Here’s the ultimate list of parades in NYC for today and the weekends. We find and source the events from the city’s parade permits, the web and social media.
The calendar schedule includes cultural celebrations, holiday parades and neighborhood processions across all five boroughs. The list of parades are free to watch/join.
We update this calendar schedule on a daily basis, so bookmark this page to see what’s coming up.
11 parades in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
No parades listed for Friday, October 16 yet.
| Parade | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 36th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade | Sat, Oct 17 | Permit areaEast 6th Street between Avenues B and C; parade along Avenue BManhattan | Sat 10am–4pm; parade 11am |
 Autumnal Festival: Halloween & Fall Activities for All Ages (+ Costume Parade) | Sat, Oct 17 | Permit area466 Grand St, at Pitt St, Lower East Side, Manhattan, 10002Lower East Side · Manhattan | 12pm |
 The 5th Annual National Indigenous Peoples of the Americas ParadeCity permitTraditional dancers, a regalia parade and community readers join a celebration of Indigenous culture, diversity and unity. | Sat, Oct 17 | Permit area
| 9am-2pm |
| Parade | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
 9th Annual Disability Pride Parade | Sun, Oct 18 | RouteMadison Square Park to Union Square ParkFlatiron District · Manhattan | Steps off 11:00am |
 Flower parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit area69 Street, 37 Avenue to 34 Avenue, Queens, NYJackson Heights · Queens | 12pm-2pm |
 Malaysia Day Merdeka Parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaMain Street, Peck Avenue to Elder Avenue, Queens, NYFlushing · Queens | 12pm-3pm |
 Santa Land 7th Annual Community Parade | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaWashington Avenue, Atlantic Avenue to Dean Street, Brooklyn, NYProspect Heights · Brooklyn | 12pm-4pm |
 Filipino American History Month ParadeCity permitA Filipino American History Month parade leads into a Woodside block party with performances and historical programming. | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaHart PlaygroundQueens | 12pm-1pm |
| Religious Procession of Our Lord of MiraclesCity permitA religious procession honoring Our Lord of Miracles on Fifth Avenue. | Sun, Oct 18 | Permit areaWest 51 Street between 5 Avenue and 10 AvenueManhattan | 3:30pm-10pm |
No parades listed for Monday, October 19 yet.
No parades listed for Tuesday, October 20 yet.
No parades listed for Wednesday, October 21 yet.
| Parade | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light the Night ManhattanCity permit | Thu, Oct 22 | Permit areaSouth Street between Beekman Street and Fulton StreetManhattan | 5pm-8:30pm |
 Ring Day Parade 2026City permitThe Academy of Mount St. Ursula marks Senior Ring Day for its seniors with a parade that sets out from Poe Park in the Bronx. | Thu, Oct 22 | Permit areaPoe ParkBronx | 8:30am-10am |
Watching a parade from the sidewalk is free. Tap a parade for its details, route and organizer link. A row marked Parade with no link is a permit from the city's Street Activity Permit Office, listed as filed; the permit window is the street closure, not always the step-off time.
Make Halloween art and join a costume parade at Abrons Arts Center’s fall celebration.
12pm
466 Grand St, at Pitt St, Lower East Side, Manhattan, 10002
Lower East Side · Manhattan
Directions ↗🚇 Delancey St-Essex St (F J M Z) · 6 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 4 places, closest 2 min walk
More info ▾
You can watch dogs parade down Avenue B in Halloween costumes.
Sat 10am–4pm; parade 11am
East 6th Street between Avenues B and C; parade along Avenue B
Manhattan
Directions ↗More info ▾
A parade for Malaysia Day and Merdeka takes over Main Street in Queens, with the street fully closed to traffic while it passes.
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 2 min walk
More info ▾
A Santa Land community parade in Brooklyn.
12pm-4pm
Washington Avenue, Atlantic Avenue to Dean Street, Brooklyn, NY
Prospect Heights · Brooklyn
Directions ↗🚇 Clinton-Washington Avs (C) · 4 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 2 min walk
More info ▾
Disabled people and allies march from Madison Square Park to Union Square in a parade honoring the historic Section 504 Sit-in.
11am-2pm
East 24 Street, Park Avenue South to Madison Avenue, Manhattan, NY
Flatiron District · Manhattan
Directions ↗🚇 23 St-Baruch College (6) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 6 min walk
More info ▾
Watch a flower parade in Queens.
🚇 65 St (M R) · 2 min walk
🍴 Eat nearby · 3 places, closest 6 min walk
More info ▾
Updated Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:00 a.m New York time.
There are no NYC parades listed for today, Friday, October 16; the next one on the calendar is Autumnal Festival: Halloween & Fall Activities for All Ages (+ Costume Parade) in Lower East Side on Saturday, October 17, if you're planning ahead.
For tomorrow, Saturday, October 17, the calendar has 3 NYC parade listings, shown below with each route and posted hours to help you plan your day.
This weekend, October 16 to 18, the calendar has 9 NYC parade listings, with each route and posted hours below so you can choose where to watch.
No Manhattan parades are listed for today, Friday, October 16, on Fifth Avenue or elsewhere; the next Manhattan listing is Autumnal Festival: Halloween & Fall Activities for All Ages (+ Costume Parade) in Lower East Side on Saturday, October 17.
The calendar has 21 big named parades within the next 45 days, among 39 upcoming entries through November 11, with each major parade's date, route and posted hours listed below.
Each parade posts its own start time; 22 of 39 upcoming entries have posted hours. A permit window covers the street closure, with step-off usually inside it; check the organizer's page for the exact start.
For the 39 upcoming entries, each row's Where column gives the street stretch the city closes for that parade. The card's Directions link opens a map of it, and the Map view shows every parade with a known route.
The full NYC parade schedule is here, covering 39 entries over the next 45 days through November 11: 14 in Manhattan, 8 in Brooklyn, 13 in Queens, 4 in the Bronx and 0 on Staten Island. It's updated twice a day.
Curated by Nora Kinsella
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