Staten Island Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC

March 6, 2026 / Staten Island Neighborhoods / Staten Island Parades NYC / Staten Buzz

This report provides a schedule of the parades held on Staten Island each year.

We update parades and festival events as we approach the event date. This year Only Asterisked events have been updated to 2026. Pay attention to the dates / year.

The parades we feature not only include the majors but also the minors and the new ones as we become aware of them. We expect to add about 5 to 10 new parades or events to each month as the year progresses. As the year unfolds, you will be able to scroll down to see for yourself.

The photo at right was taken by Bernies Martin of www.berniesfunhouse.com.

At the end of this report there are links to the parades and festivals in the other four boroughs of NYC.

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Staten Island Parades NYC 2026

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC

March 6, 2026 / Staten Island Neighborhoods / Staten Island Parades NYC / Staten Buzz. Continued.

Editor's Note. We didn't begin updating parades until late February 2026, so the first two months generally reflect the 2025 parades.

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Staten Island NYC 2026

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• January 17, 18, 19 & 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Day Weekend - Things to do MLK / Martin Luther King Day Weekend on Staten Island NYC

February Parades & Cultural Festivals in Staten Island NYC 2026

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• Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 8 to 12 midnight - Freedom Ball at LiGreci's Staaten at 697 Forest Avenue on Staten Island. A colonial dress event [19th century Western attire is recommended] celebrating African American history. The event includes a three course dinner, dancing and live performance. Tickets in 2024 were $1200 for a table or $150 for an individual. The 2025 proceeds go toward the 4th Annual Juneteenth Parade in Tappen Park in June 2025 on Staten Island. For details and tickets see - https://www.rocanatural.com

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UPDATED 2026 PARADES BEGIN

March Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2026

• CLICK here to view our reports of St Patricks Day parades on Staten Island NYC. And CLICK here to view our report on the St Pat's Day Pubs, Irish Bars & Restaurants on Staten Island NYC.

• * Sunday, March 1, 2026 beginning at 12.30 pm - 62nd Annual Staten Island St Patricks Day Parade - lines up between 11.30 am - 12.30 pm [after a church service at Blessed Sacrament in West Brighton] between Victory and Hart Blvds along Forest Avenue [adjacent to Silver Lake Park] and marches west along Forest Avenue to Jewett Street. The parade has put the lesbian / gay boycott in its past [2025 was the first year of a unified parade] and is moving forward as a unified Irish whole this year. The parade is organized by the Richmond County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee and not the Ancient Order of Hiberians.

• CLOSED IN 2025 & JOINED FORCES WITH THE PARADE ABOVE. Sunday, March 17, 2024 the 1st Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade from 11 am to 3 pm. It is organized by the Forest Avenue BID in a response to the ongoing boycott of gay marchers by the traditional Staten Island St. Pat's Day parade organizers [see above]. Since the controversy, attendance at the traditional parade fell off significantly, which has hurt the businesses along Forest Avenue and diminished the sense of unity within the community. For details see - https://forestavenuebid.com

• * Saturday, March 7, 2026 from 4.30 to 7.30 pm - 5th Annual Iftar in the Park - at Snug Harbor at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. For details and to rsvp copy & paste - https://snug-harbor.org

WE UPDATE WEEKLY, AND GENERALLY ADD 5 - 10 PARADES OR EVENTS TO EACH MONTH - THAT WERE NOT LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. FOR EXAMPLES SEE LISTINGS ABOVE. STATEN BUZZ IS THE BEST PLACE TO OBTAIN THE MOST COMPLETE & UP-TO-DATE VIEW OF PARADES ACTIVITIES ON STATEN ISLAND.

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April Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2025

• NYC _ Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, April 20, 2025 - Passover. The Jewish celebrating their flight to freedom from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago. Communal feasts, also known as Seders are generally held the first night.

