8/13/16 - Pistahan Parade (SAN FRANCISCO(

[Uncle Porkins (Donald Wicks)]

We have been invited by the 501st to join them in this parade. Because of the application process we will be trooping alongside them instead of a solitary group.


Event Name: 23rd Annual Pistahan Parade
Contact Name: John Espiritu
Contact Phone: (650) 291-6732
Contact Email: johne.pistahan@gmail.com
Venue: Parade: Along Market Street, from Civic Center to 4th Street; Festival: at Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission @4th Street
Venue address: Yerba Buena Gardens, on Mission St @ 4th St
San Francisco, California
Event Start: Aug 13 - 11:00 am
Event End: Aug13 - 1:00pm
Event Website: http://www.Pistahan.net/
Expected number of attendees: 9000
Requested number of characters: 50
Requested character types: SL TK TD BH TB TI TR ID Other
Secure changing/staging area: Yes
Handler/Photographer: Yes
Weapons/Blasters: Yes
Donations: N/A

Comments: Experience the best of Filipino art, dance, music and food at the Pistahan Parade and Festival. Billed as the largest celebration of Filipino Americans in the U.S., the the two-day event organized by the Filipino American Arts Exposition is expected to draw over 80,000 people each day. Admission is FREE and fun for the entire family!

The Pistahan Parade on Saturday, August 13th is the traditional kickoff for the Pistahan weekend. Come join the largest Filipino parade on the West Coast.

Following the Parade, the Festival continues over two days—Saturday, August 13th and Sunday, August 14th—from 11am to 5pm at the Yerba Buena Gardens, attracting upwards of 80,000 people each day.

Featuring:
» Pistahan Grand Parade with 100 participating contingents, including marching bands, local public officials, dignitaries, cultural dance companies, community groups and business organizations.
» 8 interactive and educational cultural pavilions: Art, Creativity, Culinary, Dance, Heritage, Health, Innovation and Sports
» World-class performing artists, exhibitors with uniquely Filipino merchandise and fun cultural experience for everyone!
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