List of all Carnivals in the USA
Here’s a list of Caribbean carnivals in the USA.
- Atlanta Carnival Atlanta, Georgia — Last weekend in May, usually falls on Memorial Day weekend
- Austin, Texas — Carnaval Brasileiro, February 3
- Baltimore, Maryland — Baltimore Caribbean-American Festival held every July in Clifton Park neighborhood in Baltimore.
- Boston, Massachusetts — last Saturday in August, Dorchester, Massachusetts
- Cambridge, Massachusetts — Cambridge Carnival International, Sunday following Labor Day — Held in Kendall Square
- Chicago, Illinois — Windy City Carnival formerly Chicago CARIFETE, third Saturday in August, on the Midway Plaisance in the confines of the University of Chicago Campus. (https://windycitycarnival.com/)
- Dallas Carnival – Typically held the 3rd week in September
- Miami Broward Caribbean Carnival Miami, FL — the second weekend in October, Columbus Day weekend.
- Houston, Texas — usually the weekend around Fourth of July. For 2017, the Ultimate Mega Fest (UMF) kicks off the Houston Caribbean festival season with soca, reggae, chutney, and Latin music.
- Jersey City, New Jersey — the fourth Saturday of July from Lincoln Park (Jersey City) parade route leading to the Festival at Exchange Place.
- Las Vegas, Nevada — Las Vegas Latin Caribfest —last weekend in October (www.lvcaribfest.com)
- Long Island, New York — weekend after Labor Day Carnival — Held in Hempstead
- Los Angeles, California — Hollywood Carnival, Parade of the Bands, fourth weekend of June.
- Madison, Wisconsin — Handphibians Carnaval!, Every year close to Brazilian Carnaval. February 24/25 in 2017. https://www.madisoncarnaval.com/
- Minneapolis, Minnesota — CARIFEST — usually held the fourth weekend of July along West River Road right next to the Mississippi River. (www.Carifest.org)
- New Orleans, Louisiana — in November, the bayou Bacchanal is held on the first Saturday in downtown and Armstrong Park. The last full weekend of June, the NOLA Caribbean Festival host 7 events in 4 days including pre-parties, pool-parties, parades, and a Caribbean festival with music, food and crafts from all over the Caribbean.
- New York, New York — Labor Day Carnival — held in Brooklyn, along Eastern Parkway, with over 2.3 million visitors annually
- Orlando, Florida — usually held the last weekend in May, which is typically Memorial Day weekend. Most recently been held at the Citrus Bowl.
- Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina CaribMask usually held on the third Saturday in August.
- San Francisco, California — Carnaval San Francisco — last weekend in May, usually falls on Memorial Day weekend
- Seattle, Washington — Pioneer Square, annual Fat Tuesday celebration.
- Tacoma, Washington — PLU campus Carnival, near Fat Tuesday
- Tampa, Florida — usually held the beginning of June in St. Petersburg, Florida (Greater Tampa Bay Area) at Vinoy Park. Recently moved for 2011 to Raymond James Stadium.
- Norfolk, Virginia — Virginia CaribFest, (2nd weekend in July)
- Washington, D.C. — DC Caribbean Festival,usually between June 16–24 every year.
- Worcester, Massachusetts — Worcester Caribbean American Carnival, The day after Boston, MA Carnival.
- Charleston Carifest, Charleston, South Carolina — usually after Spoleto around the third weekend in June. This Carnival celebration is held in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month. www.charlestoncarifest.com .