Sing, dance and shout to the sounds of Latin music in March 2016. Calle Ocho will be in full swing with Living Like It’s Carnaval. One of the most festive street parties in the world, this event will burst onto the scene March 17th. Ready to party with all the VIPs and performers? Living Like it’s Carnaval has something for everyone to do and see. The event will simulate a large block party, with pavilions and booths set up both in and outdoors. Hosts and hostesses will wear Caribbean-themed clothing, with musical performers in authentic regalia. A special presentation will be held for the Carnaval Miami poster artist, with introductions of each of the contestants in the Miss Carnaval Miami contest.

A kickoff of all the scheduled yearly events in mini-form will be featured inside the venue, including the Carnaval Miami Run, which will be simulated with an indoor track, the Carnaval Miami Cooking contest, which will feature renowned chefs in the area, Carnaval Miami Domino tournament, which will provide free lessons on how to play, Carnaval Miami Golf Classic, which will have an indoor miniature golf section; and Calle Ocho Soccer, which will have an outdoor soccer space.

Special booths and VIP sections will be hosted by different sponsors with t-shirts, contests and other attractive incentives to create a festive atmosphere. In the center of the room, there will be special musical performances by artists slated to appear at the festival. Past performers include Meklit, Stokeswood, Mother Falcon, Boboons, Brandan O’Hara, Dave Damage, Elastic Bond, Adele & Harmony, Raquel Sofia, Sam Savage and a host of other performers from around the world.

Calle Ocho and Carnaval Miami help bring the Miami Caribbean population to life. Tickets for this special event will be available through Ticketmaster and the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana.

Previous sponsors include Advance Auto, Iberia Foods, Kraft Foods, CoverGirl, Crest, Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, Miami Herald, Clear Channel, Coke Zero, Procter & Gamble, