Oakland Black Cowboy Parade and Festival

Saturday, October 4, parade 10:00AM, Festival 12:00PM

DeFremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland

Free

http://www.blackcowboyassociation.org/annual-parade.html

http://oaklandwiki.org/de_Fremery_Park

“The Oakland Black Cowboy Association is proud to present the 40th Annual Parade and Heritage Festival at DeFremery Park in Oakland on October 4, 2014 beginning at 10:00AM. Come and join us in a day of fun and Taste of the Old West as we ride through West Oakland.

The Oakland Black Cowboy Association, a not-for-profit organization, has spent over three decades enlightening children and adults with the contributions of people of color in the settling of the West.  This vision continues today with its annual parade and festival. People from all walks of life attend this one of a kind parade and festival which features nationwide cowboys, trick riders, schools community organizations, and local businesses.

The festival will continue after the parade at DeFremery Park at 18th and Adeline with food, horse and pony rides and an array of entertainment and fun for the whole family.

So put on your cowboy boots and cowboy hat and come celebrate with the Oakland Black Cowboy Association with a day of fun, excitement and the tradition of the Old West In Oakland.

The Oakland Black Cowboy Association is best known as the host of the annual Black Cowboy Parade and Festival. The Black Cowboy Parade is held in memory of the black cowboys that helped to settle the American West has been an exciting historic part of Oakland.

The Oakland Black Cowboy Parade and Festival – Don’t Miss It.”