Atlanta Caribbean Carnival 2024 set for US Memorial Day Weekend

Atlanta Caribbean Carnival 2024 set for US Memorial Day Weekend

Celebrating the colourful Caribbean culture and the essence of unity, the forthcoming annual festival pledges an extraordinary experience for individuals from all walks of life. Scheduled for the Memorial Day Weekend (May 26 – 29), the 37th Atlanta Caribbean Carnival eagerly anticipates the convergence of communities, artists, and enthusiasts from the Caribbean diaspora and beyond. […]

King & Queen, Pan Alive shows moving from Lamport Stadium to Exhibition Place?

King & Queen, Pan Alive shows moving from Lamport Stadium  to Exhibition Place?

By Strephen Weir There it goes! Or are we reading this correctly? Is the annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival King and Queen competition a goner after over twenty years at the Lamport Stadium? Earlier this week, the Festival Management Committee sent out an update on what is planned for this summer’s carnival. A copy landed on […]

Mas in Iqaluit? No kidding

Mas in Iqaluit? No kidding

By Stephen Weir The people of Iqaluit should call it Arctic Mas after a weekend of Caribbean carnival costumes and live music in the city of snow (and more snow). And there are plans in the works for an Easter weekend redux! Earlier this month, costume maker and carnival leader Thea Jackson borrowed an oversized […]

Carnival and cricket on Blue Jays’ home plate in May and July

Carnival and cricket on Blue Jays’ home plate in May and July

By Stephen Weir Attention carnival revellers who are also baseball enthusiasts, the Toronto Blue Jays are set to bring a pair of Caribbean special events to Rogers Centre with their much-anticipated 2024 Blue Jays Caribbean Carnival night at the baseball stadium. This marks the third consecutive year for the Blue Jays Caribbean Carnival, scheduled for […]

Mississauga’s Black History Month ends with vibrant Carnival launch

Mississauga’s Black History Month ends with vibrant Carnival launch

It looks like Mississauga’s Black History Month will conclude with a significant event in 2024, set to take place this Sunday at the city’s Small Arms Inspection Building on Lakeshore Road. The Freedom Mas Band is wrapping up the month with the year’s first Carnival costume launch, which they’ve named the Black History Month Carnival […]

Fantazia plans early launch with ‘Uncut Gemz’

Fantazia plans early launch with ‘Uncut Gemz’

You know that spring is right around the corner when Wiarton Willie doesn’t see his shadow,the kid’s snowman is now a puddle and Fantazia starts putting up posters for its Spring 2024 costume launch. The mas’ band is marking its 15th annual launch on April 14th at the Peter N Paul Banquet Hall in Scarborough (Milner […]

mas designer Thea Jackson to show her stuff at Atlanta Caribbean Carnival

mas designer Thea Jackson to show her stuff at Atlanta Caribbean Carnival

By Stephen WeirYesterday, it was a sunny 17 degrees Celsius in Atlanta, Georgia, while Toronto experienced wet and snowy conditions with a temperature of minus 4 degrees. No wonder Toronto’s international costume designer, Thea Jackson, has Georgia on her mind these days. Jackson has recently returned from the Atlanta “Bandlaunch,” where she showcased her latest […]

Steelpan community mourns the loss of veteran member

Steelpan community mourns the loss of veteran member

Kenneth Bhagan, a long-time member of the Ontario Steelpan Association, passed away on December 25. He was 77 years old. Mr. Bhagan will be remembered for the work he did with the St. James Town Youth Centre Steel Orchestra. Over the years, he had been the Executive Director of St. Jamestown Youth Centre Steel Orchestra. […]

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