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Time For Bacchanal by Spectrum Band: A Celebration of Infectious Vibes
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The Feting Never Stops: Upcoming Caribbean-Styled Carnivals 2024
By Ananda/Sokah2SocaOriginally posted on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vybe Radio rocks it live on the air!!
Having said that, please note that in the USA, there are many small West Indian style carnivals across the country, apart from Brooklyn and Miami:
Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Arizona, Orlando, South Carolina, Philadelphia (Philly), New Orleans, Hollywood, Charlotte, Charleston Carifest, Houston, and Baltimore Washington One Carnival, Virginia Beach, Twin Cities Carifest, Jersey City Carnival, Jacksonville Florida Caribbean Carnival, WIIC Hartford Parade, Chi Carnival Weekend (Chicago's Carnival Experience Weekend), Caribmask (Raleigh Carnival), Boston Caribbean Carnival, Columbus Caribbean Festival, Virginia Caribfest, Cambridge MA Carnival, Dallas Carnival Caribbean Fest, Long Island... phew!
Then there are other carnivals that we failed to note above, and those are from the US Virgin Islands: St. Croix Festival, St. Thomas, and St. John Celebration. US carnivals are sourced from: Joanna E/Where to Celebrate Caribbean Carnivals in the US.
The following list provides the name and scheduled dates for the major carnivals that revelers look forward to attending.
- Bacchanal Jamaica - April 12th - 18th
- Vincy Mas (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) - June 28th - July 12th
- Saint Lucia Carnival - July 10th - July 17th
- Crop Over (Barbados)July 31st - August 6th!
- Caribana (Toronto's Caribbean Carnival) - August 1st - August 5th
- Antigua and Barbuda Carnival - July 31st - August 7th
- Spicemas (Grenada) - August 7th - August 14th
- Notting Hill Carnival - August 24th - August 26th
- West Indian Labor Day Parade - September 2
- Belize Carnival - September 7th (Tentative) - September 21st
- Miami Carnival - October 5th - October 13th
Trinidad Is Not a Real Place: Calypso for De People 2024
By Ananda/Sokah2SocaOriginally posted on the blog Sokah2Soca (www.sokah2soca.com). We bring you only the best new music, while Island Vybe Radio rocks it live on the air!!