Manhattan Parades NYC 2024

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC

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This report provides a schedule of the parades held in Manhattan each year. We update each parade / festival as we approach the event date. Pay attention to the dates and ONLY asterisked events have been updated to 2024. Pay attention to the dates / year.

The parades include the Manhattan Three Kings Day Parade in January, Manhattan Chinese New Year celebrations in February, the St. Patrick's Day Parade in March, Easter Bonnet Parade, the Manhattan Tartan Day Parade, Greek Independence Day Parade and Persian Parade in April, the Sikh Day Parade, Japan Parade, the Dance Parade, Asian American Pacific Islander Parade, Fleet Week and Manhattan Memorial Day Parade in May, the Indian Parade, Manhattan Puerto Rican Day Parade, Israel Parade, Romania Festival, Pride Parade and Philippine Parade in June, the Manhattan Dominican, the Indian and Cuba American Day Parades and Bastille Day Celebration in July, the Labor Day Parade, San Gennaro Festival, Steuben Day Parade, African American Day Parade, Mexican Parade and Climate March in September, the Manhattan Columbus Day, Halloween, Nigerian, Hispanic Day, Pulaski and Indigenous Peoples Day Parades in October and the NYC Marathon and Manhattan Veterans Day Parade in November. And actually quite a bit more - 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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Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Saturday & Sunday, January 6 & 7, 2024 from 10 am - 2 pm. This is the last weekend of 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 12, 13, 14 & 15, 2024 - 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.

• * Friday - Sunday, January 19 - 28, 2024 begins daily at 12 noon - The Winter Show - at the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue in Manhattan. For details and $40 tickets see - https://www.thewintershow.org

• * 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 2024

• * CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF WEATHER _ Wednesday, February 7, 2024 - The Winter Jam is usually on the second Saturday of February from 11 am - 3 pm at the Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. 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 has arranged to have snow machines there to provide what Mother Nature is no longer giving us.

• * Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 11 am to 3.30 pm - Chinese New Year Celebration Firecrackers at Sara D. Roosevelt Park at Grand Street. Free. For details see - https://betterchinatown.com.

• * Sunday, February 25, 2024 beginning at 1 pm - Chinese Lunar New Year Parade. Festival booths are 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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March Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

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• * MIDTOWN _ Saturday, March 16, 2024 beginning at 11 am, the NYC St Patrick's Day Parade in Manhattan begins on 5th Avenue at 44th Street and marches up to 79th Street. There are generally about 150,000 participants and about two million spectators. For details see - https://www.nycstpatricksparade.org/

• * EAST VILLAGE _ Saturday, March 23, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Japan Food Festival in the East Village at Broadway and Lafayette. For details see - https://www.japanfes.com

• * MIDTOWN _ Sunday, March 24 - April 7, 2024 - 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

• * DOWNTOWN NYC _ Sunday, March 24, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm - Holi at the South St Seaport - at 12 Fulton Street [at Pearl] 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. Free. For details and to purchase powder from the organizer copy & paste - https://theculturetree.com

• * MIDTOWN WEST _ Friday, March 29 - Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 10 am - 10 pm, except Sundays when it closes at 7 pm, the International Auto Show will be at the Javits Center in West 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, March 31, 2024 from 10 am - 4 pm - Easter & Easter Bonnet Parade. The parade takes place along 5th Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets with the epicenter in front of St Patrick's Cathedral. It's more of a milling about in bonnets and Easter outfits, than it is a real parade. More like a themed costume party.

• * SOUTH ST SEAPORT _ Saturday, March 30, 2024 from 11 am - 4.30 pm & 11 am - 2 pm - Spring Flower Scavenger Hunt & Easter Hunt & Cookie Decorating at the South Street Seaport. This series of events are organized by the Seaport Business District in tandem with participating businesses. Both events begin at 11 am, with the Easter Egg Hunt & Crafts ending at 2 pm in Seaport Square between Pier 16 & 17 [also Rooftop]- free & ticketed with rsvp. From 11 am - 4.30 pm there's a flower hunt aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Free but must rsvp as there's limited space. There are also numerous restaurants serving brunch and dinner, a few of which offer East River waterfront views. For details and to rsvp copy & paste - https://theseaport.nyc/neighborhood-events/

April Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * MIDTOWN _ Monday, April 1, 2024 - The April Fools Parade begins at 12 noon at Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street and 5th Avenue and marches down 5th Avenue to Washington Square Park. The King of Fools Award will be given out. The event organizer, Joey Skaggs, informs us that this is the 39th year of the parade. This years theme is Democracy at the Guillotine. 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/

• * MIDTOWN _ Sunday, March 24 - April 7, 2024 - 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

• * MIDTOWN WEST _ Friday, March 29 - Sunday, April 7, 2024 from 10 am - 10 pm, except Sundays when it closes at 7 pm, the International Auto Show will be at the Javits Center in West 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 _ Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 2 pm to 4 pm - the 26th 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 there's an after party at Sony Hall at 235 West 46th Street in Manhattan costing $109 which includes drinks and entertainment. For details see https://www.nyctartanweek.org/. Tartan Day parade in Manhattan.

• * NYC _ Monday, April 8, 2024 from 2.51 - 3.58 pm there's a Solar Eclipse in NYC. The peak darkening period is at 3.25 pm. Be sure to take proper precautions 1) in evaluating any eyewear you use to view it, and 2) if you do view it, do so briefly, as staring at the sun can cause severe eye damage. The NY Public Library is handing out free solar eclipse glasses. For details copy & paste - https://www.nypl.org/press/new-york-city-public-libraries-distribute-free-solar-eclipse-glasses-safe-eclipse-viewing

• * UES _ Sunday, April 14, 2024 beginning at 1.30 pm the Greek Independence Day Parade will march up 5th Avenue beginnning at 64th Street and ending at 79th Street. For details and related events see - https://www.facebook.com/NYGreekParade/ [previously - https://www.hellenicsocieties.org/]

• * Manhattan _ Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 10 am to 4 pm - Car Free Earth Day in NYC. At various locations around NYC - see map below. For details and interactive map copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/earthday.shtml

• * Midtown _ Sunday, April 21, 2024 beginning at 11.30 am - 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 26th Street]. Last year [2023] the theme was 'women, life, freedom' which I reckon was in honor of those women seeking freedom from the Supreme Dictator in Iran. I don't see any theme referenced for this year. For details see - https://persianparade.com/

• * NYC _ Monday, April 22, 2024 is Earth Day.

