Riot Fest 2026 in Chicago featuring Alkaline Trio crowd surfing, Pixies and Twenty One Pilots performing at Douglass Park

Inside Riot Fest 2026: Music, Crowds and Chaos in Chicago

AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC Riot Fest 2026 September 18–19, 2026 Douglass Park Chicago, Illinois Two days of live music, crowds, festival culture and a weather-shortened Saturday. Photography & Text — Jose Richard Gomez / A Fixed Moment Riot Fest 2026 brought me to Chicago’s Douglass Park for two days of music, crowds…

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Jamaican flags, dancing paradegoers and a feathered carnival participant at the Jamaica Rising Day Parade in Brooklyn.

Jamaica Day Parade Brooklyn 2026 Makes Historic NYC Debut

Photo Essay · Brooklyn · August 8, 2026 Jamaica Day Parade Brooklyn 2026 Makes Historic NYC Debut Jamaica Day Parade Brooklyn 2026 brought grand marshals, Jamaican flags, music and dancing to the borough, where spectators eventually crossed the barricades and joined the procession. Jamaica Rising Day Parade Brooklyn, New York City Photos by Richard Scalzo…

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Dance Parade Marks 20 Years of Movement, Culture and Community in New York City

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,…

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Open Stages feature graphic with festival logo, colorful concert lighting, a child wearing headphones, a guitar close-up, and a microphone.

Rain Moves BKCM’s Open Stages Indoors, but Park Slope Keeps the Music Going

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Rain pushed much of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music’s Open Stages festival indoors on May 9, but it did not stop the music. Across Park Slope, church sanctuaries, classrooms, basement stages and community spaces filled with jazz, bluegrass, choirs, funk and young rock bands as neighbors packed into venues throughout the day….

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New York, NY - May 1, 2026: Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks as marchers hold “New York is a Union Town” and “We Will Not Be Silent” banners during the May Day Protest in Washington Square Park.

May Day Protest Draws Large, March Through New York City

The May Day Protest NYC 2026 highlighted growing coordination between labor unions, grassroots organizers, and political leadership in New York City. AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Brooklyn, NYC About This Story The May Day Protest gathered in Washington Square Park on May 1, 2026, before marching south to Foley Square. The march centered on labor…

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Crowds gather outside and inside MoMA PS1 during the 50th Anniversary Block Party in Queens, New York, featuring dancing, public art, and large-scale courtyard celebrations on April 18, 2026.

Music, Art, and Crowds Fill MoMA PS1’s 50th Anniversary Block Party

Music, Art, and Crowds Fill MoMA PS1’s 50th Anniversary Block Party — A Fixed Moment AFixedMoment Photography & Culture — Queens, NY About This Story MoMA PS1 marked its 50th anniversary with a free block party in Long Island City, Queens—drawing thousands for an afternoon of music, dance, and community. On the ground, April 18,…

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Sam Heughan stands in front of a Grand Marshal banner on a parade bus, raising his fist while holding a bottle of whisky as Highland dancers and drummers perform on Sixth Avenue in New York City.

NYC Tartan Day Parade 2026: Scotland Comes to Sixth Avenue

New York, NY — April 11, 2026 Sam Heughan was pouring whisky into strangers’ mouths on Sixth Avenue, and nobody was complaining. Sam Heughan brings the crowd to life while sharing Sassenach Spirits along the parade route. The Outlander star served as Grand Marshal for this year’s NYC Tartan Day Parade, and he took the…

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