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San Leandro Cherry Festival Hosts Contests

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9 years ago

May 2, 2015

San Leandro is hosting two contests that will be held as part of the 2015 Cherry Festival, which will take place in Downtown San Leandro along West Estudillo Blvd. on Saturday, June 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Prior to the festival, the event will kick-off with a parade at 10 a.m., which will commence at the Boys & Girls Club at 401 Marina Blvd. and proceed north along San Leandro Blvd, concluding at the festival.

A poster contest will be held for San Leandro students in grades K-8. Submission Posters should convey the student’s idea of what the Cherry Festival represents.

Entries may utilize any medium of paper no larger than 8 1⁄2” x 14” (legal size). Winners from four categories will each receive a Cherry Festival T-shirt and a certificate.

Entries must be submitted to the San Leandro Recreation Department at the Senior Community Center, 13909 East 14th St. by Friday, May 29.

A cherry pie bake off is part of the Cherry Festival tradition. Contestants must make and bake their own pie. Pies will be judged both on presentation and taste in one of two categories: traditional or nontraditional.

Pre-registration is not required. Contestants are invited to bring their pie, pie recipe, and completed entry form (available online) to the Information Booth at the Cherry Festival, between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Late entries will not be accepted.

Judging will be held on-site at the Cherry Festival. Best-in-show winners will be awarded on the Main Stage, at approximately 3:05p.m.

For complete details, rules, submission instructions and entry forms for any of the contests, go to www.sanleandro.org/cherryfestival

For more information, contact Jessica Cutter at (510) 577-6079 or jcutter@sanleandro.org

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Richmond Preps for Full Weekend of Cinco de Mayo Festivities

Cinco de Mayo festivities in Richmond and San Pablo are some of the bests in Bay, and organizers say that tradition will be alive and well at this weekend’s annual parade and festival. The action kicks off Saturday, May 4, with the 16th Annual Cinco de Mayo Richmond/San Pablo Peace & Unity Parade. The parade of floats, performances, and community organizations starts at 10 a.m. at 24th Street and Barrett Avenue and Richmond and ends at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo.

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Scene from the 2023 Cinco de Mayo parade from Richmond to San Pablo. Photo courtesy The Richmond Standard.

By Mike Kinney

The Richmond Standard

Cinco de Mayo festivities in Richmond and San Pablo are some of the bests in Bay, and organizers say that tradition will be alive and well at this weekend’s annual parade and festival.

The action kicks off Saturday, May 4, with the 16th Annual Cinco de Mayo Richmond/San Pablo Peace & Unity Parade. The parade of floats, performances, and community organizations starts at 10 a.m. at 24th Street and Barrett Avenue and Richmond and ends at 12:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Church, 1845 Church Lane in San Pablo.

The parade’s Grand Marshall this year will be community organizer Diego Garcia, owner of Leftside Printing.

The festivities continue Sunday with the Cinco de Mayo Festival along 23rd Street, which last year drew over 100,000 people, according to the 23rd Street Merchants Association. This year’s festival will again run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. between the intersections of Rheem Avenue and Clinton Avenue. It will feature two entertainment stages, one sponsored by La Raza 93.3 FM at 23rd and Rheem, and another sponsored by Radio Lazer FM at 23rd and Clinton.

Both events are important for the city and the region’s Latino community.

San Pablo Mayor Genoveva Calloway, who co-chairs the parade alongside John Marquez, president of the Contra Costa Community College District Board of Trustees, says Saturday’s festivities are about bringing the Richmond and San Pablo communities together in unity.

“This truly connects the spectators and people in the parade as one,” Calloway said. “The parade showcases the real communities of Richmond and San Pablo – our nonprofits, schools, horse riders, classic cars and trucks, our local businesses. All of these people represent the heartbeat of our community.”

Rigo Mendoza, vice president of the 23rd Street Merchants Association, said that at its heart, Richmond’s Cinco de Mayo Festival celebrates the date the Mexican army’s victory over France at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

But John Marquez started up the popular festival to bring the community together and also to exhibit the community’s businesses and culture to visitors, Mendoza said. The gathering was also a way to promote peace in the community.