This week, the Caribbean culture in Brooklyn will be at its fullest with colors, food, music, and other artistic performances representing the Caribbean’s diversity at the West Indian Labor Day Parade.
The largest Caribbean carnival in the United States is happening this year after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
More than two million people are expected to be at Eastern Parkway on Monday, September 5 to dance to the rhythms of soca, reggae, afrobeats, dancehall, Haitian Konpa, and others.
From Thursday, September 1 to Labor Day on Monday, 5, here are the parade events the West Indian American Day Carnival Association has set up:
September 1:
Vibes with Voicey Concert The Concert New York: Soca and Shayo
Where: The Brooklyn Museum
Time: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
You can buy your tickets here
September 2:
Island to Island: Live performances of Soca artists and DJs backed by a live band
Where: Brooklyn Museum
Time: 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM
You can purchase your ticket here
September 3 :
Junior Carnival Parade
The parade “assembles at KINGSTON AVENUE and ST. JOHN’S PLACE and then continues on St. John’s Place, making a left on FRANKLIN AVENUE. On FRANKLIN AVENUE, proceed to PRESIDENT STREET and make a right on PRESIDENT STREET. The parade continues on PRESIDENT STREET into the BROOKLYN MUSEUM.”
Where: Brooklyn Museum
Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
You can buy tickets here
September 3 :
Pan in Mirror, with a minor change
Steel band performances with
- Tyler Cohen and Friends
- Unison Steel Orchestra
- Island Interlude with Andre White
- Steel Sensation
- Kendall K. Williams and Pan in Motion
- Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra (PESO)
Where: Brooklyn Museum
Time: 7:00
Buy tickets here
September 4 :
Paintopia Jouvert
With DJs:
- Miami Dream Team
- Kevin Crown
- Tony X
- Travis world & Major Penny
- Riggo Suave
- MIlo Myles
- Backyard & Xpo
- Jr Cruiza & Selecta Jb
- Paddy & Young Tec.
- Starkid
Where: Brooklyn Museum
Time: 7:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Buy tickets here
September 4 :
Amnesia: Soca and Dancehall event
Where: Brooklyn Museum
Time: 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Buy tickets here
September 5 :
Labor Day Carnival
The parade will start at 11:00 AM at Schenectady Avenue and finish at Grand Army Plaza.
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