Everything You Need To Know About The Upper East Side's Israel Parade Sunday

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Rain or shine, the annual Israel Day on Fifth is back on the Upper East Side this Sunday, kicking off at 11:30 a.m. along Fifth Avenue, and running until 4 p.m.

This year's parade starts at East 62nd Street and ends at East 74th Street, event organizers say, and the theme this year is Hatikvah: The Hope.

The parade will have thousands of participants and onlookers, live music and floats, organizers say.

The event is organized by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, which has been running the event since 2011, according to its website, but the parade itself is more than 60 years old.

To watch the parade, organizers say spectators will have to pass through metal detectors first, and people with backpacks, large bags, umbrellas, lawn chairs, coolers, and drones will not be permitted.

"There’ll be more security at this parade than any other parade," NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on Fox 5’s Good Day New York Friday morning.

Spectators can watch the parade by entering 61st, 63rd, 66th, 70th and 73rd Streets from Madison Avenue, organizers said.

"We look forward to tens of thousands of Jews and our neighbors from the tri-state area and beyond marching up Fifth Avenue in the greatest city in the world to demonstrate support for the people of Israel, the immediate release of the remaining hostages, and showing unity and pride in being Jewish and Zionist, particularly in the moment we are in today," Mark Treyger, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, told Patch.

Road closures

Several roads on the Upper East Side will be closed at the discretion of the NYPD.

• 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 51st Street
• West 51st Street between 6th Avenue and 5th Avenue
• East/West 52nd Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East/West 53rd Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East/West 54th Street between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue
• East/West 55th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
• East/ West 56th Street between Park Avenue and 6th Avenue
• 5th Avenue between 52nd Street and 74th Street
• 5th Avenue between 74th Street and 79th Street
• East 74th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 75th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 76th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 77th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 78th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 60th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 61st Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 62nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 63rd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 64th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 65th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
• East 66th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 67th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 68th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 69th Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 70th Street between 5th Avenue and Park Avenue
• East 72nd Street between 5th Avenue and Madison Avenue
• East 73rd Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East 74th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East 75th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East 76th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East 77th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East 78th Street between Madison Avenue and Lexington Avenue
• East Side of Madison Avenue between East 70th Street and East 79th Street
• West Side of Lexington Avenue between East 70th Street and East 79th Street
• Madison Avenue between 54th Street and 51st Street
• 6th Avenue between 54th Street and 51st Street
• Grand Army Plaza between 5th Avenue and 59th Street

To learn more about the event, click here.