Norwegian Day Parade

Brooklyn, NY · Arts & Culture

When: May 16, 2027
Where: Third Avenue at 85th Street, Bay Ridge · Brooklyn · NY
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Bay Ridge's Norwegian-American community marches down Third and Fifth Avenues on the Sunday closest to Norway's Constitution Day, with marching bands, folk costumes, and Nordic flags. Held since the 1950s, it recalls the neighborhood's era as one of the largest Norwegian settlements outside Scandinavia.

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Bay Ridge's Norwegian-American community marches down Third and Fifth Avenues on the Sunday closest to Norway's Constitution Day, with marching bands, folk costumes, and Nordic flags.
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