RIO, BRAZIL CARNIVAL 2011
Place: Rio De Jenairo and Bahia, BrazilL
Date: March 4-8, 2011
Comments: This is the world-wide event that all other carnivals, parades and super party events are based on. Private strip parties also. The crew will be there for pics and videos.
TRINIDAD CARNIVAL 2011 (THE ORIGINAL OF ALL)
Place: Trinidad Port of Spain
Date: March 7-8, 2011
Comments: This is the world-wide event that is the original of all carnivals. The crew will be there for pics and videos.
NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS CARNIVAL 2011 (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Trinidad Port of Spain
Date: March 1-8, 2011
Comments: Mardi Gras 2009 marks the 152nd year of the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. This year also marks another step in the giant plan to bring New Orleans back, and that
includes everyone who made this city great… visitors and locals alike!
DAYTONA BLACK BIKE WEEK (NOT BCR) 2011
A.K.A "Bikers In The Park"
Place: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: March 4-13, 2011
Comments: If you are a true bike rider then Bike Week in Daytona Beach, Florida represents one of the largest bike festivals in the world. During a 10 day period over 500,000 bikers come
from all parts of the country to take part in this annual event. The numbers for African American bikers who take part in this event has increased mulitple times each year and 2009 promises
to be the largest yet. Every Spring over 500,000 bikers travel to Daytona Beach, Florida for fun, food, festivities and more. If you love bikes and the people who ride them, you cannot miss this event.
The actual event occurs around the park area. .There are tons of parties and events that occur throughout the 5 day weekend. The hotels are jam packed full of revelers. The beaches are swamped, the streets
are packed and you can smell the BBQ grilling as many people spend their entire year waiting for this event.
CALLE OCHO STREET FESTIVAL 2011 (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Miami, Florida
Date: March 13, 2011
Comments: One week each March, Miami transforms itself into a traditional Latin street festival. Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street) becomes the scene of Carnaval as over a million
spectators gather to celebrate in the city’s largest annual party. If you’d like to join the fun, the 2007 festival began on March 2nd with the Carnaval Miami 8K run
and continues through the grand finale on Sunday March 11th with the Calle Ocho block party. What goes on at Calle Ocho? What doesn’t! One of the most interesting
traditional events is the Baptist Health Domino Tournament which runs for three days beginning on Wednesday March 7th. It’s held in Domino Park at the corner of
SW 8th Street and SW 15th Avenue and features some intense competition as Miami’s domino giants compete for cash prizes. The big party is on Sunday March 11th and
is one of Miami’s “don’t miss” events. If you’ve never been to El Festival de la Ocho, you owe it to yourself to attend! The festival closes off 24 blocks of SW 8th Street
to host dancing, food, drink and 30 stages of live entertainment. This is one heck of a party! In 1988, the festival was the scene of a Guinness World Record, as 119,986 people
joined in the world’s longest conga line!
BLACK COLLEGE REUNION/HBCU WEEKEND (BCR) 2011 (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: March 25-27, 2011
Comments: It's been called the KING of black beach week events for spring breakers. 3,000 participants will all converge in Daytona for some off the wall beach parties, concerts and street festivals. 2006 will explode as dozens of planned and unplanned
THE 2011 PENN RELAYS
Place: University of Penn, Philadelphia, PA
Date: April 28-30, 2011
Comments: The 2nd Super party Weekend showcased under another exciting world class track and field event on the east coast. Thousands more pack the streets, clubs of Philly for what has become the premier sporting event of the spring and summer for the east coast.
HOUSTON LESBIAN SPLASH 2011 (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Houston, Tx
Date: May 12-16, 2011
Comments: The biggest lesbian pride event in Texas! Whats started off as a small annual get together for the black gay and lesbian community has mushroomed into 4 day large scale event that brings thousands of people to the south full of parties, beach events, entertainment shows and more.
12TH ANNUAL COMPAS HATIAN FESTIVAL 2011
Place: Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami, FL
Date: May 13, 2011
Comments: The 13th Annual Haitian Compas Festival will take place on Saturday, May 15, 2010 @ Bayfront Park. Come and celebrate the 202th anniversary of our Haitian flag and over 50 years of Compas Music including Nu Look and T-Vice from Miami; Zin, CaRiMi and the infamous Skah Shah from New York; Djakout Mizik, Dega, Kreyol la, Mizik Mizik fom Haiti.
