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Students from Anaheim Unified High School District’s Social Justice Collective carry a banner as they walk together in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Mike Jones, riding with the group Urban Saddles, does tricks on his horse, Tex, during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Los Angeles Parmelettes Drumline dance and drum their way along the parade route on Anaheim Blvd. during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Participants carry the lead banner for the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Students from Gardena High School dance and cheer their way along the parade route in downtown Anaheim during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Visitors make their way through vendor and organization booths at the Unity Festival, adjacent to the Orange County Black History Month Parade, at the Center Street Promenade in downtown Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Unity Festival visitors take photos in front of a wall depicting famous African American women during the annual event at the Center Street Promenade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Tye Livingston of Fullerton carries Joy Livingston, 10 months, while walking with Black Infant Health during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Friends Denise Leacock-Kendall of Anaheim, Denise Reid of Fullerton and Adriane Wilson of Carson, from left, wave African American flags as they watch the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in downtown Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. dance their way along the parade route in Anaheim during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Actor William Pugh waves to the crowd from the back of a convertible while participating in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Angel Jones, representing Anaheim Unified High School District’s Social Justice Collective, sports a Malcolm X shirt while participating in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Visitors make their way through vendor and organization booths at the Unity Festival, adjacent to the Orange County Black History Month Parade, at the Center Street Promenade in downtown Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Students from Anaheim Elementary School District march and cheer their way along the parade route in Anaheim during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Visitors make their way through vendor and organization booths at the Unity Festival, adjacent to the Orange County Black History Month Parade, at the Center Street Promenade in downtown Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. dance their way along the parade route in Anaheim during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Cal State Fullerton’s Black Student Union walk together in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Ebony Demyers of Santa Ana checks out a display featuring heroes of the Civil Rights movement, including John Lewis, Malcolm X, Shirley Chisholm and Stokley Carmichael, from left, during the Unity Festival, adjacent to the Orange County Black History Month Parade, in downtown Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Mike Jones, riding with the group Urban Saddles, does tricks on his horse, Tex, during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Los Angeles Parmelettes Drumline dance and drum their way along the parade route on Anaheim Blvd. during the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer) -
Members of Boy Scouts Troop 1803 from Yorba Linda walk together in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
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Students from Anaheim Unified High School District’s Social Justice Collective carry a banner as they walk together in the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade in Anaheim on Saturday, February 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)
Celebrating community pride and encouraging “Unity in Purpose,” the 46th annual Orange County Black History Parade marched through downtown Anaheim on Saturday.
More than 15 marching bands were expected to participate along with dancers, community groups, social clubs and more.
Following the Saturday morning parade was the annual Unity Festival that kept the celebration going into the afternoon on the Center Street Promenade with live music on two stages, dozens of food and retail vendors, a health village, a college fair, resource booths, activities for children and more.
The event is organized by the Orange County Heritage Council.