Seasonal & Holidays
Celebrate The 'Festival Of Colors' At Queens Phagwah Parade
Revelers on Sunday will throw rainbow-hued powders at each other to celebrate the "festival of colors."
RICHMOND HILL, QUEENS — Queens will celebrate the start of spring with Richmond Hill's annual Phagwah Parade on Sunday.
Phagwah, or Holi, revelers will usher in the Hindu new year and the arrival of spring with Sunday's parade in Richmond Hill, throwing rainbow-hued powders at each other to celebrate the "Festival of Colors."
The joyful Indo-Caribbean celebration originated in India, where it is known as Holi. Descendants of Hindu families in Guyana and Trinidad organized the first Richmond Hill Phagwah parade in 1988, according to QNS.com.
Find out what's happening in Kew Gardens-Briarwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Federation of Hindu Mandirs and Arya Spiritual Center are sponsoring the 2019 parade.
The 31st Annual Phagwah Parade begins at noon at Liberty Ave. and 133th St. The parade will march west on Liberty Ave. to 125th St., then head to Phil Rizzuto Park ("Smokey Oval").
Find out what's happening in Kew Gardens-Briarwoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.