{"id":183509,"date":"2026-04-02T16:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/183509\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:12:34","slug":"bronx-puerto-rican-day-parade-to-host-40th-anniversary-celebration-bronx-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/183509\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade to host 40th anniversary celebration \u2013 Bronx Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/parade-flyer.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"bronx puerto rican day parade\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A special gala will be held ahead of the 40th annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade at the end of May.<\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade<\/p>\n<p>The Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade will hold a gala to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Wednesday, May 27, with the parade scheduled for Saturday, May 30.\n<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s parade theme is \u201cHonoring the Past, Inspiring the Future.\u201d In keeping with this theme, the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade will showcase a brief history of how it has impacted the borough since its establishment in 1986. The 40th celebration will also act as a tribute to the leaders who defended the parade with their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The gala is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at Villa Barone Manor, located at 737 Throggs Neck Expwy.\n<\/p>\n<p>Some of the individuals and organizations that will be honored there include Omi Hopper, State Senator Luis Sepulveda, NWA Wrestler Tiffany Nieves, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cacpcs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Children\u2019s Aid College Prep Charter School<\/a>, the Neighborhood Association for Inter-Cultural Affairs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naicany.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NAICA<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goya.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Goya<\/a>, which will be a Grand Marshall at the parade.<\/p>\n<p>The gala will feature an in memoriam dedication to former Chairperson Francisco Gonzalez and former President Ruben Rios.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand on the shoulders of giants,\u201d Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade President Maribel Mercado said.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis 40th anniversary is a promise kept to our founders and a torch passed to our youth. We are not just marching; we are defending the heritage that Francisco Gonzalez and Ruben Rios loved with all their hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 40th Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade will start at 11 a.m. and run along the Grand Concourse, beginning at 164th Street and ending at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bxtimes.com\/category\/news\/neighborhoods\/mount-eden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mount Eden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can look forward to seeing vibrant floats, marching bands and cultural groups. The parade will conclude with a celebration of the next generation of leaders, who are expected to carry the culture forward for the next 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in learning more about the gala and parade, buying tickets for the gala or registering to participate in the parade can visit the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebxpuertoricanparade\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram page<\/a> or email infobxprparade@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A special gala will be held ahead of the 40th annual Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade at the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":183510,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,73834,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":{"0":"post-183509","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-the-bronx","8":"tag-bronx","9":"tag-bronx-puerto-rican-day-parade","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-city","12":"tag-nyc","13":"tag-the-bronx","14":"tag-the-bronx-headlines","15":"tag-the-bronx-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}