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Caribbean Days Festival 2010 North Vancouver

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Caribbean Days Festival takes place Saturday July 24th and Sunday July 25th at Waterfront Park in North Vancouver. While out at the Surrey Fusion Festival we came across a family friend manning the Trinidad & Tobago booth. She said we had better put Caribbean Days in our calendar since it’s the biggest event of the year for BC’s Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Society.

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Multicultural Street Parade
FREE: The Caribbean Days Festival kicks off in style with a parade through North Vancouver starting at 10:00am Saturday. It begins at Victoria Park (Keith Road & Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver) then winds around the park on the West side. It then turns South on Lonsdale and heads down to Esplanade. It will turn West and arrive at Waterfront Park about 1.5 hours later. You can find a route map online.

Festival in the Park
FREE: The main event for Caribbean Days is the Festival in the Park with live entertainment, crafts, activities, dancing, a community market and an international food fair. Main stage concerts will begin at 10:00am each day.

Waterfront Party
Simmering at sunset the Waterfront Party will keep the energy flowing from 7:00pm until 1:00am over at the Lonsdale Quay. Featuring Moses Revolution, Phase III Steel Band, DJ Carl Sound Vibes, and DJ Kizum there will be live music and dancing all night long. Tickets are $39 and are available online.

Children’s Carnival Parade
FREE: A special parade just for kids rounds out the weekend on Sunday at 1:00pm. The parade will stay within Waterfront Park and congregate on the South side of the stage. Children are encouraged to dress up in Carnival costumes.

Caribbean Days Festival North Vancouver

Even though the event is family-friendly there is still a beer garden for those of legal drinking age (and I hear it’s where you’ll find a ton of fun in the sunshine). You can take the SeaBus over or one of the numerous North Vancouver buses that head toward the Lonsdale Quay.

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  1. johnFriday, July 23rd, 2010 — 4:53pm PDT

    Every year I am woken up by the sounds of steel drums because I live right on Victoria park which is the staging area for the parade. It’s a fantastic event that’s a lot of fun and definitely worth the trip across the inlet.

  2. Dave SmithSunday, October 3rd, 2010 — 2:40pm PDT

    Hi Rebecca,

    As a Web developer, I met you once before at a WordPress conference in Langley.
    On the volunteer side, I help organize the Caribbean Days Festival.

    Thanks for the nice promo. You will have to tell me who the family friend you met at Fusion Festival was. Small world,

    David Smith, President
    Caribbean Days Festival, presented by the
    Trinidad and Tobago Cultural Society of British Columbia

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