5th NYC AAPI Heritage Cultural Parade
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 11AM – 3:30 PM
Estimated Attendance: 100,000+
Location: Midtown, 44th St to 55th St along 6th Ave, Manhattan NYC

Thanks for joining us on a soggy Sunday to celebrate the start of the new year! Despite the weather, the huge crowds had a blast and everyone had an amazing time. See videos, pics, news articles below.
(If you have anything to share with us, please send it over and we’ll see if we can incorporate it on the website.)
ABC 7 – live feed starts around the 5:30 min mark.
The 18th Autumn Moon Lantern Parade Festival China Day Celebration


Autumn Moon Lantern Parade
Festival China Day Celebration

Free family face masks

Thanks for coming out! It was a huge success.
Thanks for coming out and celebrating a glorious New Year! Hundreds of thousands of spectators and thousands of parade-goers participated in this year’s Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown and it went off without a hitch!
Best health, happiness, and fortunes in the Year of the Rat. The tiger is coming in 2021.

ABC 7
Lunar New Year Parade in New York City
AMNewYork
Chinatown celebrates, and leaves coronavirus fears behind, at Lunar New Year parade
NBC 4
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-lunar-new-year-parade-showcases-support-for-china-wuhan/2283603/
880 News Radio
Thousands Attend Chinatown New Year Parade In Show Of Unity Amid Virus Fears
WPIX 11
New Yorkers ring in the Year of the Rat at Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade



January 29, 2020 – Madison Square Garden
