SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- The World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast returns to downtown Springfield on Saturday, with organizers hoping for 15,000 people to attend.

Thousands of people will take to Main Street and sit at tables to celebrate Springfield’s 390th birthday while eating pancakes. Last year, at least 10,000 people were in attendance.

State Rep. Carlos Gonzalez, the World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast Committee’s honorary chair, is among those spreading the word about the event. He is the first Latino to be selected for the role in the event’s history. He said the honor is special and exciting as this is also the year America celebrates its 250th birthday. “Diversity is the great strength of this city (and) this country and we are excited and delighted to be honored as the first Latino to be named the honorary chair of the World’s Largest Pancake Breakfast,” he explained. “This year, for the first time, we’re going to have a little salsa, a little soul, and rock and roll, so please come down, enjoy this great day.

The bacon and batter will be prepped throughout the day Friday, with Gonzalez lending a hand.

Main Street will be closed between State and Bridge Streets beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. On Friday, traffic will be allowed to cross Main Street from Boland Way to Harrison Avenue and travel down Court Street to City Hall Place and back to East Columbus Avenue. No parking signs will be posted and enforced in the area.

At 4 a.m. Saturday, Main Street from State Street to Bridge Street, Boland Way, and Harrison Avenue, Court Street, and City Hall Place will close to traffic. The Springfield Police and Public Works will post vehicles for hard closures to stop all vehicles from entering the streets reserved for the event. The streets will reopen at around 3 p.m.

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