Caribana - Toronto Hotels .com

Loosely based on Trinidad and Tobago's carnival festivals, Toronto's Caribana -- or Caribbean Carnival Festival -- has been breaking down the barriers of class, race, and wealth for over 40 years. The street festival's themes of liberation and renewal blend nicely with its breathtaking exhibitions of Caribbean visual arts, masks, artifacts, storytelling, dance, and steel band beats, all infused with the colors and pageantry that steep Caribbean cultures.

Sample Caribbean cuisine, pose with elaborately costumed masqueraders, or simply dance in the streets to the blend of reggae, calypso, salsa, and steel pan artists who drum their way through during Caribana's popular parade.

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