When: Sunday, May 25, 2008
Time: Starts at 9:30 AM
Where: Starts at 24th & Harrison to Mission, then Mission & 24th to Mission & 17th
Parade Map: Click here to view parade route map
Take BART to the Parade! Stations: 16th Street, and 24th Street
Carnaval’s Grand Parade is a unique multi-cultural event that celebrates the traditions of many countries and cultures around the world. The floats are spectacular, the music and costumes lavish and varied. Beautifully designed floats depict rich multi-cultural themes, and often feature performers that excite and entertain the crowds.
Brazilian-style “escola” samba contingents with up to 300 members dance through the streets in fantastic feathered headdresses or sweeping Bahia skirts, while Caribbean artist perform the music and dance of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Trinidad and the Bahamas. Other Parade artists include Mexican Aztec performers, traditional African dancers and drummers, Polynesian dancers, Japanese Taiko drummers, Chinese Lion Dancers, giant puppets and folkloric artists representing Guatemala, Honduras, Bolivia & Perú, and special children’s contingents.
The Grand Parade dances through the Mission District streets of San Francisco, is viewed by hundreds of thousands of spectators. Sponsors of the Grand Parade receive a tremendous amount of visibility on the television Spanish & English broadcast audience and exposure on media outlets throughout the State of California.
Click here for a list and description of the 2008 Carnaval Grand Parade contingents.
Click here For a list and description of the stages, bands, dance troupes and entertainment schedule.Click here for a map of the parade route.
How to get to Carnaval 2008:
California's largest annual multicultural celebration, Carnaval San Francisco attracts approximately 400,000 participants each year. This year's sponsors include 511 info, Southwest Airlines, samTrans, Golden Gate Ferry, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni.
The following streets will be closed for the Festival from 10 PM, Friday, May 23 - midnight on Sunday, May 25:
- Harrison between 16th and 24th
- 17th between Treat and Alabama
- Treat between 16th and 18th
- 18th between Treat and Alabama
- 19th between Alabama and Folsom
- 20th between Treat and Alabama
- 21st between Treat and Alabama
- 22nd between Treat and Alabama
- 23rd between Treat and Alabama
- Mariposa between Alabama and Harrison
- Mistral between Harrison and Treat
- Bryant from Cesar Chavez to 19th - 5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- 24th from Bryant to Mission - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- 24th/Mission to 17th/Mission - 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- 17th/Mission to 17th/Harrison- 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- Treat between 24th and 25th
- Harrison between 24th and 25th
Carnaval San Francisco and its sponsors recommend a variety of ways to get to Carnaval San Francisco via public transportation.
The BART stations in closest proximity to Carnaval San Francisco are the 24th Street Mission station and the 16th Street Mission station. Once exiting either station, revelers should walk east down 24th or 16th Streets, five blocks to the festival area on Harrison Street. Accessing the Carnaval San Francisco Grand Parade on Sunday, May 25 via BART is just as easy, as the parade starts at 24th and Bryant Streets, heads up 24th Street, down Mission Street, and back down 16th Street to Harrison Street.
Several Muni lines also run to the Mission District and information can be found at www.sfmuni.com. In addition, samTrams will offer service to San
Francisco from the South Bay. Information can be found at www.samtrans.com.
For travelers coming from Marin County, ferry information can be found at www.goldengateferry.org.
Those coming to Carnaval San Francisco via air transportation, Carnaval San Francisco recommends traveling with Southwest Airlines. Southwest flies from all over the United States to San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Sacramento. For flight schedules, reservations and information, please visit www. Southwest.com.
To help plan your public transportation to and from Carnaval San Francisco, 511 Info has created the TakeTransit Trip Planner(SM), a useful tool for planning public transit trips. To access, please visit www.511.org.
All weekend long at Carnaval San Francisco, a special taxi lane will be designated at 16th and Harrison Streets. Carnaval San Francisco attendees should have no trouble catching a cab at this location from one of the many San Francisco cab companies. Warning! Read this notice about San Francisco taxicabs! Phone numbers and fare rate information is included.
For attendees using their own transportation to get to Carnaval San Francisco, additional public parking will be available in two spacious lots located at 24th & Utah streets and 22nd & Bartlett streets. Bike parking will even be available in the PG & E lot near the corner of 17th and Harrison streets.
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