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 Nuevo
WE’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 |