Pulaski Day Parade
The Pulaski Day Parade is a parade held annually since 1936[1] on Fifth Avenue in New York City to commemorate Kazimierz Pulaski, a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War. The parade runs from 35th to 54th Streets passing by St. Patrick's Cathedral. It is held on the first Sunday of October and closely coincides with the October 11th General Pulaski Memorial Day, a national observance of his death at the Siege of Savannah. The parade features Polish dancers, Polish Supplementary schools and organizations, Polish soccer teams and their mascots, Polish Scouts (ZHP), and Polish Government ambassadors and representatives.
| Pulaski Day Parade NYC | |
|---|---|
 80th Pulaski Day Parade, October 1, 2017. | |
| Official name | Pulaski Day Parade |
| Observed by | New York City |
| Type | Ethnic, National, Anniversary |
| Begins | 12:30 EST |
| Ends | 4:00 EST |
| Date | First Sunday in October |
| 2020 date | October 4 |
| 2021 date | October 3 |
| 2022 date | October 2 |
| 2023 date | October 1 |
| Related to | General Pulaski Memorial Day |
The Parade was first held in 1937. Its founder was Francis J. Wazeter, president of the Downstate New York division of the Polish American Congress.[2] There was no parade in 1942 nor 2020.
It is one of the oldest ethnic parades in NYC.[3]
See also
- Casimir Pulaski Day, a holiday celebrated in the Midwestern U.S. commemorating Pulaski's March 4 birthday
References
- "Pulaski Day Parade". www.pulaskiparade.org. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- "Francis J. Wazeter, Founder Of Pulaski Day Parade, Dead". The New York Times. 1970-12-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- "80th Pulaski Day Parade takes over Fifth Ave on Sunday". www.metro.us. 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
