KIDDIES CARNIVAL RESULTS

 JUNIOR MIAMI CARNIVAL RESULTS - OCTOBER 5, 2024

I am still processing the "Kiddies Carnival", but for now here are the winners.  Congratulations to all!!! Saturday's weather was awful and the majority of you survived it! 

JUNIOR MIAMI CARNIVAL MALE INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR

1st – JOSHUA SKYWALKER portraying “Chief Bohechio” from Zing Zing Kidzz

2nd – Zion McKinson portraying “Nikatau” from Party Room Squad

3rd – Kadyn Joseph portraying De Juice Man from Zing Zing Kidzz

 

JUNIOR MIAMI CARNIVAL MALE INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR, UNDER AGE 5

1st – KIAI FLATTS portraying “Lucky Dragon” from Wassi Babes

2nd – Hendrix Flournah portraying “Baby Ray” from Major Players

 

JUNIOR MIAMI CARNIVAL FEMALE INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR

1st – KEYONNA MARCANO portraying “Electrical Stinger” from Major Players

2nd – Annalisa Joseph portraying “Amina of Zazzay” from Party Room Squad

3rd – Eva Barthelemy portraying “Lady Belle” from Zing Zing Kidzz

 

JUNIOR QUEEN OF MIAMI CARNIVAL

1st – HEZIYAH MORRIS portraying “The Abundance of Life” from Zing Zing Kidzz

2nd – Khalilah Flatts portraying “Junkanoo” from Wassi Babes

3rd – Adelaila Cabrera portraying “Sea Dreams” from Major Players

 

JUNIOR KING OF MIAMI CARNIVAL

1st – CAIRO (Milo) LEWIS portraying “Alkebulan Africa” from Zing Zing Kidzz

2nd – Elijah Forrester portraying “Midnight Robber” from Break Awae Kru Kids

3rd – Theron Adams portraying “Light of the Morning Glory” from Natural Disasters

 

JUNIOR MIAMI CARNIVAL BAND OF THE YEAR

1st – WASSI BABES portraying “IN DE FESTIVAL”

2nd – Zing Zing Kidzz portraying “Fusion of the Caribbean”

3rd – D-Junction Kids portraying “The Wonders of Spice Isle”

4th – Major Players portraying “A School of Mas”

5th – Break Awae Kru portraying “Tradition Retold”

6th – Natural Disasters portraying “Beauty of a Vase”

7th – Party Room Squad and Mas Dynasty portraying “Griot”

8th – Fun Generation Too portraying “Over the Years”

MIAMI JUNIOR CARNIVAL PAN SOLOIST

1st – Alanis Hosein playing “Old and Gray”

2nd – Antes Perkins Jr. playing “DNA”

 

MIAMI JUNIOR CARNIVAL SOCA MONARCH

1st – Shira, singing “I’m Not Shy”

2nd – Asia, singing “Bomath”

3rd - Elijah, singing “Tribute Anthem”

4th – Conan, singing “We not going”

MIAMI BROWARD CARNIVAL EVENT TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE

TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE 

FOR ANYONE NOT AFFILIATED WITH A JOUVERT OR CARNIVAL MAS BAND!

JUNIOR CARNIVAL better known as Kiddies Carnival will be on Saturday, October 5th 2024.  Pre-Sale tickets are $20 plus fees or the "Fren an Dem" package of 5 get one free for $100 plus fees.  The kiddies carnival is set to begin at 1pm and ending at 10. Personally, I don't understand why it's 9 hours long.  There are children that come out in strollers and walkers that can not make it in that hot sun for that long.. It needs to be broken down or sped up or something.  That is too many hours for these babies. But again, that's my personal opinion. 

PANORAMA is Friday, October 11th, 2024. Single Pre-Sale tickets are $30 plus fees and the "Fren an Dem" package for $150 which gives you 5 tickets and the 6th one is free.  Panorama is from 4pm on their flyer and 5 to 11pm on the website.  Of the two, I don't know exactly which time it actually starts but let's go with 5 for safe measure. I truly wished that more people would take in the Panorama. 