• * NYC _ Monday, April 22 - Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - Passover. The Jewish celebrating their flight to freedom from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• * UES _ Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 25 - 28, 2024 - AIPAD Photography Show from 12 noon to 8 pm Friday, 12 noon - 7 pm Saturday and 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday. Thursday is the VIP Preview. They return to the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES of Manhattan. 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 $65 run of show / $25 / $20. For details and tickets see - https://www.aipad.com

• * UES _ Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 25 - 28, 2024 - AIPAD Photography Show from 12 noon to 8 pm Friday, 12 noon - 7 pm Saturday and 12 noon - 5 pm Sunday. Thursday is the VIP Preview. They return to the Park Avenue Armory at 643 Park Avenue on the UES of Manhattan. 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 $65 run of show / $25 / $20. For details and tickets see - https://www.aipad.com

• * Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 12.30 to 5.30 pm - Sikh Day Parade - begins at 37th Street, marching south along Madison Avenue, ending at Madison Square Park at 24th Street where there will likely be a big after party. For details see the Facebook page of the organizers - FB - https://www.facebook.com/SikhDayParadeNewYork/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/Gurdwara.Sangat.Sikh.Cultural.Society.Ny/

• GREEK ORTHODOX EASTER WEEKEND IS MAY 3 - 5, 2024
• Friday, April 14, 2023 beginning at 7 pm a Greek Orthodox Church Trisagion Service commemorating Holy Friday and the crucifixion and death of Jesus 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. St. John is located at 148 East 17th Street at 3rd Avenue in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. For more details, including of Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday mass see - https://www.stjohn.ny.goarch.org/

May Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 3, 4 & 5, 2024 generally from 10 am to 5 pm [but it's uncconfirmed and unclear on their website] - MASNYC Jane's Walk 2024 - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history 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-2024/

• * Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 11 am to 1 pm - Cannabis Parade. In the past the parade began at 12.30 pm, and marches south from 32nd Street along Broadway to Union Square Park. Then from 1 - 5 pm there's a rally and fair in Union Square, which is followed by the Cannabis Parade after party festivities , also held in Union Square Park, from 7 to 11 pm.

• * Sunday, May 5, 2024 first wave beginning at 7.30 am & officially over at 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. It starts between Canal Street and the Battery in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. And it ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Not a street fair but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

• * Monday, May 6, 2024 with the Red Carpet beginning at 6 pm - Met Gala - at the Metropolitan Museum of Art at 5th Avenue & 82nd Street on the UES of Manhattan. This year the theme is Sleeping Beauty: Reawakening Fashion. This is a billionaire, celebrity, high society fashion event that raises funds to support the Metropolitan Museum. By invitation only and the ticket price is $50,000 per person [Tickets range from $350 to $150,000 for a table]. For details about past Met Gala events see - https://www.metmuseum.org.

• * UWS _ Saturday, May 11, 2024 beginning at 1 pm - Japan Parade. The parade marches 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/

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• * UWS / Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, May 16 - 19 [26 ?], 2024 at various times - 19th Annual Harlem International Film Festival. The first four days are free screenings at the Forum at Columbia University at 605 West 125th Street in West Harlem. For details and tickets see - https://harlemfilmfestival.org/. I think the festival runs through the 26th, but so far I only see films thru the 19th.

• * East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 17, 18 & 19, 2024 begins 4 pm Friday & at 12 noon Saturday & Sunday ending at 9 pm nightly - 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 and entertainment with the proceeds going to St. George Academy, which is a Ukrainian 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 18, 2024 the Dance Parade begins at 11.45 am at 17th Street and 6th Avenue in Chelsea. It marches 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 19, 2024 from 8 am to 12 noon - AIDS Walk / Run in Central Park. Meet at the Naumberg Bandshell just south of the Bethesda Fountain [at 71st Street] which is the hub of all activities. 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

• * Midtown _ Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 12 noon - 3 pm - Asian American Pacific Islander Parade - 3rd parade - The opening ceremony is at 12.30 pm and the parade begins at 1 pm. AAPI is comprised of thirty ethnic groups, speaking 50 different languages. Marching up 6th Avenue from West 44th to West 53rd streets in Midtown. For details see - https://aaari.info or https://betterchinatown.com

• * Lower East Side _ Sunday, May 19, 2024 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/

• * Midtown _ Monday, May 20, 2024 from 6.30 - 8.30 pm - Big Apple BBQ in Madison Square Park - between 24th and 26th Streets and between 5th & Madison Avenues. An all-you-can-eat food fundraiser, including cocktails, for Madison Square Park. Tickets are $300 / Adult & $100 / Child ages 5 - 12. For details and tickets see - https://madisonsquarepark.org/.

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• * Inwood _ Thursday - Sunday, May 23 - 26, 2024 at various times - Inwood Film Festival - at the Campbell Sports Center at 505 West 218th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. There will be 30 films shown. The program includes an opening night benefit where food and beverages will be provided by Kingsbridge Social Club and Dyckman Beer Company. For details and $15 / $50 / $85 tickets, copy & paste - https://www.inwoodartworks.nyc/

• * Thursday, May 23 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - MANHATTAN FLEET WEEK. Update for 2024 coming next weekend. The details of 2023 are below, including a url.
  • There was a fly over by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday afternoon [5/23/23] over the East Coast Memorial at Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan. In addition to three U.S. Navy ships, there will also be ships from Italy, Canada and the U.K. The ships will be docked at Piers 88 & 90 on the west side of Manhattan, as well as at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. For details of the events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html
  • There does not appear to be any Memorial Day Parades planned in Manhattan BUT there are Memorial Day related events at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum, as well as at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and at Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. Fleet Week runs from the middle of the week prior to Memorial Day and ends the Tuesday 5/30/23 following Memorial Day. So say hello and greet / salute the visiting members of the U.S. Navy when you see them. For details of the Memorial Day Fleet Week events see - http://militarynews.com/app/fleetweeknewyork/events.html

• * Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - Manhattan Fleet Week. There was an Aviation event at Mount Loretto on Staten Island Tuesday between 10 am - 2 pm [5/21/24]. In addition to the U.S. Navy ships, there will also be a ships from Germany docked at Piers 88 & 90 on the west side of Manhattan, as well as at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. They provide free tours generally from 9 am to 4 pm in Manhattan and from 8 am to 5 pm on Staten Island, but many ships depart on Sunday, so Saturday is the last full day of on boat tours. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Midtown West _ Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at various times - Memorial Day Events - at the Intrepid Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and at Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. Say hello and greet / salute the visiting members of the U.S. Navy when you see them on the street to show your appreciation for their service. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Times Square _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 24, 25 & 26, 2024 from 7.30 to 9.30 Friday & Saturday and 4 to 5.30 pm Sunday only - Band Concert in Times Square. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * East Village _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 24, 25 & 26, 2024 from 6 pm to 1 am nightly - The 29th 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. On Saturday May 25th there's an outside cultural street fair from 12 noon to 6 pm, 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. For details copy & paste - https://theaterforthenewcity.net

• * East Village _ Sunday, May 26, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - The 37th Annual Losaida Festival - Along Avenue C between 6th 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. For details see - https://loisaida.org

• * UWS _ Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 10 am - 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. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Inwood _ Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 1 pm - Inwood Memorial Day Parade - For details, copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/ or a 2024 AARP posting - https://local.aarp.org/event/inwood-memorial-day-parade-2024-05-26-inwood-ny.html or the local FB page - https://www.facebook.com/OLGCBAND

