The Bronx

===Community celebrations===
"Bronx Week", traditionally held in May, began as a one-day celebration. Begun by Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan and supported by then borough president Robert Abrams, the original one-day program was based on the "Bronx Borough Day" festival which took place in the 1920s. The following year, at the height of the decade's civil unrest, the festival was extended to a one-week event. In the 1980s the key event, the "Bronx Ball", was launched. The week includes the Bronx Week Parade as well as inductions into the "Bronx Walk of Fame."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Top Bronx Week events set for May 19–20 weekend|last=Mitchell|first=Alex|date=May 11, 2018|work=Bronx Times Reporter|page=42}}</ref>

Various Bronx neighborhoods conduct their own community celebrations. The Arthur Avenue "Little Italy" neighborhood conducts an annual Autumn Ferragosto Festival that celebrates Italian culture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bronx.news12.com/story/36331929/ferragosto-festival-brings-lively-celebration-of-italian-culture|title=Ferragosto festival brings lively celebration of Italian culture|date=September 10, 2017|publisher=News12:The Bronx}}</ref> [[Hunts Point, Bronx|Hunts Point]] hosts an annual "Fish Parade and Summer Festival" at the start of summer.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/fish-parade-returns-bronx-article-1.1836592|title=There's something fishy going on in the Bronx|last=Slattery|first=Denis|date=June 19, 2014|work=The New York Daily News}}</ref> [[Edgewater Park (Bronx)|Edgewater Park]] hosts an annual "Ragamuffin" children's walk in November.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2017/47/47-a-ragamuffin-2017-11-24-bx.html|title=Edgewater Park Hosts Annual Ragamuffin Parade|last=Wirsing|first=Robert|date=November 24, 2017|work=The Bronx Times}}</ref> There are several events to honor the borough's veterans.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2017/45/45-vetsroundup-2017-11-10-bx.html|title=Plethora of Bronx Veterans Day events on Nov. 11th|last=Rocchio|first=Patrick|date=November 11, 2017|work=The Bronx Times}}</ref> Albanian Independence Day is also observed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/local-albanians-celebrate-homeland-independence-article-1.1208296|title=In Bronx and beyond, local Albanians to mark the 100th anniversary of independence from Turkish rule|last=Samuels|first=Tanyanika|date=November 27, 2012|work=New York Daily News }}</ref>

There are also parades to celebrate Dominican, Italian, and Irish heritage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bronx.news12.com/story/36004425/thousands-turn-out-for-parade-celebrating-dominican-pride|title=Thousands turn out for parade celebrating Dominican pride|date=July 30, 2017|publisher=News12:The Bronx}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/stories/2017/40/40-columbus-2017-10-06-bx.html|title=Bronx Columbus Parade steps off on Sunday|last=Rocchio|first=Patrick|date=October 6, 2017|work=The Bronx Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bronxbuzz.nyc/east-bronx-neighborhoods---east-bronx-news-cms-1459|title=Bronx St Patrick's Day Parade in Throgs Neck|date=March 12, 2018|work=Bronx Buzz NYC}}</ref>