The city of Hartford is gearing up to celebrate the 60th year of The Greater Hartford Puerto Rican Day Parade this Sunday, Sept. 22.
Parade organizers say they are pulling out all the stops in honor of the 60th anniversary of Hartford鈥檚 parade.
The parade will feature nearly 3,000 marching participants, community members as well as an array of entertainers.
The 海角换妻 Institute for Community Development is organizing the festivities.
Board member Maria Isabel Rodriguez says there is renewed excitement this year.
鈥淭he 60th year of the parade. So we definitely went big,鈥� Rodriguez said. "So everyone, you know, join us, we're all going to be together in community celebrating."
Rodriguez says everyone is really excited about the fact that after many years, the parade has the opportunity to go down Park Street which she said, 鈥渋t's definitely a huge thing.鈥�
The parade steps off at 1 p.m. at 990 Park St. and ends at 750 Main St.
Immediately following the parade there will be the Festival of Coqui in Bushnell Park.
The event will run until 9 p.m. Attendees will enjoy live music and food from local restaurants and out-of-town vendors.
Rodriquez says it鈥檚 a time to celebrate the Puerto Rican community.
鈥淲e are celebrating the culture. We are definitely going to see flags down Park Street. It鈥檚 going to be very vibrant and colorful,鈥� Rodriguez said.
Hartford officials want the public to know the parade will result in increased pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the vicinity of Bushnell Park during the afternoon and evening.
