Sunday June 23rd, 2013, the Caribbean Community in Central Florida will be celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month. This celebration will be held at Lake Eola with a free family festival that brings people together from all races, classes and creeds in a celebration of the Caribbean with musical styles of Soca, Reggae, Calypso, Zouk and revelry together with Caribbean flavors!
Families are invited out to experience cultural performances starting after lunch – experience various types of cultural performances highlighting the diverse culture in the Caribbean. The afternoon will feature LIVE entertainment performances by several Caribbean bands – playing soca, reggae, Zouk, chutney and more. LIVE Tassa drumming, a kwe kwe performance – which is an African pre wedding celebration done in Guyana, Indian dancers performing chutney, bollywood and traditional dance, Junk-a-noo parade, stilt walkers and other cultural performances which will feature the culture from the islands Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St. Lucia, Guyana, Haiti and Bahamas to name a few. Steel band music will be provided by New Generation Branches Steel Orchestra.
FOOD – The event will feature foods from the various Caribbean islands – Trinidadian, Guyanese, Jamaican and Haitain food.
DRINKS – The event will feature alcoholic and non–alcoholic drinks from the Caribbean region. Beers of the Caribbean – Prestige, Kalik, Red Stripe, Banks, Carib, Presidente. There will be a special 21 and older sample area set up for those wanting to taste the alcoholic beverages from the different Caribbean islands.
Experience the Islands: Talk to Caribbean people representing the various islands, the members of several Caribbean Associations and the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce of Florida will be there to share information about their island and how you could experience a piece of it right here in Central Florida, visit their booth.
Enjoy the pageantry, culture and diversity of the Caribbean Community. We invite you to bring the entire family out to experience the food, the fun and the feel of the Caribbean.
Children will enjoy a special Kiddies Carnival Parade which anyone can feel free to participate in as well as a special kids zone.
For more information on the festival go to www.cahmfestival.eventbrite.com.
