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Don’t Miss Brooklyn’s Labour Day Carnival goes virtual 10
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The celebration of Caribbean culture on Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway has been the sizzling grand finale of the NYC summer for over half a century. Each Labour Day — falling on 7 September this year — approximately three million people parade in Carnival costumes, wave national flags, and pump to soca rhythms at the West Indian Day Parade. In 2020 — not unlike many events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — the festivities will take a different route. A virtual road will replace three-and-a-halfmile Eastern Parkway, and a compendium of film footage from previous Carnivals will bring the spirit directly into viewers’ homes. Energetic art and musical performances are also in the lineup, plus showcases from health and culinary masters. Visit the virtual stage at wiadcacarnival.org for more information and to register.
