Madison Ave from 27th to 39th Sts.
Subway: 42nd St S, 4, 5, 6, 7 to 42nd St–Grand Central; 6 to 28th St.
Celebrate the anniversary of Mexican independence (when the country shrugged off the yoke of Spanish rule) at this daylong festival that attracts crowds of more than 250,000. Catch performances by folk dancers and mariachi bands as the parade’s 5,000 marchers go by.