The 2024 New York Caribbean Carnival Parade on Labor Day
The New York Caribbean Carnival is the nation's largest Caribbean cultural festival attracting more than a million people
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- The New York Caribbean Carnival, one of the city's biggest summer festivals, culminated with a parade and celebration streamed live on ABC7 New York on Labor Day.
It's the nation's largest Caribbean cultural festival attracting more than a million jubilant participants and spectators.
The seven-hour event started at 11:00 a.m. in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
WATCH the 2024 New York Caribbean Carnival parade
The parade features steel-pan and calypso bands in elaborate costumes that march down Eastern Parkway from Utica Avenue to a reviewing stand at Grand Army Plaza.
Eyewitness News reporter Phil Taitt served as one of the parade's grand marshals.
New York's weekend-long Caribbean Carnival dates back to the 1920s when it's believed to have started in Harlem before moving to Brooklyn in the mid-1960s where it continues to draw millions of people each year.
Click here for more information about the New York Caribbean Carnival.
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