Staten Island Parades NYC 2025

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC

April 25, 2025 / 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. Pay attention to the dates / year as asterisked events have NOT been updated to 2025.

The parades include the Staten Island St. Patrick's Day Parade in March, Easter celebrations in April, the Staten Island Memorial Day Parade in May, the Polish Cultural Festival honoring St. Stanislaus, Filipino Parade, and Juneteenth celebrations in June, the Travis Independence Day Parade and the Festival on the Mount in July, the Richmond County Fair and Fig Festival in September, the Westerleigh Folk Festival, the Art on the Fence Show, SI Mexican Independence Parade and the Staten Island Columbus Day Celebration [formerly a parade] in October, and the NYC Marathon and the Staten Island Veterans Day Parade in November. And actually quite a bit more - scroll down to see for yourself.

We have also included a number of the larger cultural festivals here as well.

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 2025

Schedule of Parades and Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC

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January Parades & Cultural Festivals in Staten Island NYC 2025

• 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 2025

• 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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March Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2025

• 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.

• LATE POST _ Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 11 am to 2 pm - Prideful Crewneck Crafts - at the Pride Center at 66 Willow Avenue on Staten Island. St Patrick's Parade outfits workshop in preparation for gays marching alongside their family and friends in the St. Patricks Day Parade on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org

• Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 11 am to 3 pm - 61st Annual Staten Island St. Pat's Parade - begins at Harts Blvd marching along Forest Avenue in the Westerleigh / Elm Park neighborhoods to Jewett Avenue, in the West New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island. The parade congregates between 11.30 am / 12.30 pm [after a church service at Blessed Sacrament in West Brighton] and lasts between one to two hours, but the celebrating continues after the parade. This year - 2025 - members of the LGBTQ community have been invited for the first time to participate and march in the parade and they have accepted, so it's likely to be one of the biggest St Pat's Parades on Staten Island, ever. The Staten Island Parade is the last St. Pat's Parades within NYC to welcome LGBTQ marchers. The parade is organized by the Richmond County St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee and not the Ancient Order of Hiberians.

• CLOSED & 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 29, 2025 beginning shortly after sunrise there's a 'Partial' Solar Eclipse in NYC. The peak darkening period may be missed as it is only a partial in the morning after sunrise. Be sure to take proper precautions 1) in evaluating any eyewear you use to view it, and 2) if you do view it, do so briefly, as staring at the sun can cause severe eye damage. The NY Public Library is handing out free solar eclipse glasses. The next total eclipse of the sun is May 1, 2079 - so don't hold your breath.

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.

• Randall Manor _ Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities - at Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Street in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be over 40 local vendors selling artisanal goods, food, music, entertainment and information. https://snug-harbor.org

• 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

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

• Staten Island _ Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 am to 4 pm - NYC DOT Earth Day / Declares 54 Car Free Streets - in all five boroughs of NYC. At various locations around NYC including (locations) in each borough - Bronx (9), Brooklyn (19), Manhattan (16), Queens (8) and Staten Island (2). For details and interactive map of 2025 locations, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/earthday.shtml

• Princes Bay _ Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 8 am to 9 pm - Sri Lankan New Year Festival - at Wolf Pond Park at 420 Cornelia Avenue in the Princes Bay neighborhood of Staten Island NYC. Free breakfast & lunch. For details copy & paste - https://www.vivalanka.com/slcommunity/events/sri-lankan-new-year-festival-usa-april-27-2025/

• 2025 UPDATE _ Appears to be on Hiatus _ OLD - NOTE DATE / YEAR _ * Stapleton _ Sunday, April 21, 2024 from 8 am to 4 pm - the Tour de Staten Island Bike Ride - for cyclists of all ages, organized by Transportation Alternatives. The bike ride begins at Whitehall Ferry Terminal at the southeastern tip of Manhattan and ends at URBY, an apartment complex at 8 Navy Pier Court along the waterfront in Stapleton. There are 50 mile and 35 mile routes and there's an after party with food, entertainment and shopping from 12 noon to 4 pm. For details and $29 tickets see - https://transalt.org/events
  • FYI _ The 5 Boro Bike Ride is 5/4/25 - see details below.

May Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2025

• Staten Island & NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, May 2, 3 & 4, 2025 at various times but generally from 10 am to 5 pm - Janes Walk Weekend - at 200 locations in all five boroughs. Various art, culture, history and architectural tours throughout all five boros of NYC. Free. They describe the event as follows, " ... MAS staff organize a fleet of volunteer walk leaders, to create 200+ FREE, in-person, virtual, and on-demand walks with over 10,000 participants ... During Jane’s Walk NYC weekend, the simple act of exploring the city is enhanced with personal observations, local history, and civic engagement."... Organized by the Municipal Art Society. Not a street fair so much as a streets tour. For details including a map of locations, copy & paste - https://www.mas.org/janes-walk-nyc-2025/

• Tottenville _ Saturday, May 3, 2025 from 12 noon - 4 pm - Outdoor Market - at the Conference House Park at 7455 Hylan Blvd in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island on the Great Lawn. Items include home decor and trinkets, hand poured candles, sweet treats. From 1 - 3.30 pm there will also be live music. St fairs / art festivals in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island.

• Historic Richmond Town _ Sunday, May 4, 2025 from 9 am to 3.30 pm - Yankee Peddler Day - in Historic Richmond Town on Staten Island. Last year the event is described as "... Whether you are a serious collector, or are completely new to the thrifting experience ... you may just find that hidden piece of Americana that your family will cherish for generations to come ... All proceeds for this event benefit Historic Richmond Town." Street fairs & flea markets on Staten Island. There's a rain date of Sunday, May 18, 2025. For details, copy & paste - https://www.historicrichmondtown.org

• Staten Island & NYC - Sunday, May 4, 2025 first wave beginning at 7.30 am & officially over at 6 pm - 5 Boro Bike Ride. It starts between Canal Street and the Battery in Manhattan, depending on the cyclist wave folks are in. And it ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. Not a street fair per se, but rather a major cycling event. For details, copy & paste - https://www.bike.nyc

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WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

• * St. George / Randall Manor / West Brighton _ Friday, May 17 & Saturday, June 1 & Thursday, June 20, 2024 at various times for various events - the Staten Island Pridefest. SI Pridefest runs events thru most of May & June. Friday, May 17 from 6 to 8 pm they're hosting an Art Fair where art is being sold by artists at the Empire Outlets Mall in St. George [free entry]. On Saturday, June 1 from 12 noon to 5 pm they're hosting a Pride Fest including food, vendors, arts, crafts and entertainment at Snug Harbor Cultural Center in Randall Manor [free entry]. And on Thursday, June 20 from 6.30 to 9.30 pm they're hosting the 9th Annual Winestock at Stone House at Clove Lakes [$86 for wine tastings, food & fundraiser]. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pride-fest-2024-events

• * Sunday, May 19, 2024 from 10 am - 4 pm - The Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt. Begins at either the Postcards, which is the name of the Staten Island 911 Memorial, on Bank Street in St. George along the waterfront just west of the SI Ferry, or at the Conference House in Tottenville. The cost is $35 per carload or $15 per bicycle / motorcycle. Teams of 2 - 3 are recommended to drive, navigate and shoot photos. For details and tickets copy & paste - https://lighthousemuseum.org/event/great-staten-island-lighthouse-hunt-3/

• * Port Richmond _ Saturday, May 18, 2024 beginning at 11 am - Port Richmond Banner Celebration - in Veterans' Park at Park Avenue & Bennett Street.For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/copy-of-veteran-s-events-2022 - the url says 2022, but the page contains 2024 info.

• * New Brighton / Westerleigh _ Monday, May 27, 2024 beginning at 12 noon - The Staten Island Memorial Day Parade - in West New Brighton / Sliver Lake begins at Hart Blvd and Forest Avenue, marching down Forest Avenue and ending at Jewett [in 2023 continued further down to Decker Avenue] in Westerleigh / Elm Park. Organized by the United Staten Island Verterans Organization. Staten Island Fleet Week & Memorial Day parades on SI NYC. For details copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/usivostatenislandny/

• * Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - Staten Island Fleet Week at the Homeport Pier on Staten Island. A number of U.S. Navy ships, Coast Guard ships, as well as a NATO ship from Germany are docked in Manhattan and Staten Island [see details above under Manhattan]. A number of events are planned in both locations, including free boat tours. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Stapleton _ Wednesday, May 22 - Tuesday, May 28, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Staten Island Fleet Week Boat Tours - at Home Port Pier at 305 Front Street in Stapleton. The boats available for touring this year include the USS Marinette, The U.S Coast Guard Cutter Katherine Walker and Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun. Free. On Saturday, May 25, beginning at 12.30 pm there will be a concet at The USS Sullivan Homeport Pier at 305 Front Street. Free. Fleet Week began with a parade of ships coming into NYC Harbor Wednesday morning May 22nd. Fleet Week in NYC began in 1984, and has been held mostly continuously since then, with a few years of exceptions. Last year about 2,400 plus sailors participated, but I'm uncertain what the headcount is for 2024. In the Stapleton neighborhood at the northeast tip of Staten Island. For details of the tours and other events copy & paste - https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/

• * Saturday, May 25, 2024 - NYC Beaches Open for the Summer.

