On Sunday’s Family Festival, more than a dozen cultural vendors will be present, selling jewelry, cultural and traditional wear and more. This year, a space will be created for all vendors in the gravel lot in front of the Mexican Heritage Plaza (along Alum Rock Avenue) and surrounding the…
La Ultima Parada 2017: A celebration of life on the Day of Dead will once again take place on Sunday, October 29 at the School of Arts & Culture @ MHP, 1700 Alum Rock, San Jose, CA from 12pm to 8pm. We are expecting more than 4,000 attendees. Please join us for music, dance, food…
San Jose’s long-standing Dia de los Muertos celebration returns in a major way with La Ultima Parada, an all-day spectacular! La Ultima Parada 2017 plans to showcase the vibrancy of Mexican culture through a collection of cultural festivities, dances, and musical performances that honor the living and the dead. The…
LUP 2016 is honored to share the amazing talents of Mariachi Juvenil Alma de Mexico on the “La Viejada” Main Stage at the Mexican Heritage Plaza Theater on Sunday, October 30 at 4:15 pm. Mariachi Juvenil Alma de Mexico is a concert ensemble composed of musicians that have all been…
San Jose has been building its own Day of the Dead tradition for the past five years since La Ultima Parada went from an overflowing house-party into the San Jose Womens Club and finally to it’s new home at the Mexican Heritage Plaza. The larger spaces provided an opportunity for…
La Ultima Parada is proud to present our Schedule of Events on THREE STAGES. Please join us on Sunday, October 30th from Noon to 8pm at the School of Arts & Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA. For stage locations please visit our…
LUP 2016 welcomes Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca!! Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his innovative music. Lemvo’s blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles (soukous, Angolan semba and kizomba) has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “seamless and infectious.” Lemvo hails from São Salvador…
Latin Grammy® nominated female band, Flor de Toloache continue to win the hearts of music fans both mainstream and traditional mariachi fans alike through their distinct vision and enlightened interpretation of traditional mariachi instruments. The band’s diverse ethnicities and musical backgrounds are transcending culture and gender by forging new…