Get ready for the Panamanian Day Parade
Crown Heights will fill with thousands of revelers and proud Panamanian nationals this Saturday for the annual Panamanian Day Parade, which celebrates the independence of the South American country from Colombia in 1903.
The 24-year-old parade — which coincides with the last weekend of national Hispanic Heritage Month — is a nod to the influence of Panamanian culture in New York City.
The festivities will begin around 10:30 a.m. on the corner of Franklin Avenue and Bergen Street and end at around 4:30 p.m. at Classon Avenue between President Street and Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights.