Philippine Independence Day

A great experience seeing everyone enjoy all the festivities supporting the Filipino culture. There’s a parade followed by an exhibit/​food area where it can get crowded very quickly. I’d suggest going to get food during the parade and/​or well after the parade is over since there were long lines for every single food option and it can get frustrating to wait in long lines.
The parade travels down Madison Ave. from about 38^th St. through 23^rd St. and ends at Madison Square Park. There’s a ton of floats supporting an array of interests for the Filipino community.
It’s great that this takes place in such a great area of the city.