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Celebrating 55 years of carnival in Toronto

After two years of cancellations and lockdowns of North America’s largest Caribbean festival, Toronto Caribbean Carnival is back On de Road Again celebrating the gift of culture given to Canada by the Caribbean community during the country’s centennial celebration in 1967. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Whine it up! — and giving …

A man and a woman, "the faces of this year's festival," wearing colourful headdresses jewellery and very little clothing
Celena Seusahai and Cleon Wong. Photo: C. Bird
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Toronto Caribbean Carnival cancels festival to minimize impact of the global health crisis

The annual festival that attracts millions of people to frolic in the streets of Toronto in celebration of Caribbean arts and culture and a highlight of the summer; featuring elaborate costumes, Caribbean music, and food in the Grand Parade by the shores of Lake Ontario, has been thwarted by the coronavirus pandemic. 

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