Last year, they had more than 600 people show up. The Bud Billiken Parade back-to-school celebration is the second-largest parade in the United States. It began in 1929.

Nicknamed "The Bud," the Bud Billiken Parade began in 1929 as a celebration to unite Chicago's African American community through "music, dance, food and laughter," according to the parade's website.