• Saturday, April 19, 2025 beginning at 10 am and 1 pm - Easter at the Mount Loretto - at 6541 Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborbood of Staten Island. Mount Loretto is hosting a couple of Easter Brunches, Egg Hunts & Events which they describe as follows, " ... Enjoy buffet breakfast, music and dancing, then take a professional photo with the Easter Bunny that you can take home. Grab your Easter Basket and hunt in the island’s largest Easter Egg Patch loaded with more than 4,000 eggs plus 10 Golden Eggs filled with special prizes. Two seatings to choose from ...". Easter at Mount Loretto in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island. Sometimes this event sell out early. For details and tickets [$30 / adult & $40 / kids] copy & paste - https://cc-si.org

TBD _ CLICK think link to view our report on Easter events, Easter egg hunts and Easter brunches on Staten Island NYC.

• NYC _ Tuesday, April 22, 2025 is Earth Day.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY, AND GENERALLY ADD 5 - 10 PARADES OR EVENTS TO EACH MONTH - THAT WERE NOT LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. FOR EXAMPLES SEE LISTINGS ABOVE. STATEN BUZZ IS THE BEST PLACE TO OBTAIN THE MOST COMPLETE & UP-TO-DATE VIEW OF PARADES ACTIVITIES ON STATEN ISLAND.

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May Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2025

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• Port Richmond _ Saturday, May 17, 2025 beginning at 11 am - Port Richmond Banner Celebration - in Veterans' Park at Park Avenue & Bennett Street. For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/veteran-s-events

• St. George / Randall Manor / West Brighton _ Friday, May 16, Saturday, May 31 & Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7 pm, 7 pm & 6 pm respectively - Staten Island Pridefest - at different locations. SI Pridefest runs events thru most of May & June. Friday, May 16 from 7 - 9 pm they're hosting a Staten Island Ferry Hawks baseball game at 75 Richmond Terrace in St. George. On Saturday, May 31 beginning at 7 pm they're hosting a Pride Fest including food, vendors, arts, crafts and entertainment at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Randall Manor at 1000 Richmond Terrace [free entry]. And on Friday, June 6th, beginning at 6 pm they're hosting an event at the St. George Theatre at 325 St. Marks Place on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pridefest-events-2025

• New Brighton / Westerleigh _ Monday, May 26, 2025 begins at 10 am and kicks off at 12 noon - The Staten Island Memorial Day Parade - At 10 am at the Granite Smith Legion Post monument in the park at Brighton Avenue and Lafayette there will be a ceremony honoring WWII Veterans. Then beginning at 12 noon at Hart Blvd and Forest Avenue in West New Brighton / Silver Lake the parade begins and marches down Forest Avenue ending at Jewett in West Brighton / Westerleigh / Elm Park. Organized by the United Staten Island Verterans Organization aka USIVO. Staten Island Fleet Week & Memorial Day parades on SI NYC. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/usivostatenislandny/

• CLICK here for Staten Island Things To Do Memorial Day Weekend & Parades NYC. This is ALL events with link to Staten Island Memorial Day parades and Fleet Week.

• Memorial Day Parades Staten Island NYC - This is Staten Island Memorial Day parades only.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY, AND GENERALLY ADD 5 - 10 PARADES OR EVENTS TO EACH MONTH - THAT WERE NOT LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. FOR EXAMPLES SEE LISTINGS ABOVE. STATEN BUZZ IS THE BEST PLACE TO OBTAIN THE MOST COMPLETE & UP-TO-DATE VIEW OF PARADES ACTIVITIES ON STATEN ISLAND.

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June Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2026

• Friday, June 6, 2025 at 6 pm - Staten Island Pridefest - is hosting an event at the St. George Theatre at 325 St. Marks Place on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pridefest-events-2025

• Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 10.30 am to 5 pm - Filipino Independence Day Celebration - at Sacred Heart School at 950 Castleton Avenue in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island. The event includes Filipino food, cultural performances and shopping. All are welcome. Free admittance. For details see - https://www.instagram.com/thepicosi/?hl=en - OR - https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/2023/06/26/staten-island-celebrates-first-philippine-independence-day-event/

• Port Richmond _ Saturday, June 14, 2025 - Flag Day Celebration. You can return old or damaged flags at the VFW Post at 49 The Blvd, 46 Ontario Avenue or at Borough Hall at 10 Richmond Avenue on Staten Island. The flags will be flying in Port Richmond on Staten Island. For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/veteran-s-events

• Stapleton _ Saturday, June 14, 2025 from 11.30 am - 6 pm - 4th Annual Juneteenth Parade & Freedom Celebration - at Tappan Park at Bay Street between Water and Canal streets in Stapleton. The parade is followed by a festival which includes arts, crafts, music, dance, an historic reenactment, food and vending. Free. Juneteenth parades on Staten Island NYC. For details see - https://www.rocanatural.com/

• CLICK here for 4th of July fireworks on Staten Island NYC 2025.

