Bring on the Blarney
Queens County St. Patrick's Day Parade in the Rockaways - March 1, 2008- Sun or snow the bagpipers will be there representing the Irish from throughout our great city. If you love parades, but don't like to get trampled in the tourist crowds of Manhattan, then head to the Rockaways. The whole neighborhood is out to cheer and they know to celebrate St. Pat's. (Pray for sunny weather.)
St. Pat's Gets Diverse
St. Pat's For All Parade in Sunnyside - March 2, 2008- A more local affair, the Sunnyside St. Patrick's Day parade is famous for welcoming gay and lesbian Irish groups, but the diversity doesn't stop there. Immigrant and community groups march because on St. Pat's, everyone's Irish for the day.
Celebrating the Holiday of Purim
Purim in Queens - March 16-23, 2008- On Purim, Jews celebrate how Esther saved the Jews of Persia from destruction, as recounted in in the Book of Esther. It's a holiday of carnivals, parades, food, and costumes.
Roll Out the Eggs and Have a Happy Easter
Easter in Queens - March 23, 2008 (with many events on March 22)- Christian across Queens celebrate the holiest day early this year in late March. Easter weekend you'll find packed churches, and also Easter egg hunts and more for the kids on both days of the weekend.
Richmond Gets Colorful
Phagwah Parade in Richmond Hill - March 22, 2008- After covering parades and marches throughout Queens for almost five years, I have to say the Phagwah Parade is unlike anything else. The kids run around spraying the parade floats and some innocent bystanders with colored dyes. It's all part of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, done to a Caribbean swing thanks to local Indo-Caribbeans from Guyana and Trinidad.
Got an event? See our Queens event listing guidelines, or post your event to the Queens, NY, Forum.
