Columbus Day Parade Closes Upper East Side Streets Monday: What To Know

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The annual Columbus Day Parade returns to the Upper East Side on Monday, bringing with it a celebration of Italian culture and several street closures.

The 82nd annual parade will begin at 11 a.m. and will go through 5th Avenue from East 44th to East 72nd streets, according to organizers at the Columbus Citizens Foundation.

The parade will start after a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, located at 50th Street and Fifth Avenue, at 9:30 a.m.

The red carpet-grandstand area will be between East 67th and East 69th streets, right near the Columbus Citizens Foundation's Upper East Side townhouse headquarters, on East 69th Street.

The parade is expected to end at about 3:30 p.m.

Road Closures

Main parade route:

• 5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 42nd Street

Parade formation areas:

• East 43rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 44th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East 45th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East 46th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East 47th Street between Madison Avenue and 6th Avenue

Dispersal areas:

• 5th Avenue between 72nd Street and 79th Street
• East 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 73rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
• East 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
• East 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
• East 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue

Miscellaneous closures:

• East 51st Street between 5th Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza
• East 58th Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East 60th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 62nd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 63rd Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 64th Street between Madison Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 68th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 69th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East 70th Street between Park Avenue and 5th Avenue
• Madison Avenue between East 76th Street and East 68th Street

For questions, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.