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| Location | Houston | ||
| Dates | June 04, 2016 - June 04, 2016 | ||
| Description: | Annual Caribbean-American Heritage Month Festival held on June 6, 2015 was extremely successful as we had a full array of Caribbean culture on display. This included our English, Spanish and French influences which comprises with Caribbean Basin. The Festival, open to all groups and organizations of all backgrounds and diversities, continue to grow and is becoming a cornerstone of tourism in the Greater Houston Area and will be for many years to come. Groups representing many nations of the Caribbean, English, French and Spanish Caribbean nations took part in The Festival, some adorned in their native, bright, colorful, cultural heritage customs. Our audience was treated to five live bands, and over twelve cultural performances. | ||
| Contact name | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Phone | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Event Website | Sign Up To Be A Member | ||
| Show hours | Saturday 2:00pm - 10:00pm | ||
| Application Deadline | 2016-04-15 | ||
| Public Admission Price | $15.00 Presale; $20.00 at the Door | ||
| Attendance | 5600 | ||
| Year # | 6 | ||
| Entertainment | The Festival is not limited to these diverse bands which represents the unique Caribbean Basin. Several cultural groups performed at The Festival as well and they include: Adrenaline Carnival Mas Band; the Dominican Republic dance group Raices Dominicans; Dominican Republic recording artist, Yamilka G; Bahamas recording Artist, Khiara; Cuban Dance Group Doble Opcion; Puerto Rican Artist Anthony T; Reggaeton Group Klandestino; Trinidad and Tobago Recording Artists T-Rock and Shanade; Dominica's Kubuli Dancers; Baytown Renedage Steel Pan Orchestra; Grupo Folklorico Raices de Panama - Folk Dance Group of Panama; Music courtesy of Island Vybz Radio and much more. | ||
| Activities | Live Bands, Carnival Bands, Kids Zone, Food Booths, Craft Booths. | ||
| Art/Craft Space price | 10X10 Food - $400.00; 10X10 Non Food - $250.00 | ||
| Art/Craft Spaces this year | 13 | ||
| Response deadline | 2016-04-15 | ||
| Maps and Directions (from Google Maps) | |||
| Take I-69/US-59 N to TX-527 Spur N. Take the exit toward Richmond Ave/Downtown Via Louisiana St/University of St Thomas from I-69/US-59 N | |||
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