West Indian Day Parade 2010

West Indian Day Parade 2010. The West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival celebrates its 42nd anniversary as it continues to enjoy the distinction of being New York City’s biggest cultural festivals by far. As in the past, count on crowds to be waving flags from Trinidad, Barbados, Grenada and other Caribbean nations in a joyful expression of ethnic heritage & cultural pride.
You don’t have to be from the West Indies Everyone’s invited to take part in the spectacle of thousands of marchers in colorful costumes ‘jumpin’ down the parade route to the sounds of reggae and calypso.
Catch all the color and excitement as millions of Brooklynites & New Yorkers converge along Eastern Parkway for the Brooklyn Labor Day parade on Monday, September 6, 2010. This 12 months, the West Indian American Day Parade & Carnival celebrates its 42nd anniversary as it continues to enjoy the distinction of being New York City’s biggest cultural festivals.
The West-Indian American Day Parade has become New York City’s largest parade, attracting over 2 million visitors each 12 months.With elaborate rainbow-colored costumes and many live performances and delicious food from various Caribbean islands, the extravaganza is held annually in Brooklyn to celebrate Caribbean-American culture.