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WE UPDATE WEEKLY. ASTERISKED EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED. Pay Attention to Dates / Years.

June Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * Stapleton _ Saturdays & Sundays, June 1, 2 & 8, 9, 2024 from 3 to 10 pm - Maker Park Radio Punk Rock Mini Golf - at 450 Front Street in Stapleton on Staten Island. There will be entertainment by seven different musical / arts groups and about a dozen different vendors. For details copy & paste - FB - https://www.facebook.com/MakerParkRadio/ or https://makerparkradio.nyc

• * New Dorp _ Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 9 am to 2 pm - 9th Annual New Dorp Car & Jeep & Food Truck Festival - at New Dorp High School at 465 New Dorp Lane in New Dorp on Staten Island. Proceeds go to the New Dorp High School football team. All makes & models welcome. Entry $20 / car and $5 per person. For details contact Chris at 646.752.2501.

• * Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 7, 8 & 9, 2024 beginning at 6 pm - midnight, 12 noon - 10 pm & 12 noon - 8 pm respectively - Food Truck Festival on the Mount. At Mount Loretto at 6581 Hylan Blvd. Admission $5 and the food is pay as you go. About 20 food trucks will be serving. Food festivals on Staten Island. For details see - https://cc-si.org.

• * Friday, June 14, 2024 - Flag Day Celebration in Port Richmond on Staten Island. You can return old or damaged flags at the VFW Post at 49 The Blvd on Staten Island. The flags will be flying. For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/copy-of-veteran-s-events-2022 - note the url says 2022, but the page has been updated to 2024.

• * I don't see Anything for 2024 _ Sunday, June 11, 2023 beginning at 10 am - a Filipino Independence Day celebration at Sacred Heart Church at 981 Castleton Avenue in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island. For details see - https://newyorkpcg.org/pcgny/2023/06/26/staten-island-celebrates-first-philippine-independence-day-event/.

• * Port Richmond _ Friday, June 14, 2024 - Flag Day Celebration. You can return old or damaged flags at the VFW Post at 49 The Blvd on Staten Island. The flags will be flying in Port Richmond on Staten Island. For details copy & paste - https://www.portrichmondstrong.com/copy-of-veteran-s-events-2022 - note the url says 2022, but the page has been updated to 2024.

• * Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11 am - 6 pm - 3rd Annual Juneteenth Parade & Freedom Celebration at School Road and Bay Street outside of Fort Wadsworth at von Briesen Park on Staten Island. The parade line up begins at 11 am, the parade at 12 noon and marches down Bay Street generally ending around 1 pm at Tappan Park at Bay Street between Water and Canal streets. 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/

• * St George _ Sunday, June 16, 2024 from 11 am to 2 pm - Fathers Day Lighthouse Boat Tour Circumnavigating Staten Island. The tour departs from the NYC Fast Ferry dock which is near the 911 Memorial just west of the Staten Island Ferry dock. For details and $65 / $45 / $15 tickets see https://lighthousemuseum.org/

• * West Brighton / Silver Lake _ Thursday, June 20 from 6.30 to 9.30 pm - Staten Island Pridefest - they're hosting the 9th Annual Winestock at Stone House at Clove Lakes [$86 for wine tastings, food & fundraiser]. SI Pridefest runs events thru most of May & June. For details see - https://www.pridecentersi.org/pride-fest-2024-events

• * Friday June 21, 2024 - Make Music New York returns for its 18th year. They are coming to numerous locations around the entire city at various times on the day of Summer Solstice in all five boroughs of NYC. For details and for a schedule, see https://www.makemusicday.org/ny/listings or https://makemusicny.org

• * Randall Manor _ Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Juneteenth Freedom Festival - at Snug Harbor at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. Numerous activities for all ages. History, entertainment, activities, food and merchandise. Free. For details, copy & paste - https://snug-harbor.org

• * Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 12 noon to 8 pm - 15th Annual Polish Cultural Festival honoring St. Stanislaus. On the South Meadow Lawn at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Drive in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. The event includes arts, crafts, food, music, dance and shopping. Organized by the St. Stanislaus Kostka Church of 109 York Avenue in the New Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island. For details and $10 tickets [kids age 12 & under are free] see - https://snug-harbor.org

July Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * Historic Richmond Town _ Thursday, July 4, 2024 from 10 am - 4 pm - Independence Day Festival at Historic Richmond Town. At Historic Richmond Town at 441 Clarke Avenue. George Washington & Benjamin Franklin and others host an Independence celebration in an historic setting with old fashioned Americana events and projects. Activities include fireworks, food, muskets and meeting artisans, tradesmen, tin makers, carpenters, broom and basket makers and visiting a native American encampment. The following will also be open in the town of living history -  Carpenter's Shop, Tin Shop, Stephen's Black House, Broom Making - Kruser-Finley House, Basket Maker's House, Pie Baking - Guyon-Lake-Tysen House, Guyon Tavern, Native Encampment and Tableaux Vivants in the Historical Museum. Tickets are $16. For details & tickets see - https://www.historicrichmondtown.org/

• * Travis Town _ Thursday, July 4th, 2024 beginning at 11.30 am - Travis Independence Day Parade and celebration that harks back to a simpler time. The roads close at 11.30 am. The ceremonies begin at 12 noon at Independence Park honoring some of the local parade celebrities. The parade starts at 12.30 pm. The parade route is triangular - from Showplace Center, marches west on Victory Blvd to Glen Street. Then to Cannon Avenue, before heading south on Victory Blvd ending at 141 East Service Road at the Showplace Center. 4th of July parades on Staten Island. For tickets and details copy & paste - https://travisparade.org/

• For Staten Island July 4th fireworks events, celebrations and parade - also see the front page.

• * Sunday, July 7, 2024 beginning at 4 pm, there's a free concert being performed by the Staten Island Philharmonic featuring "All American Patriotic Music" at the Conference House at 7455 Hylan Blvd in Tottenville. It's a good old fashioned Americana afternoon. For details, copy & paste - https://conferencehouse.org

• * NYC _ Saturday, July 13, 2024 - City of Water Day - Events all around NYC. For details, copy & paste - https://www.cityofwaterday.org

• * Rosebank _ Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays & Tuesday, July 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20 & 21, 2024 beginning at 7.30 pm each evening - 121st Annual Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. At the Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 243 Virginia Avenue in Rosebank on Staten Island. Every night there's entertainment and food, and likely, as in the past, shopping and rides. Free admission, but no food or drink allowed to be brought in from the outside. The feast day of the event is Tuesday, July 16, when there's an 11 am mass at the Church of St. Joseph and Mary Immaculate. For details, copy & paste - https://www.facebook.com/mountcarmelgrottorosebank/

• Brief History. In the past they held a mass at St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Rosebank at 11 am and in the evening there will be simple food available in the grotto field for a donation. In 2019 there was the 116th festival which included food, entertainment, shopping and rides. In 2019 it started with a 9 am parade that preceded the opening mass and a four day festival from Thursday through Sunday that ran from 10 - 6 pm and later. In 2020 it was cancelled because of the pandemic. In 2021 it was slimmed down. Staten Island street fairs / festivals in Rosebank. Tel 347.204.5203.

• * Stapleton _ Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 5 to 11 pm - Maker Park Radio 7th Annual Music & Art Fest - at 450 Front Street in the Stapleton / Tompkinsville neighborhood of Staten Island NYC, within walking distance of the Staten Island Ferry. There will be live entertainment and about a dozen local food and craft [and records?] vendors. For details and $20 / $15 tickets see - https://makerparkradio.nyc or FB - https://www.facebook.com/MakerParkRadio/

• * Queens & Staten Island _ Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 7 am to 3 pm - Summer Streets - There will be street closures to autos and trucks along Vernon Boulevard between 44 Drive and 30 Road in Queens and along Broadway between Richmond Terrace and Clove Road on Staten Island. People are welcome to bike, stroll, skateboard and whatnot. For details, copy & paste - https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml

• * Sunday, July 28 2024 beginning at 9 am with Kickstands up at 11.30 am w/ After Party from 2 to 6 pm - The Rolling Thunder 3 Boro Run. Depart from West Shore Little League at 340 Walker Street. This is a police escorted memorial run to raise funds for D.A.V. and local veterans. The after party will include music, food and beverages with rides to the kids. Admission is $20 / bike and $10 per passenger. This is organized by Rolling Thunder and the Rotary Clubs of Staten Island. For details see - http://www.rollingthunder2ny.com/

August Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * Friday, August 2, 2024 from 5.30 to 11 pm - the Annual Lightkeepers Gala. It's a dinner cruise fundraiser for the SI Lighthouse Museum. Ticketed event at $225 on up - https://lighthousemuseum.org

• * Tompkinsville _ Sunday, August 4, 2024 from 12 noon to 8 pm - 1st Flagship Brewery Flea Market - at the Flagship Brewery at 40 Minthorne Street in the Tompkinsville neighborhood on Staten Island. Over a half dozen local vendors will be there. Free entry.

