Browsing: Parades & Holiday Festivals

Harlem’s 125th Street switches on its holiday lights with an illuminated parade on November 17, 2026.

Port Jefferson becomes a Victorian village for a weekend of carolers, parades, Santa and A Christmas Carol, the first weekend of December.

Lighthouse lightings, boat parades, village tree lightings and holiday fairs on Long Island’s East End.

Huntington Village kicks off the season with a parade, light displays and a tree lighting the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Music, performances, a grand tree lighting with Santa and a community decorated-tree competition in Stony Brook Village.

One of the largest balloon parades in the country kicks off the holidays in Stamford on Sunday, November 22, 2026.

The parade that kicks off Christmas in New York: route, viewing tips and timing for Thursday, November 26, 2026.

Watch the giant Macy’s balloons come to life on Thanksgiving Eve, November 25, 2026, on the Upper West Side.

Santa on the Green, weekend festival activities and a live-orchestra Nutcracker in historic Morristown.