If you happen to be a tourist in New York City on the eve of Halloween then there is no better place to enjoy the night than on the streets of New York along with thousands of New Yorkers dressed as zombies, vampires and whatever unique costumes you can imagine, and participate in the annual Village Halloween Parade. This is the nation’s biggest public Halloween celebration and has become an annual tradition for every true New Yorker and tourist alike.

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There is probably no other Halloween celebration that is more impressive than this two hour parade that starts from Sixth Avenue at Spring Street, and stretches north along Sixth Avenue up to the 23rd Street. According to New York Village Halloween Parade official page almost 50,000 people attend this Halloween. The only requirement to participate in this Halloween parade is to be in costume and march the streets with dancers of different styles and form, gigantic puppets, musicians from all around the world and artists with extraordinary imagination. Be sure to come in your best, wackiest and most unique costumes to get a shot at winning the most coveted Best Costume Award.

If you are a true blue New Yorker then you may well be attending the Village Halloween Parade and the chances are you will be disguised as an action superhero more fantastic than last year’s vampire costume. If you are not from New York then there is no better time to travel to New York than this Halloween and attend this must see and must experience event that you should should certainly experience at least once. I have to work on my zombie costume so I guess I’ll see you guys on the streets. You will recognize me as the sexiest zombie you’ve ever seen. Happy Halloween!

An annual parade in New York anticipated by millions of viewers worldwide has grown bigger since 1924 when it was first held by the employees of Macy’s department stores who are proud of their American heritage. They adapted the type of celebration that Europeans have to their Thanksgiving celebrations.

Back then, it was called the Macy’s Christmas Parade. Together with some hired entertainers, they marched from Harlem to the first Macy’s store in New York. Because it was such a big success, it has become tradition where Santa Claus was welcomed at Herald Square.