• * Randall Manor _ Sunday, August 11, 2024 from 12 noon to 7 pm - Geek Out SI - at Snug Harbor on the South Meadow Lawn. For details see - https://snug-harbor.org

• * Randall Manor _ Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Project Caribbean Festival - on the South Meadow Lawn at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace in Randall Manor. The event includes food, music, dance and shopping. For details and free tickets see - https://snug-harbor.org

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• Sunday, August 6, 2023 11 am to 2 pm - The Lower New York Harbor, and Ambrose Channel to Sandy Hook and Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey Toura. The event is described as follows, " ... this exciting boat tour, familiarizes passengers with key lighthouses that facilitate safe passage from the Atlantic Ocean into Lower New York Harbor ... We explore a total of nine lighthouses: Battery Weed Light located atop Fort Wadsworth, the Coney Island Lighthouse, West Bank and Romer Shoals Lighthouses, the Sandy Hook Light, The Twin Lighthouses of Navesink at Atlantic Highlands, the Staten Island Rear Range at Richmond Hill, the New Dorp Light, and the Elm Tree Beacon at Miller Field, also located in New Dorp. For more information and $75 / $50 tickets see url below.
• Location. At 200 The Promenade in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island.
• Contact. https://lighthousemuseum.org/

• Friday, August 11, 2023 from 3 - 9.30 pm there's a Hip Hop Block Party at Castleton & Davis Avenues on Staten Island. Entertainment includes performances by DJ Red Alert, DJ Prince Paul, DJ Drewski, Statik Selektah, DJ Evil Dee KRS-One, Jungle Brothers, Nems and Dres from Black Sheep. FREE.

September Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * Heartland Village _ Friday - Sunday, August 16 to September 1, 2024 at 2 pm / 5 pm / 7.30 or 8 pm - Do Portugal Circus - at the Staten Island Mall at 2655 Richmond Avenue in the Heartland Village neighborhood of Staten Island. For details and $20 / $30 / $50 tickets see - https://www.doportugalcircus.com.

• * Historic Richmond Town _ Saturday, Sunday & Monday, August 31 - September 2, 2024 from 12 noon - 8 pm. Richmond County Fair - At Historic Richmond Town at 441 Clarke Avenue. Food, music, carnival, crafts, living history, entertainment & shopping for families and folks of all ages. Admission $8 kids / $13 seniors / $18 adults & kids age 5 and under are free. Staten Island street fairs / festivals in Historic Richmond Town. One of the biggest events on Staten Island. For details see - https://www.historicrichmondtown.org

• * Tottenville _ Sunday, September 1, 2024 from 4 - 5.30 pm - The SI Philharmonic performs the British are Coming - At the Conference House at 7455 Hylan Blvd in Tottenville on Staten Island. FREE.

• * Randall Manor _ Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11 am to 4 pm - Pig Island Festival - at Snug Harbor Cultural Center. They described it as follows, "... this pork-laden festival [includes 20 chefs who] compete for the most delicious porcine dishes. There will also be craft beer, hard cider, spirits and other food offerings – all-included with a general admissions ticket ... " In the South Meadow at Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighborhood on Staten Island. Staten Island street fair / festival in Randall Manor - Admission $60 & up to $750. For details see - https://snug-harbor.org

• * Tottenville _ Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 11 am - 4 pm. 1776 Peace Conference Celebration - There's an historical reenactment of the effort made by Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to obtain peace with Britain as the war for indepence was breaking out. At the Conference House in Tottenville on Staten Island. Admission suggested donation of $5. For details and tickets see - https://www.conferencehouse.org/

• * Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 13, 14 & 15, 2024 from 6 to 11 pm Fri, 2 to 11 pm Sat and 2 to 10 pm Sunday - Greek Festival. Greek food, music and dance at Holy Trinity - St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at 1641 Richmond Avenue in the Bulls Head neighborhood on Staten Island. Admission $2 and kids under age five free. For details see - https://www.yasas.com/greek/festivals/usa/ or https://www.facebook.com/p/Holy-Trinity-St-Nicholas-Greek-Orthodox-Church-100064629341865/ or https://htsaintnicholas.ny.goarch.org/

• * Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 2 to 6 pm - The Fig Festival - at the National Lighthouse Museum at 200 The Promenade at Lighthouse Point in St. George neighborhood of Staten Island. The festival includes all things fig / ficus related. It's a quirky food festival centered around the fig, but includes music, arts, crafts and other foods. This year a Fig King will be crowned. Staten Island street fairs / festivals in St. George. $5 suggested donation. For details see - https://lighthousemuseum.org

• * Port Richmond _ Sunday, September 15, 2024 from 2 to 7 pm, there's the Mexican Independence Parade on Staten Island. The parade begins at La Colmena at 774 Port Richmond Avenue marching down to Veterans Park, ending at Park Avenue and Bennett Street in the Port Richmond neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be live music and dance performances, food vendors and shopping. Free. For further information see - https://www.lacolmenanyc.org/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/lacolmenanyc/

• * Saturday, September 21 & October 19, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Street in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be over 40 local vendors selling artisanal goods, food, music, entertainment and information. For details, copy & paste - https://snug-harbor.org

• * Bulls Head _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, September 20, 21 & 22, 2024 from 6 pm to 11 pm, 2 pm to 11 pm and from 2 pm to 10 pm respectively - Greek Festival - at Holy Trinity Church St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at 1641 Richmond Avenue on Staten Island NYC. Food, music and dance. For details see - https://ny.goarch.org/

• * Travis _ Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 10 am to 4 pm - Nansen Lodge Heritage Fair - at 3441 Victory Blvd in Travis neighborhood of Staten Island NYC. Viking arts, crafts, food and entertainment. Free admission.

• * Westerleigh _ Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 11 am to 7 pm - 17th Annual Westerleigh Folk Music and Art Festival aka West Fest. At Westerleigh Park off Jewett Avenue at the corner of [125] Neal Dow and Maine Avenues in the Westerleigh neighborhood on Staten Island. This Staten Island festival in Westerleigh Park centers around live music on three stages, and includes 40 arts & crafts vendors, an art expo and smart food truck vendors will likely show. Free. For details & weather updates see - https://www.facebook.com/WesterleighFolkFest

• * Randall Manor _ Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 11 am to 5 pm - 74rd Annual Fence Show at Snug Harbor. At the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. This is a long-running tradition featuring 140 artists who sell their creations on the Snug Harbor lawn. Last year they added a biergarten, where you could pay $25 for a German pretzel and a couple of homebrew club tastings. This year there wasn't any mention of that one way or the other. For details see - https://www.statenislandmuseum.org/event/74th-annual-fence-show/

• * Dongan Hills _ Saturday & Sunday, September 27 & 28, 2024 from 2.30 to 8 pm and from 10 am to 4 pm respectively, St. Ann's Comic Book Carnival. At St. Ann's at 125 Cromwelll Avenue in Dongan Hills on Staten Island. Food, music and comic book vendors. Proceeds go to St. Ann School renovations. For details see - FB - https://www.facebook.com/StAnnComicBook/

• * New Dorp _ Sunday, September 29, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm - New Dorp Classic, Antique, Custom & Exotic Car Show - along New Dorp Lane between Hylan Blvd and South Railroad Avenue in the New Dorp neighborhood of Staten Island. The show includes music, entertainment, vendors and the car show. Free to attend and $25 to enter your car which is done on site beginning at 7 am. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/ExploreNewDorp

DIDN'T RETURN IN 2024

• * DID NOT APPEAR TO RETURN IN 2024 _ Randall Manor _ Saturday & Sunday, September 23 & 24, 2023 from 11 am to 8 pm - Snug Harbor Dance Festival. Many different classes ranging from one to two hours by various instructors, many of whom are local. Free / Pay What You Will. The event is being hosted at various buildings at Snug Harbor including the Botanical Garden on located at 1000 Richmond Terrace in the Randall Manor neighobrhood of Staten Island. The buildings includes the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Cottage Row, the Snug Harbor Wetlands, Building G / The Dance Center, Leah Mitchell Studio – G202 on 2nd floor. Free. Not a street fair per se, but a festival of dance. This event will move indoors if there's inclement weather. For details see - https://snug-harbor.org.

October Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * St. George _ Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 12 noon to 7 pm - The Rolling Thunder / Staten Island Oktoberfest at the SIUH Ballpark aka Ferry Hawks Stadium at 75 Richmond Terrace in St. George near the Staten Island Ferry Terminal. There will be food, beer, rides, games, shopping and live entertainment. Admission is $10. Proceeds go to Veterans in Need and it's organized by Rolling Thunder and the Rotary Clubs of Staten Island. For details see - https://sioktoberfest.com/ - FYI I could not find a link to any tickets on their website nor Facebook page, so I think you'll have to buy them at the door unless they discover and correct their error before then.

• * St George _ Sunday, October 6, 2024 from 12 noon to 6 pm - Lighthouse Point Fest. At 200 The Promenade in the St. George neighborhood. The festival includes live bands, local vendors of arts & crafts, food and programs for adults & kids. $3 suggested donation & $7 with chowder sampling. Staten Island street fairs / festivals in St. George. For details see - https://lighthousemuseum.org.

• * Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13, 2024 from 12 noon - 6 Saturday, and until 5 pm Sunday - 13th Annual Fall Festival and Italian Exotic Car Show - at Case Belvedere at 79 Howard Avenue in the Silver Lake neighborhood near Grymes Hill and just south of Tompkinsville on Staten Island. In prior years there's been a Friday night members only event, but I don't see anything like that for this year [2024]. The event features luxurious, classic and performance Italian autos on the lawn, along with Italian food and drink, and live entertainment. This is a Staten Island festival more than a fair in Silver Lake near the Grymes Hill and Tompkinsville neighborhoods of Staten Island. See Casa Belvedere Italian Cultural Foundation for details. Admission $10. Kids under 12 free. For details see - https://casa-belvedere.org/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/casabelvederesi

• * Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday, October 11 to 14, 2024, opening from 6 to 11 pm Friday, & from 12 noon until 11 pm [fireworks show Saturday night], 9 pm and 6 pm respectively - Fall Festival at Mount Loretto at the CYO MIV Community Center at Mount Loretto at 6447 [near 6581] Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island [near Prince's Bay & Pleasant Plains]. Fireworks on Saturday evening October 12th, 2024 - rest of update of info below coming next week. Kids age 10 and under are free. For $5 / person tickets and details see - https://cc-si.org/ or FB - https://www.facebook.com/CatholicCharitiesOfSI
• Editor's Note. This is a bit different from the Fall Festival on the Mount on October 26 & 27, 2024. Both events are held around the same location. This Staten Island Halloween party [10/26 & 10/27/24] includes Staten Island's largest pumpkin patch, DJ, food, pony rides, petting zoo, beer and sangria wine, and some entertainment. Donation Adults / Kids 10 & under free / Parking $5.

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• * Randall Manor _ Friday, October 18, 2024, from 6.30 to 11 pm - The Snug Harbor 39th Annual Neptune Ball at Snug Harbor Cultural Center. For details and $250 / $350 / $400 tickets see - https://snug-harbor.org. THIS MOVED FROM LATE SEPTEMBER 2023 TO LATE OCTOBER 2024.

• * NYC _ Friday, Saturday & Sunday, October 18, 19 & 20, 2024 - Open House NY - at various times and at 270 locations in all five boroughs. An opportunity to tour many of NYC's historic and cultural destinations for free. For details see - https://ohny.org

• * Clay Pits Pond State Park _ Oktoberfest at Killmeyers Tavern at 4254 Arthur Kill Road in Clay Pits Pond State Park on Staten Island. A celebration of Bavarian food, music and culture at an old time Bavarian bar and biergarten. For details see - WS - https://killmeyers.com or FB - https://www.facebook.com/killmeyers

• * Randall Manor _ Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 12 noon to 5 pm - Cottage Row Curiosities at Snug Harbor Cultural Center at 1000 Richmond Terrace Street in the Randall Manor neighborhood of Staten Island. There will be over 40 local vendors selling artisanal goods, food, music, entertainment and information. For details, copy & paste - https://snug-harbor.org

• * Ocean Breeze _ Saturday, October 26, 2024 from 10 am to 2 pm - Ocean Breeze Fall Festival. In Ocean Breeze Park near the Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach. A Hallloween Pumpkin Patch & Food trucks and a waterfront view. This is a Halloween / Fall celebration, NOT a Staten Island street fair in Ocean Breeze Park on Staten Island. For details see NYC Parks Dept at - https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2024/10/26/ocean-breeze-fall-festival

• * Charleston _ Saturday & Sunday, October 26 & 27, 2024 - rest of update of info below coming shortly.
• from 6 pm - 11 pm Fri, Saturday 12 noon - 11 pm, Sunday 12 noon - 9 pm, Monday 12 noon - 6 pm - Italian Festival at the Mount. At Mount Loretto at 6481 Hylan Blvd in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island [near Prince's Bay & Pleasant Plains]. The event includes food, beer, rides, culture and entertainment. This replaced the Columbus Day Parade celebration in New Dorp starting in 2014. Admission $5 Adults / Kids 10 & under free. Parking $5 / vehicle. For details, contact info & tickets see - https://cc-si.org/staten-island-feast-2/

