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Originally Posted by flar
I'm not sure why they call it Mardi Gras It didn't even take place on mardi let alone Mardi Gras (it was held on vendredi and samedi this past weekend). It really has nothing to do with Mardi Gras, it's a Caribbean festival like Caribana in Toronto.
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That's Friday and Sat for our non-bilingual American friends
Hamilton's 'Caribabana' is called 'Hamilton Mardi Gras Carnival' (pronounced Carnivaal). Interesting enough, Hess Village (a popular nightlife ped zone) also has a Mardi Gras street party once a year usually in summer.
Hamilton has a strong Carribean population, especially in the area bound by Wellington-Wentworth (east-west), and King-Barton (north-south) (
GOOGLE MAP)with several caribean eateries, small grocery stores and even clothing stores. There's actually a Caribean eatery right around the corner from where this parade was @ James & Robert (on Robert).
EDIT: More info on Hamilton's Carnival:
http://www.hamiltoncarnival.com/
ps Fantastic Thread, Flar!! I had no idea our Carinval was so busy? I mean, it's nothing compared to Caribana in TO, but then again TO's is THE biggest Caribean party in the world!