Grand parade
Our Grand Parade boasts a 60–contingent (comparsa) lineup, with over 3,000 artists representing the cultural heritages of Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala, El Salvador, and more to participate, televised by CBS. The Grand Parade covers 20 blocks in San Francisco’s historic Latino Cultural District in the Mission.
PARADE LINEUP
Our 2024 Lineup will be announced in May, 2024.
CELEBRATING OUR 2023 GRAND PARADE WINNERS
GRAND CHAMPION Fogo Na Roupa First Place Karibbean Vibrationz Second Place Loco Bloco Third Place Chavalos Danzas Brazilian Category First Place, Sambaxé Second Place, Grupo Samba Rio Third Place, Bloco Ginga Brasil Caribbean Catergory First Place, Flavaz of D’Caribbean Second Place, Xplosion Mas Third Place, Rueda con Ritmo Contemporary/World Fusion Category First Place, Esforço Second Place, Latin Dance Grooves Third Place, La ZUMBA Buena! Traditional/Folkloric Category First Place, Diablos de Santiago de Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca Second Place, La Cumbiamba Colombiana Third Place, Renacer Folklorico Bolivia Children & Youth Category First Place, Beautiful Beginnings Art Collective Second Place, Feline Finesse Dance Company Third Place,Ballet Folklorico Pueblo NuevoWE’D LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING 2023 PARTICIPANTS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR ARTISTIC SPIRIT:
ABADA Capoeira San Francisco | Hot Pink Feathers |
Alaska Airlines | Jaguars of Fire |
American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco | Kantuta Ballet Folklorico de Bolivia & Comunidad Anqari |
Amor do Samba | Los Bomberos de San Francisco |
Aquarela Samba School & Dance | Mexicans on a Mission |
Asiya Shriners | Mi Tierra Colombiana |
Asociacion Mayab | Miss Panama SF California |
Bailando por la Vida | Mixtiso |
BART | Morenada San Francisco-Bolivia para el Mundo |
Nicaragua Danza Hijos del Maiz | Parseros Salseros |
Brazilian Center- Barakemi of Sacramento | Raio de Luz Samba Performers |
Buena Vista Horace Mann | Recology |
California Domestic Workers Coalition | San Francisco Cable Cars |
Caravana de la Bahia | San Francisco Latino Task Force |
Carnaval San Francisco / Viva Amor y la Lucha/Samba Ritmo | San Francisco Lowrider Council |
Cathedral City High School Ballet Folklorico | San Francisco Mayor London Breed & Paixão Dance Ensemble |
Club Puertorriqueño de San Francisco | Telemundo 48 & Comcast Xfinity |
Community Music Center & SFUSD Partners | Thurgood Marshall High School |
Compton High Band, Dancers and Tall Flags | Tradicion Peruana Centro Cultural |
Cruise | United Rhythms #URSF |
Cuba Caribe Carnaval | World Flags- Ritmo del Corazon / Rhythm of the Heart |
El Show de Pepe | Xiuhcoatl Danza Azteca & Grand Marshal Miguel Martinez |
Esplendor Azteca Xipe Totec | |
Grupo Maiz |