Toronto's Caribbean Caribana festival has grown exponentially since its start in 1967 and is currently North America’s largest cultural festival. What was once a three-day event has now grown into three weeks of celebration, absorbing most of the city with its infectious feel-good vibes. The beauty of Caribana in Toronto is the varied audience it attracts everyone from families across Canada and the U.S., from young singles looking for a good time to celebrities throwing Caribana-themed parties in clubs across Toronto.

Thousands of people are expected to attend this Caribana event that will feature live music, an array of delicious Caribbean food (Jamaican, Trinidadian, Cuban), insightful art displays, and theatrical performances that showcase Caribbean-inspired life. If you can’t make it to this one, no need to worry, there will be over a hundred official and unofficial Caribbean events to see and experience such as Pan Alive (the highly entertaining steelpan competition), the Junior Carnival Parade, and the King & Queen Competition - one of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival's craziest events has the leaders of the mas (masquerade) bands compete to win the title of King and Queen of the 2023 Caribana parade.

Toronto Caribana’s signature event is still, of course, the Parade itself being held Saturday, August 5th, 2023 at Exhibition Place & Lakeshore Boulevard (10 am – 6 pm). Over 10,000 masquerades will participate as they strut and dance down the 3.6 km Toronto stretch in elaborate costumes, set to the vibrant Caribbean beats of the famed mas bands.