{"id":186461,"date":"2026-04-05T17:21:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186461\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T17:21:52","slug":"dont-rain-on-my-parade-hundreds-flock-to-fifth-avenue-for-easter-parade-and-bonnet-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/186461\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t Rain on My Parade:\u2019 Hundreds flock to Fifth Avenue for Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI am not going to let it rain on my parade,\u201d said Jane Jubilee, a headdress designer, before confidently making her way in boots toward St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral for the annual NYC Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gray clouds failed to dampen spirits or the vivid colors that flooded Fifth Avenue, as a sea of spectators and participants gathered outside the cathedral in their most \u201cegg-cellent\u201d attire.\n<\/p>\n

For creatives like Jubilee, who runs Crowns by Jane, the parade offers the perfect opportunity to showcase her work while celebrating the holiday.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI am celebrating my King Protea blooms with my own creation,\u201d said Jubilee, a New Jersey native. \u201cToday I am especially happy because I am sandwiched between Jesus and the Easter Bunny. I am getting the best that Easter can be in New York City, the Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Parade. I\u2019m in the best spot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Standing between a man dressed as Jesus and a woman holding a rabbit, Jubilee said it is this kind of eclectic crowd that makes the event feel magical.\n<\/p>\n

Easter has taken on new meaning for Gwendolyn Fitz, who found her muse in a small white rabbit<\/a> named Mister Bun in a Brooklyn park. Wearing a giant pink blossom headband, Fitz cradled her furry companion as she shared her music with passersby.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Mister Bun] has a song out called \u2018Some Bunny Loves You,\u2019 so we thought we\u2019d come to the Easter Parade to share some love, rabbits, music, and all that jazz,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n

\"\"Photo by Dean Moses \"\"Photo by Dean Moses \"\"Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n

For families like Lina Ly\u2019s, who traveled from Southern California, the Easter Bonnet Parade had long been a bucket-list experience after seeing it depicted in the classic Easter Parade starring Judy Garland.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince it was Easter, we decided to do the parade because we saw it in the old Judy Garland film, and our inspiration was spring, flowers, butterflies, and the movie,\u201d said Ly, who wore a pink-and-purple floral headband adorned with butterflies. She stood alongside her daughters, Sophie Ly-Pang, 16, and Lana Ly-Pang, 13, all dressed in ruffled pastel ensembles.<\/p>\n

Though often referred to as a parade, the event is more of a festive promenade, where participants stroll along Fifth Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., showcasing flamboyant designs ranging from eggshell creations to carrot-themed couture, and even a few delightfully dystopian twists.<\/p>\n

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