One of the nation’s largest non-motorized parades, the Swallows’ Day Parade will feature over 100 parade entries including approximately 500 horses in various equestrian entries, high school, junior high and military marching bands, folkloric dancers, historical reenactments and local community groups.
Melitas Forster, great granddaughter of Don Juan Forster and original owner of the Swallow’s Inn, will serve as this year’s grand marshal.
The annual parade concludes a series of festivities that occur in San Juan Capistrano throughout the month of March.
The Fiesta de Las Golondrinas is tied to the legendary return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano on St. Joseph’s Day, March 19th. The square-tailed cliff swallows spend the summer in San Juan Capistrano and leave in late October to travel 6000 miles for a winter in Goya, Argentina.
For more information about Fiesta de las Golondrinas events visit www.swallowsparade.com.
Read about equestrian entries in the Rose Parade.
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Oh - wish I could be there!
I wish i could watch that!
I wanna go too!!
I definetly would want to go to this! Wow, over 500 horses for one parade!
I would love to drive my mini in this parade.