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

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Monday, September 2, 2024
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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.

Lucy Yang has more from Crown Heights.

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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