Tarot Parade Arcana Crawl: Creek to River will be a joyful night parade in southwest Queens, gathering more than 125 people along Newtown Creek and the East River at Flux IV in Hunters Point South, to Gantry Plaza State Park, and back.

Per the Tarot card theme, giant puppets will depict The Fool, The Magician, The Lovers, The World, and more of the 22 Major Arcana. Participants will dance and play during the parade; accompanied by hundreds of LED-lit, hand-held bamboo and paper sculptures; live harp, violin, and the sounds of waterways; and solar energy-powered projectors will show exciting animations en route.

The tone will be inclusion and wonder. Before the parade, there will be two weekends’ workshops held at Stephen Street Gallery and two weekends’ workshops in Long Island City. There, community artists and the public can join to make costumes, paint, and assemble giant puppets. The meeting point for the parade is Flux IV (Gotham Point South, Long Island City). To participate, please fill out the ArcanaCrawl Costume Sign-Up.

Workshop Dates & Locations
April 19 & 20, Time TBC
April 26 & 27, Time TBC

April workshops held at Stephen Street Gallery, 1679 Stephen Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Contact us for May workshop locations. 

Workshop Leaders
Costume-making workshops are led by Sally Beauti Twin and Heather Rose Piper. In Sally’s New Orleans youth, she formed parades for more than 20 years. This will be her 6th NYC parade in 4 years and a culmination of her cultural background. A former intern at Long Island City’s Henson Creature Shop and a winner of a 2025 Henson Grant, Heather is a high quality puppet and costume maker, a perennial Mermaid Parade star and professional scenic artist.