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Thirty-two schools will march through San Pedro Sula on September 15 starting at 7 a.m., ending at Plaza Las Banderas, as part of Honduras's 205th independence-day celebrations.

A 122-member Colombian marching band from Liceo Lunita de Chía in Cundinamarca arrived in San Pedro Sula to perform at the centennial of Instituto José Trinidad Reyes on September 13 and at Honduras's September 15 Independence Day parade.

More than 90 schools and community institutions will march in San Pedro Sula's September 15 Independence Day parade, which organizers expect to draw 30,000 people along the traditional route from La Prensa newspaper to Francisco Morazán stadium.

The director of the emblematic Instituto José Trinidad Reyes in San Pedro Sula said the school may restrict its Independence Day parade to only the turquoise-blue flag, citing a 1949 legislative decree, and objects to education ministry rules that would hold school officials liable if crowds invade the march route.

San Pedro Sula will mark Honduras's 205th independence anniversary with three days of parades (September 13–15), culminating in a special spectacle at Francisco Morazán Stadium that will include skydivers and Colombian musical groups.

Honduras's Education Ministry is enforcing an existing prohibition on reggaeton and trap-corridos during September 15 independence celebrations, requiring student bands to perform only civic-themed music, a move that has divided school directors and community members in San Pedro Sula.

San Pedro Sula will hold three days of civic parades for Honduras's independence celebration, with 56 schools participating: preschool on September 13, elementary schools on September 14, and over 30 secondary schools plus two invited Colombian bands on September 15.