• * Midtown _ Monday, May 27, 2024 from 3.30 to 5 pm - Memorial Day Parade Concert in Bryant Park - at 42nd & 6th Avenue. Free. 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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• * Village _ SADLY THIS ART FAIR IS GOING ON HIATUS FOR 2024 _ OLD / NOTE DATES _ Saturday, Sunday & Monday, May 27, 28 & 29, 2023 from 12 noon to 6 pm - The Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit in the Village runs along University Place from East 13th Street and continuing south along the east side of Washington Square Park to West 3rd Street.  The southern end of the show encompasses Schwartz Plaza, (aka Bobkin Lane), between NYU's Shimkin Hall and Bobst Library. It's a unique art show attracting exhibitors from all over & runs two weekends. For details see - https://www.wsoae.org/

June Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Flatiron District _ Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 10 am - 6 pm - Philippine Independence Parade & Fair - The parade begins at noon along Madison Avenue starting at 38th south to 26th Street where it ends about 2.30 pm. The Street Fair & Festival is along Madison Square Park between 24th and 26th Streets in Midtown NYC. For details see - https://pidci.org

• * UES _ Sunday June 2, 2024 from 11 am - 4 pm - Israeli Parade - Along 5th Avenue from 62nd Street to 74th Street. Upper East Side NYC parades Manhattan. For details see - https://celebrateisraelny.org/

• * East Village _ Saturday & Sunday, June 1 & 2, 2024 - Indian Film Festival - At various times at the Angelika Theater at 18 West Houston in the Village. This is about the Indians on the Asian subcontinent, not American Indians. For details see https://www.nyiff.us

• * UWS _ Tuesday - Thursday, June 4 - 10, 2024 at various times - The Israeli Film Festival at the Marlene Meyerson JCC at 334 Amersterdam Avenue [at 76th Street] on level L2- Auditorium on the UWS. For details copy & paste - https://mmjccm.org/

• * Central Park _ Friday, June 5, 2024 - Taste of Summer in Central Park. Fundraiser for the CPk Conservancy. Tickets are $500 / person or $10K - $20K for a table. For details see - https://www.centralparknyc.org/activities/events/taste-of-summer or https://tickets.centralparknyc.org/events/f55cdc79-465c-a291-16e0-63b19c649cf3

• * Midtown / Village _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 11 am to 7 pm - Festival of India Parade & Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival - 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/

• * Village _ Saturday & Sunday, June 7, 8 & 9, 2024 from 11 am Friday to 10 pm Sunday - Festival of India Parade & Sri Jagannath Ratha Yatra Festival - There are multiple events in multiple boroughs. For details copy & paste - 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.

• * East Harlem _ Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10 am - 5 pm - 39th Annual 116th Street Festival - Along 3rd Avenue from 106th St to 122nd street in the El Barrio section of East Harlem. Food, shopping & three stages of entertainment. For details see - https://116thstfestival.com/

• * Midtown / UES _ Sunday, June 9, 2024 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 a huge parade celebrating Puerto Rican culture. For details see - https://www.nprdpinc.org/

• * Wednesday, June 5 through Sunday, June 16, 2024 - The Tribeca Film Festival. There are a multitude of free and paid live and online events and films covering a variety of subjects including but not limited to LGBTQ, LatinX and Juneteenth to view at various venues in mostly lower Manhattan and some UWS. For details see - https://tribecafilm.com

• * Downtown _ Sunday, June 16, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - Romania Day Festival & Street Fair - The cultural festival, done in tandem with the Romanian Embassy, is in Bowling Green Park. The street fair ls located along Broadway between Liberty and Battery Place. Celebration of over a century of Romanian unification and culture. In 2018 the fair included 30 stands of Romanian businesses, restaurants and artists out of a total of 300 stands. Entertainment, food & shopping. Tribeca street fairs nyc. For details copy & paste - https://romaniabroadway.com / mgp

• * Upper East Side _ Tuesday, June 18, 2024 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.

A photo taken at a prior Puerto Rican Day Parade is shown above right.

• * Friday June 21, 2024 - Make Music New York returns for its 18th year. They are coming to numerous locations around the entire city at various times on the day of Summer Solstice in all five boroughs of NYC. For details and for a schedule, see https://www.makemusicday.org/ny/listings or https://makemusicny.org

• * Downtown / Battery Park City _ Friday, June 21, 2024 from 5 to 9 pm - 25th Annual Swedish Festival - Along the Hudson River between 41 Chambers Street at Stuyvesant High School and Rockefeller Park just south of there along River Terrace and the Hudson River. It's a celebration of the Swedish Midsummer Festival which includes music, dance, arts and crafts and more. Free. https://bpca.ny.gov/news/events/special-events/swedish-midsummer-festival/ or https://www.swedenabroad.se/en/embassies/usa-new-york/Swedish-events-in-New-York/

• * Washington Heights _ June 22, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Part II of 15th Annual Multi-Cultural Festival along St. Nicholas Avenue between 141st and 145th Streets in Washington Heights. This event includes performances, food & merchandise vendors and social services. Organized by New York African Chorus Ensemble in collaboration with the NYPD 30th Precinct & the 30th Precinct Community Council. Free. For free tickets [not required per se] and details, copy & paste - https://multiculturalfestival.nyc

• * Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 4 to 8 pm - Juneteenth Black Music & Dance Festival - at the Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. Free. For details and tickets see - https://www.

• * Midtown _ Friday & Saturday, June 28 & 29, 2024 from 5 to 7 pm and from 11 am to 7.30 pm respectively - Pride in Times Square. An LGBTQ celebration in Times Square preceding the Pride Parade on Sunday with live musical entertainment. Free. For details, copy & paste - https://www.timessquarenyc.org

• * Midtown _ Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 4 to 7 pm - Dyke Protest March - meets / begins at Bryant Park between 5th & 6th Avenues and between 40th and 42nd Streets and then marches down to Washington Square. Be advsied this is a protest march - not a parade, so you have to bring your own costumes, signs and banners. This years theme is Dykes Against Genocide. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nycdykemarch.com

• * West Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, June 30, 2024 between 12 noon - 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. For details on this and related events, copy & paste - https://www.nycpride.org

• * West Village / Chelsea _ Sunday, June 30, 2024 between 11 am and 6+ pm - Gay Pride street fair - I couldn't CONFIRM anything for this year [2024], but last year [2023] it was located along 4th Avenue between 8th and 13th streets in the Village. The fair includes entertainment, food and wellness booths.

July Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Midtown _ Friday, July 5, 2024 beginning at 7 pm - Carnegie Hall Citywide / Tania Leon & the Harlem Chamber Players - at Bryant Park. Free. Hester Street Fair will be there serving food, which is not free. For details, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/hesterstreetfair/

• Also see our Manhattan 4th of July fireworks 2024 page.

