West Indian community comes alive for Carnival
Brooklyn’s streets came alive with color, dancing and music for the 47th annual Caribbean Carnival, which ran from Thursday, August 28 through Monday, September 1, and showcased Caribbean culture, costumes, cuisine, art, dancing and more.
The five days of festivities were capped with the nation’s largest street parade/dance party: the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade. Big skirts and broad smiles were on hand all along Eastern Parkway as performers, musicians with steel pans and other instruments, and individuals from across Brooklyn and the world teamed up to celebrate their individual cultures and the Caribbean diaspora as a whole.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams served as grand marshal of the parade, stating that he is “proud to be the caretaker of Caribbean culture” in Brooklyn.