When:
Sunday, Sep 13, 2020 2:00p -
5:00p

Where:
Online event
Vassar Street and Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, Food, Kid Friendly, Music, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
http://cambridgecarnival.org/

The show must go on! Cambridge Carnival will be virtual this year. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and in an effort to keep our community safe, the Cambridge Carnival International Committee has decided to present a virtual Cambridge Carnival this year on Sunday, September 13, 2-5pm. Over 6,000 of our supporters have already signed up to join us in this exciting virtual festival endeavor.


RSVP for the 2020 Virtual Cambridge Carnival at https://virtualcambridgecarnival.eventbrite.com


Want to be part of the show? Sign up for our Cambridge Carnival "Don't Rush" Carnival Challenge.
To engage our Cambridge Carnival revelers and community, we are introducing a Cambridge Carnival Don't Rush Costume Video Challenge. The Virtual Cambridge Carnival will be live streamed over 3 hours on Zoom, Facebook Live and Instagram platforms.


Apply here for the costume challenge: http://bit.ly/CarnivalDontRush


Highlights of the festival include:


– Special guest: Calypso Monarch of Toronto Canada Joel Connector Davis-live virtual performance
– Special guest: History of Carnival by a Cambridge Carnival founding member Lynette Laveau Saxe
– Performance by Tempo International Steel Orchestra
– Vintage footage of Carnivals past and clips from the first Cambridge Carnival in 1993
– Face-painting demo with Angela Owen of Painting as Art & Ritual
– Folkloric storytelling by Marcia Fearon and Alexandria Danielle King
– Ethnic folk dance performances from groups such as Samba Viva (Brazilian)
– Live music performance from The Mastadonis Project Band
– Live guest interviews and more

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