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BUSC/ RAGE Soccer Opening Day Parade 2017
The popular (and adorable) parade takes place in downtown Pleasanton on Sept. 9.
PLEASANTON, CA — The annual Pleasanton Youth Soccer Kick-off Parade, which has been a tradition marking the beginning of the soccer season since 1969, takes place on Sept. 9. The parade steps off from St. Mary’s and Main streets at 7:30 a.m.
Teams clad in colorful uniforms and creative costumes will march down Main Street before taking to the fields for the 2017 season. The BUSC and RAGE soccer clubs alternate running the parade each year.
Roads will close at 6:30 a.m. and will reopen to vehicular traffic at 9:30 a.m. Traffic may be congested around the downtown area until late morning.
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Photo courtesy Autumn Johnson/ Patch archives from 2013 soccer parade
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