• * NYC _ Saturday, July 13, 2024 - City of Water Day - Events all around NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.cityofwaterday.org

• * UES _ Sunday, July 14, 2024 from 12 noon - 5 pm - Bastille Day Festival - Along Madison Avenue from 59th Street to 63rd Street and along 60th Street between between 5th and Madison Avenues - Upper East Side Neighborhood NYC street fair Manhattan. This is one of the more differentiated street fairs, as it is organized by the French Institute / Allianz Francais and focuses on French culture including live performances, a champagne party [you need tickets], French film, French booths, French food and family activities. For details and tickets see - https://fiaf.org/

• * Washington Heights _ Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm - St. Catherine of Genoa Festival - Along [506] West 153rd Street between Amsterdam and Broadway. Includes flea market, games for kids, raffles, food, music and entertainment. NYC street fairs in Inwood, Washington Heights & Harlem st fairs. https://stcatherineofgenoanyc.org/ OR https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Catholic-Church/The-Church-of-Saint-Catherine-of-Genoa-108249134164710/

• * West Harlem _ Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - 8th Annual Go Africa Carnival - Along West 116th Street between Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard [7th Avenue] and Frederick Douglass Boulevard [8th Avenue]. The epicenter is at 216 West 216th Street. There will be three stages showcasing African and Caribbean culture including music, food, art and shopping. Street fairs in Washington Heights & Harlem For details copy & paste - https://goafricacarnival.org or FB - https://www.facebook.com/GoAfricaCarnival/

• * Randalls Island _ Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 12 noon to 3 pm - Randalls Island Waterfront Festival - in the East River Picnic Area on Randalls Island. Generally for families and kids with games, cooking demos, arts and crafts. Not a street fair. Organized by the Randalls Island Park Alliance - https://randallsisland.org

• * East Village _ Wednesday thru Sunday, July 31 - August 11, 2024 at various times - SHENYC Festival - at Connelly Theater - at 220 East 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan NYC. This festival showcases women / gender marginalized writers, composers and directors. There are eight different plays selected from about 300 submissions. Paid summer theater in the East Village in Manhattan NYC. For details and $5 / $35 / $80 tickets, copy & paste - https://shenycarts.org

• * Can't find anything for 2024 - https://newyorkcubanparade.com/#google_vignette
• Midtown _ Sunday, July 16, 2023 from 11 am - 4 pm - The Cuban American Day Parade. The festiviites begin at 11 am and I think [unconfirmed] that the parade steps off at 12 noon along Madison Avenue from 38th Street to 27th Street ending in Madison Square Park where there will likely be an after party.

• * 2024 ON HIATUS PENDING LAWSUIT _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, July 28, 29 & 30, 2023 beginning at 12 noon - Harlem Festival of Culture - POSTPONED. On Randalls Island. Contact. https://www.harlemfestivalofculture.com/

• * NOTHING POSTED FOR 2024 / AWAITING UPDATE _ Saturday, July 29, 2023 from 2 to 6 pm - Fashion on the Hudson - A FREE FASHION SHOW at 265 West 37th Street on the 16th Floor in Manhattan. The fashion show is free and open to the public but you must rsvp at https://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALFASHIONONTHEHUDSON/ or http://www.fashiononthehudson.com/]. Fashion Shows in Manhattan. They have finally returned after going on hiatus since the pandemic [2020 / 2021 & 2022].

August Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Village, Midtown & UES _ Thursday - Sunday, August 1 - 11, 2024 at various times & locations - The 47th Asian American International Film Festival. The festival primarily takes place at the Regal Union Square movie theater, but the opening event and reception is at the Asia Society on the UES and there's an event at Sugar Mouse Cinema in the Village and at the CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies in Midtown. Tickets run $10 to $300 for a gold pass which includes screenings and exclusive events. For details see https://www.aaiff.org/.

• * East Village _ Wednesday thru Sunday, July 31 - August 11, 2024 at various times - SHENYC Festival - at Connelly Theater - at 220 East 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan NYC. This festival showcases women / gender marginalized writers, composers and directors. There are eight different plays selected from about 300 submissions. Paid summer theater in the East Village in Manhattan NYC. For details and $5 / $35 / $80 tickets, copy & paste - https://shenycarts.org

• * UWS _ Friday & Saturdays, August 2 & 3, 2024 beginning at 7.30 pm - Festival Orchestra [formerly Mostly Mozart] - This part of the program is pay-what-you-will and indoors at Wu Tsai Theater and David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center located along Columbus Avenue between 64th and 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. These are paid summer indoor concerts at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan NYC. For details and $35 / pay-what-you-will tickets see - https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/s/Festival%20Orchestra%20of%20Lincoln%20Center

• * UWS _ Friday & Saturdays, August 2 & 3, 2024 beginning at 5 pm, 7.30 pm & at 2 pm, 4 pm respectively - BAAND Together Dance Festival - This part of the program are free or pay-what-you-will and indoors at the LeFrak Lobby and David Geffen Hall, and the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Center located along Columbus Avenue between 64th and 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. These are paid summer indoor concerts at Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan NYC. For details and $35 / pay-what-you-will tickets see - https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/summer-for-the-city/s/BAAND%20Together%20Dance%20Festival

• * Manhattan _ Saturdays, August 3, 10 & 17, 2024 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks from Brooklyn Bridge to West 125 Street including the following: Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 109 Street, East 109 Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue, 5th Avenue between East 109 Street and Central Park North, Central Park North between 5th Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between Central Park North and West 125 Street. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

• * Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, August 1 - 18, 2024 at various times & locations - Harlem Week / Be the Change. Various programs that include model casting, a 5K run and a job fair. I believe all are free. They say it's a state of mind. For details see - INST - https://www.instagram.com/harlemweek/ or https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/percy-sutton-harlem-5k-run

• * East Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, August 8 - 11, 2024 begins at 6 pm, 7 pm, 12 noon Saturday & at 1 pm Sunday - The Giglio Festival in East Harlem - along Pleasant Avenue between [448 - 456] East 114th and 116th Streets near 1st Avenue. On Thursday there's the lighting of the Giglio at 6 pm, followed by food, entertainment, music and rides. On Friday the festivities begin at 7 pm, on Saturday the Sant Antonio Procession begins at 12 noon, and on Sunday there's a noon mass, followed by the lifting of the Giglio at 2 pm. For details see - https://www.eastharlemgiglio.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/GiglioSocietyofEastHarlem/

• * Midtown _ Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 1 - 9 pm - Blues BBQ Festival. Free summer concerts at Pier 76 on the Hudson just behind the Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan NC. Free admission, with food not included and they have some rules / guidelines for attendees. For details see - https://hudsonriverpark.org/visit/events/event/blues-bbq-festival-2024/

• * Midtown _ Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Dominican Parade marches up 6th Avenue from 36th to 52nd Street. This is the 42nd year of the parade, which [per their website statement] has collected and given out over $1 million in scholarships since 2015. Street festivals and fairs in Manhattan NYC. For details copy & paste - https://natddp.org
• See a report we did on the upcoming Manhattan Dominican Parade and other Dominican parades in NYC.