BLACK BIKE WEEK 2011 (A.K.A THE ATLANTIC BIKE FESTIVAL) (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Date: May 27-30, 2011
Comments: The Largest Black Bike Festival in the world. Over 20,000 participate in what has become a super bike event for people of color. Remember, its two places, Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach (About 15 miles from Myrtle Beach aka Atlantic Beach)
URBAN BEACH WEEK - MIAMI MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND 2011 (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: South Beach Miami, Florida (South Beach)
Date: May 27-30, 2011
Comments: Is a solid mixture of people from all ethnic backgrounds that come togther for weekend celebrations. Are you looking for the most exciting urban beach party in the world? Did you go to the Urban Beach Week on Memorial Day Weekend in Miami last year? If you missed last year's Urban Beach Week 2008 then you missed the HOT stuff!
We broke the attendance record when nearly 350,000 people came to Miami and took over the town. The Urban Beach Week is the largest Urban Festival in the world that caters toward the professional Hip Hop Generation from 23 and over. Around 300,000-350,000 participants make the annual trek to South Beach for 4 days full of fun, food, festivities, entertainment, music and more.
VEGAS SOULFEST 2011 (For The Grown and Sexy)
Place: Las Vegas, NV
Date: May 27-30, 2011
Comments: For the fourth straight year, The Vegas Soulfest has been considered the the new hot spot for Memorial Day Weekend.Last year it began. Thousands of travelers decided that it was time for something new, something fresh, something different and something that had not been quite experienced before. Las Vegas, with it's bright lights,
VIP hotel treatment and 24 hour entertainment was chosen as the new venue but with a slight twist. They added soul. They added celebrities. They added that certain extra flavor you have always wanted in a trip when visiting Las Vegas. The Vegas Soulfest was born.
URBAN FIESTA WEEKEND 2011
Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Date: May 27-30, 2011
Comments: Urban Fiesta Weekend, Puerto Rico is the newest Memorial Day island destination that DOES NOT require a Passport. This event is strictly for the GROWN AND SEXY Trendsetters and Tastemakers! If you're tired of doing the same old thing for Memorial Day weekend, why not come party with us? The packages are affordable,
THE PARTIES don't stop and our motto is: No Passports ..No Curfew ...Just FUN!
ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
Place: New Orleans, LA
Date: July 1-3, 2011
Comments: The largest african american family festival in the country. Over 250,000 people attend New Orleans for a mix of Jazz, R&B, Food, socializing, networking, concerts, speaker series and more. It's the #1 event during the July Holiday weekend.
TASTE OF CHICAGO 2011
Place: Chicago, IL
Date: June 25 - July 4, 2011
Comments: Every summer the city of Chicago has an incredible festival. The largest and most used streets are closed downtown. Grant Park, the most visited park in Chicago, is used to hold this event. The people dine on ribs, cheeseburgers, pizza, ice cream, and hundreds of other foods. Over 100 of the city’s most famous restaurants set up shop.
Basically the entire city slows down for this event. Chicago’s tremendous array of culinary delights are located in one place at the ten-day lakefront festival where food choices range from ethnic to exotic to Chicago specialties. This is The Taste of Chicago.
PHILLY CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL 2011
Place: Parade – Columbus Boulevard, between Washington Avenue & Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
Festival Village – Festival Pier, Columbus Boulevard & Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
Date: June 18, 2011
Comments: Philly Carnival, a FREE, multi-cultural festival of color, dance and music, organized by the Philadelphia Multi- Cultural Carnival Association (PMCCA)
for a day full of excitement, laughter and fun for the entire family. The festival starts at 10 a.m. and the parade of bands will start at 10 All are invited to attend.
WASHINGTON, DC CARRIBEAN CARNIVAL 2011
Place: Banneker Park "de Savanna", Washington, DC
Date: June 26-27, 2011
Comments: For 11 years now, nearly 500,000 people have been gathering in Washington, DC for a Caribbean parade and festivities. A vivid and colorful parade will kick off the festivities at 10 a.m. on June 24th, and the party will continue until 7 p.m. on June 25th. The parade is free to attend, but there is a small charge to get into the events at Banneker Field.
