March 27th
Each year on Easter, celebrants don festive finery and show off their very best bonnets along Fifth Avenue during the Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival. Immortalized by Irving Berlin ( with some help from Judy Garland and Fred Astaire ), the pageant is a New York City tradition that stretches back to the 1870’s. Starting at 10am and continuing until 4pm, the parade marches north on Fifth Avenue, from 49th Street to 57th Street. The best place to watch is around St. Patrick’s Cathedral, but don’t just watch- grab a bonnet and join in!!!