• * Downtown _ Sunday - Saturday, August 11 - 17, 2024 beginning at 7 pm [in the past until 9 pm] - Battery Dance Festival - at 75 River Terrace (the North Esplanade) in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City in Downtown Manhattan. The 43rd Annual Dance Festival featuring dozens of choreographers and dancers from around the city, the nation and parts of the world. Each day features a different group - use the contact info to visit their website for details. Free summer outdoor dance performances in Battery Place in Downtown Manhattan NYC. FREE, but donations welcome. For details see - https://batterydance.org. They also offer workshops and pre-show workshops during the week. Free summer outdoor dance performances in Battery Place in Downtown Manhattan NYC.

• * Village, Midtown & UES _ Thursday - Sunday, August 1 - 11, 2024 at various times & locations - The 47th Asian American International Film Festival. The festival primarily takes place at the Regal Union Square movie theater, but the opening event and reception is at the Asia Society on the UES and there's an event at Sugar Mouse Cinema in the Village and at the CUNY School of Labor & Urban Studies in Midtown. Tickets run $10 to $300 for a gold pass which includes screenings and exclusive events. For details see https://www.aaiff.org/.

• * East Village _ Wednesday thru Sunday, July 31 - August 11, 2024 at various times - SHENYC Festival - at Connelly Theater - at 220 East 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan NYC. This festival showcases women / gender marginalized writers, composers and directors. There are eight different plays selected from about 300 submissions. Paid summer theater in the East Village in Manhattan NYC. For details and $5 / $35 / $80 tickets, copy & paste - https://shenycarts.org

• * Manhattan _ Saturdays, August 3, 10 & 17, 2024 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks from Brooklyn Bridge to West 125 Street including the following: Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 109 Street, East 109 Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue, 5th Avenue between East 109 Street and Central Park North, Central Park North between 5th Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between Central Park North and West 125 Street. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

• * Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, August 1 - 18, 2024 at various times & locations - Harlem Week / Be the Change. Various programs that include model casting, a 5K run and a job fair. I believe all are free. They say it's a state of mind. For details see - INST - https://www.instagram.com/harlemweek/ or https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/percy-sutton-harlem-5k-run

• * East Harlem _ Thursday - Sunday, August 8 - 11, 2024 begins at 6 pm, 7 pm, 12 noon Saturday & at 1 pm Sunday - The Giglio Festival in East Harlem - along Pleasant Avenue between [448 - 456] East 114th and 116th Streets near 1st Avenue. On Thursday there's the lighting of the Giglio at 6 pm, followed by food, entertainment, music and rides. On Friday the festivities begin at 7 pm, on Saturday the Sant Antonio Procession begins at 12 noon, and on Sunday there's a noon mass, followed by the lifting of the Giglio at 2 pm. For details see - https://www.eastharlemgiglio.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/GiglioSocietyofEastHarlem/

• Thursday, August 15, 2024 beginning at 10 am - Indian Parade Flag Raising Ceremony - in Times Square at 44th Street and Broadway.

• * Manhattan _ Saturdays, August 3, 10 & 17, 2024 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks from Brooklyn Bridge to West 125 Street including the following: Lafayette Street and Park Avenue between Brooklyn Bridge and East 109 Street, East 109 Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue, 5th Avenue between East 109 Street and Central Park North, Central Park North between 5th Avenue and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, and Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard between Central Park North and West 125 Street. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

• * Downtown _ Sunday - Saturday, August 11 - 17, 2024 beginning at 7 pm [in the past until 9 pm] - Battery Dance Festival - at 75 River Terrace (the North Esplanade) in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City in Downtown Manhattan. The 43rd Annual Dance Festival featuring dozens of choreographers and dancers from around the city, the nation and parts of the world. Each day features a different group - use the contact info to visit their website for details. Free summer outdoor dance performances in Battery Place in Downtown Manhattan NYC. FREE, but donations welcome. For details see - https://batterydance.org. They also offer workshops and pre-show workshops during the week. Free summer outdoor dance performances in Battery Place in Downtown Manhattan NYC.

• * Midtown _ Sunday, August 18, 2024 from 12 noon - 6 pm - India Day Parade begins along Madison Avenue from 38th to 26th Street, followed by an Indian food, shopping and entertainment fair in Madison Square Park in Midtown. Some Bollywood stars may be in attendance. See a prior report we did on the India Day Parade in Manhattan NYC. For more information see - https://fianynjct.org/event/

• * Midtown _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 23, 24 & 25, 2024 from 11 am to 7 pm, 10 am to 7 pm & 10 am to 5 pm respectively - Anime NYC - at the Javits Center at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue in West Midtown. The convention is described as follows, " ... Anime NYC is New York City’s anime convention! A showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America, Anime NYC brings anime fans together for three days of unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan ...". For details and tickets starting at $77 and up, see - https://animenyc.com

• * Harlem & East Village _ Sunday, August 25, 2024 from 8 pm to 12 midnight - SummerStage Charlie Parker Jazz Fest | We're Outside 2024 Art Exhibit - at Nublu at 151 Losaida in the East Village. For details see - https://cityparksfoundation.org. Free with rsvp - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeAFJjEGjekTgFxjvDruMcAqoUujuOtR6vnIWOAuQNzS-JXkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

• * Midtown _ Sunday August 25, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Pakistan Independence Parade - Along Madison Avenue from 38th to 27th streets. Manhattan street fairs and parades in Midtown Manhattan. For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/officalpakistandayparadenyc or https://pakistandayparade.org/

• * IN MOVED TO MAY 2O24 _
• Thursday, August 10 - 13 & August 18 - 20, 2023 at various times - Frenzy Film Festival. At El Barrio's Art Space PS109 at 215 East 99th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the UES / Harlem.

• Saturday, August 12, 2023 beginning at 1 pm - Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop. A live talk about Hip Hop at the historic Apollo Theater. Organized by. It's All Black Music with support from NYC City Hall. Location. At the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. FREE.

• Sunday, August 13, 2023 from 3 to 9.30 pm - Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop. Sets and performances by famous and local performers. Organized by. It's All Black Music with support from NYC City Hall. Location. At West 125th Street & Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in the West Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan. FREE.

September Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * Midtown _ Sunday, September 1, 2024 from 11 am - 6 pm - 39th Annual Brazilian Day Festival - Along 6th Avenue from 42nd to 56th Streets. Manhattan street fairs.

• * CLOSED _ Village _ Saturday, Sunday & Monday, September First Two Weekends of Every Year Ending September of 2023 from 12 noon to 6 pm - the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit. The show used to run along University Avenue from 13th Street down to Washington Square South in Manhattan. Sadly, after 92 years, this Village staple announced it would not be returing in the Spring of 2024. What's worse is that pretty close to nobody took notice to commemorate it. We did a report on it which you may view by clicking into the Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit closes in Spring 2024 after 92 years. See the Gracie Square Art Show below to attend a similar show.

