Rose, White and Blue 4th of July Parade

12/03/2025

Small gifts create big moments. Help keep the Rose, White & Blue Parade and Festival going strong and bringing our community together year after year.

Every gift counts.  Donate today.

Two ways to give:

1. Donate directly through your company’s Benevity platform, or

2. Donate through our sponsorship page rwbsj.org/sponsor

Thank you for being a partner in our community!!

XOXO

07/05/2025

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07/04/2025

07/04/2025

Thanks for joining us again! See you in 2026!

07/04/2025

Thanks for joining us! ❤️

Join the Portuguese Delegation at the Rose, White, and Blue 4th of July Parade in San José! Parade starts at 10 AM this morning along Naglee Avenue and The Alameda in the Rose Garden and Shasta Hanchett neighborhoods.

The Portuguese Delegation this year includes the following nine Portuguese organizations: PFSA - Life Insurance & Savings Plans, Luso-American Education Foundation, POSSO, Portuguese Historical Museum, Lusitano Club of California, Silicon Valley Portuguese Education and Cultural Foundation, LuSA Student Association, Portuguese Tribune, and St. Anthony's Council #1 (Irmandade de Santo António) of Santa Clara.

Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday, America!

07/04/2025

07/03/2025

TOMORROW! Meet more of the 2025 Parade Honorees AND the Festival Emcee!

Join us on Friday, July 4 at 9:45am for the kickoff of the Rose, White & Blue Fourth of July Parade!

This year, we’ll be celebrating a lineup of indviduals who have contributed to our community. And, see our new Festival Emcee!

Community Catalyst Artist Honoree - Roshni Pillai
Roshni Pillai is a Kathakali vesham practitioner for over 25 years. Beginning her journey at the age of seven, she received training from the celebrated gurus, the late Kalamandalam K. Gopalakrishnan and Kalamandalam Keshavan Namboothiri. She regularly performs and frequently shares the stage with renowned artists in both Kerala and the United States. Over the years, she has portrayed a diverse range of roles, with her special portrayals of sthri vesham (female roles) earning her acclaim from Kathakali critics and enthusiasts. She is selected as a Mentor for the 2025 ACTA Apprenticeship program. While balancing her profession as a Design Verification engineer at Intel Corporation, she continues her pursuit of Kathakali, aiming to introduce and make this ancient classical art form accessible to new audiences.

Community Catalyst Artist Honoree - Janhavi Pillai
Born into a family of Kathakali artists, Janhavi is continuing the tradition and training in kathakali acting under Kottakkal Harikumar. She completed her debut in 2022, and most recently, in January of this year, presented the main role of Krishnan in a full play in Kerala, India. She also trains in Bharatanatyam under Meera Sreenarayanan and is the recipient of the ACTA Apprenticeship grant. Janhavi graduated from UC Berkeley and now pursues her master’s at UCLA.

NEW as our Festival Emcee in 2025: Daniela García-Piedra
Daniela García-Piedra is a first generation Honduran-Mexican woman born and raised in the Bay Area. Since 2014, she has served as a teaching artist for a variety of companies including the African American Shakespeare Center, Performing Arts Workshop, and Dance Mission Theater.

Read more about the honorees and find all the parade info you need at: www.rwbsj.org