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…
The Public Theater’s Romeo & Juliet brought Free Shakespeare in the Park back to the Delacorte Theater with a visually rich production that mixed romance, music, movement and bilingual storytelling in Central Park. Directed by Saheem Ali, the production stars Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens as Juliet and Daniel Bravo Hernández as Romeo. This version of Shakespeare’s…
BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Comic Con returned on June 6, 2026, bringing superheroes, villains, anime characters, video game icons and original creations together for a day of cosplay, fandom and community. The event drew fans across Brooklyn for a convention built around cosplay, gaming, comics and entertainment culture. Throughout the day, attendees moved through vendor areas,…
PHILADELPHIA — Fan Expo Philadelphia 2026 brought celebrities, artists, vendors and pop culture fans to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, but throughout the day, cosplayers helped define much of the event’s visual energy. On Saturday, May 30, attendees filled the convention halls as characters from comics, anime, video games, fantasy, horror and film. Hallways, stairways, upper-level…
PHILADELPHIA — Fan Expo Philadelphia 2026 filled the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday, May 30, bringing together cosplayers, collectors, artists, vendors, celebrities and pop culture fans for a full day of comics, anime, gaming, horror, sci-fi and fantasy. The convention offered the kind of large-scale fan experience that draws people to major pop culture events:…
NEW YORK — Dance Parade NYC 2026 turned Manhattan into a moving celebration of dance, culture and community on Saturday, May 16, as the 20th Annual Dance Parade and Festival brought more than 100 styles of dance into the streets. The 20th Annual Dance Parade and Festival moved through the streets on May 16, 2026,…
