The Persian Parade in NYC Celebrating Persian Culture

Andrew Wright May 1, 2017

The annual Persian Parade is the culmination of a year-long, community-wide effort to celebrate the rich history of Persian culture in New York City. It is coordinated by the New York Persian Parade Foundation, a non-profit cultural organization with no affiliation to any political or religious group.
The parade started at 38th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan, and ended with a family-friendly festival in Madison Square Park.
There was Persian food vendors, music, and dancing.
The parade took place on Sunday April 30th in Manhattan as a means to promote and introduce the rich Persian culture and its historical achievement in art, folklore, science, and the Persian civilization to the general public.

About the author

Andrew Wright

Born in Alabama and raised in New York City, Andrew is a Vietnam era vet and also retired from law enforcement. He became interested in photography while in law enforcement, and had the opportunity to photograph fashion shows when a friend invited Andrew to take photos at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC. He liked it so much decided to do fashion photography full time. Andrew has been doing fashion photography for 11 yrs and loving every bit of it.