Red, white and blue filled Sixth Avenue on Sunday as the 44th Annual National Dominican Day Parade brought thousands of marchers, musicians, dancers, carnival performers and flag-waving spectators into Midtown Manhattan. Held on August 9, 2026, the parade stepped off at 11 a.m. under intense summer sun. The heat was impossible to ignore, but along…
By Saturday afternoon, the Connecticut Convention Center had become a constantly shifting collection of anime heroes, comic-book villains, pirates, monsters and original fantasy characters. Swords, horns, wings and handmade props moved through the Connecticut Convention Center hallways as cosplayers stopped for photographs, found friends and slipped into character. ConnectiCon XXIII took place July 16–19 at…
Sports Photography · Manhattan · July 19, 2026 Global Citizen’s sold-out Central Park World Cup watch party brought approximately 50,000 football supporters to the Great Lawn as Spain defeated Argentina 1–0 after extra time. A sold-out crowd watches the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final on a large screen at Central Park’s Great Lawn. Photo by…
NYC Pride March 2026 · June 28, 2026 · Manhattan, New York City · Photos by Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment The 2026 NYC Pride March moved through Manhattan on June 28 with a huge crowd, a hot summer backdrop and the kind of public joy that makes Pride weekend in New York feel…
NEW YORK CITY — The 34th Annual NYC Dyke March moved through Manhattan on Saturday, June 27, 2026, with wet streets, handmade signs, drumlines, Pride flags, and a lead banner that made the message clear: “HOT DYKES MELT ICE!” The march stepped off from Bryant Park at 5 p.m. and traveled down Fifth Avenue toward…
Photos by Richard Scalzo / A Fixed Moment The NYC Drag March returned on Friday, June 26, 2026, opening Pride weekend with a loud, handmade procession from Tompkins Square Park to the Stonewall Inn. A Fixed Moment covered the march last year and returned this year as drag performers, kings, queens, artists, activists and supporters…
The 44th Annual Mermaid Parade turned Coney Island into a moving street theater of mermaids, sea creatures, floats, fire, bubbles, music, and handmade spectacle on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Produced by Coney Island USA, the parade once again filled Surf Avenue with the mix of pageantry, humor, local pride, and public art that has made…
MARY Fest brought New York’s cannabis, wellness, food, fashion and lifestyle communities to 99 Scott in Brooklyn for a vendor-filled event built around discovery, education, music and connection. Created by the team behind MARY Magazine, MARY Fest brought brands face-to-face with attendees in a marketplace setting that reflected the expanding shape of New York cannabis…
