The Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival, a showcase of creative marching art preceding a day of food, fun and entertainment, will return to Downtown Wheaton on Sunday, Oct. 15. The parade annually features exhibits that can be pushed, pulled, carried, worn or performed—but none that is powered by motors of any kind.
The parade, which starts at 10 a.m., traditionally has bands, dance groups, artists and large floats that march around the Wheaton Triangle Business District and finish at the Marian Fryer Town Plaza at 2424 Reedie Dr. in Wheaton. Entries in the parade can be organized by groups of all kinds, and in some cases, by individuals.
Bands in the parade will include the Einstein High School marching band, the all-female Afro-Brazilian percussion ensemble Batalá Washington and the Maryland Youth Pipe Band. Dance groups in the line of march will include the Bolivian Folk Dance Troupe, Tinkus Kay’Sur, Sky’s the Limit Dance Company and the Wheaton Studio of Dance.
The festival area will be open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. It will have more than 40 booths of exhibits, including those of artists displaying and selling their original work, community organizations and Montgomery County agencies. Activities will include art making and giveaways. Free art fun in the Kids' Zone will have face painting and balloon art. Click here to see the exhibitors.
Starting at noon, the festival will have three stages of entertainment including Strathmore artists, dance companies and bands. Oct. 15 will be last day of the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, so the festival will include considerable Latin music and dance, in addition to an Irish band. Scheduled performers include Taisha Estrada, JChris (Chris Urquiaga), Munit & Z Lovebugs and Lilo Gonzalez. The Irish sounds will come from Wheaton’s Urban Artistry. Click https://www.wheatonartsparade.org/2023performers to see all the performers.
For more information about the Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival, go to Parade & Festival | Wheaton Arts Parade.
For more information about the Wheaton Arts Parade and Festival, go to Parade & Festival | Wheaton Arts Parade.
