Thousands of Puerto Ricans lined the Benjamin Franklin Parkway Saturday for Philadelphia’s 61st annual Puerto Rican Dara Parade. Dancing, singing, and waving the Puerto Rican flag, multiple generations gathered in celebration of shared pride.

This year’s parade theme, “ From Town to Town: United by Our Culture ,” commemorates the rich traditions of Puerto Rico’s pueblos, with percussionist Pablo Batista serving as the 2025 Grand Marshal and the familiar voice of local radio personality Mina SayWhat returning as the parade host for the 11th year.

Grand Marshall Pablo Batista arrives in style. (Hanbit Kwon)

Philadelphia’s Puerto Rican Day Parade is organized by Concilio , the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations, Philadelphia’s oldest Latino organization. Since 1962, Concilio

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