The Echo Park Community Parade Committee, together with support from Council Districts 1 and 13, will be holding the yearly Echo Park Community Parade on Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm along Sunset Boulevard. We hope you will join us for this festive annual event.
In order to accommodate the parade, from 9:00 am until approximately 2:00 pm on December 10, Sunset Boulevard and some adjoining intersections will be closed to traffic, per LAPD and LA DOT.
We are aware that this may inconvenience you and/or your neighbors and your customers. The Parade is an important event for our community and we appreciate your support and understanding. If you have questions or concerns please contact the Echo Park Community Parade Committee at (213) 640-7673.
Art Contest Winners 2018
Congratulations to all the winners of our annual Parade Art Contest! Each winner will be featured on our printed materials for the parade, including the flyers, calendar and banners.
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Join us for the 2018 Echo Park Community Parade
Applications now accepted for the 2018 Echo Park Community Parade
December 8 at 11am along Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park
Join us in Echo Park on Saturday, December 8 in Echo Park for the annual Echo Park Community Parade!
Celebrating the holiday season, the parade is a historic event that has been put on by a committee of local volunteers for nearly five decades.
Each year the parade features a theme that explores the neighborhood of Echo Park and helps inspire ideas for the artwork contest as well as parade floats. This year’s theme is
“Celebrating the Cultural Diversity of Echo Park”
Join the Parade – submit your application!
The Committee is currently accepting parade entry applications from any organizations, schools, elected officials, businesses and other entities. The event is free for all participants.
Applications are due October 5, 2018.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Street Closure Notice for December 9, 2017
The Echo Park Community Parade Committee, together with support from Council Districts 1 and 13, will be holding the yearly Echo Park Community Parade on Saturday, December 9, 2017, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm along Sunset Boulevard. We hope you will join us for this festive annual event.
In order to accommodate the parade, from 9:00 am until approximately 2:00 pm on December 9, Sunset Boulevard and some adjoining intersections will be closed to traffic, per LAPD and LA DOT.
We are aware that this may inconvenience you and/or your neighbors and your customers. The Parade is an important event for our community and we appreciate your support and understanding. If you have questions or concerns please contact the Echo Park Community Parade Committee at (213) 640-7673.
2017 Parade Kickoff on Friday, December 1
Get into the holiday spirit and get your parade groove on! Join the excitement of the forthcoming 50th Golden Anniversary of the Echo Park Community Parade at the official kick-off event on Friday, December 1.
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Meet the 2017 Parade Ambassadors & Grand Marshal
Each year the parade features a theme that explores the neighborhood of Echo Park and helps inspire ideas for the artwork contest as well as parade floats. This year’s theme is “Golden Memories of Echo Park” and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Echo Park Community Parade. The Grand Marshal and Parade Ambassadors nominated and chosen this year with that theme in mind.
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Art Contest Winners 2017
Congratulations to all the winners of our annual Parade Art Contest! Each winner will be featured on our printed materials for the parade, including the flyers, calendar and banners.
Read more
Join us for the 2017 Echo Park Community Parade!
Applications now accepted for the 2017 Echo Park Community Parade
December 9 at 11am along Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park
Join us in Echo Park on Saturday, December 9 in Echo Park for the annual Echo Park Community Parade!
Celebrating the holiday season, the parade is a historic event that has been put on by a committee of local volunteers for nearly five decades.
Each year the parade features a theme that explores the neighborhood of Echo Park and helps inspire ideas for the artwork contest as well as parade floats. This year’s theme is
“Golden Memories of Echo Park”
Join the Parade – submit your application!
The Committee is currently accepting parade entry applications from any organizations, schools, elected officials, businesses and other entities. The event is free for all participants.
Applications are due October 2, 2017.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Street closure notice for 12.10.16
The Echo Park Community Parade Committee, together with support from Council Districts 1 and 13, will be holding the yearly Echo Park Community Parade on Saturday, December 10, 2016, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm along Sunset Boulevard. We hope you will join us for this festive annual event.
In order to accommodate the parade, from 9:00 am until approximately 2:00 pm on December 10, Sunset Boulevard and some adjoining intersections will be closed to traffic, per LAPD and LA DOT.
We are aware that this may inconvenience you and/or your neighbors and your customers. The Parade is an important event for our community and we appreciate your support and understanding. If you have questions or concerns please contact the Echo Park Community Parade Committee at (213) 640-7673.
2016 Grand Marshal and Ambassadors
Grand Marshal
Los Angeles Theatre Academy (LATA)
The 2016 Grand Marshal is the Los Angeles Theatre Academy, a multi-lingual organization that provides theatrical education for children and adults onstage and behind the scenes.
Ambassador: Martin Cox
Martin Cox is a long-time Echo Park resident and photographer.
Ambassador: Mary-Austin Klein
Mary-Austin Klein is a long-time resident and celebrated painter.
Ambassador: Katrina Alexy
Katrina Alexy is a local artist and creator of the Healthy Foods mural on Logan Street.
2016 Art Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Art Contest!
This year’s winners are…
Destiny Hernandez / 5th grader at Rosemont Elementary
Sophia C. Arias / 11th grader at Marshall High / Artwork submitted via El Centro Del Pueblo
Koa A.Z. Baoy / 4 1/2 months old / Artwork submitted via the Echo Park Farmers’ Market
Belen Alvarado / 8th grader at Sandra Cisneros / Artwork submitted via the Echo Park Farmers’ Market
Each year the Committee hosts an art contest where children of a variety of ages can submit parade themed artwork. A panel of judges review all submissions and select four winners to be awarded a cash prize and their art prominently displayed in the parade.
Children in kindergarten through high school are eligible to participate each year (submission details can be found here).