Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic

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The Bud Billiken® Parade and Picnic is the largest African American parade in the United States. Since 1929 it has always been on the second Saturday in August. The idea for the parade came from Robert S. Abbott, the founder of the Chicago Defender.

The parade takes place in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood. It starts on 35th Street and South Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and continues south to 55th Street at Washington Park.

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