Bronx Week 2026 has been running since May 1, and this weekend — May 16 and 17 — is its grand finale. Now in its 54th year, the annual celebration organized by the Bronx Tourism Council is the borough’s biggest civic event, and the closing weekend is where the biggest moments land. Whether you are a Bronx resident who has been following the week’s programming or someone who wants to join in for the send-off, Saturday and Sunday have something worth showing up for.
The Bronx Ball: Saturday Night at Bally’s Ferry Point
On Saturday, May 16, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., the Bronx Ball takes place at The Clubhouse at Bally’s Ferry Point, 500 Hutch Metro Center, Bronx. The Ball is the week’s formal centerpiece — it honors new inductees to the Bronx Walk of Fame and presents the Key to the Borough, both of which recognize individuals who have made lasting contributions to Bronx culture, community, and civic life. The venue sits along the East River with views of the water, and the event is the kind of formal borough celebration that does not come around often. Tickets and dress code information are available through the Bronx Tourism Council at ilovethebronx.com.
Grand Finale Concert and Food and Arts Festival: Sunday at Mosholu Parkway
Sunday, May 17 brings the Bronx Week Grand Finale Concert to Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood/Bedford Park area. The concert is the free, open-to-everyone conclusion to the week — live music, food vendors, artisan vendors, and community organizations filling the parkway for what the Bronx Tourism Council describes as an unforgettable day of music, culture, and community. The Bronx Week Food and Arts Festival runs alongside the concert, so you get the full combination: live performances on stage plus a festival spread of food and craft vendors across the grounds.
Mosholu Parkway is one of the Bronx’s great green corridors — a tree-lined boulevard designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as part of the Bronx park system. On a May Sunday with a festival running, it is one of the better outdoor settings in the borough. Take the D train to Bedford Park Blvd or the 4 train to Mosholu Pkwy for easy access.
What Bronx Week Has Been
For anyone who missed the earlier days of the week, Bronx Week 2026 has included school spirit showcases, step teams, drill teams, marching bands, and community organization events throughout May 1 through 17 — a borough-wide celebration that touches neighborhoods across the Bronx rather than concentrating everything in one location. The grand finale weekend is the culmination of all of that, and the Sunday festival at Mosholu is designed to bring residents from every part of the borough together for one last big day.
The Bronx Walk of Fame, recognized at Saturday’s Ball, runs along the Grand Concourse and honors Bronx-born and Bronx-raised figures from sports, entertainment, arts, and public life. If you have never walked it, the Grand Concourse stretch between 161st and 167th Streets is worth an afternoon visit any time — and the Ball is the moment new names are added to it.
What You Need to Know
- Bronx Ball: Saturday, May 16, 6–11 p.m., The Clubhouse at Bally’s Ferry Point, 500 Hutch Metro Center, Bronx; ticketed event honoring new Bronx Walk of Fame inductees and Key to the Borough recipient; info at ilovethebronx.com
- Grand Finale Concert and Food and Arts Festival: Sunday, May 17, Mosholu Parkway and Bainbridge Avenue; free and open to the public; live music, food vendors, artisan market
- Subway to Sunday festival: D to Bedford Park Blvd or 4 to Mosholu Pkwy
- More info: ilovethebronx.com/bronx-week-2026
Fifty-four years in, Bronx Week has become one of the most sustained borough pride events in New York City. Sunday’s free festival at Mosholu Parkway is the most accessible way to be part of it — no ticket required, just show up and spend the afternoon.
For transit details heading into the Bronx this weekend, our weekend bus and ferry update has current service news. And for more on the Bronx’s changing streetscape, see our recent piece on the Bronx’s new official street signs from NYC DOT.
