NEW YORK, CMC – Thousands of masqueraders and revelers are expected to descend on New York’s Brooklyn Eastern Parkway on Monday for the 58th Annual New York Caribbean Carnival Parade.
Brooklyn-based West Indian-American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), the organiser of the annual spectacle, said Monday’s massive parade is the culmination of the Caribbean Carnival Week that kicked off last Thursday, August 28, at the Brooklyn Museum.
WIADCA said it is celebrating “58 years of Caribbean culture, cuisine, programmes, contribution, mas, steel band and more,” under the theme, “Vive Le Carnivale!”
Except for Monday’s parade, all festivities took place at the Brooklyn Museum Grounds with
WIADCA is featuring Caribbean music, with several Caribbean-based musicians, including Kes the Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons, Mical Teja, and Raymond, participating in the event.
The Youth Fest and Junior Carnival Parade took place on Saturday, and WIADCA said it celebrated “Caribbean heritage through their carnival regalia depicting many characters and themes.”
Saturday also showcased the Panorama competition, featuring “the sweet sounds of steel,” WIADCA said, naming New York Panorama 2024 Champs, Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra, Despers USA, Metro Steel Orchestra, Steel Sensation, Pan in Motion, D’Radoes, Pan Alley, and Philadelphia Pan Stars among those involved.
The Grand Parade on Monday, a public holiday here, showcases “an array of costumed masterpieces, celebrating all Caribbean cultures, music, delicious food, and more led by our esteemed elected officials, cultural partners, sponsors, and our beautiful Caribbean community members,” WIADCA said.
The parade is preceded by the Annual Caribbean J’Ouvert, organized by the Brooklyn-based J’Ouvert City International, which takes place on the streets of Flatbush and East Flatbush in Brooklyn.
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