72. Annual Pulaski Day Parade
Sunday, October 4, 2009

Parade Theme:
For Freedom Yours and Ours.

• 90th Anniversary of the Second Republic of Poland
• 70th Anniversary of the Nazi/Soviet Invasion of Poland
• 65th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino
• 65th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising
• 30th Anniversary of the First Papal Visit of John Paul II to Poland, lead to start of Solidarity
• 25th Anniversary of the Murder of Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko, The Solidarity Priest
• 20th Anniversary of the First Free Elections and the end of Communism in Poland

Line of March:
The Annual General Casimir Pulaski Day Parade will begin at 12:30 p.m. and will proceed up Fifth Avenue from 29th Street to 53rd Street. View the Parade Orders.

Grand Stand and Reviewing Stands:
The official Reviewing Stand is located at 40th and 42nd Street, Fifth Avenue in front of the New York Public Library. The Grand Stands are set up between 40th and 42nd Street. The catholic hierarchy and members of the Polish clergy will view the parade from the steps of St. Patrick's Cathedral. The American and Polish national anthems will be played at the Reviewing Stand.

Polish Mass:
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 9:00 am
Saint Patrick's Cathedral
5th Ave NYC

Parade Breakfast:
Sunday, October 4, 2009 at 10:30 am
3 West Club - 3 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
Located opposite Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue, Radio City Music Hall and St. Patrick's Cathedral.