Topic Tag: Junkanoo

Embark, Festivals and Events

Caribbean Datebook (November/December 2014)

Barbados Hang ten November means surf’s up at the celebrated Soup Bowl on the east coast of Barbados, at the Barbados Independence...

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Culture, Festivals and Events

Island hopper (November/December 2007)

Film festivals, Carnival, and folks dressed as pirates…it must be Christmas in the Caribbean. November begins with Catholic families...

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Culture, Festivals and Events

Island hopper (November/December 2006)

It’s Christmas time in the islands, but forget about old St Nick to spice things up. From Trinidad and Tobago to Cuba, the Caribbean has...

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Culture, Theatre and Dance, The Bahamas

Junkanoo rush

In 2004, a Bahamian theatre group, the Dust Track Theatre Company, took to the streets of downtown Nassau during the annual Junkanoo...

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Embark, Culture, Festivals and Events

Caribbean Datebook (November/December 2013)

BAHAMAS Feel the rush The Bahamas comes alive at year-end with the annual Junkanoo masquerade, as costumed dance troupes “rush” through...

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Culture, Festivals and Events, The Bahamas

Join the Junkanoo rush

In most of the Caribbean, 26 December is the anticlimax after Christmas. But in the Bahamas, Boxing Day can feel like the main event, as...

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Culture, Travel, Lifestyle, The Bahamas

The Bahamas File

Caribbean Music Mix When the Caribbean Muzik Festival quietly slipped into The Bahamas in May 1994, the first audience was more curious...

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