The West Indian Day Parade is known for its celebration of Caribbean culture and history. The colorful costumes, traditional foods and music fill the streets of Brooklyn each year. See the parade that has drawn the eyes of millions throughout the years.
Participants walk in the West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on Eastern Parkway on Sept. 4, 1995.
Participants walk in the West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 2, 2002.
Participants walk in the 30th annual Labor Day West Indian Parade along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 1997.
Participants walk in the West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 3, 2007.
Participants walk in the West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 3, 2007.
Participants walk in the West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 1997.
Participants walk in the West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 7, 2009
Participants walk in the West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on the Eastern Parkway on Sept. 4, 1995.
Participants walk in the 30th annual Labor Day West Indian Parade along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 1, 1997.
Revelers at the annual West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, Sept. 3, 2018.
Participants walk in the annual West Indian American Day Carnival Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on August 7, 1998
Participants walk in the West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 7, 2009.
Brilliant costumes brighten Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway at the 34th annual West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on Sept. 3, 2001.
Participants walk in the West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Sept. 7, 2009.
Revelers walk in the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn on Sept. 7, 1992.
Revelers in brightly colored costumed march in the West Indian American Day Parade on Eastern Parkway, Monday, Sep. 2, 2019.
Thousands enjoy the 36th annual West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 1, 2003
Participants dressed in vibrant colors march in the annual West Indian American Day parade, Monday, Sep. 3, 2018.
West Indian-American Day Carnival Parade on Eastern Parkway on Sept. 4, 1995.
A reveler in the 36th annual West Indian Day Parade on Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Monday, Sept. 1, 2003
Participants dressed in vibrant colors march in the annual West Indian American Day parade, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018.
Originally Published: September 3, 2022 at 3:23 p.m.