Get Involved!

The Pistahan Parade and Festival would like to invite the public to participate in the festival. Here are ways to get involved:

OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

BE A VENDOR/HAVE A BOOTH
Pistahan is currently looking for arts & crafts, food, community, and corporate booths.

For details contact:
Al Perez, FAAE President
pistahansf@gmail.com
(415) 625-EXPO

PERFORM AT THE PISTAHAN
Musicians, vocalists, dance groups, martial artists, spoken word artists, hosts, comedians, and other entertainers are encouraged to apply. Please send an email to artists.faae@gmail.com providing a brief bio/resume and description of your act. Please include Web, Facebook, or MySpace links with photos, video and/or audio. "Call for Performers" deadline is Friday, July 2.

SPONSOR THE FESTIVAL
Support THE premiere Bay Area Filipino event.

For details contact:
Al Perez, FAAE President
pistahansf@gmail.com
(415) 625-EXPO

WALK IN THE PARADE
The only major Filipino parade in the West Coast, it is a display of community pride along San Francisco's main street - Market Street - from the Embarcadero to the Yerba Buena Gardens, the crown jewel of SF's cultural district. Colorful floats, historical themes and lively community contingents has helped build Pistahan Parade, as THE Filipino counterpart of San Francisco's great cultural institutions like Chinese New Year Parade, Carnaval, St. Patrick's Parade, among others. The parade will take place on Saturday Aug. 14.

Get your contingent together and show your Pinoy Pride! Prizes will be awarded to the best contingent, best costume, best choreography and more!

To participate, contact:
Gerard Talampas
gerardtalampas@gmail.com
(415) 218.5664

VOLUNTEER
Volunteers are needed in the weeks leading up to the event, and on the day of. Fill out our short Volunteer Form.

For more info, contact:
Norma Edar, Volunteer Coordinator
edarnorma@yahoo.com

For general information about the 17th Annual Pistahan Parade and Festival, please contact:

Genevieve Jopanda, Pistahan Festival Director
genevieve.pistahan@gmail.com
(510) 825-9530