2004 Schedule of the Puerto Rican Parade

Although it is one of New York's most famous Parades along with the Macy's Parade it is a beloved vesage of Puerto Rican Culture in NY.  Everyone is Puerto Rican for a day and it is shocking how big it has become over the years.  The lovely people and the colors of the little island of Puerto Rico has Shone many times, and has had some mishaps, and one boo boo but it is one of the most observed parades in NY.  The parades that NY is famous for is:

And of the parades around the world, all are revered as some of the best parades around.  You have to visit and taste NY culture and you will find the best in NY.  NY is getting safer and safer, 9/11 made us smarter and love our city more.  But I cannot dismiss NY's other parades, Dominican Parade, Easter Parade, Columbian, African-American Parade, Italian American Parade during Columbus Day, Greek Independence Parade Among so many others, all are beautiful parades and you will love to come and see NY culture and taste in the flavor that is NYC. So don't forget to visit the Big Apple as soon as you can...  We are ready for you.

So check out the Parade schedule's for Puerto Rican Day parades around the Tri-state area:

Sunday, June 6, 2004 - Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade.
5th Ave Brentwood, Long Island , New York Contact: Naomi Robinson, 631-434-3481, ext.14, the second largest Puerto Rican Day parade in New York State.
 

Saturday June 13, 2004 * NYC's 116th  street Festival
between 116th street and 113th street from 1st avenue to Lexington ave and down to 113th street
NYC NY It is one of the Hottest festivals with Bands, Radio Stations and other events. Don't miss it.

Sunday June 13, 2004 * NYC's Puerto Rican Heritage
Along 5th Ave down the park to lower NYC
NYC, NY It is the Largest Parade in the state of NYC
So come and Enjoy the food and celebrate with us

Sunday, June 13, 2004 - National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Inc.
2804 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455
Ralph Morales, Chairperson
Elizabeth Virella, Office Manager
718-401-0404/, ext. 348 718-292-2305 Fax
e-mail: Nprdpin@AOL.com

Mayaguez PUERTO RICO- 3ra FIESTA NACIONAL DEL MANGO 25,26 y 27 de junio de 2004 EN EL BOULEVARD EUDALDO BAEZ GARCIA Auspicia: MAYAGEZANOS DE CORAZON, INC. INFORMACION GENERAL: TEL. FAX (787) 833-3093 E-mail: mayaguezanosdecorazon@yahoo.com  Website:
http://www.geocities.com/mayaguezanosdecorazon/

Sunday, June, 27, 2004 - Parada San Juan Bautista, Inc.
P.O. Box 2908, Camden, NJ 08101
Bienvenido Calaf, Jr., President
856-365-8888 / 856-365-0880 Fax
e-mail: Ben@Alston-Calaf.com 
Juan J. Gonzalez, Esq., Parade Coordinator, 856-963-6023
www.community.nj.com/cc/sjbp 

Sunday, July 18, 2004 - Waterfront Latin Festival
Camden County Office of Hispanic Affairs
520 Market Street, Rm. 306, Camden, NJ 08101
Andres Camacho, Coordinator
856-225-5312

Sunday, July 25, 2004 - Festival Puertorriqueña de New Jersey, Inc - Vineland
P.O. Box 1051, Vineland, NJ 08361-1051
Leonides Negron, President
856-696-1147 / 856-696-1189 Fax
www.prfestival.org 


Sunday, July 25, 2004 -Allianza Cultural Puertoriqueña de Allentown, Inc.
PO Box 213, Allentown, PA 18105
Felix Molina, President
610-776-1168
e-mail: PRPCall@aol.com

Sunday, August 1, 2004 - Desfile Puertorriqueño de Trenton
P.O. Box 1661, Trenton, NJ 08607
Linda “Cuca” Vazquez, President,609-393-2883
www.puertoricanparade-trentonnj.org

August 1 , 2004 - 33rd annual Puerto Rican Parade The festivities begin on Saturday, July 31st and will continue on Sunday, Aug. 1st from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm on both days. We will be downtown Aurora on Downers Pl. between Broadway and Stolp. A.P.R.C.C.
PO Box 2802 Aurora, IL 60507- President Miguel Rivera- miguel@aurora-prcc.org  phone: 630.859.3593 fax: 630.264.4401 website: www.aurora-prcc.org 

August 5-8 2004 -- Festival Boricua de la Salsa y la Musica Tipica de Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ

Sunday, August 8, 2004 - Atlantic County Puerto Rican Parade
102 N. Chelsea Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Yvette Soto, President
609-347-0770 – 609-641-6604 Fax
e-mail: acprp@hotmail.com 

AUGUST 13,14,15- THE JERSEY CITY PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE PARADE 2004 P.O. BOX 8434 JERSEY CITY, NJ 07302 2004 PRESIDENT IS MARK MEDAL 201-217-4488, CELL 551-358-2455 PARADE SUNDAY AUGUST 15, 2004 FESTIVAL START FRIDAY contact: JCPRPARADE2004@AOL.COM 

Sunday, August 22, 2004 - Lakewood Unity Day Parade
PO Box 775, Lakewood, NJ 08701
Mirta Marsala, President
732-473-9396

Sunday, August 18-22, 2004 - Desfile & Festival Puertorriqueño de Rhode Island, Inc.
PO Box 2066, Providence, RI 02905
Lydia M. Rivera, President
401-941-0813  http://www.BoricuasdeRhodeIsland.com       

Sunday, August 29, 2004 - Puerto Rican Parade of Paterson, Inc.
P.O. Box 5451, Paterson, NJ 07509
Mr. Daniel Vergara Sr, President
Angel Cordero, General Coordinator
Phone: (973) 279-4309
e-mail: DanvergaraSr@aol.com 

September 19, 2004 - Western New York Hispanic & Friends Civic Association Buffalo, NY
Andres Garcia, President
Jose Rodriguez, Coordinator
716-885-6533/716-859-4100

Saturday, September 11-12, 2004
Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County Latin American Festival
P.O. Box 7507, , Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Adalberto “Bert” Lopez, President
609-513-1543/609-625-6944 (fax)
e-mail: Bert.Lopez@conectiv.com  website: WWW.HAAC.ORG 

Sunday, September 19, 2004 - Puerto Rican Heritage Statewide Parade Committee, Inc.
258 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104
Irving Linares, President
973-481-3233 – 973-481-6807 Fax

Sunday, September 26, 2003 - Regional Puerto Rican Parade
c/o El Concilio
705-709 N. Franklin Street, , Philadelphia, PA 19123
Roberto Santiago, Executive Director1
215-627-3100 / 215-627-7440 Fax
e-mail: elconcilio@elconcilio.net  http://elconcilio.net 

And dont forget to check out http://www.puertoricans.com/ where all the Puerto Ricans hook up with the real latino/a (s). Ok enough said. And also http://hot97fm.com/ & http://blackplanet.com/  for the flavor that lives in us all. All are great hook up spots for Hispanics on the move and on the web.  Check out the Clubs This week also.