NYC Village Halloween Parade 2026: Theme and Route

www.timeout.com/newyork: New Yorkers, start stretching. The Village Halloween Parade is returning on Saturday, October 31, and its newly announced theme gives you permission to show a little skin, bare your bones or dance like nobody’s watching. This year, it’s “Body & Soul.”

Squirrel Hill Lunar New Year parade canceled amid ICE fears

90.5 WESA: Squirrel Hill’s annual Lunar New Year celebration has been canceled this year, amid fears in Pittsburgh’s Asian community about the surge in federal immigration enforcement. The decision was made in January, according to Maria Cohen, executive director of the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition, and was made in partnership with the Pittsburgh chapter of the OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates.

KAWS and Labubus To Take Over Hong Kong For “Water Parade”

mymodernmet.com: Next month, Hong Kong will welcome a unique sight. Local creative brand AllRightsReserved will bring the first ever “Water Parade” to the world-famous Victoria Harbor, featuring some beloved characters such as Labubus, Grimace, Doraemon, and Elmo from Sesame Street with a KAWS twist.

Subway Serves Up a Giant Floating Submarine Sandwich

Nerdist: A submarine, also known as a hoagie, hero, or grinder, is a perfect food. It’s a mini loaf of bread you can fill with a seemingly endless number of options to satiate your own tastes. Whether you desire Italian cold cuts or a mini Thanksgiving feast, it can deliver what you desire. In an easy to hold meal you can consume by yourself, or share/split (so you can try two different ones). Like I said, perfect. The only way to improve a sub is to make it bigger.

With Mardi Gras Parades Canceled, New Orleans Residents Are Turning Their Houses Into Floats

Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine: Under normal circumstances, New Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebrations are veritable bacchanals filled with throngs of people throwing gold, green and purple beads from ornately decorated parade floats. Amid a global pandemic, however, pressing against crowds of strangers is a more frightening than festive prospect.

Macy’s plans smaller but camera-ready Thanksgiving parade

PBS NewsHour: A Macy’s Thanksgiving parade reimagined for the coronavirus pandemic will feature floats, performers and giant balloons along a one-block stretch of 34th Street in front of the retailer’s flagship Manhattan store, Macy’s officials announced Monday.