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Puerto Rican Parade: What to know before you go (or watch it live)

By Katy Camp
By Katy Camp

ORLANDO, Fla. — The 2nd Annual Puerto Rican Parade and Festival is on April 28, 2018, in downtown Orlando.

The parade route is on Orange Avenue, from Colonial to Anderson.

Heads up to all my Puerto Ricans heading to the parade this weekend! 🇵🇷 De donde eres? Where are you from?...

Posted by Nancy Alvarez, WFTV on Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Areas along the parade route will be divided into different municipalities from Puerto Rico as part of an effort to highlight the community and culture. You can read about the theme of the parade, "New Beginnings," by clicking here.

Watch live: 2nd Annual Puerto Rican Parade

Watch and read: How's the weather for the parade? 

If you plan to head to downtown Orlando to watch the parade, you can expect to see state and local officials, local celebrities and Channel 9 anchors Greg Warmoth, Nancy Alvarez and Jorge Estevez.

They're really excited, especially Nancy. See below; there's music.

🚨 IMPORTANT Public Service Announcement 🚨 IF you work with anyone attending the Florida Puerto Rican Parade on Saturday... it’s just a few days away! Attendees may be checking out from normal workplace tasks. Loud music and dancing possible. 💃🏻 Be patient. We’re excited. 🇵🇷 Parade Route —> wftv.com/weblinks WFTV #PuertoRicoSeLevanta

Posted by Nancy Alvarez, WFTV on Wednesday, April 25, 2018

You should also come hungry - there's going to be a lot of food!

Also, Brian Shields said you should be good, weather-wise. Below is the forecast for the weekend.

icFlorida Weekend Events Forecast for April 27-29

Brian Shields, WFTV is here with your icFlorida Weekend Events Forecast and it looks like we are in for a beautiful weather!

Posted by icFlorida on Friday, April 27, 2018

And our digital certified meteorologist also has your covered with the weather forecast in Spanish, below.

Las condiciones del tiempo para el Desfile Puertorriqueno por Irene Sans, meteorologa certificada

If you can't make it in person, you can watch the parade live on Channel 9 at 12:00 p.m. and online on WFTV.com. (Click here for the live link) You can also download the mobile app to livestream the parade if you are out and about; click here to do that. We will also stream it on Facebook Live, so be sure to like our Facebook page. If you can't watch it live, we're sorry for you, but don't worry - we're going to put the video on our apps for Roku, Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick so you can watch it on demand.

We also want to see how much fun you have! If you want to share your family pictures at the parade with us, you can email them to webdesk@wftv.com or Tweet us @WFTV using #wftv - they might end up on TV!

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