Mexican Independence Parade & Festival
Date: Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Place: UMOS Center - 2701 S. Chase Ave. (Milwaukee, WI)
Time: Parade: Sunday @ 11:30 a.m.
- NEW PARADE ROUTE -
South Division High School (Lapham)
Left on Cesar Chavez Drive
Left on Arthur Street
Right on 6th Street
Left on Rosedale to the UMOS Center on Chase Avenue.
Festival: Noon - 8:00 pm
Activities: Family fun, Food, Music
Click here to see pictures from this year's Parade and Festival
Celebrate Responsibly & Respectfully - 414-389-6007
UMOS Mexican Independence Day Parade & Festival English Flyer
UMOS Mexican Independence Day Parade & Festival Spanish Flyer
The sponsors:
Mexican Independence History:
Shortly before dawn on September 15, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made a monumentous decision that revolutionized the course of Mexican history. Hidalgo, a Catholic priest in the village of Dolores, ordered the arrest of Dolores' native Spaniards. Then Hidalgo rang the church bell as he customarily did to call the Indians to mass. Hidalgo called the Indians and mestizos to retaliate against the hated gachopines, or native Spaniards, who had exploited and oppressed Mexicans for ten generations. 
FREE Admission!!!!!
The Mexican Independence Festival features Mexican Music, Folkloric Dancers, Clowns, "Little People" Performers, Carnival Rides, Prize Drawings, Piñatas, Games, Face Painting, Ronald McDonald Magic Show, Community Resources Exhibit, Information Booths, Crafts, Food, Merchandise, W-2 Workplace Resources Booth, and much more!