• * Midtown West _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 6, 7 & 8, 2024 daily 11 am to 7 pm, except Sunday when it closes at 6 pm - Armory Art Show at the Javits Center at 429 11th Avenue through the Crystal Palace Entrance. For details and $35 / $45 / $57 / $120 tickets [FYI - selling fast as of 8.28.24] see - https://www.thearmoryshow.com/

• * UES _ Saturday & Sunday, September 7 & 8, 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm - the Gracie Square Art Show. An art show featuring folks generally from NYC and the triborough area. At East 86th Street and East End Avenue. For details see - https://www.graciesquareartshow.com

• * Midtown / UES _ Saturday, September 7th, 2024 beginning at 10 am, the Labor Day Parade in Manhattan. It marches along 5th Avenue from 44th Street to 64th Street. For details see - https://www.nycclc.org - type 'parade 2024' in search after they remove it from the front page.

• * Little Italy _ Thursday - Sunday, September 12 - 22, 2024 event times vary - The Feast of San Gennaro Festival & Parade. This is an 11 day Italian festival that runs through Sunday, September 22nd in Little Italy. There are events every afternoon / evening of the festival. It begins at 6 pm on Thursday 9/12/24 with the Blessing of the Stands. On Saturday, 9/14 from 2 to 5 pm there's a parade / procession through Little Italy. For details of other events at the San Gennaro Festival and a bit of history of San Gennaro and Little Italy Manhattan see our story about the Feast of San Gennaro Parade & Festival in Little Italy NYC - or visit their website for details of all events - https://sangennaronyc.org/

• * Harlem _ Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 11 am to 6 pm - African American Day Parade - the pre-parade events begin at 11 am at 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. The parade kicks off at 12.30 pm at 111th Street marching north along Adam Clayton Powell Blvd to 136th Street. Street fairs in Harlem NYC. For details see - https://africanamericandayparade.org/.

• * Midtown & Harlem _ Sunday, September 15, 2024 beginning at 11 am / parade begins at 12 noon - Mexican Day Parade & Festival. The parade begins along Madison at 38th, marching south to 26th Street at Madison Square Park where in the past there's been an after parade celebration.
  • This year we hear that there's an after party that is being held at 116th Street between 1st & 2nd Avenue from 12 noon - 6 pm, but organized by a different group. FB - https://www.facebook.com/mexicandayparade

• * Midtown _ Wednesday, September 18 - 29, 2024, all shows begin at 7.30 pm except Sunday matinees at 2 pm - Fall for Dance Festival. At the NY City Center at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Tickets are $30 and performances last about an hour and a half. For details and tickets - https://www.nycitycenter.org/ This is not a st fair but rather a cultural festival.

• * Downtown NYC _ Friday, September 20, 2024 beginning at 2 pm - Climate March. Begins at Foley Square at Lafayette, Worth & Centre Streets in Downtown Manhattan near City Hall. Free. For details see - https://www.endfossilfuels.us/ and https://actionnetwork.org/events/youth-climate-strike-tear-down-the-pillars-of-fossil-fuels-2?source=direct_link&

• * Little Italy _ Thursday - Sunday, September 12 - 22, 2024 event times vary - The Feast of San Gennaro Festival & Parade. This is an 11 day Italian festival that runs through Sunday, September 22nd in Little Italy. There are events every afternoon / evening of the festival. It begins at 6 pm on Thursday 9/12/24 with the Blessing of the Stands. On Saturday, 9/14 from 2 to 5 pm there's a parade / procession through Little Italy. For details of other events at the San Gennaro Festival and a bit of history of San Gennaro and Little Italy Manhattan see our story about the Feast of San Gennaro Parade & Festival in Little Italy NYC - or visit their website for details of all events - https://sangennaronyc.org/

• * UES _ Saturday, September 21, 2024 - Steuben Day Parade & Oktoberfest NYC. The parade begins at 12 noon from 5th Avenue at 68th Street and marches up to 86th Street. Following the parade there's an Oktoberfest at the Rumsey Playfield at 69th Street but in Central Park. Oktoberfest begins at 1 pm and runs until 6.30 pm. Enter Central Park at 72nd St & 5th Avenue. Admission $44 / $8 kids, sometimes tickets can sell out prior to the event. For details and tickets see - https://germanparadenyc.org/oktoberfest/ or https://www.facebook.com/steubenparadeny/

• * Midtown _ Wednesday, September 18 - 29, 2024, all shows begin at 7.30 pm except Sunday matinees at 2 pm - Fall for Dance Festival. At the NY City Center at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Tickets are $30 and performances last about an hour and a half. For details and tickets - https://www.nycitycenter.org/ This is not a st fair but rather a cultural festival.

• * RECURRING _ UWS _ Friday, September 27 - October 14, 2024 - Times Vary - NY Film Festival - At Lincoln Center at 65th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side. A film festival including films from around the nation and around the world. Ticket prices range from $20 - $130. For details and tickets - see https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2024/. Not an UWS street festival, but rather a film festival on the UWS.

• * Central Park _ Saturday, September 28, 2024 - Doors open 2 pm / Concert starts at 4 pm - Global Citizen Concert - In Central Park on the Great Lawn between 5th Avenue and Central Park West and between 72nd Street and 86th Street. The gates close at 8 pm and the concert ends at 10 pm. Last year you had to bring printed tickets as mobile tickets were not being accepted, so pay attention when you purchase them. Admission $250 - $299 via www.ticketmaster.com. For details see - https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/festival/nyc/2024/ - NYC street fairs / festivals Manhattan.

• * Inwood _ Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 10 am to 7 pm - 2nd Annual Inwood Jazz Festival - at Inwood Hill Park on Pat's Lawn at West 218th Street and Indian Road in Manhattan. Free. For details see - https://www.inwoodjazzfestival.com/

• * RECURRING _ Midtown _ Wednesday, September 18 - 29, 2024, all shows begin at 7.30 pm except Sunday matinees at 2 pm - Fall for Dance Festival. At the NY City Center at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Tickets are $30 and performances last about an hour and a half. For details and tickets - https://www.nycitycenter.org/ This is not a st fair but rather a cultural festival.

• * POST FACTO _ Downtown Manhattan & Brooklyn _ Sunday, September 29, 2024 beginning at 9.30 am - Tunnel to Towers 5K Run. This begins at the portal to the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel in Brooklyn and ends in Manhattan at West & Murray Streets. There's an after party on Vesey street where there's a BBQ and concert. For details see the Tunnel to Towers Foundation website at - https://t2t.org/

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ Friday, September 15, 2023 beginning at 6 pm. Bryant Park. Mexican Embassy Independence Day Festival. FREE.

October Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2024

• * 2024 STARTED & ENDED IN SEPTEMBER _ See September Listings Above _ Midtown _ Wednesday, September 27, 2023 thru Sunday, October 8, 2023, all shows begin at 8 pm except the last day when it begins at 3 pm - Fall for Dance Festival. At the NY City Center at 131 West 55th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Tickets are $20 plus fees and performances last about an hour and a half. For details and tickets - https://www.nycitycenter.org/ This is not a st fair but rather a cultural festival.

