Annual Events

JANUARY
Three Kings Day Parade (El Museo del Barrio)

FEBRUARY
Chinatown Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival
Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival
Chinatown Lunar New Year Super Saturday

MARCH
Greek Independence Day Parade
NYC Feminist Book Fair 
Phagwah Parade (Holi) in Richmond Hill
St. Patrick's Day Parade

APRIL
Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival  
Japan Fes (Season kick-off usually begins in April)
Persian Parade
Tartan Day Parade

MAY
Dance Parade & Festival
DUMBO Double Deuce / DUMBO Drop
Fleet Week New York
Free Comic Book Day / Indie Art Fair (First Saturday in May)
Ninth Avenue International Food Festival (Mid-May)

NYC AAPI Heritage Parade 
NYCxDESIGN Festival (Citywide open studios/installations)
Photoville Festival (Moved to early summer/June in recent years, but often begins late May)
St. George Day Festival (Staten Island)
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (Memorial Day Weekend)

JUNE
Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, and Empanadas Festival
FIGMENT NYC  
Lincoln Center: Summer for the City (Starts June)
Museum Mile Festival  
National Puerto Rican Day Parade
NYC Pride March
NY Transit Museum's Parade of Trains
Philippine Independence Day Parade
Queens Pride Parade and Festival
Shakespeare in the Park (Season start)
SummerStage (Free concert season start)
Ukrainian Heritage Festival

JULY
Bryant Park Movie Nights  
Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest

AUGUST
Harlem Week (Main events in August)
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Queens
India Day Parade (August 16, 2026)
Summer Streets (Usually Saturdays in August)
West Indian American Day Junior Carnival (Late August)

SEPTEMBER
African-American Day Parade
Atlantic Antic Street Festival (September 27, 2026)
Brooklyn Book Festival (Festival Day is late September)
Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival
German-American Steuben Parade (September 19, 2026)
Giglio Feast of East Harlem
Morningside Lights (September 20, 2026)
Tribute in Light (September 11)
Washington Square Outdoor Art Exhibit (Labor Day Weekend)
West Indian American Day Carnival & Parade (Labor Day Monday)

OCTOBER
Brooklyn Independent Comics Showcase (BICS)
Bushwick Collective Block Party (Varies, but often fall or late summer)
Hispanic Day Parade (Desfile Hispanidad)
Korean Festival and Parade
Open House New York (OHNY) (Massive free site-access weekend)
Polish Day Parade (Pulaski Day Parade)
Queens Night Market (Autumn season)
The Village Halloween Parade (October 31)

NOVEMBER
Macy's Thanksgiving Eve Balloon Inflation
NYC Marathon Sunday (First Sunday of November)

DECEMBER

Holiday Nostalgia Train Rides (Sundays in December)