New Yorkers stepped out into Manhattan on Sunday to show off their Easter creations and colorful costumes, as the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival filled the streets.
The parade began at 10am and stretched down Fifth Avenue from 49th Street to 57th Street in Midtown as crowds gathered around St Patrick's Cathedral.
Dating back to the 1870s, the tradition draws huge crowds of people dressed in colorful and extravagant outfits or decorated bonnets.
The informal parade requires no tickets and has no formal procession, but simply invites people to walk along the route in their Sunday best or creative themed outfits.
Casey Sobel, an artist based in Brooklyn, told the Gothamist that she has attended the event for years and spends months working on her creations to showcase on the day.