JOUVERT is Saturday, October 12th, 2024. Single Pre-Sale is $65 plus fees and the "Fren and Dem" is $325 plus fees which gives you 5 tickets and the 6th one is free.  

CARNIVAL DAY PARADE PLUS CONCERT Single Pre-Sale is $50 plus fees and the "Fren and Dem" is $250 plus fees which gives you 5 tickets and the 6th one is free. After that, it becomes a little complicated for carnival day. It has early bird options, cabanas, children's tickets, etc. I ain't able. Should any of these tickets call your name, feel free to purchase by clicking -----> HERE <-----

Let's do this right.  Support the carnival in one way or the other. Pay to get into a band or pay the association so everyone can continue celebrating in our culture.  

#Bless

PANORAMA, JUNIOR CARNIVAL AND ADULT J'OUVERT TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!

LET'S GET THESE TICKETS GOING! 

PURCHASE THEM HERE!

MIAMI BROWARD JR CARNIVAL 2019

I'd love to think that it was solely my opinion on last years Junior carnival that prompted the 2019 band leaders to show out this year but it's safer to say that it was just that more people felt the same way I did.  This year we had (in no specific order):

• BREAK AWAE KRU
• CHINA KIDS
• D'JUNCTION MAS JR.
• EUPHORIA MINIS
• FUN GENERATION TOO 
• LA FAMILIA 
• MAJOR PLAYERS INC.
• NATURAL DISASTERS
• PARTY ROOM SQUAD 
• ROYALTY KIDS and
• WASSI BABES and 

That was quite the improvement! Cause last year, I was too ashamed to post a list.

We got to Broward Regional Park around 3:20 but between the car line, finding a place to park and walking to the entrance I walked into the park after 4pm.  This was still a good time as my son's band was band number last. (That's been the running joke all day because we have yet to know what the numeric number was).  

Walking in looked strange.
There were no children.
None. 
After asking security, I was told that the children were all the way in the back.  After walking toward the back, I found them all.  I didn't understand whey none of the trucks were moving.  Nor do I know the time they actually started the parade but I was already annoyed.

After finding Wassi Babes we began to enjoy ourselves.

Overall, I liked the costumes on the road. What can I say...it was Kiddies Carnival and I enjoyed it.

Looking into the stands, I was impressed as there were more people to support the children than last year and although it rained, they stayed. This year, unlike any other year (that I've attended) it rained  cats and dogs on those children.  Wassi Babes took that rain like little bosses.  Because of when the rain fell, I know that other children were in it as well BUT I can only speak of the babies I was with.  They were band number last and understood that they had to stay in that rain to STILL wait to cross the stage.  None of them complained nor cried.  The rain did ease up but guess when it rained again.... Just as they were to cross the stage.  The excitement on their young faces and the ENERGY that they crossed the stage with made me cry.  My heart was so full!  My son, who vowed the entire time that he would not dance on stage, was one of the most energetic children on that stage. 

The time, the energy and love that the Wassi Babes Team put into those children Saturday was worth it.  I did nothing but show up and I felt overwhelmed with emotion.  I can imagine how that team felt!  That feeling is what this Junior Carnival is all about.  That feeling is what each and every child should experience and every adult should feel proud the same way.  This is what makes the children fall in love with carnival, that feeling is what makes them yearn for more.  For the sake of the culture, I hope we, the parents continue to put the same energy into these children as they did on Saturday.

It starts with us.
Pass the torch.
Teach them while they are willing and their minds can be easily molded.

As for the Miami Broward Carnival Association:  I have one major issue.  Is there are valid reason the carnival started and ended so late? Please understand, more than half of these children are young. There is absolutely NO REASON to have those children out there in the hot sun (and this year in the rain) for so long.  I find that the carnival is dragged out unnecessarily and lots of what is done, doesn't need to be.  Aside from the long waits caused by the constant stopping, I have no complaints.

Let's keep this going.
Please and thanks!