The 6th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will be held Saturday,
September13,2008. It will start at 1pm in front of Buffalo City Hall, travel North on Niagara Street (Avenida San Juan), turn left at Porter and into LaSalle Park on Buffalo's beautiful waterfront. It's not too late to register!! Go to Committees/Parade and download the Registration forms!!!

The 5th Annual
MISS BORINQUEN of WNY 2008 Pageant
Was held at
Theater of Youth's beautiful
Allendale Theater
The winners were:

JESSICA CORREA
MISS BORINQUEN QUEEN

JANICE M. DIAZ
MISS BORINQUEN PRINCESS


-The Flag Raising Ceremony will be held Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 12:00pm in Niagara Square!!!!

Travel down Niagara St. and see your new AVENIDA SAN JUAN signs which were unveiled at the 2007 flag raising by Councilman Brian Davis and sponsored by the Association!!!!!!

Concert vendors can contact us at Puerto Rican Day Parade
PO Box 166
Buffalo, NY 14201

Become a supporter!!!!

SPONSORSHIP FORMS
can be found under Links/Sponsor!!!!


-Last updated 08/28/08

 

NEWS and EVENTS
January |February |March | April | May | June
July | August | September | October |November | December


JANUARY: back to top

QUE FRIO HACE!!!!

January 11, 2007 5:30pm - Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY. Preparations already starting!!!!.

January 12, 2007 - "Nuestro Orgullo Latino" 5:30pm D'Youville College Center, 2nd Floor, Corner of Fargo and Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY Celebration honoring personal WNY Hispanic achievements of 2006. Sponsored by Hispanics United of Buffalo and the Hispanic Alliance. tickets can be purchased for $20 call (716)856-7110.

January 31, 2007 5:30pm - Miss Borinquen Pageant Committee meeting at West Side Community Services, 161 Vermont Street , Buffalo, NY. Public welcomed.


FEBRUARY: back to top

VAMOS PARA EL MORRO Y LA PLAYA!!!!

February 1,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY. Public welcomed to attend and join!!

February 28,2007 5:30pm Miss Borinquen Pageant Committee meeting at West Side Community Services, 161 Vermont Street , Buffalo, NY. Public welcomed.


MARCH: back to top

TODAVIA HACE FRIO!!

March 1,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

March 13,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

March 14,2007 6:30pm Miss Borinquen Pageant Committee meeting at West Side Community Services, 161 Vermont Street , Buffalo, NY. Public welcomed.

March 17th,2007 11am-2pm Miss Borinquen Pageant Committee meeting at Niagara Porter Public Library. Interviews for pageant contestants.


APRIL: back to top

April 3rd,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

April 27TH-29TH, 2007 SOMOS EL FUTURO Legislative Conference, Albany, NY. For details vist somoselfuturo.org

April 30th,2007 5:30pm Miss Borinquen of WNY Pageant contestants to appear at the Niagara/Porter Street Library Branch to read to children


MAY: back to top

May 8th,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.


JUNE: back to top

June 12,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

June 10, 2007 50th ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY. Wow, que cosa, 50 anos. While we gear up for our fifth great year!!!!.



JULY: back to top


July 10 ,2007 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

July 19,2008, 6pm
MISS BORINQUEN OF WESTERN NEW YORK 2007 PAGEANT
at Theater of Youth's Allendale Theater, 203 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY. JESSICA CORREA was crowned Miss Borinquen of WNY Queen and JANICE M. DIAZ was crowned Miss Borinquen of WNY Princess!!! Congratulations to all of our contestants and our winners!!!





AUGUST:
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August 27,2008 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.



SEPTEMBER: back to top
September 3, 2008 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.



September 4th, 2008, 12pm
PUERTO RICAN FLAG RAISING CEREMONY
Niagara Square, in front of Buffalo City Hall. .

September 10th,2008 5:30pm Parade Association meeting at Los Tainos Senior Center, 333 Trenton Street, Buffalo, NY.

September 11, 2008 10:00am Parade Association and Miss Borinquen appear on WKBW Channel 7's "AM Buffalo" TV Show.

September 13th,2008 1pm
SIXTH ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE OF WNY
The parade starts in front of BUFFALO'S CITY HALL, goes down Niagara Street to Porter Ave then west into LaSalle Park. FREE concert featuring William Cepeda, Wendell River and others in LaSalle Park immediately after the parade. Information fair and free children's activites at the park also.



OCTOBER: back to top


NOVEMBER: back to top

GOBBLE, GOBBLE, DIJO EL PABO!!!!


DECEMBER: back to top

FELICIDADES A TODOS NUESTROS AMIGOS!!!