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When I originally heard about the Easter Fancy Hat Parade on 5th Avenue, I imagined it to be some society thing and perhaps that’s what it once was. But nowadays, anyway, the Easter Parade in NYC reminds me more of how the Village Halloween Parade used to be when I was a kid; lots of eccentric, artsy hats strolling around on top of eccentric, artsy heads. And stroll they do, rather than a regular parade where people march in one direction, at the Easter Parade people more mill about searching for cool hats, performers and other spectacles. I’m not a fan of crowds, but I am a fan of any activity in NYC kids that still maintains some quirkiness, so this one’s close, but I think probably worth the spectacle.

Want a preview of what the parade is like? To take a look at this video of the 2006 event Read more »