4th Annual Japan Parade: The 4th Annual Japan Parade returns this Saturday, May 10. The parade will take place at 1:00pm on Central Park West between W 67th Street and W 81st Street, and the street fair will be from 11:00am-5:00pm on W 72nd Street between Columbus and Central Park West. May is AAPI Heritage Month, and this year’s Grand Marshal is Japanese chef Masaharu Morimoto. The street fair will feature 25 food tents and interactive cultural experiences such as origami, calligraphy, and yukata fitting.
Multi-Block Street Fair: This Sunday, May 11, there will be a multi-block street fair on the east side of Broadway between W 60th and W 65th Street. The fair will begin at 10:00am, but set-up may begin as early as 8:00am. It will conclude by 6:00pm, but the breakdown may end as late as 8:00pm. Broadway will be closed to vehicular traffic for the duration of the event.
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