1. Represent at LA Culture Festival’s Hollywood Carnival
Photo by Kristelle Laroche
Every summer, the Los Angeles Culture Festival presents Hollywood Carnival, one of the city’s most exciting Caribbean events. The vibrant parade is well attended by revelers from just about every Caribbean island, who fill the streets of Hollywood Blvd with good vibes and all variety of island music. Hollywood Boulevard can often be crowded, but never like it is for Hollywood Carnival: The event morphs the iconic strip into a more human-scaled and intimate environment. Hollywood Carnival is a true representation of Caribbean culture with a variety of flags on display, and dancers representing their island in the streets. The event has also proven to be a magnet for major dancehall and soca artists, who arrive in the city for a series of performances that run throughout the weekend.