Most of the parties sold out last year. My DD was a "friend" of a character on the first float of the parade and she noted that on Tuesdays, if the party wasn't sold out, the crowd levels were very light.
Anytime that locals are not likely to go are the best days. Like Friday and Saturday are pretty bad, because locals can sleep in the next day. But Sunday is the beginning of a work week, Monday is a work day and Tuesday is also bad for locals. So pick a time that ends in a workday.
When we go in a couple of weeks, we picked Thursday. Seems like that day was slower than others from what I've seen. The parties usually seem to be quite busy though no matter what day.
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