City of Palm Springs to host annual Black History Parade and Town Fair
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - The city of Palm Springs will host the 39th annual Black History Parade and Town Fair later this month, officials announced today.
The free, all-ages event will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 28, with the parade set to start on Baristo Road and end at Alejo Road.
In collaboration with the city's Black History Committee, the event will be a day of community, culture and heritage.
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Ron Oden, the city's first African American mayor, will serve as the parade's Grand Marshal. Marcus Funchess, the first African American Superintendent of Palm Springs Unified School District, will serve as the Town Fair Grand Marshal.
A P-51 Mustang, with a painted crimson red tail in honor of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, will fly over during the parade courtesy of the Palm Springs Air Museum.
In addition, the parade will feature local leaders, community groups and performers.
Following the parade, the Town Fair will be held at Downtown Park, at 230 Museum Drive, located across from the Art Museum for live entertainment, food and community vendors and family-friendly activities, city officials said.
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