New York Caribbean Carnival
(A.K.A-THE NEW YORK CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL)
Place: Brooklyn, New York
Dates: September 1-5, 2016
WHAT EXACTLY IS THE WEST INDIAN DAY PARADE?
The Labor Day Carnival (or West Indian Carnival) is an annual celebration held on American Labor Day (the first Monday in September) in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in New York City.
The main event is the West Indian Day Parade, which attracts between one and three million participants. The spectators and participators watch and follow the parade on its route along Eastern Parkway.
Some of the Caribbean islands represented in the parade include Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and Grenada, along with the mainland Caribbean countries such as Guyana, Suriname, and Belize.
WHERE WILL THE WEST INS EVENT BE HELD?
Brooklyn, New York
WHAT ARE THE EXACT DATES FOR THE EVENT?
September 1-5, 2016