The 2024 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival's Grand Parade will take place on Sunday, April 21st and officially starts behind the San Francisco Civic Center at the corner of Polk and McAllister streets.

Those wishing to take part in the parade with the Shiba Inu Fanciers of Northern California (SFNC) club should bring their friendly Shibas and meet our group on the Civic Center Plaza lawn* near the corner of Polk and McAllister streets around NOON, prior to the start of the parade.

*Due to weather conditions (if it is too hot in the sun) we will move the starting location of our Shiba group to under the overhang at the entrance to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium across the street from the Plaza (assuming it's not blocked off).

The event takes place RAIN OR SHINE so please be prepared for any weather. We would also encourage you to wear comfortable walking shoes.

We attempt to do a group shot on the steps of City Hall before the parade starts so be sure to get there in plenty of time to be in the photo with your Shiba(s). In the past we have had our photos with the mayor and cherry blossom queen/court.

The parade follows Polk Street north to Post Street and then turns left onto Post and continues toward Japantown. The parade concludes in Japantown near the Peace Plaza on Post Street and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to walk the entire length.

Free free to dress yourself and your Shiba in traditional Japanese garb!

If you have any of our custom, limited-edition SFNC Japanese Happi Coats that we made a few years ago for the 50th anniversary of the festival we would like to encourage you to wear those!

We also made custom shirts/hoodies for the parade so that we look like a more cohesive group. You can order SFNC parade items here - https://www.cafepress.com/norcalshibas

Bring water and portable water bowls for your dogs to drink from during the parade. Also don't forget to bring those poop bags!

The event is FREE, but please sign-up below.

* We would love to get a headcount of both people and Shibas attending so if you plan to attend please use this online sign-up form to let us know how many Shibas you are bringing with you -
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D45A4A72BA2F94-41101429-57th


** This FB Event posting is ONLY for those participating in the parade with the Shiba Inu Fanciers of California club. **

Please go here for the official website for more information on the festival - http://sfcherryblossom.org/