Islandwoo.com » Parades & Culture http://islandwoo.com Interesting, Unique and Free Things To Do in NYC with Photos, Videos, and Tips Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Unique (& Free) Things To Do In NYC This Summer – August Events http://islandwoo.com/unique-free-things-to-do-in-nyc-this-summer-august-events/ http://islandwoo.com/unique-free-things-to-do-in-nyc-this-summer-august-events/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:56:39 +0000 wdoubleo http://islandwoo.com/?p=1617 Opera is just one of many Free and Unique events in August in NYC

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NYC 2009 Chinese New Year Parade - Dragon Dance

One of the absolute best ways to celebrate diversity in New York City is to partake in the many cultural celebrations happening around the city. Today is the 10th Annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival. The parade will wind through Chinatown along Mott, Canal, Bayard and East Broadway Streets. Location: Chinatown, Manhattan. Time: Sunday February 1, 2009, 12 noon – 3 pm

NYC 2009 Chinese New Year Parade - Fireworks

The spectacle features elaborate floats, marching bands, lion and dragon dances galore, Asian musicians, magicians, acrobats and procession by local organizations. Over 5,000 people are expected to march in the parade, which will start at Mott Street and promenade through practically every street in of Chinatown, finally dispersing at Worth Street. The parade is expected to conclude at 3:00 pm, at which time an outdoor cultural festival will take place on Bayard Street featuring more performances by musicians, dancers and martial artists.

A bit of a personal frustration – it took me about 1 hour of driving through Nolita and Soho area trying to find parking without success. Finally drove north of Houston to find a questionable spot that landed me a $65 parking ticket. For those of you New Yorkers that drive once in a while, you know how I feel.

When I finally made it down to Chinatown, I quickly realized why I put up with all the stress. It wasn’t the colors and sounds of the parade, the floats, or even the lion dances. I more thoroughly enjoyed being with the people – locals, tourists, kids – all having fun together with traditional fireworks shooting confetti high into the air and covering what was in the morning Bayard Street. You’ll see what I mean after you watch this video. What was your Chinese New Year celebration like?

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June 16 – The New York City Hare Krishna Parade this year showcased three huge floats that were led down 5th Avenue from 60th Street to Washington Square Park – a three mile route. Because the parade was only 3 floats deep, traffic was not blocked and cars and buses drove alongside the floats, which were pulled by volunteers from the crowd! What a spectacle for everyone shopping on 5th Avenue, and a very unique surprise for the tourists on the Big Apple Tour bus!

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