OAKLAND HOLIDAY PARADE – “AMERICA’S CHILDREN’S PARADE” - Oakland, California; (2000-current) A premier children’s parade featuring giant balloons, professional floats, dozens of children’s favorite storybook and cartoon characters, great marching bands, and much more. This parade is one of the best parades of its kind in America. The parade is televised throughout the San Francisco Bay area and on PBS television affiliates across the country.

VIETNAMESE SPRING PARADE - San Jose, California; (1999-current) One of the largest Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebrations in the United States.

IRANIAN NEW YEAR’S PARADE - San Jose, California; (2008-current) A cultural parade that celebrates the Persian New Year.

HERMOSA BEACH ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE - Hermosa Beach, California; (2008-current) Celebrating the luck of the Irish in this beautiful beach city.

ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR PARADE - Pleasanton, California; (2000-current) A good old' fashion parade with all the fun and excitement of the county fair.

FREMONT 4TH OF JULY PARADE- Fremont , California; (2001-current) A true community patriotic celebration for this San Francisco Bay area city.

PATRIOTIC PARADE- Las Vegas, Nevada; (2007-current) A great 4th of July celebration in the Summerlin community.

SAN JOSE VETERANS DAY PARADE– San Jose, California; (2005-current) A parade honoring our veterans. One of the oldest and largest parades of its kind in the west.

NILES FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS PARADE– Fremont, California; (2001-current) A holiday tradition featuring thousands of lights through the historic Niles district of Fremont.

SALINAS PARADE OF LIGHTS - Salinas, California; (2007-current) A holiday event featuring thousands of lights and community spirit in this Monterey County city.

SAN JOSE PRIDE PARADE- San Jose, California; (2003-current) A parade celebrating Gay Pride.

MURRIETA HOLIDAY PARADE- Murrieta, California; (2006-current) A new tradition in downtown Murrieta featuring all push floats.

UNION CITY 50TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE- Union City, California; (2007-current) A big celebration ready to take the streets of Union City in May 2009.

Past Clients:

PACIFIC GROVE PARADE OF LIGHTS- Pacific Grove, California (2002-2005)

YOUR HOMETOWN AMERICA 4TH OF JULY PARADE- Pittsfield, Massachusetts (1978-1996)

SAN FRANCISCO CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE- San Francisco, California (1995)

SAN JOSE HOLIDAY PARADE- San Jose, California (1994-1999)

SANTA.COM HOLIDAY PARADE- San Francisco, California (1999)

In addition to these parades, Upbeat Parade Productions has consulted on a variety of other parades in New York, Massachusetts, Nevada and Northern California. Ray also worked for the City of San Jose’s Office of Cultural Affairs as a Special Event Coordinator, a City liaison between event coordinators and City of San Jose departments providing city services for the event.