returns. It will kick off at 5th Avenue at 43rd Street marching north to 79th Street on the UES. This is one of the largest parades in NYC and it celebrates various aspects of Puerto Rican culture. For details see - https://www.nprdpinc.org/

• The photo shown above or at right was taken in a prior year at the Manhattan Puerto Rican Day Parade.

• Village / Midtown _ Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Festival of India Parade & Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival -
  • TB Updated for 2025. What follows is from 2024 _ from 11 am to 7 pm On Saturday June 8th the parade assembles at 45th St & 5th Avenue at 11 am and begins at 12 noon, ending at West 8th Street at Washington Square Park in the Village where there's a festival from 12 noon to 7 pm that includes chanting, dancing & praying Hare Krishna style. For details see - https://iskconnyc.com/

The photo at right shows people enjoying and participating in the Sri Jagannath Parade in Midtown last year. The parade and festival in Washington Park returns this weekend - see details below.

• West Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, June 29, 2025 between 11 am to 3 pm - Gay Pride Parade - The parade begins at 12 noon at Madison Square Park at 25th Street & Fifth Avenue, marches down 5th Avenue toward Washington Square, turns west at 8th Street, continues onto Christopher Street, then turns north on 7th Avenue, ending at 15th Street, where the parade ends / disperses. For details on this and related events, copy & paste - https://www.nycpride.org

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