San Leandro 150th Birthday Celebration + Cherry Parade (2022)

Submitted by the Event Organizer

150th Day of Celebration on Saturday, June 4th 

Mark your calendars for the annual Cherry Parade (and more) on June 4th as part of the year-long celebration planned for the City’s 150th Birthday. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. in downtown, so get there early to join in the fun.

The Gathering 

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

W. Estudillo Ave. between San Leandro Blvd and Hayes St.

The San Leandro Historical Society will host The Gathering, a multi-cultural event filled with all things San Leandro. It will include themes of culture and heritage, food vendors, entertainment, resource booths, an art festival featuring local artists, etc. The initial confirmed lineup includes:

• Chinese Dance and Costume Show
• Pallens Martial Arts Demonstration
• The San Leandroids

A Mariachi band, Hawaiian Dance, and Filipino Dance acts are nearly confirmed. More information on the full lineup will be posted in the coming weeks. For Organizations that desire to have a culturally focused performance and would like to participate in this event, please visit the Historical Society’s website: https://www.sanleandrohistory.org/150th-celebration.

Bistro at the Casa 

The San Leandro Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the Bistro at the Casa for The Gathering event and will provide food trucks and beverages.

The San Leandro History Museum will host crafts and activities for all ages in front of the Casa Peralta during The Gathering event. Activities will include roping a cow, washing clothes by hand, and creating your 150th art memorabilia. Inside the Museum will be a new exhibit that examines two specific aspects of housing discrimination throughout the nation and in San Leandro: Redlining and the development of all-white suburban neighborhoods. This exhibit aims to help the community better understand the housing discrimination and systemic racism that kept San Leandro a primarily white community well into the 1990s. Also at the History Museum will be the BLM Murals on display. At the peak of the Black Lives Matter movement, Art for Change in San Leandro brought artists together to create a series of murals on boarded-up storefronts in town. The San Leandro History Museum will have printed reproductions of the plywood murals on display for the Sesquicentennial June 4th celebration.

San Leandro History Museum

June 4^th Hours of Operation

• Visitors Welcome – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Museum Activities – 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Parade Route Link: https://www.sanleandro.org/852/Cherry-Parade

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.