June is recognized as National American-Caribbean Heritage Month

The week-long celebration of Caribbean Culture will begin Saturday, June 22, with a Children’s Caribbean Carnival and culminate Saturday, June 29 with the Afro-Caribbean Carnival Finale.

The AfroCaribbean Carniva festivities will feature local artists, drummers, dancers and steel pan players. Attendees and passersby will enjoy a street parade featuring the best of Carnival inspired fashions, entertainment and arts; as well as witness the crowning of Charlotte’s first Carnival Queen. A highlight of the festival will be the Afro-Caribbean Village strategically placed in the epicenter of Charlotte’s cultural community at the Charlotte Open Air Market located at 5471 Central Avenue.