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• POST FACTO NOTICE _ ANNOUNCED CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN _ Westerleigh _ Rescheduled from September Rain Out _ Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 11 am - 7 pm - 16th Annual Westerleigh Folk Music and Art Festival. At Westerleigh Park off Jewett Avenue at the corner of Neal Dow and Maine Avenues in the Westerleigh neighborhood on Staten Island. This Staten Island festival in Westerleigh Park centers around live music on three stages, and includes 40 arts & crafts vendors, an art expo and smart food truck vendors will likely show. Free. For details & weather updates see - https://www.facebook.com/WesterleighFolkFest/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/6320788791375688

November Parades & Cultural Festivals on Staten Island NYC 2024

• * Tottenville _ Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 8 am to 3 pm - Cranberry Festival. At Bethel United Methodist Church at 7033 Amboy Road in the Tottenville neighborhood of Staten Island. Breakfast begins at 8 am, lunch is served at 12.30 pm, both including numerous delicious cranberry eats. There's a flea market in between the two meals and a bake sale in the afternoon. For details see - http://www.bethelumcsi.com/cranberry-festival.html

• * NYC _ Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2 am - Daylight Savings Time Ends. This is where we will 'fall back' by moving our clocks back one hour starting at 2 am Sunday, or before going to bed Saturday night.

• * NYC _ Sunday, November 3, 2024 from 8 am - 5 pm - The NYC Marathon runners begin congregating at Fort Wadsworth at the foot of the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge on Staten Island beginning at 7 am. The Professional Wheelchairs take off at 8 am, the Handcyclists at 8.22 am, the Professional Women at 8.40 am, and the Professional Men at 9.05 am, with the last wave at 11.40 am. Staten Island is the starting poinit, while Brooklyn is the first leg, the Queens segment of the course is around the midpoint before heading into Manhattan, then north to the Bronx over the Willis Avenue Bridge, where they do a U turn by heading west over the Madison Avenue Bridge before turning south into Manhattan and Central Park. Use the link to the front page below to view a map of the Marathon course for 2022.
  • So you can do some math to figure out when to greet them in your borough. The fastest men complete the race in a bit more than two hours, while the average is 4 hours and 40 minutes. The midpoint is in Queens. The biggest wave of runners travel through Queens around 11 am, so you can figure out the rest. The weather is expected to be pleasant. Enjoy.

• * Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 6 am to 9 pm - Election / Voting. For details see - https://www.nycvotes.org.

• * Grymes Hill _ Thursday, November 8, 2024 from 10.30 to 11.30 am - Veterans Day Remembrance event held at the War Memorial at the Spiro Sports Center at Wagner College at 1 Campus Road in Grymes Hill. In 2022 the event was described as follows: "... Alumni and friends are invited to join together on campus as we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country with the 12th [in 2024 it's the 14th] annual Wagner College Veteran's Day Remembrance, hosted by the brothers of Delta Nu and the Wagner College Alumni Association ... The Delta Nu War Memorial located outside the Spiro Sports Center reminds us of the great sacrifice our veterans have made for this country and the global community. Light refreshments will be served in the Spiro Sports Center Ticket Lobby following the memorial...". For details see - https://wagner.edu/newsroom/events/

• * Unconfirmed but I think it's Happening _ Ocean Breeze _ Monday, November 11, 2024 at 11 am - Veterans Day Commemoration - Veterans will gather at Ocean Breeze Cemetery at 3315 Amboy Road to pay honor to those who served our nation in the military services. Speeches, taps and a rifle volley are part of the program. In 2022 the group then proceeded over to Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, which is the only African American cemetery in NYC, to pay their respects to a member who is buried there. For details see - https://oceanviewcemetery.org/veterans-section/

This Weekend Beginning 11.23.24 & the Following Weekdays

• * Rosebank _ Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10 am to 5 pm - St John's Holiday Fair at St. John's Episcopal Church at 1333 Bay Street on Staten Island. Vendors, crafts, raffles and likely food and beverages. For details see - https://www.facebook.com/stjohnssiny/ or https://www.stjohnssi.org/

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NOTE. The parade season for 2024 is mostly over, but there are plenty of Staten Island holiday events to enjoy. The next NYC parade is the Three Kings Parade on January 5, 2024 in Manhattan and Chinese New Year celebrations which, although technically occurs in February 2025, is oftentimes celebrated in advance of that locally.

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