The First Ever Caribbean Festival of Arts, Music and Food
On the weekend of August 19 - 21st Alexandra Palace, London will become warm, Caribbean Warm with the first ever Caribbean Festival of Arts, Music and Food. CALO Festival celebrates the Caribbean lifestyle and features the following activities:
Costumes
Grand Carnival Splash - A Presentation of Large and Elaborate Carnival Costumes by some
of the London's best Caribbean and Brazilian styled Carnival designers and groups. Live Music
Musical Performances each evening by over 21 bands and performers from the Caribbean ranging from Cuba all the way down the chain of islands to Trinidad and Guyana on the continent. Some of the names already confirmed include: Machel Montano HD, KrosFyah, Skinny Fabulous, Dil E Nadan, Kes The Band, Manolin El Medico, Iwer George, 3Canal, Tallpree, Riki Jai, Lil Rick, Roy Cape, Konata Alleyne plus at least 7 other acts to come including top dancehall, Zouk, RnB and Hip Hop performers. Food
Come witness the Caribbean cook-off with The Battle Of The Chefs to include several celebrity chefs dishing up their favourite exotic Caribbean specialities
Sample food, fruit, deserts and patisseries from the region
Have your special rum-cocktail made right before your very eyes at several cocktail bars throughout the venue. Merchandise and Information
Find out more about about the Islands with presentations from several Tourist boards and travel consultants. Pick up jewellery, art and other Caribbean specialist craft and merchandise
Interact
Learn to play a song on the steel pan in 2 hours, walk on stilts (Moko Jumbie) and even help make a Grand carnival costumes in our 'Carnival Costume workshop'
The festival is hosted by Notting Hill Mas Bands Association, Next Level PoisonUK and Carnival Village, and supported by the Arts Council of England, Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company, Barbados Tourism Authority, the St Vincent Tourist Board and The Voice Newspaper. Tickets for the event start at £25.00
