LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Celebrations are scheduled to be held across Southern California on Friday in honor of Mexican Independence Day.
The holiday marks Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1810.
In Boyle Heights, Self Help Graphics & Art, located at 1300 1st Street, will host its second annual Tacos & Art show. There will be tacos and other vendors, art exhibits and more. The free event begins at 7 p.m.
After a pause because of the pandemic, on Sunday the Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival returns to East Los Angeles, featuring Dodger broadcaster and former star pitcher Fernando Valenzuela as one of the grand marshals.
The co-grand marshal will be Katya Echazarreta, an electronics engineer and civilian astronaut who was the first woman of Mexican descent to travel to space when she rode the Blue Origin rocket on June 4. The festival will have two themes — United for Strong Physical and Mental Health,” and Honoring the Heroes of the Pandemic.”
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