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La Colmena's seventh annual parade brings Folklórico dancers, live music and floats down Port Richmond Avenue for Mexican Independence Day — free and all ages.
Mexican Independence Day (September 16) arrives early on Staten Island as La Colmena, Port Richmond's immigrant-worker community center, leads its seventh annual parade down Port Richmond Avenue. Expect Folklórico dancers, live music and colorful floats rolling through the heart of the borough's Mexican business corridor. It's a free, family-scaled counterpart to the giant Madison Avenue parade the following weekend.
What to expect
A two-hour procession along Port Richmond Avenue featuring traditional Mexican Folklórico dance troupes, live music and colorful cultural displays from local community groups. The route runs through Port Richmond's Mexican business strip, so the avenue's taquerias and bakeries make an easy post-parade stop.
Good to know
- Free and all ages — no tickets needed; just line up along Port Richmond Avenue.
- Sunday Sept 13, noon–2pm; La Colmena's center at 774 Port Richmond Ave anchors the route.
- Reachable by local bus from the St. George ferry terminal — check MTA routes to Port Richmond Ave.
- Questions: info@lacolmenanyc.org or (718) 442-7700.
Common questions
Is the parade free?
Yes — it's a free, all-ages community event along Port Richmond Avenue; no registration is required to watch.
Who organizes it?
La Colmena, a Port Richmond nonprofit working with day laborers, domestic workers and other low-wage immigrant workers on Staten Island. This is its seventh annual parade.
Isn't the big Mexican Day Parade in Manhattan?
The citywide parade on Madison Avenue falls the following weekend (Sept 20). This one is Staten Island's own neighborhood-scale celebration.