• * CANCELLED 2024 W/ NO EXPLANATION _ UWS _ Saturday & Sunday, September 28 & 29, 2024 from 10 am - 6 pm and until 5 pm on Sunday - American Craft Festival returns to Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. This is an unusual street fair, featuring the works of over 150 artists and craftspeople. It's a two day street fair on the Upper West Side. For details see - WS - https://www.artrider.com/craftnewyork-2024 FB1 - https://www.facebook.com/ArtriderProductions FB2 - https://www.facebook.com/events/damrosch-park/craftnewyork-2024/335117026099328/
  • HISTORY. As of 2018, this was the 42nd Annual American Crafts Festival which was reconfigured under new management, and was expected to retain some fair measure of its local orientation and uniqueness. It had been held in June, but was moved to October in 2022.

• * UWS _ Friday, September 27 - October 14, 2024 - Times Vary - NY Film Festival - At Lincoln Center at 65th Street and Columbus Avenue on the Upper West Side. A film festival including films from around the nation and around the world. Ticket prices range from $20 - $130. For details and tickets - see https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2024/. Not an UWS street festival, but rather a film festival on the UWS.

• * NEW LOCATIONS & NEW TIME _ Midtown _ Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm - 65th Annual Nigerian Independence Day Parade & Carnival - Begins along 5th Avenue at 38th Street and marches south to 26th Street at Madison Square Park where they'll have their after party. Manhattan street fairs. For details see - INST - https://www.instagram.com/oan_nyc/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/NIDPNYC/ or WS - http://oanweb.org
  • IN THE PAST - the parade began along 2nd Avenue beginning at East 54th Street ending at East 44th Street. There's usually an after parade celebration in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at 2nd Avenue and East 46th Street. The Nigerian parade also celebrates 40 African nations decades of independence.

• * Midtown _ Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 10 am to 6 pm - Korean Parade & Festival. The parade runs from 12 noon to 2 pm, beginning along 6th Avenue at 38th Street and marching down to 28th Street. The festival runs the whole time [10a - 6p] along 32nd Street between Broadway and 5th Avenue [aka Koreatown]. There will be food, beverages and cultural performances. Korean parades and festivals in Manhattan NYC.

• * Midtown _ Sunday, October 6, 2024 beginning at 12.30 pm - The 87th Annual Pulaski Day Parade - begins at 39th Street and marches up to 54th Street. There's a mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral on 5th Avenue at 50th Street at 9 am preceding the parade, followed by a breakfast at 10.15 am at 3 West Club. For details see - https://pulaskiparade.com

• * Mott Haven Bronx & C Park Manhattan _ Sunday - Thursday, October 6 - 10, 2024 beginning at 3.30 pm Sunday and 6.30 pm the other days - SolFest: a Latine Theater Festival. The Sunday event is in Central Park and the events on the other days are at PRTT - Puerto Rican Traveling Theater - at 304 West 47th Street in Manhattan. Free, but rsvp at - https://pregonesprtt.org/solfest-a-latine-theater-festival-2024/

This Coming Weekend / Week Beginning 10.11.24

• * Midtown / UES _ Sunday, October 13, 2024 beginning at 12 noon, the Hispanic Day Parade begins marching up 5th Avenue from 44th to 77th Street. Hispanic parades and celebrations in Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://www.nuevayork.com

• * Midtown / UES _ Monday, October 14, 2024 from 11.30 am to 3.30 pm, with parade beginning at 12 noon - The Columbus Day Parade. The Manhattan Columbus Day Parade kicks off at Fifth Avenue at 44th Street and marching up to 72nd Street along the Upper East Side. There's a mass at St. Patricks Cathedral preceding the parade, likely at 10 am [unconfirmed time]. Check the front page of this website for other things to do over the Columbus Day Weekend in Manhattan. For details and related Columbus Day Weekend events see - https://columbuscitizens.org

• Click here for Things to do Columbus Day Weekend in Manhattan NYC events / Columbus Day Parades MHTN NYC.

• * NYC _ Thursday, October 10 - Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at various times and at five locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn - New Fest NY LGBTQ Film Festival. The five locations are: SVA Theatre, the LGBTQ Community Center in Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Nitehawk Cinema in Prospect Park Brooklyn. They also include a virtual option. For details and $17 tickets and up for festival passes see - https://newfest.org/

• * Midtown _ Thursday - Sunday, October 17 to 20, 2024 from 10 am to 7 pm daily except Sunday when it ends at 5 pm - Comic Con returns to the Javits in Manhattan. At the Javits Center at 655 West 34th / 36th Street at 11th Avenue in West Midtown. Comic Con is a convention of fans of comic book characters and has morphed to include movie characters. Note that this event frequently sells out in advance. For details and $75 tickets see - https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/

• * Moved to Brooklyn Mostly in 2024 _ Thursday - Sunday, October 17 - 20, 2024, Times vary but generally in the evening between 6 pm - 11 pm - NYC Wine & Food Festival. This used to be a Manhattan-centric event, but this year they're mostly in Brooklyn. Locations, types of events and ticket prices vary. Talks by restaurateurs and culinary artists, food demonstrations and samplings & chow downs. Admissions vary from $75 on up. For details and tickets see - https://nycwff.org

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• * NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 18, 19 & 20, 2024 - Open House NY - at various times and at 270 locations in all five boroughs. An opportunity to tour many of NYC's historic and cultural destinations for free. For details see - https://ohny.org

• * South Midtown _ Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm - 3rd Annual Indigenous People's Parade. There's a ceremony that begins at 9 am and the parade begins at 12 noon marching down South Broadway from Madison Square Park at 26th Street to Union Square Park at 17th Street in south Midtown. There's likely to be after parade celebration in the park.

• 10/20/23 _ Click this link for Manhattan Halloween parties & events - Manhattan Halloween Parties and Events NYC.

• Midtown _ Thursday thru Sunday, October 26 to 29, 2023 - The IFPDA - International Fine Print Dealers Association Fair begins at the Javits Center at 11th Avenue and West 38th Street.

• Midtown _ Saturday, October 28, 2023 from 1 - 9 pm - Diwali Times Square - A celebration of the Hindu festival of lights in Times Square including dance, music and food. St festivals Midtown. NYC.

• Village / Midtown _ Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 11 am to 5 pm - Korean Festival in Union Square Park at 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue. Korean food, shopping and cultural performances. Free.

• Tuesday, October 31, 2023 beginning at 7 pm & ending around 10.30 pm - NYC Halloween Parade. The 50th Annual Manhattan Halloween Parade NYC in the West Village begins at Spring Street / Canal and 6th Avenue and marches north along 6th to 15th Street in the West Village neighborhood. The parade runs for three to four hours with the official end time at 10.30 pm. There are over 35 bands and an innumerable showing of creative costumes. The theme is Upside Down and Inside Out. The after party is at Webster Hall in the East Village [see Webster Hell above]. West Village Halloween parade in Manhattan NYC. For details see - https://halloween-nyc.com/

• 10/27/23 _ Click this link for Manhattan Halloween parties & events - Manhattan Halloween Parties and Events NYC.

