Oakland Black Cowboy Parade | Cultural Celebrations & Events

Saturday, October 1, 2022

LOCATION: DeFremery Park / Lil' Bobby Hutton Memorial Park, 18th & Adeline, Oakland

Parade: 10:00 am
Festival: 12:00 pm

The Oakland Black Cowboy Association, a not-for-profit organization, has spent four decades enlightening children and adults with the contributions of people of color in the settling of the West. This vision continues today with its annual parade and festival. People from all walks of life attend this one of a kind parade and festival which features nationwide cowboys, trick riders, schools community organizations, and local businesses.

Oakland Black Cowboys Association

Every year, the Black Cowboy Association has gathered at Defremery Park in West Oakland, CA to keep an old tradition alive and remind people that black cowboys where always around in our history and culture.

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Did you know that in the Old West up to 1 in 4 cowboys were black?

The Oakland Black Cowboy Association also hosts dances, conducts speaking engagements and community events promoting the contributions of people of color to the Old West. The Oakland Black Cowboy Association strives to share the numerous contributions of Blacks and other People of Color to the building of the Old West. We invite you to learn along with us.

Black Cowboy Parade & Heritage Festival

Saturday, October 1, 2022

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