{"id":315954,"date":"2026-08-07T10:17:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/315954\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:17:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:17:31","slug":"queens-carnival-returns-later-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/315954\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens Carnival Returns Later This Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Caribbean celebration is coming to Far Rockaway with lively music, local vendors, and island energy in the eighth annual Queens Carnival on Saturday, Aug. 29.\n<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the festivities, organizers hosted a pop-up last Friday, July 31, with a musical performance, carnival costumes for sale, and free food for locals passing through the Beach 21st Street Plaza.\n<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s carnival and parade will highlight Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, two countries that are represented on the peninsula. The goal is to showcase Caribbean pride and give Rockaway locals an opportunity to embrace their roots in their own neighborhood.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe carnival is a diaspora of all the Caribbean cultures,\u201d said Lisa George, the senior deputy chief of staff for NYS Senator James Sanders Jr. of Senate District 10, which includes the entire peninsula. \u201cI live in Rockaway, so I\u2019m happy to be a part of the planning committee, to put this together every year, to celebrate the Caribbean in Queens, in the Rockaways, in the community I grew up in.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\tOrganizers sold carnival costumes during last Friday\u2019s pop-up in Far Rockaway.
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\t\t\t\tCarnival organizers took the mic to introduce themselves and their roles in planning the festivities for Aug. 29.
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\t\t\t\tDuring the carnival\u2019s pop-up launch on July 31, organizers and volunteers gave Far Rockaway locals desserts and food.
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\t\t\t\tDuring the carnival\u2019s pop-up launch on July 31, organizers and volunteers gave Far Rockaway locals desserts and food.
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Organizers and sponsors, who raise approximately $150,000 to host the carnival and parade each year, intend to double the Aug. 29 celebration as a business opportunity for local vendors to sell their products. Though attendance during last Friday\u2019s pop-up was low, organizers still spread the word about the upcoming carnival and encouraged locals to join the celebration as a vendor, volunteer, or parade-goer.\n<\/p>\n

The August celebration will include performances from Yankey Boy, Ricochae, Anika Berry, Iwer George, and Ian Dyer otherwise known as Mr. Easy, a reggae artist who has lived in Far Rockaway for about five years and is best known for his early 2000s hits like \u201cDrive Me Crazy.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a community event, especially dealing with kids and families, I like to be involved,\u201d said Dyer when asked about his decision to perform on Aug. 29. \u201cBeing part of the Caribbean community \u2013 it\u2019s one Caribbean \u2013 so I\u2019m happy to be a part of it.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

In anticipation of the Caribbean fun, organizers from Sanders\u2019 office, Rockaway Development & Revitalization Corporation (RDRC), Rockaway East Merchants Association 4 United Synergy (REMA4US), and the Queens Carnival Committee will be hosting a boat ride fundraiser on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Brooklyn Army Terminal. Tickets are for sale at $75 each.\n<\/p>\n

The carnival\u2019s parade portion on Saturday, Aug. 29, will begin at Bay 32nd Street and Beach Channel Drive and end at Beach 9th Street and Seagirt Boulevard.\n<\/p>\n

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