November Parades & Cultural Festivals in Manhattan NYC 2023

• Thursday - Sunday, November 2 - 5, 2023 from 12 noon to 7 pm, except Sunday when it ends at 5 pm - Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory. Works by top galleries are on exhibit and for sale. Proceeds go to the Henry Street Settlement. For details and $30 tickets see - https://theartshow.org/

• Washington Heights _ Thursday - Sunday, November 2 - 5, 2023 - Washington Heights Jazz Festival. Four days of live jazz by 65 musicians from the neighborhood. At various locations, but the primary one appears to be Le Cheile at 839 West 181st Street in Washington Heights.Tickets are $20 / $15. For details see https://jazzwahi.com

• Central Park _ Friday, November 3, 2023 from 5.30 - 9 pm - The Parade of Nations in Central Park will be followed by fireworks tonight as part of the NYC Marathon Festivities. This will be free and viewable from the finish line in Central Park which is located in the southwest corner of the park. For details see - https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/raceweek/opening-ceremony

• Friday, November 3, 2023 thru Sunday, November 12, 2023 at various times and at various locations - New York Comedy Festival. This happens at locations around Manhattan including Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theatre and Gotham Comedy - among others. For details and tickets [prices vary by show] see - https://nycomedyfestival.com/

• Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2 am - Daylight Savings Time. This is where we will 'fall back' by moving our clocks back one hour starting at 2 am Sunday, or before going to bed Saturday night.

• Sunday, November 5, 2023 from 8 am - 5 pm - The NYC Marathon runners begin congregating at Fort Wadsworth at the foot of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Staten Island beginning at 7 am. The Professional Wheelchairs take off at 8 am, the Handcyclists at 8.22 am, the Professional Women at 8.40 am, and the Professional Men at 9.05 am, with the last wave at 11.40 am. Staten Island is the starting poinit, while Brooklyn is the first leg, the Queens segment of the course is around the midpoint before heading into Manhattan, then north to the Bronx over the Willis Avenue Bridge, where they do a U turn by heading west over the Madison Avenue Bridge before turning south into Manhattan and Central Park. Use the link to the front page below to view a map of the Marathon course for 2022.
  • So you can do some math to figure out when to greet them in your borough. The fastest men complete the race in a bit more than two hours, while the average is 4 hours and 40 minutes. The midpoint is in Queens. The biggest wave of runners travel through Queens around 11 am, so you can figure out the rest. The weather is expected to be pleasant. Enjoy.

• Midtown _ Wednesday thru Sunday, November 8 - 12, 2023 at various times - The Baltic Film Festival. At Scandinavia House at 58 Park Avenue in Midtown just south of Grand Central Station. Tickets are $60 for a five movie pass or $125 to see all films. For details see - https://www.scandinaviahouse.org

• Flatiron District / Midtown _ Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 9.30 am - 12.30 pm [NOTE the earlier time this year 2023] - The Veterans' Day Parade & ceremonies commence prior to the parade, ending with a wreath laying at the Eternal Light Monument in Madison Square Park at 5th Avenue at 24th Street. Then the parade steps off at 9.30 am marching up 5th Avenue to 47th Street, ending about 12.30 pm. Midtown Manhattan parades & street fairs Manhattan NYC.

• South Street Seaport _ Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 12 noon to 4 pm - Taste of the Seaport - At Piers 16 & 17 at 89 South Street along the East River at the South Street Seaport. Entertainment, kids activities and about 40 food & beverage purveyors with proceeds going to "seaport public schools" which in the past they had specified as PS 343 Peck Slip School & PS 397 Spruce Street School - but it wasn't specified this year. For details and $10 tickets for a student taste / $55 for six tastes at https://www.tasteoftheseaport.org/.

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• Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 2 to 9 pm - Pasteles Contest. At El Barrio Art Space at 215 East 99th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues on the UES of Manhattan. Music, food & beverages and free admission. Pasteles are a Caribbean dish, which are a breaded packet filled with various kinds of foods.

• Friday, Saturday & Sunday, November 17, 18 & 19, 2023 - Anime NYC at the Javits Center at West 34th Street and 11th Avenue in West Midtown. The convention is described as follows, " ... Anime NYC is New York City’s anime convention! A showcase of the best of Japanese pop culture in the biggest city in America, Anime NYC brings anime fans together for three days of unique exhibits, exclusive screenings, and appearances by some of the biggest creators in Japan ...". For details and tickets starting at $68 and up, see - https://animenyc.com.

• NEXT WEEK. Thursday, November 23, 2023 from 8.30 am to 12 noon - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year there will be seven performance groups, 29 clown crews, 17 performers, eleven marching bands, six balloonicles, and 25 huge floating balloons. They start at the American Museum of Natural History at 80th Street, marching south at Central Park West, turning east onto 59th Street, before turning south on 6th Avenue. Finally they turn west on 34th Street, ending at Macy's in Herald Square. See the front page for a weather report.

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See holiday markets link below. We'll be updating over the next week or so and then weekly.

• SPECIAL NOTICE - Mhtn Holiday Markets - Update of Manhattan Holiday markets & shopping NYC coming Monday 11/6/23.

• SPECIAL NOTICE - Mhtn Holiday Events - Update of Manhattan Holiday events & things to do NYC coming Monday 11/27/23.

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• SPECIAL NOTICE - Mhtn Thanksgiving Dinners & Gourmet Food Shopping - Update of Manhattan Thanksgiving Dinners & gourmet food shopping NYC coming Monday 11/20/23.

• SPECIAL NOTICE - Mhtn NYE Parties - Update of Manhattan New Years Eve parties & events NYC coming Monday 11/20/23.

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Manhattan Holiday Events 2023

NOTE. The parade season for 2023 is over, but there are plenty of Manhattan holiday events to enjoy. The next cultural celebration is the Three Kings event which generally occurs on January 5, 2024, followed by Chinese New Year celebrations which, although technically occuring in February, is oftentimes celebrated in advance of that time.

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Manhattan 4th of July Fireworks. CLICK this link to view a full schedule of all of the Manhattan 4th of July fireworks 2023 & Macy's July 4th Fireworks NYC.

Manhattan Parades. CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.

Manhattan Street Fairs. CLICK here to look for food festivals, art festivals and street fairs - Manhattan street fairs NYC, Queens street fairs NYC, Bronx street fairs NYC, Brooklyn street fairs NYC and Staten Island street fairs NYC.

Manhattan Arts & Cultural Institutions. CLICK here for ongoing exhibits and performance events - Queens things to do & events Qns NYC, Manhattan things to do & events Mhtn NYC, Brooklyn things to do & events Bk NYC, Bronx things to do & events Bx NYC, and Staten Island things to do & events SI NYC. Be advised that these calendars aren't yet up to snuff as of this posting, but they should be brought up to our standards within the next few weeks.

Mostly Free Swimming Pools Manhattan NYC. CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools in Manhattan NYC.

Mostly Free Summer Concerts Manhattan NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done and updated weekly page of mostly free summer concerts in Manhattan page.

Mostly Free Summer Theater Manhattan NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done and updated weekly page of mostly free summer theater / plays in Manhattan page.

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