When clocks strike midnight, and Christmas turns into Boxing Day, Bahamian families head for Bay Street. Junkanoo is calling This moment of passion and parade has been months in the making, months of work for bragging rights about whose performance story is best. The towering costumes of lively...
Junkanoo is a celebration in the Bahamas for New Years (also done on Boxing Day 12/26). It is an exciting celebration that draws the whole island together. Expect a never-ending party. The parade lasts from early afternoon well into the night. The parade is ...
1. Multiple Choice 30 sec 1 pt When is the main Junkanoo parade held? Christmas and New Years Day Boxing Day and New Years Day Christmas and New Years Eve Boxing Day and New Years Eve 2. Multiple Choice 30 sec 1 pt Which streets are the main Junkanoo parade held on? Bay St...
The most illustrious part of the festival takes place on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day at the capital island of New Providence. On these days, what was once regarded as an expression of freedom and cultural identity has now transformed into one of the fiercest national competitions. On-...
Nassau & Paradise Island’s biggest and most beloved festival, Junkanoo takes place in the early morning hours of Boxing Day (December 26th) and New Year’s Day. At the stroke of midnight, the community bursts forth in a dazzling showcase of traditional music and dance, along with vibrant ...
There is no time for sleep this weekend, because the celebrations continue the next day with the Road Fever Parade, a masquerade of the most elaborate and decadent costumes as community members dance through the streets to the sounds of the Bahamas. This isn’t a stand by and watch sort of...
From a spectator’s stand point the carnival was good (to me ) and then again it wasn’t so good… It was good to see more people participate in the Road Fever (parade); the concerts where lit, but the bad stuff (to me) was the route of the parade and the timing and the gaps...