Pride Day Parades and
Festivals in New York City 2007!

One of the things that makes the Big Apple great is the diverse cultures that come together to call themselves New Yorkers. Here is a list of some of the parades and festivals that happen through out the year.

January

Three Kings Day Parade
When: January 6th
Where: 3rd Avenue from 106th to 116th Streets
More info: 212-831-7272

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
When: Third Monday in January
Where: Fifth Avenue from 61st to 86th St.

Chinese New Year Parade
When: First full moon after January 21 and before February 19
Where: Around Mott Street in Chinatown.
More info: 212-431-9740 or 212-941-0920

Lunar Year Parade
When: Like the Chinese New Year, this parade falls on the first full moon after January 21 and before February 19
Where: Main Street and 37th Avenue to Roosevelt Avenue

February

Presidents Day Parade
When: Third Monday in February
Where: 5th Avenue from 35th to 50th Streets

March

St Patrick’s Day Parade
When: Tuesday, March 17, 11am
Where: Up 5th Avenue from 44th to 86th Streets

Phagwah (Indo-Caribbean) Parade
When: Mid or late March
Where: Liberty Avenue in Queens

The Greek Independence Day Parade
When: April 15th
Where: 5th Avenue to 59th to 79th Street
More Info: 718-204-6500

Easter Promenade
When: Easter Sunday at 11am
Where: 5th Avenue from 44th to 57th Streets

April

April Fool’s Parade
When: April 1st
Where: Fifth Avenue from 59th Street to Washington Square Park

Scottish Bagpipers & Drummers Parade
When: First Weekend of April
Where: 6th Avenue north from 44th to 58th Streets

Sikh Cultural Society
Parade & Festival
When: Late April
Where: Broadway from 41st Street to 27th Street | 27th Street from Broadway to Madison Avenue | Madison Avenue from 27th Street to 23rd Street

May

Memorial Day Parades:
When: last Monday of May

John F. Prince Post 6478 Veteran’s Memorial Day Parade
When: Memorial Day, 9:45 a.m.
Where: Queens at 90th Avenue and Cross Island Parkway-North to Winchester Boulevard - South to 93 Avenue - West to Springfield Boulevard - South to Jamaica Avenue to Vets Plaza

Whitestone Veterans’ Memorial Day Parade
When: Memorial Day at Noon
Where: Queens at 149th Street and 15th Drive

US Veterans' Organization Memorial Day Parade
When: Memorial Day at 11:30 a.m.
Where: Staten Island at Forest Avenue & Hart Boulevard to Forest Avenue

Bronx Latinos Unidos Parade
When: First Saturday in May
Where: Grand Concourse from Mt Eden to 161st Street in the Bronx

Turkish-American Parade
When: Usually Saturday closest to middle of May
Where: 56th Street from Madison to 2nd Avenue | 2nd Avenue to 47th Street

Haitian Flag Day Parade
When: Sunday, mid-May
Where: Eastern Parkway from Utica Avenue to Grand Army Plaza

Norwegian-American 17th of May Parade
When: Sunday closest to May 17th
Where: Brooklyn at 90th Street and 5th Avenue, north on 5th Avenue to 67th Street and 7th Avenue

Martin Luther King/ 369th Regiment Parade
When: Third Sunday in May, noon
Where: 5th Avenue from 61st to 86th Streets

Salute to Israel Parade
When: Sunday, Late May
Where: 5th Avenue from 61st to 79th Street

Haitian-American Day Parade
When: Last weekend of May
Where: Nostrand Avenue from Empire Boulevard to Foster Avenue

Greater NY Good Neighbor Parade
When: End of May
Where: Madison Avenue from 41st to 27th Street

June

Philippine Independence Day Parade & Festival
When: 1st Sunday in June
Where: Madison Avenue from 39th to 26th Street

Queens Pride Parade
When: 1st Sunday in June
Where: 37th Avenue from 89th to 75th Street

Brooklyn Pride Parade and Festival
When: Second weekend of June
Where: 15th Street from Bartel-Pritchard Circle to 7th Avenue | 7th Avenue from 15th Street to Lincoln Place
More info: 718-928-3320

Hare Krishna (Hindu) Parade
When: Usually 2nd Saturday in June
Where: 5th Avenue from 57th Street to Washington Square Park

The Puerto Rican Day Parade
When: 2nd Sunday in June
Where: 5th Avenue from 44th Street to 86th Street

