,41st Annual West Indian Carnival Festival
Celebrations 41st Annual West Indian Carnival Festival Celebrations
August 28 to September 1st, 2008 Labor Day Carnival Parade on
Eastern Parkway - 9/1/08 - 8am-6pm For the 41st year in
a row, Carnival lovers and revelers from across the United States,
and abroad will converge in Brooklyn, New York in celebration of the
West Indian Carnival Festival & Parade. The annual
Brooklyn celebration begins Thursday, August 28th with events and
concerts on the Brooklyn Museum grounds, and culminates on Monday,
September 1st with the renowned Labor Day Carnival Parade on Eastern
Parkway. This year’s theme “One Caribbean, Many Cultures”
embodies the beauty and unity of the Caribbean and its’ people.
Kicking off the weekend’s events will be the Ladies Night concert
featuring Trinidad & Tobago’s 2008 Road March Queen, Fayann
Lyons, artists Nadia Batson and Antiguan Road March Queen,
Tizzy. Also slated for the jam-packed weekend are performances
by soca stars Shurwayne Winchester & the Big Band Traffik,
Barbados’ Edwin Yearwood & Krosfyah, Kerwin Dubois, Grenada’s
Road March King, Berbice and Hunter with the Dil-E-Nadan
Orchestra. Calypso veterans - David Rudder, Scrunter, Barron,
Swallow and Crazy will also perform. The Labor Day Carnival Parade
showcases the unique, vibrant and energetic Caribbean cultural
heritage in New York City. Grand Marshals for the Carnival
Parade include Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Governor David Paterson, Dr.
Elizabeth Nunez, Provost –Medgar Evers College and Les Slater,
Folklorist. The Grand Marshals will lead the festivities
alongside Honorary Grand Marshals, Congressman Rangel and
Comptroller Thompson. WIADCA president, Yolanda Lezama-Clark
will join the Mayor & Governor to kick-off the festivities by
cutting a ribbon at Utica Ave & Eastern Parkway at 11am.
The line-up includes hundreds of VIP’s, Sponsors, over 70 Floats and
thousands of colorful masqueraders depicting spectacular and
breathtaking creations. Over 3 million people are expected to attend
again this year. Visitors from all across the USA, Canada, the
Caribbean and other international locations attend the weekend
celebration as part of their vacation holidays. Last year, an
estimated 100,000 individuals attended the events during the five
day weekend and millions of revelers are expected to celebrate
during the Carnival celebration on Labor Day. Originating in
Trinidad and Tobago, Carnival is a time of jubilation and wild
abandon – its magnetism drawing greater audiences each year as
people naturally gravitate to this happy and joyful occasion. The
West Indian-American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA) is a
not-for-profit, tax exempt organization established in 1967, and has
been the driving force behind the West Indian Carnival Parade in
Brooklyn. While WIADCA is most known for the affectionately named,
"Labor Day Parade,” The main focus of the organization is to
develop, teach and promote Caribbean arts and culture in the New
York Metropolitan Area. WIADCA is the organizer and registered
property owner of the West Indian American Day Carnival in New York
City. The organization offers (3) Scholarship Funds: Arts &
Culture, Medicine, Law & Business, benefiting more than 90
College student recipients to date. EVENT SCHEDULE All
concerts are held at the Brooklyn Museum grounds, 900 Washington
Ave, Brooklyn. For other info, go to www.wiadca.org 1.
Date – Thursday, August 28th Time- 6:00pm (doors open) Showtime-
7:00pm : Tickets in advance $20: At the Door:$25 Event – LADIES
NIGHT Artists: Fayann Lyons, Lima Calibo & Nadia Batson (from
T&T), Tizzy (from Antigua), Zoelah (from St Vincent) Dance
Troupe and much more Description – T&T 2008 Road March Queen,
Fayann Lyons, leads the female all-star lineup at the event that
kicks off the weekend’s Caribbean festivities along with Ole Mas,
Characters & Individuals of the costume bands competition. 2.
Date – Friday, August 29th Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm Event: STAY IN
SCHOOL CULTURAL EDUCATION - FREE! MC: Father Goose Featuring
youthful performers -Hip Hop, Steelband, Dance, Fashions, Karate,
Police Youth Club, Gowanus Drill Team, Harlem Children’s Zone, Soul
Tigers Marching Band, Pink Diamond Steppers and more! Friday 29th –
(Evening) Showtime – 8:00pm: Tickets in advance $35: At the Door:
$40 Event: BRASS FEST (GYAL FARM Edition) Artists – Shurwayne
Winchester & Traffik, KES the Band, Edwin Yearwood &
Krosfyah and Statement (from Barbados) Berbice (from Grenada) and
Hunter singing “Bring it in a Bottle” with Dil-E-Nadan Orchestra
(special prize for the best dressed -farmer brown outfit) 3. Date –
Saturday, August 30th (Daytime) 8:00am – 3:00pm: Children FREE
(Adults $5 donation) Route: Kingston Ave & St. Johns Pl, to
Franklin Ave Sooutn, to President St, into Brooklyn Museum Grounds
Saturday 30th (Evening) Showtime – 8:00pm: Tickets in advance $30:
At the Door: $35 Steel Bands: (2007 Champions) - Pan Sonatas, CASYM,
Sesame Flyers, Despers USA, Harmony, Crossfire, Pantonics, Ad Lib
and Radoes. Event – PANORAMA STEELBAND COMPETITION – (Cash prizes
& challenge trophy) 4. Date- Sunday, August 31st Showtime -
7:00pm: Tickets in advance $30: At the Door: $35 Event – DIMANCHE
GRAS Artists – David Rudder, Scrunter, Crazy, Barron, Hunter and
others along with a dazzling competition for King & Queen of the
Bands Description – The Sunshine Band & Calypso veterans
perform, Kings & Queens compete and Dancers entertain to
conclude the weekend concert events leading to the big Labor Day
Carnival Parade. ABSOLUTELY NO UN-AUTHORIZED
TAPING & RECORDING! TICKETS & MORE INFO: Doors Open
one hour before showtime - ON EACH DAY For advance tickets
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