{"id":298191,"date":"2025-10-12T20:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/298191\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T20:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:54:17","slug":"nycs-annual-columbus-day-parade-set-to-return-for-2025-see-the-route-and-road-closures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/298191\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s annual Columbus Day Parade set to return for 2025. See the route and road closures."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City&#8217;s annual Columbus Day Parade marches through Manhattan on Monday, celebrating Italian pride.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s parade may be impacted by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/noreaster-coastal-flood-threat-nyc-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">nor&#8217;easter that&#8217;s bringing high winds and heavy rain<\/a> Sunday into Monday. But as of now, the festivities are still on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Is Columbus Day a federal holiday?<\/p>\n<p>Yes. That means the U.S. Postal Service and most banks are closed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Under normal circumstances, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/government-shutdown-federal-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">federal workers<\/a> have the day off with pay, but that may be impacted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/government-shutdown-latest-senate-vote-trump-air-traffic-controllers\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">the government shutdown<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>President Trump signed a proclamation Thursday reiterating the importance of the holiday in American history. Mr. Trump also said earlier this year that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-columbus-day-indigenous-peoples-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">would not recognize Indigenous Peoples Day<\/a>, something former President Joe Biden had done each year in office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NYC Columbus Day Parade 2025 start time<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/gettyimages-1726266661.jpg#.jpeg\" alt=\"Columbus Day Parade Held Along Manhattan's 5th Avenue \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\"  loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  People watch the annual 79th Annual Columbus Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on October 09, 2023 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>                Michael M. Santiago \/ Getty Images \/ Michael M Santiago\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Organizers say the 81st annual Columbus Day Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13. It&#8217;s expected to last about three and a half hours, ending around 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>But even before the parade, there&#8217;s a special mass at 9 a.m. inside St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Route for NYC&#8217;s Columbus Day Parade<\/p>\n<p>The parade marches up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, traveling roughly 30 blocks from East 42nd Street to East 72nd Street.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Along the way, the route passes by St. Patrick&#8217;s Cathedral and Rockefeller Center before running along the East Side of Central Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Columbus Day Parade road closures in Manhattan<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD says the following streets will be closed for the parade Monday:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Formation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East 43rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 44th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 45th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 46th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Route:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 42nd Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dispersal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 79th Street<\/li>\n<li>East 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East 51st Street between 5th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza<\/li>\n<li>East 58th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 60th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 62nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 63rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 64th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 68th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 69th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>East 70th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue<\/li>\n<li>Madison Avenue between East 76th Street and East 68th Street<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What&#8217;s open and closed on Columbus Day?<\/p>\n<p>New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-doe-school-calendar-2025-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">public schools are closed<\/a> Monday. Alternate side <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/is-alternate-side-parking-suspended-today-nyc-2025-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">parking rules<\/a> and sanitation collection are both suspended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some other points of interest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New York Public Library:<\/strong> All locations closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brooklyn Public Library:<\/strong> All locations closed<\/li>\n<li><strong>New York Botanical Garden:<\/strong>\u00a0Open<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brooklyn Botanic Garden:<\/strong> Open<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYC museums: <\/strong>American Museum of Natural History, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney are open for normal hours, among others<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYC landmarks:<\/strong> Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, One World Trade Observatory, Vessel at Hudson Yards, 9\/11 Museum &amp; Memorial and Intrepid Museum are open, as well<\/li>\n<li><strong>Area shopping:<\/strong> American Dream Mall and Woodbury Common outlets are both open, too<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City&#8217;s annual Columbus Day Parade marches through Manhattan on Monday, celebrating Italian pride.\u00a0 This year&#8217;s parade&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":298192,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,148129,5249,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-298191","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-christopher-columbus","10":"tag-manhattan","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-united-states-of-america","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","21":"tag-us","22":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115363188900392283","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298191"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298191\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}