banner floats; and music played on goat-skin drums, cowbells, whistles, and brass instruments. Junkanoo groups compete for the coveted “overall winner” spot every parade. For centuries ...

Junior Junkanoo should be the next event where the ... September the costumes could be embellished and group work on the banner and other aspects of the presentation is done.

Twelve groups participated this year. First out, under the theme “Celebrations”, was the Showtime Junkanoo Group. The group’s banner depicted a birthday cake, marking their third anniversary ...

In the Bahamas, special parades and the culture that surrounds them are known by one word: Junkanoo. For historian Arlene Nash Ferguson, it's been a lifelong passion. For two winter days in The ...

This is made particularly clear through the celebration of Junkanoo. Junkanoo is more than a street parade — it’s a cultural artifact in the form of Bahamian residents, through the lens of ...