The public is invited to celebrate the start of soccer season at the inaugural parade and exhibition games for Pasadena’s Villa-Parke Recreational Youth Soccer League on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Hosted by the Human Services and Recreation Department, the free community parade will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the soccer field adjacent to Villa-Parke Community Center, 363 E. Villa St.
Players and coaches representing 70 youth soccer teams will march in uniform during the parade to make their season debut. City officials will be at the event to introduce the teams to the community.
Free youth and adult soccer exhibition games will begin once the parade concludes.
Contact Bill Davis, recreation coordinator, at (626) 744-6530 or via email at bdavis@cityofpasadena.net for more event info.
In conjunction with the parade, Councilmember Victor M. Gordo will host a District 5 block party from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Summit Avenue between Villa and Maple streets. The gathering will include live music, food trucks, and giveaways.
The event will also feature the theater piece “Lottery Loteria,” which will be performed at both 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. The performance will feature more than 20 community members from the Raymond-Summit and Villa-Parke neighborhoods who will portray what life is like in their neighborhoods as part of “Mi Historia, Mi Manera (My Story, My Way),” a Pasadena Playhouse initiative launched in San Gabriel Valley to encourage members of diverse communities to participate in performing arts. A community discussion will follow each performance.
Read more about the “Mi Historia, Mi Manera” initiative at www.pasadenaplayhouse.org/community/mi-historia,-mi-manera.html.
For more info about the District 5 block party, contact Vannia De La Cuba, field representative to Councilmember Gordo, at (626) 744-4741 or via email at VDeLaCuba@cityofpasadena.net.