The parade includes 25 eclectic bands of masqueraders accompanied by the most amazing and infectious music. There will be vendors set up for your dining and snacking covenience and there will be booths set up for a little hands-on craft working for kids. This carnival is one of the fastest growing carnivals in North America, you can help to keep this statement true
by stopping by and enjoying all the sights and sounds of the Caribbean while in Washington, DC
CARLISE BIKE FEST 2011
Place: Carlisle Fairgrounds, Carlise, PA
Date: July 22-24, 2011
Comments: Step off your bike on the fairgrounds with free bike parking and you will find yourself in the middle of an experience like no other. Carlisle Bike Fest is crafted with the rider in mind and is the Mid-Atlantics premier motorcycle event. Tens of thousands of bikes, trikes and open-air fanatics will cruise in for everything from non-stop entertainment
to breathtaking local rides, industry guests, custom builders, the Garage Girls, test rides, a Harley-Davidson giveaway and live bands all weekend. And, if you havent experienced a Rat Rod Revival, come check out this bare-bones restoration movement celebrating builders creativity and resourcefulness. You dont want to miss this three-day celebration of all things motorcycle.
24th ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL 2011
Place: Penns Landing, Philadelphia, PA
Date: August 21, 2011
Comments: The Festival continues to be a family-oriented event, is always free to the public, and all members of the Festival Committee are unpaid volunteers.
2011 BOSTON CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL
Place: Franklin Park, Boston, MA
Date: August 27, 2011
Comments: Boston Carnival is "Trinidad style" Carnival. Boston Carnival has its origins in African traditions and the street celebrations of newly freed African captives. The uniqueness of what is today called Carnival is its distinctive features of music, costume making and display,
cuisine, arts and crafts and street dancing. The annual street parade attracts hundreds of thousands of participants and attendees. Most of them have West Indian heritage from the countries in the Caribbean archipelago from the north, Jamaica, through to the south, Guyana, in South America.
2011 TORONTO CARIBANA CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL
Place: Toronto, Canada, Exhibition Place & Lakeshore Boulevard and @ Lamport Stadium
Date: July 30, 2011
Comments: Caribana is a festival of Caribbean culture and traditions held each summer in the city of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. Annually Caribana draws hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the globe to Toronto's lakeshore. Caribana is a Caribbean Carnival-style event,
that has been billed as North America's largest street festival. The festival is highlighted by a massive street parade, with costumed dancers and live Caribbean music, mainly soca, calypso, and steelpan, but you can also find floats which play reggae and salsa.
FOOTWASH FESTIVAL (UNDER TENTS WITH STRIPPERS) (VIDEO AND PICS WILL BE AVAILABLE)
Place: Faunsdale/Uniniontown, AL
Date: September 23-2, 2011
Comments: This is an outdoor festival with music, food, vendors, and strippers under tents. Over 3,000 people
FOLSOM STREET FAIR FESTIVAL
Place: San Francisco, CA On Folsom St. from 7th to 12th Street
Date: September 25, 2011
Comments: In San Francisco's South of Market district on Folsom Street between 7th and 12th 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM filled with people in their most outrageous leather/rubber/fetish attire enjoying the worlds largest and best loved Leather fair.
MIAMI/BROWARD CARNIVAL 2011
Place: Sun Life Stadium
Date: October 9, 2011
Comments: Miami Carnival has been an Annual Event since 1984. Within two years of its inception, it had grown from a small neighborhood festival to an international event bringing live bands and calypsonians from the islands. Inquiries came from New York and other major cities.
The present Carnival, the Caribbean Mardi Gras, has become the foremost revenue-producing festival for South Florida and is the most popular Carnival in North America, with airline and hotel bookings being confirmed as early as November of each year for the following October’s Carnival.
The “Caribbean Carnival Circuit” starts in February with Trinidad & Tobago and ends in October with Miami. DJs from MIAMI - Dorenzo, Eternal Vibes, Gary Enforcement, Giselle D' Wassi One, House Arrest, Maestro, Mixx 96 Crew, Soca Tech, Super C, and Tidal Wave Sound;
from NEW YORK - Back to Basics, Fess, Natural Freaks, Rhythm International and Xtreme Productionz; from ORLANDO - Crown Prince and Tha Vibz; from ATLANTA - Ibis International, Jaspa, Stephen, Tony Tempo. Miami and Orlando Steelbands. Caribbean Food, Drinks, Arts & Crafts on Sale.
