The 50th annual Chicano Park Day celebration will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2020, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM in historic Chicano Park, located in the Logan Heights community, south of downtown San Diego under the San Diego-Coronado bridge. This family event is free and open to the public. The theme for the celebration is 'From Takeover to Landmark: 50 Years of Self Determination and Resistance on Kumeyaay Land."
Visitors to Chicano Park Day will experience traditional music and dance, including one of the largest groups of Aztec Indigenous dance, coordinated by Danza Azteca Calpulli Mexihca. The day will be filled with performances by ballet folklórico groups and numerous live bands, lowrider car show coordinated by Amigos Car Club, vendor booths, kids arts workshop and speakers.
Established by Chicano activists on April 22, 1970, Chicano Park has received international recognition as a major public art site for its commanding mural paintings of the past and present struggle of Mexican and Chicano history. Chicano Park has been listed on the California Register of Historical Resources since 1997, on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 and designated a National Historic Landmark in January 2017.
Chicano Park
Logan Av & Cesar E Chavez Parkway
San Diego, CA 92113
Apr 25, 2020
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Free
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