Carifest 2023
Get ready for 2023 Caribbean celebration of music, costumes, tradition and culture!
Date/Time: Aug 19 2023, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Calgary, from Olympic Park to Shaw Millennium Park88 Canada Olympic Rd
Cost: Free
In the 1980’s a group of individuals from the Caribbean community formed the CanCarib Association. These individuals believed they had a responsibility to educate the community about the Caribbean culture because they wanted the community to know that the culture was more than just food and music. The Association was eventually renamed to The Caribbean Community Council of Calgary.
Carifest grew year after year to become the city’s largest festival. Attendees such as the Prime Minister, dignitaries from other countries and international artists have all travelled to take part of the festivities.
Carifest effectively raised the inquisitiveness of the community with more than 20,000 attending the Sunshine Market during the Saturday event.
Carifest became the vehicle used to begin a healthy relationship between the Caribbean community and the Calgary Police Service. A few Carifest Executives were requested to provide strategies to new recruits on maintaining a healthy relationship with the Caribbean community.
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