Cuba St Comes Alive for Carnival
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On 21 February the Cuba St Carnival will mark its 10th year of celebrating the distinctive culture of Wellington’s much loved street. Each year the Carnival continues to grow and this year will be no different, with crowds of 150,000 people expected. The iconic and quirky shopping street will be filled with music and dancing as it celebrates its renaissance from what was formally a shopping back water in Wellington.
“The Cuba Street Carnival is an event that gets the whole city buzzing. Although it’s just 10 years old, the Carnival has already become an iconic Wellington event – celebrating the capital’s truly vibrant culture.” according to Meridan Sponsor Mel SeyFort
Other highlights to look out for at the Cuba Street Carnival include a display of street art as you have never seen before, to Latin American performances, as well as music from a wide variety of acts including the Wellington International Ukelele Orchestra, and The Tutts.
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Above it is photo of the love it or hate it buckets in Cuba St Wellington
There are over 80 bands and DJ’s booked to play on 8 stages and four entertainment zones throughout the streets of Wellington. Everything from big main stage acts, to Caribbean style steel drums, and a whole stage devoted to highly excitable Latin performers.
The International Street Performers include Rubber Band Boy (world record holder for “The Most Rubber bands on a single Faceâ€), plus Canada’s Magic Brian, Pinky’s Street Circus from Australia, The Brothers from Nowhere (USA/NZ) and Piper McKenzie (Canada).
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