Children’s Evangelical Parade
When: June 19th
Where: 3rd Avenue from 96th Street to 116th Street

Bronx Week Parade
When: Last Saturday in June
Where: Moshulu Parkway

Mermaid Parade
When: June 23th
Where: Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn
More info: 718-372-5159
Web: www.coneyisland.com

Heritage of Pride Parade (formerly Gay Pride Parade)
When: Last Sunday in June
Where: 5th Avenue from 52nd Street to 8th Street | 8th Street to Christopher Street | Christopher Street to 7th Avenue South

July

4th of July Parade
Travis Fourth of July Parade
Where: Staten Island: Victory Blvd to Glen Street-Cannon Avenue, Victory Boulevard
More Info: 212-494-4495
Great 4th of July Festival
Where: Water Street between Fulton & Broad Streets

Chinatown Independence Day Festival
When: July 3rd
Where: Columbus Park and all through Chinatown (Canal, Mott, Bayard and Pell Streets, plus the Bowery).

Festival de Gran Parada Dominicana del Bronx
When: Runs one week in mid-July
Where: Clay Avenue between 173rd Street & Claremont Parkway.

August

Dragon Boat Festival
When: 1st Weekend of August
Where: Meadow Lake, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
More Info: 718-767-1776
Web: hkdbf-nyc.org

Bronx & Brooklyn Puerto Rican Day Parade
When: Bronx: First Weekend of August
Brooklyn: Third Weekend of August
Where: Bronx: Grand Concourse from East Tremont Avenue to Bedford Park
Brooklyn: Graham Avenue from Broadway to Grand Street & Lindsay Park
More Info: 718-401-0404

India Independence
Day Parade
When: Third Weekend of August
Where: 40th and 41st Street between Fifth and Park Avenue | South on Madison Avenue to 27th Street

Dominican Day Parade
When: Sunday, August 12th
Where: 6th Avenue between 39th and 58th Streets
More Info: 212-243-1177

Pakistan Independence Day Parade & Fair
When: August 16th
Where: Madison Avenue from 41st to 26th Streets

September

Labor Day Parade
When: Labor Day on September 3, 11 a.m.
Where: 5th Avenue from 44th to 72nd Street

West Indian American Day Carnival Parade
(Brooklyn Carnival)
When: First Monday on September 3rd
Where: Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn
More info: 718-467-1797 or call the Caribbean American Center of New York: 718-625-1515

Brazil Independence Day Festival
When: September 7th
Where: Avenue of the Americas from 42nd to 56th Streets

Feast of San Gennaro
When: September 13-23
Where: Mulberry Street between Canal & Houston Streets.
More info: 212-226-6427
Web: www.sangennaro.org

The Steuben (German-American) Day Parade
When: September 15, Noon
Where: On 5th Street from 63rd to 86th Streets
Web: www.germanparadenyc.org

Mexican Day Parade
When: September 17, Noon
Where: Madison Avenue between 41st & 23rd Streets

African-American Day Parade
When: Late September
Where: Adam Clayton Powell Blvd between 111th to 142nd Street & Fifth Avenue

Nigeria’a Independence Day Parade
When: September 30th
Where: 54th Street/Second Avenue and terminates at the Nigeria House, 44th Street/2nd Avenue

October

Columbus Day Parade and Festival
When: October 8th
Where: Fifth Avenue from 44th to 79th Streets
More Info: 212-249-9923

Pulaski (Polish) Day Parade
When: First Sunday in October at 11 a.m.
Where: 5th Avenue between 26th Street north to 52nd Street
More Info: (877) 4-PULASKI.

Korean Harvest Day Parade
When: First Saturday in October at 2-4 p.m.
Where: South on Broadway between 41st Street and 23rd Street
More info: 212-255-6969

The Village Halloween Parade
When: October 31. Usually begins around 6-7pm.
Where: The parade begins 6th avenue and Houston street and proceeds north to 14th or 23rd Street.

November

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
When: Thanksgiving Day at 9 a.m. to Noon
Where: The parade 2.5 mile route begins on Central Park West at 77th street and travels downtown to 59th street at Columbus Circle then down Broadway to Macy’s.
More Info: 212-494-4495

Veteran’s Day Parade
When: November 11th
Where: Fifth Avenue from 23rd Street to 54th Street
More Info: 212-693-1476

Toys R Us Holiday Parade
When: Second Weekend in November
Where: Broadway from 56th to 44th Streets
More info: ToyRUs.com