With immigration-related tensions being felt by the community, a modified version of the Latino Heritage Festival took place Saturday, Oct. 11, at Pasadena City Hall.

Unlike past years, the city canceled the festival’s annual parade, which traditionally took place in the late morning and marched to City Hall along Los Robles Avenue from nearby James Madison Elementary School.

But it in the end, hundreds who gathered outside City Hall saw – and heard – a rich mix of folklórico, rock ‘n roll from a group of local high school and middle-schoolers, and an infectiously dance-soaked set from headlining band Ozomatli — that had young and older moving, grooving, clapping, singing and smiling.

Pasadena High School’s marching band performs during the city’s annual Latino Heritage Festival in fron

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