About Cambridge Carnival International

Celebrating 16 Years of Fun & Diversity

Caribbean Carnival International, is a colorful and festive celebration that is rooted in African traditions. Carnival secretly allowed public communication and cultural bonding for the Afro-Caribbean cultures from as far back as the 1600s.

The rich rhythmic musicality and culture of the Caribbean can be seen as revelers masquerade through the streets in dazzling handmade costumes dancing to the beat of Carnival.

Cambridge Carnival in Massachusetts, is one of twenty-four North American Caribbean-style carnivals that combine wire-bending, costumes, masks, music, steel pan, street-parades, dancing, food and craft exhibits, to display the diverse cultures of all the countries and Caribbean islands, where transplanted Africans were placed.

Since its inception in 1992, Cambridge Carnival has grown from a small street fair to one of the most spectacular events in Cambridge and the Greater Boston area. This growth led to, in 2005, a change in venue from Central Sq. to its new home in Kendall Square.

2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS                     
Nicola A. Williams, President                      
Natalie Syrion, Treasurer                                      
Owen Howell                    
Dorothy E. Hudson                       

STAFF                                               
Emerson Kington,  Production Manager
         
2008 PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS                   
Pam Curtis              
Patty Deschineau   
Drucilla Edwards      
Owen Howell                     
Dorothy E. Hudson                        
Rocky Jeanty                         
Kathy King  
Ellis Mendes                         
Gregory O'Bannon                        
Wayne Robinson                         
Maxine Samuels  
Natalie Syrion                 
Cecile Williams                       
Nicola A. Williams