Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival

Get ready to tilt your head in awe and wonder! The NYC Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival isn’t your average march with brass bands and floats; it is a centuries-old, gloriously unstructured promenade where the price of admission is simply wearing the most outrageous, whimsical, or over-the-top hat you can find or fashion. Strolling down Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets right by St. Patrick’s Cathedral, thousands of locals and visitors transform the heart of Manhattan into a vibrant, moving canvas of floral explosions, architectural marvels, and playful seasonal themes balanced delicately on their heads. Whether you are stepping out to showcase your own avant-garde millinery masterpiece or simply want to spectate this joyful eccentricity, this legendary spring tradition is a pure, unadulterated dose of New York City magic.