YOU ARE INVITED!

The Festival Orgullo Hispano 2026 Parade will take place on Sunday, September 13 at 11 a.m., Community members are welcome to join the parade at no cost, which will also include dancing horses, low-rider cars and other participating performers.

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION HERE

Completed application needs to be received NO LATER THAN 4 PM ON AUGUST 1, 2026

Information, Rules and Regulations

 SAFETY: All participants are responsible for safe and reliable design and operation of their entry. 

SPONSORSHIP: Recognition of commercial sponsors of your entry is acceptable, provided that it is done tastefully and the commercial message does not dominate the entry. 

POLITICAL ENTRIES: Floats WITH POLITICAL ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

  1. Your completed, signed, and submitted Application Form is your acceptance of, on behalf of your entry and all your entry’s participants, all FESTIVAL ORGULLO HISPANO Parade Rules and Regulations. 
  2. The FOH Parade committee  determines location of all entries in the parade and the entry MUST maintain that position throughout the parade unless otherwise directed by a parade official or parade marshal. 
  3. Parade movement: All entries must be willing and sufficiently physically fit to maintain both the parade pace (approximately 2 mph) and spacing. 
  4. All entries, including personnel, must be in position by 11 a.m.on parade day.
  5. All instructions of parade marshals and officials must be obeyed. Failure to do so will result in removal from the parade and may jeopardize participation in future FOH Parades. Safety is our first priority. Parade officials reserve the right to remove any entry, at any time, whether due to safety concerns, interference with the parade’s progress, or any other reason. The FOH Parade has a zero tolerance policy for those choosing to abuse our volunteers or our entries. Please promptly report violators to parade officials on route (or afterward to the parade organizer). 
  6. NEW: Parade entrants are allowed to hand out candy to people along the parade route. However, THROWING CANDY IS PROHIBITED. Also, no spraying water or otherwise distributing materials along the parade route, before or during the parade. 
  7. Support vehicles such as cars, buses, trucks and trailers are NOT allowed in the parade route. 8. All animal entries must be followed by pooper-scoopers.