Monday, October 11, 2010

New York Webcam - Columbus Day Parade 2010

The New York City Columbus Day Parade is the biggest in the country, and begins on Fifth Avenue at 47th Street, and continues north along Fifth Avenue to 79th Street.

This live webcam feed is in New York for this year's parade:

Columbus Day New York live

Event Information:

Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, specifically the Bahamas, which occurred on October 12, 1492 in the Julian calendar and October 21, 1492 in the modern Gregorian calendar, as an official holiday. The day is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Raza in many countries in the Americas, as Día de las Culturas (Day of the Cultures) in Costa Rica, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad and Fiesta Nacional in Spain and as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Uruguay. These holidays have been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various countries since the early 20th century.