New Bedford annual Cape Verdean recognition parade route, street closures, traffic delays

Are you ready for the annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade in the City of New Bedford?

Saturday is the annual Cape Verdean Recognition Parade, which steps off from Buttonwood Park at 11 a.m. It travels down Union Street to Acushnet Avenue, then to Grinnell Street up to Purchase Street before ending at the Cape Verdean Veterans’ Memorial Hall.

We hope to see everyone along the route!

Be advised there is a parking ban in effect along the parade route as of 7 a.m. on Saturday, and there will street closures and traffic delays in the area.

Here’s a look at last year’s parade – photos by Andrew Kepinski for New Bedford Creative: