80th Annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival
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LOS ANGELES - Californer -- Returning in its 80th edition, the East Los Angeles
Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival kicks off Sunday, Sept. 13. Join the celebration as we present, El Dasa as Grand Marshal and Los Angeles County Board Chair and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis Co-Grand Marshal of the parade.

The longest-running and largest parade of its kind in the United States, the Mexican Independence Day Parade will take place in East Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., followed by a festival from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The parade will be broadcast live starting at 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on ABC7, one of the nation's major televi-sion networks.

The parade will flow along East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, beginning at Mednik Avenue and continuing to Gage Avenue. The celebration will feature music, entertainment, a fair, food vendors and family-friendly fun on Mednik Avenue between East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and First Street.

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Supervisor Hilda Solis represents the First Supervisorial District of Los Angeles County, which is home to near-ly two million residents. Her district includes East Los Angeles, which hosts the Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade. She is recognized as one of the highest-ranking Latina politicians in the nation and served as the U.S. Secretary of Labor from 2009 to 2013. Solis's office has funded the parade for the past few years. This is her final year on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

El Dasa is a Latin Grammy-nominated Regional Mexican singer-songwriter and actor based in Los Angeles. His real name is Dasahev López Saavedra, and he hails from the Mexican state of Sonora. El Dasa's artistic journey began in Mexico, where he participated in a singing contest and made it to the second round. However, he ultimately found success in music after migrating to the United States. At the age of 18, he moved to Los Angeles, where he initially worked as a driver for legendary singer Vicente Fernández. Impressed by El Dasa's vocal talent, Fernández invited him on stage at the Gibson Amphitheatre to perform a duet. A few years later, El Dasa released his first album, which produced his first hit. More successful albums and songs followed. El Dasa is a recipient of an International Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for the Latin Grammy Awards and once for Premio Lo Nuestro. His achievements are also chronicled in the American biographical television series El Vato (The Dude), which aired on NBC Universo.

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This year's godparents of the parade are actor Gabriel Soto and Univision Despierta America anchor Nitzia Chama.

At the same time, the Mexican Civic Patriotic Committee, Inc. will celebrate 95 years in Los Angeles. Since its founding in 1931, the organizing committee has been one of the pillars of the Mexican-American community in Los Angeles. For 80 years, its main event has been this parade, considered a symbol of unity and joy among the Latino community, drawing hundreds of participants and exceeding attendance expectations each year.

The annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade & Festival is presented and produced by the Mexican Civic Patriotic Committee, Inc., with support from the Consulate General of Mexico in Los Angeles and Los Angeles County.

Sponsored by: ABC7, Supervisor Hilda Solís, Councilmember of Los Ángeles -D14 Ysabel Jurado, Dr. Simi, Acts Law by Abir Cohen Trezon Salo, AMGEN, Good RX, JP Morgan Chase, Kids Dental Place, LA Metro, LLP, LeaLA, Metro by T-Mobile, Onelegacy, Teen Dental Place, Univisión Radio and Univisión 34.

http://www.eastla-parade.com/