Mark your calendars. July 15th – August 3rd Caribana will be back in Toronto and the official launch will be taking place at Nathan Phillips Square, City Hall on Tuesday, July 15th from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM. This fabulous 2-week cultural festival is major international event celebrating Caribbean music, cuisine, and visual and performing arts. The highlight is of course the Caribana Parade, with hundreds of thousands lining the 1.5 km parade route in order to see the all of the fabulous masqueraders and live soca, calypso, steel pan, reggae, and salsa artists.

Don’t miss any of the fantastic Caribana events.

• Caribana Junior Carnival at Shoreham Drive/Yorkgate Mall on
Saturday, July 19th from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
• Art Exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum on Thursday, July 24th until Monday, Aug 4th from 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM daily features A Visual Art Exhibition – COLOURblind International – Roots to Rhythm produced by the Association of African Canadian Artists.
• Caribana Gala at the Liberty Grand – Exhibition Place on Friday, July 25th from 7:00 PM – 1:00 AM with all proceeds going to a Caribana Foundation.
• Kaiso 365 Calypso Monarch Finals for the crowning of the Calypso Monarch at the Leah Posluns Theatre located at 4588 Bathurst on Saturday, July 26th from 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM.
• Caribana King & Queen Show at Lamport Stadium on Thursday, July 31st from 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM.
• Caribana Parade beginning at Exhibition Place on Lake Shore Blvd. and proceeding west on Saturday, August 2nd from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM. This event is an unbelievable experience of sights and sounds. Arrive early to stake out a spot along the parade route.
• De Caribana Lime - Island Festival located at Olympic Island on Sunday, August 3rd from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM featuring showcasing the diverse cultures of all the Caribbean people with song, dance, drama, story telling and a food competition.

For all of the information on how and where to buy tickets follow the link below.
Caribana Festival Tickets