A timely message from our Mercadito Coordinator, Andrea Hernandez: With just two more weeks before our event I’m reaching out to let you know that we have just a few spots left, including a couple of those premium corner spots. If you you have a favorite vendor that…
Everybody loves a costume contest, so get ready! Wear your best Day of the Dead-themed threads and be sure to apply for the LUP 2016 Costume Contest ON-SITE at our Information Booth, located just inside the main gate, between noon and 5pm. All contestants will be called to the…
Bloco del Sol, the Brazilian drumming group in San Jose joins La Ultima Parada 2016! Bloco del Sol will help kick off the comparsa at the very start of the event so get there early and don’t miss the opening of La Ultima Parada! Bloco Do Sol is a…
Folklorico Herúvi Kalo will be one of the dance groups to join us at La Ultima Parada 2016! They will be performing and they will also be a part of the traditional dance of “La Viejada.” Folklórico Herúvi Kalo was established in November of 2014 becoming one of the newest…
Grupo Folklorico Los Laureles of Silicon Valley, CA was founded in the summer of 2007 by Cesar Gonzalez and Ashley Lopez-Gonzalez. Los Laureles began as a small group of family members coming together to learn traditional Mexican dances. In the winter of 2007 MACLA (Moviemento de Arte y Cultura Latino…
Something #UltraOrale is coming to La Ultima Parada! Check this out! The San Jose Jazz Boom Box is taking live music to La Ultima Parada! SJZ’s mobile stage goes to events throughout the greater Bay Area, and this year, they will make their stop at LUP 2016! The…