Parade Band Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, Port of San Diego, County of San Diego, and SDG&E will host its 7th annual event, the "CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT PARADE BAND REVIEW & FESTIVAL: A SALUTE TO VETERANS" on Veteran's Day Weekend, November 12, 2016. Dozens of marching bands will compete as part of the marching band review down the newly finished H Street Extension, complete with a community festival at Bayside Park, activating Chula Vista's waterfront.
As the largest free event of its kind in San Diego County and top five largest in Southern California, the annual event draws thousands of scholastic music participants from throughout San Diego and as far as Burbank, Diamond Bar, Lancaster, Rowland Heights, Placentia, El Monte, Downey, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Palm Desert, Imperial Valley, Lake Elsinore, La Habra, and Yorba Linda -- all to Chula Vista. Many of these out-of-area groups stay in local hotels to participate in the event, dine at local restaurants, and shop at local businesses. Through past creative partnership with the Otay Ranch Town Center, the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, and the South Bay Family YMCA, the event has connected both community and local businesses in a synergetic atmosphere not achieved before.
Military veterans, community service organizations, scholastic athletic teams, school clubs, cheerleaders, classic cars, team mascots, dance teams, ROTCs, local businesses, and community leaders participate in the parade.
The unique event features a free community festival comprised of businesses, non-profit groups, clubs, and other community organizations, attracting community members to this family-oriented event showcasing Chula Vista and San Diego's talents with live music, choirs, artists, and acts.
The event not only celebrates and recognizes incredible marching bands and community groups, but honors and pays tribute to the many Veterans who call San Diego home.
As the largest free event of its kind in San Diego County and top five largest in Southern California, the annual event draws thousands of scholastic music participants from throughout San Diego and as far as Burbank, Diamond Bar, Lancaster, Rowland Heights, Placentia, El Monte, Downey, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Palm Desert, Imperial Valley, Lake Elsinore, La Habra, and Yorba Linda -- all to Chula Vista. Many of these out-of-area groups stay in local hotels to participate in the event, dine at local restaurants, and shop at local businesses. Through past creative partnership with the Otay Ranch Town Center, the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, and the South Bay Family YMCA, the event has connected both community and local businesses in a synergetic atmosphere not achieved before.
Military veterans, community service organizations, scholastic athletic teams, school clubs, cheerleaders, classic cars, team mascots, dance teams, ROTCs, local businesses, and community leaders participate in the parade.
The unique event features a free community festival comprised of businesses, non-profit groups, clubs, and other community organizations, attracting community members to this family-oriented event showcasing Chula Vista and San Diego's talents with live music, choirs, artists, and acts.
The event not only celebrates and recognizes incredible marching bands and community groups, but honors and pays tribute to the many Veterans who call San Diego home.
