Thank you, Little Village
55th Annual 26th Street Mexican Independence Day Parade
September 13, 2026
On Sunday, September 13, our people lined 26th Street from the Little Village Arch to Kostner Avenue for the 55th Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade — one of the largest celebrations of Mexican heritage in the United States.
Governor Pritzker, Mayor Johnson, aldermen, state legislators, and much of Chicago's Latino civic leadership joined the community along the route. Marching bands, ballet folklórico troupes, charros, schools, small businesses, and community organizations moved through 2.5 miles of the busiest Mexican commercial corridor in the Midwest.
This year's theme was "Unidos cabalgamos más fuerte que nunca" Fifty-five years on, this parade remains what it has always been: a neighborhood declaring, in public and at full volume, exactly who it is.
To everyone who came out — thank you. To the families who claimed a spot on the sidewalk before 11 AM. To the businesses that opened their doors. To the groups who spent months rehearsing. To our sponsors, whose support makes a free, public celebration of this scale possible. And to the staff and volunteers of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, who carried this from permit applications in the spring to a full street in September.
We'll see you next year.
Interested in sponsoring the 56th Annual Parade or becoming a Chamber member? Contact info@littlevillagechamber.org.
PATROCINADORES DEL DESFILE 2026
55.º Desfile Anual del Día de la Independencia de México en la Calle 26 · Domingo, 13 de septiembre de 2026 · 12:00 p. m. · GRATIS
PATROCINADORES DIAMANTE
PATROCINADORES - MEDIOS DE COMUNICACION
PATROCINADORES PLATINO
PATROCINADORES ORO
PATROCINADORES PLATA
National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Powering Chicago/IBEW Local 134