BORN 40 YEARS AGO AS A PARODY OF THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE OF THE KING ORANGE BOWL JAMBOREE PARADE ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ORANGE BOWL GAME. THE KING MANGO STRUT HAS EVOLVED INTO A BELOVED COMMUNITY TRADITION THAT NEVER LOST TOUCH WITH ITS ECCENTRIC, BOHEMIAN ROOTS. IT IS LOCALLY FAMOUS, DELIGHTFULLY STRANGE, AND BEHOLDEN TO NO ONE. FROM ITS MODEST ROOTS, THE STRUT NOW ATTRACTS OVER 10,000 ONLOOKERS WHO LAUGH, CHEER, AND DANCE ALONG WITH THE HUNDREDS OF STRUTTERS WHO MARCH IN THE PARADE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO WATCH OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS FREE EVENT AS LONG AS THEY DO SO WITH AN OPEN HEART AND OPEN MIND AND ARE WILLING TO POKE FUN AT THE YEARS NOTABLE CURRENT EVENTS.
DatesApr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025