Fiche festival
American-Latin America
Junkanoo
Carnaval · Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Dates
Each year on December 26 (Boxing Day) and the morning of January 1st, on Bay Street in Nassau
Venue
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Genres
Carnaval
The festival
The iconic Bahamas Carnival, whose parades run through Bay Street in Nassau on Boxing Day and New Year's Eve. Groups of up to 1,000 people prepare costumes and shows almost all year round, to the sound of goat skin whistles, bells, horns and drums. Its origins are linked to the era of slavery, when slaves had three days off at Christmas.