Make up your calendar and make way for the biggest event this summer! Only happening in the beautiful place of Toronto, Ontario, Canada!
Caribana 2012 is the biggest festival in North America. It was once a three day event when it started in 1967, but through the years the good vibes of this event became infectious that it turned out to be a three week event. It’s a festival with hundreds of events and millions of people from all over North America who want to experience this magnificent event.
What are the events in Caribana 2012?
Caribana also known as the Scotiabank Caribana Official Festival will happen on the 17th of July at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
However, this is only the beginning because hundreds of events will happen all around Toronto. To name a few are Pan Alive, Junior Carnival Parade, King and Queen Show and the most exciting part of this event is the Scotiabank Caribana Grand Parade. Pan Alive is a highly entertaining steel pan competition where the best of steel pan bands from all over North America will perform and compete for the title of The Best Steel Band of Caribana 2012. This will happen on the 3rd of August at the Lamport Stadium, Toronto. Meanwhile, the Junior Carnival Parade gives the children an opportunity to participate in this grand event, by showing off their colorful masquerade costumes while dancing in the streets. This event will take place in the DownsviewPark, Toronto. The junior’s parade contemporary is the Caribana King and Queen Show, where the leaders of the Caribana parade ‘Mas Bands’ will show off their best designed costumes and perform in front of the parade judges and the very enthusiastic audiences. This event will fire up on the 2nd of August at the Lamport Stadium, Toronto.
The main highlight of this year’s Caribana event is of course, The Caribana Grand Parade that will happen on the 4th of August at the Exhibition Place and Lakeshore Boulevard, where thousands of people wearing their amazing designed masquerades while dancing to the Caribbean beat featuring Calypso, Soca, Chutney, Reggae, Dancehall and Hip Hop music, which will surely feed your desire to dance all day and all night. Aside from the colorful event, many selections of Jamaican, Trinidadian and Cuban cuisine will make you love the celebration and crave for more!
Nevertheless, those are only few events that you’ll be expecting in this Caribana event of 2012. If you want to party more, there are many clubs that features what you’re craving for… the Caribana way! Don’t miss to attend the spectacular party at Caribana festival since there will be an array of choices that will satisfy your party level.
We are inviting all the Haitians, Jamaicans, Puerto Ricans, Trinidadians, Antiguans and all the people of the Caribbean to participate in this glorious event. Whether you are from New York, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia and other part of the US, we want you to come and join us to be a part of this wonderful experience. It’s only happening in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Joining this event will give you an opportunity to experience the beautiful cultures and traditions of people from the Caribbean. Aside from that, you can see and explore the stunning beauty of Toronto, Canada. CN Tower, Eaton Centre, The Rogers Centre, Air Canada Centre, Ontario Place, Canada’s Wonderland and the CentreIsland are some of the places that you must see.
The CN Tower, a communication and observation tower is the most popular scenery in Toronto since Guinness World of Record designated CN Tower as the World’s Tallest Free-Standing Tower standing at 1,815.4 ft. tall and it is Canada’s most recognizable icon. At the top of the CN Tower you will find a revolving restaurant, nightclub, souvenir shop and café. If you want to feel like touching the sky, you must visit this place downtown Toronto.
Eaton Centre is the largest mall in downtown Toronto, and it’s a place like no other for its spectacular glass galleria that soars above a fascinating selection of more than 230 stores, restaurants and services. This is a unique destination that offers urban privacy and exciting possibilities every time you visit.
The Rogers Centre, also known as the sky dome is the first stadium in the whole world with retractable motorized roof. It is a multi-purpose stadium, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of LakeOntario. It has also 348 room hotel attached to it and 70 rooms overlooking the field. It is best to visit this stadium specially this summer if you want to watch a Toronto Blue Jays Game of Major League Baseball.
Next on the list is the Air Canada Centre, a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena situated on Bay Street in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It features a revolutionary design where there are luxury suites accessible on the ground floor, splitting the main scoreboard into several sections and a multiple restaurants in and out of the main arena view. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the NBA and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey Team.
Meanwhile, Ontario Place is a multiple entertainment and seasonal waterfront. It is open from May to September and one of the best places to visit in Toronto especially this summer as it is called a “people friendly place”. Family should definitely visit this place and experience the five pod pavilion complex, the Forum, pedal boats, a marina, restaurants and the world’s first permanent IMAX theatre, the Cinespehere.
Canada’s wonderland is an amusement park situated in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada that is open seasonally from May to October and it has 200 attractions in eight differently themed areas. There are also new attractions here like the Leviathan, Dinosaurs Alive and the Fast Lane; children will surely want to check this out this summer.
Last but not the least is the CentreIsland, it is just a few minutes away by ferry, and it is truly worth visiting. CentreIsland’s most popular attraction is the CentrevilleAmusement Park which features more than 30 rides and games.
Be part of the remarkable Caribana 2012 and experience the beauty, excitement and fun in Toronto, Canada. Visiting Toronto is truly an amazing experience all year round. If you want a hustle free reservation for accommodations in hotels, motels, bed and breakfast, and want to travel thru bus or plane, or wants car rental and even advance concert tickets, we are happy to serve and assist you. We will make your Caribana experience worth remembering and make you want to come back. For more inquiries please visit our website and we will help you in no time!
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