About Us

Antonio Morales, Julio Zelaya, Luis Ona y Guillermo "Willy" Huertas, Miguel de la Carrera (in the center)

Peruvian Parade, Inc. is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization founded on April 20, 1986 and registered as a 

Corporation in the State of New Jersey. Its principal objective is to organize events to commemorate the Independence Day of Peru. These events occur in the months of June and July and culminate with a spectacular parade that starts in the town of Passaic, passes through Clifton, and ends in the city of Paterson, where a Peruvian Festival serves as the closing event of the celebration. 

This year, our institution will be celebrating its 37th anniversary! It has been thirty-five years of hard work and excellent accomplishments. After 36 years of continuous celebration, these exciting events, which started only as a celebration of Peruvian culture, now enjoy the participation of nearly every community living in the Passaic County area. Our Parade is the largest Parade in the State of New Jersey. It has great appeal to all audiences because of the diversity of our culture, music, folklore, and food. The Parade is broadcast annually on local and Peruvian networks and covered in all local newspapers. It attracts thousands of participants and spectators, estimated last year to be over 60,000 viewers, including Peruvians from New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington, Florida, and other states. After 36 years, we are enjoying the harvest from the seeds planted by our founders and hope that future generations continue to grow our mission. 

 The Peruvian Parade works in collaboration with Goya Food to provide help and create hope for those in the 3 cities of Paterson, Clifton and Passaic.