{"id":414299,"date":"2026-09-30T02:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414299\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T02:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T02:06:13","slug":"miami-broward-carnival-moves-to-new-location-for-2026-arts-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/414299\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Broward Carnival moves to new location for 2026 | Arts Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami Broward Carnival will expand its 2026 celebration across Broward County, with two weekends of Caribbean cultural events featuring youth masquerade, steelpan, J\u2019ouvert, live music, food and cultural vendors.<\/p>\n

The Miami Broward One Carnival Host Committee announced the expanded schedule in a press release this month, describing the lineup as an effort to broaden the carnival experience while maintaining its Caribbean traditions.<\/p>\n

\u201c2026 represents an opportunity for Miami Broward Carnival to evolve while remaining firmly rooted in our traditions. With deepened community partnerships and new experiences across Broward County, we are excited to welcome residents and visitors to celebrate the full spectrum of Caribbean culture,\u201d said Joan Hinkson-Justin, chairwoman of the Host Committee.<\/p>\n

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(Miami Broward Carnival)<\/p>\n

The festivities will begin Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Tamarac Sports Complex with a free, family-friendly Junior Carnival and Pan Jamboree presented by TD Bank. The daytime event will feature more than eight youth masquerade bands and four steelbands.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Oct. 9, the Red Road Fete will debut at the Tamarac Village Amphitheatre. The event is being produced by the City of Tamarac and powered by Miami Broward One Carnival.<\/p>\n

The following day, Saturday, Oct. 10, the celebration will move to Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill for the Official J\u2019ouvert. Hosted by Visit Lauderdale and powered by the City of Lauderhill, the event will feature more than 20 paint and powder bands.<\/p>\n

The carnival\u2019s signature Miami Broward Carnival Day Parade & Fete is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, at Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium. More than 16 masquerade bands will parade in elaborate costumes before the event transitions to a live concert featuring international Caribbean artists. The day also will include a Food Village and cultural vendors.<\/p>\n

The Host Committee said Miami Broward Carnival also contributes to South Florida\u2019s tourism, hospitality and creative industries, supporting local artisans, designers and small businesses.<\/p>\n

The 2026 events are scheduled at the following locations:<\/p>\n

Oct. 3 \u2014 Junior Carnival & Pan Jamboree: Tamarac Sports Complex, 9901 NW 77th St., Tamarac. The event is free and will feature 8-plus youth mas bands and 4-plus steelbands.<\/p>\n

Oct. 9 \u2014 Red Road Fete: Tamarac Village Amphitheatre at Tamarac Village, 9090 NW 57th St., Tamarac.<\/p>\n

Oct. 10 \u2014 Official J\u2019ouvert: Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, 3700 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill. The event will feature 20-plus J\u2019ouvert bands.<\/p>\n

Oct. 11 \u2014 Miami Broward Carnival Day Parade & Fete: Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium. The event will feature 16-plus masquerade bands, a live concert, Food Village and vendors.<\/p>\n

Tickets, event information and additional details are available at miamicarnival.org<\/a>. The organization also directs the public to its social media accounts under @miabrocarnival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miami Broward Carnival will expand its 2026 celebration across Broward County, with two weekends of Caribbean cultural events…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":414300,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[164129,506,2655,164128,164143,117638,164137,1345,225,227,226,117639,164131,164134,164126,164127,164144,164140,164136,164141,164142,164139,164135,164138,164130,164067,164132,164133],"class_list":["post-414299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-broward-carnival","tag-broward-county","tag-caribbean","tag-caribbean-carnival","tag-caribbean-cultural-events-broward-county","tag-caribbean-culture","tag-caribbean-festival-south-florida","tag-carnival","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news","tag-jouvert","tag-junior-carnival","tag-masquerade-bands","tag-miami-broward-carnival","tag-miami-broward-carnival-2026","tag-miami-broward-carnival-2026-schedule-and-events","tag-miami-broward-carnival-day-parade","tag-miami-broward-carnival-events","tag-miami-broward-carnival-jouvert","tag-miami-broward-carnival-live-music","tag-miami-broward-carnival-october-2026","tag-miami-broward-carnival-parade","tag-miami-broward-carnival-schedule","tag-miami-broward-one-carnival","tag-miami-carnival","tag-pan-jamboree","tag-steelpan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414300"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}