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    NYC Easter Parade 2012

    First Published: April 12, 2012 . Last Modified: October 1, 2021 lisa11 Comments This post may contain affiliate links

    Have you ever visited the NYC Easter Parade? It's a popular New York tradition that my family loves to go to. It's a low key parade where people wear bonnets, bring their pets and an all out fun experience.  

    This past weekend, my family and I took a trip to NYC.  We only live about two hours away but there is nothing better than staying a few nights to explore the city. There is no other city like it. If you like to people watch, this is the place to be. And if you like food as much as I do, you will be in pure bliss.

    The hotel rooms  in NYC  aren't very big but I found a great deal at the Affinia Dumont and we had a very nice suite. The picture you just saw was the gorgeous view of the Empire State Building from our window. I love Affinia Hotels!  They are especially great for a family since the suites also have a small kitchen.

    I especially love New York at Easter time. The NYC Easter parade is one fun experience. It is not like your typical parade with floats. It is an informal parade where people walk down the street wearing hats, costumes or barely any clothes. Just as we were looking at a pretty Easter bonnet, a group of exercisers literally hopped by on their trampoline type shoes. My kids wouldn't miss a group of people in underwear and bunny ears.

    people in bunny ears at the NYC Easter paradeThere were all kinds of  Easter bonnets.  Some were pretty and colorful while others were made out of subway tickets. There were a variety of costumes. We saw people dressed up in fancy dresses, as robots, hula hoopers, chocolate egg costumes and even the tin man. People did not forget about their dogs or pets either. Even the cute pups and kittys were dressed up.

    hula hooper at the NYC easter parade

    my kids enjoying the Easter parade

    women with colorful bonnetsMy favorite part of the day was watching the Easter bunnies come up from the subway. Now I know how the Easter bunny gets around in NYC. 

    Stay tuned for more New York City posts.  We did some good eating while we were there. My foodie experiences included visiting some cheese shops, a pastry shop, a trip to Eataly and an amazing seven course tasting dinner at  Craft New York, which is owned by the talented Tom Colicchio. I am hungry just reminiscing about it!

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    Comments

    1. Ramona says

      April 12, 2012 at 4:07 pm

      no way could I have kept a straight face!

      Reply
    2. Nisha says

      April 13, 2012 at 12:09 am

      Looks like fun! I didn't know parades like these happened during Easter ... don't know if they had one here in Dallas or I would have gone to check it out!!

      Reply
    3. Meg says

      April 13, 2012 at 12:46 am

      AWESOME! Looks like you had a time to remember!!! 🙂

      Reply
    4. Barbara @ Barbara Bakes says

      April 13, 2012 at 1:02 am

      You hear so much about the Thanksgiving parade, but this is the first I've heard about an Easter parade. Looks fun!

      Reply
    5. Sandy@Diva Eats Italia says

      April 13, 2012 at 9:22 am

      There is never a shortage of colorful people in Manhattan; that's why I love it! I feel fortunate to live only 15 miles away.

      Reply
    6. Kate says

      April 13, 2012 at 11:16 am

      I love NYC...for visiting!

      Reply
    7. Zee says

      April 14, 2012 at 2:28 am

      Loos like you all had a lot of fun!
      Lovely pictures!

      Reply
    8. Wendy (The Weekend Gourmet) says

      April 14, 2012 at 9:47 am

      I love New York...that looks like so much FUN!! Don't see much stuff like that in Texas ;)!!

      Reply
    9. Magic of Spice says

      April 15, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      How fun! Looks like one of the more entertaining parades I have heard about 🙂

      Reply
    10. Pata says

      April 22, 2022 at 12:04 am

      Hi! It wasn’t a chocolate egg lol! I was supposed to be a copper pot full of African violets! Thanks for this great picture! @lunaversaldesignnyc

      Reply
      • lisa says

        April 24, 2022 at 9:04 am

        It's so funny that you found this pic! And I am sorry I didn't give the right description. We used to take my kids to the Easter parade when they were little an dnow my youngest is in college so lots of good memories!

        Reply

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