WE UPDATE WEEKLY, AND GENERALLY ADD 5 - 10 PARADES OR EVENTS TO EACH MONTH - THAT WERE NOT LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH. FOR EXAMPLES SEE LISTINGS ABOVE. STATEN BUZZ IS THE BEST PLACE TO OBTAIN THE MOST COMPLETE & UP-TO-DATE VIEW OF PARADES ACTIVITIES ON STATEN ISLAND.

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2ND HALF OF 2026 YEAR WILL APPEAR SOMETIME IN JUNE 2026 - IF NOT BEFORE

WE UPDATE WEEKLY - Use These Related Activities / Things To Do on Staten Island NYC

Staten Island 4th of July Fireworks. CLICK this link to view a full schedule of all of the Staten Island 4th of July fireworks 2023 & Empire Outlets, the Staten Island Ferry Hawks Fireworks 2023 and the Travis July 4th Parade SI.

Staten Island Parades. CLICK here to look for parades in any of the five boroughs - Queens Parades & Cultural Festivals Qns NYC, Brooklyn Parades & Cultural Festivals Bk NYC, Bronx Parades & Cultural Festivals Bx NYC, Staten Island Parades & Cultural Festivals SI NYC, and Manhattan Parades & Cultural Festivals Mhtn NYC.

Staten Island Street Fairs. CLICK here to look for food festivals, art festivals and street fairs - Manhattan street fairs NYC, Queens street fairs NYC, Bronx street fairs NYC, Brooklyn street fairs NYC and Staten Island street fairs NYC.

Staten Island Arts & Cultural Institutions. CLICK here for ongoing exhibits and performance events - Queens things to do & events Qns NYC, Manhattan things to do & events Mhtn NYC, Brooklyn things to do & events Bk NYC, Bronx things to do & events Bx NYC, and Staten Island things to do & events SI NYC. Be advised that these calendars aren't yet up to snuff as of this posting, but they should be brought up to our standards within the next few weeks.

Mostly Free Swimming Pools Staten Island NYC. CLICK this link to view all of the free public swimming pools on Staten Island NYC.

Mostly Free Summer Concerts Staten Island NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer concerts on Staten Island page.

Mostly Free Summer Theater Staten Island NYC. CLICK this link for a mostly done, and moving to weekly updates, of a page of mostly free summer theater / plays on Staten Island NYC page.

Mostly Free Summer Movies Staten Island NYC. CLICK this link for work in progress and updated weekly page of mostly free summer movies on Staten Island NYC.

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• CLICK on the red bar below to view our Staten Island holiday events section. We'll be updating the holiday events and holiday markets pages weekly through the rest of this year.
  • Then, after the New Year, we'll resume posting / updating events here, as this winter we intend to keep this up, as more vendors adjust to the global warming weather to extend their seasonal selling seasons.

• CLICK this link to view this and other current & upcoming Staten Island holiday markets & shops SI NYC.
• WORK IN PROGRESS - this weekend 11/16 & 17 - there are two holiday markets / fairs featured.

There are literally over a dozen(s) holiday markets and events on Staten Island. Use the link below to view the ones that are already open as well as the ones that will soon open. We'll post a few of them here each week, but to see them all you're going to have to visit the page dedicated to them.

CLICK this link to view this and other current & upcoming:

• Click here for Staten Island Holiday Events NYC
• Click here for Staten Island Parades and large Ethnic / Cultural Festivals NYC
• Click here for Staten Island street fairs & festivals NYC
• Click here for Staten Island holiday markets & shops SI NYC

WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ONLY ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

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