Carnaval San Francisco Hosts Its 38th Annual Celebration on Memorial Day Weekend 2016!

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WHAT: Carnaval San Francisco offers a dazzling array of food, music, dance and artistry from Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, New Orleans, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and more. Works created by the talented community of Mission District residents and Bay Area artists are also showcased. Event organizers chose this year’s theme, “¡Viva La Madre Tierra! Long Live Mother Earth!” to draw awareness to environmental problems that are challenging our health, climate and overall survival.
The Carnaval San Francisco Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Located on Harrison Street between 16th and 24th Streets, the Festival will feature a rich assortment of food, music, dance, arts, crafts and other fun activities and entertainment on several stages for people of all ages to enjoy.
The Grand Parade on Sunday, May 29, begins at 9:30 a.m. with a brilliant procession of contingents, most of which will feature beautifully adorned floats depicting rich multicultural themes and featuring performers who engage and entertain the crowds. Brazilian-style “escola” samba schools with up to 300 members dance through the streets in fantastic feathered headdresses or sweeping Bahia skirts, while Caribbean contingents perform the music and dance of the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad. Other parade groups include Mexican Aztec performers, traditional African drummers, Polynesian dancers, Japanese drummers, giant puppets and folkloric groups representing Guatemala, Honduras and Bolivia. The Grand Parade will start at the corner of 24th and Bryant Streets where it will proceed west to Mission Street. From there, the parade heads north on Mission down to 17th Street, where it will turn east to South Van Ness.

Admission to the festival and parade are FREE. Grandstand seating for the parade, located on Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets, is available for purchase online at http://www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org or at the King & Queen Competition. Tickets to the King & Queen Competition are also available for advance purchase online at http://www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org. Space is limited and last year’s competition sold out.

WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WHERE: Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 between 16th and 24th Streets

COST: Free!

More Info

Link

http://www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org/

Call

415-206-0577 (Box Office)

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