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Orlando carinival 2021

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Orlando Carnival 2022 The Place To Be For Carnival & Soca-Lovers This Memorial Day Weekend

Written by: David Lawrence

Orlando, Florida is going to be hot like fyah this Memorial day weekend as the Orlando Carnival Downtown festival continues to bring the joys of Caribbean culture and music into Orlando for the 33rd year. Carnival and soca-lovers besides being able to rival in the main events of J’ouvert and the Parade of the Bands will be thoroughly entertained by some of the biggest names in soca today; Machel Montano, Kes The Band, Patrice Roberts, Nadia Batson, to name a few.

Orlando Carnival 2022 flyer

The annual festival brings pageantry, parties, art vendors, and foods from Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, and other Caribbean nations. According to the Orlando Carnival Downtown organizing committee: “the festivals have seen amazing growth over the past few years as we continue to improve our event to maintain its status as the largest celebration of Caribbean culture in Central Florida. Record numbers of attendees have surpassed 20,000, with an ever-growing demographic. For the past 33 years we have successfully presented our cultural showcase celebration in Orlando and we are on target to transcend those numbers with the continued support of our community.”

Apart from the Orlando Carnival Downtown organizing committee, Culture Fete which is part of Central Florida Multicultural Association & Tourism Board is hosting two mega-events that will be showcasing several top soca artistes.

For more information and tickets: https://orlandocarnivaldowntown.com/

Machel Montano

MACHEL MONTANO

KING OF SOCA

MAY 27 – 8PM – 2:00AM
R9 RONALDO ACADEMY
3516 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PKWY.
ORLANDO, FL 32811

For tickets and information https://culturefeteweekend.com/

Hailing from the Caribbean twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, in the West Indies, Machel Montano, known as the King of Soca, is celebrating 40 years of sharing his music with the world! Machel has collaborated and shared stages with Global music icons like Ariana Grande, Pitbull, Drake, Rihanna, Major Lazer, Shaggy, Sean Paul, DJ Khaled, Ashanti, and many more.

KES THE BAND

MAY 28  8pm – 2am
R9 RONALDO ACADEMY
3516 PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA PKWY.
ORLANDO, FL 32811
For tickets and information https://culturefeteweekend.com/

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