Entertainment

Last year's festival featured seven entertainment zones: a live music zone with Reggae, Soca, Calypso, World Music, and New Orleans's Jazz; a KidsFest zone; 4 DJ zones representing a variety of music from the Caribbean, and a steel band zone. 

Musicians/Performers
Musical accompaniments have set the tone for worldwide carnival celebrations. Bands representing several island and South American nations provide the sounds of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean, Calypso, Reggae, Compa, Punta, and Salsa music.

2007 live music bands included: Hot 8 Brass Band (New Orleans Jazz), Zili Roots (World Music), Ilibash (Reggae) Santa Mamba (Latin Music), Samba Tremeterra, Brazilian Cultural Center (Brazilian), Tropical Fire (Soca), and Nancia (R&B). DJ Illabash was featured in the youth section of the festival.

KidsFest
A KidsFest zone offers free, interactive activities for children ages 4+ and we have partnered over the years with the Children's Museum and the Museum of Science. Other free activities include stilt walking from Open Air Circus; Just for Fun moon bounce; Agenda for Children offers books; and we have arts and craft activities, including face painting and mask making. And, of course, we always have popcorn!