# [Columbus Day Parade](https://wknd.app/r/5v45fx/columbus-day-parade)

- When: 2026-10-12 11:30-15:30 (America/New_York)
- Scarcity: one_day
- Cadence: once
- Where: Fifth Avenue & 44th Street, New York, NY 10036 (40.75845, -73.9759)
- Ages: all ages
- Price: free
- Category: civic
- Topics: fall, parade, italian-american, fifth-avenue, heritage
- About: The 82nd annual Columbus Day Parade, the world's largest celebration of Italian American heritage, steps off on Fifth Avenue. Marching bands, floats, classic Italian cars and tens of thousands of marchers parade from Midtown to the Upper East Side. The 2026 grand marshal is Ray Dalio, and this edition honors 250 years of Italian contribution to America.
- Source: https://columbuscitizens.org/
- Status: This event took place on Monday, October 12.
- Feed: [Fall events in NYC](https://wknd.app/f/u3w9tm/fall-events-in-nyc)

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