Four of the biggest names in Trinidadian and Dominican carnival music - Kes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK - share one Brooklyn Museum stage for seven straight hours. This is the fete side of Carnival week rather than the parade side: a jumping, flag-waving crowd that treats the museum lawn like Port of Spain. If you want the road-march songs before they hit Eastern Parkway, this is where you learn them.
What to expect
A festival-style outdoor stage on the museum grounds with general, VIP and VVIP zones, plus Caribbean food and drink vendors around the perimeter. Sets run late and back-to-back, with each headliner bringing a live band rather than a DJ set. Bring a flag or a rag and expect to be on your feet the whole night.
Good to know
- The 2 and 3 trains stop at Eastern Parkway-Brooklyn Museum, right at the venue
- This is an adults-oriented late-night fete, not a family program
- Sets run past the subway's comfortable hours, so plan the trip home
- VVIP is only reservable by phone through the promoter, not online
- Tickets are sold as no-refund, so buy for a night you are certain about
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Common questions
Who is actually on the lineup?
The billed acts are Kes The Band, Bunji Garlin, Fay-Ann Lyons and WCK, with the promoter noting more artists to be announced closer to the date.
Is this a WIADCA event?
It is promoted by Gemini Production and One Fete Inc as part of Brooklyn's Labor Day weekend, staged on the Brooklyn Museum grounds in collaboration with the Carnival week programming.
How late does it really go?
The listing runs the event from evening through to three in the morning, so it overlaps into the following day. Treat it as an all-nighter.
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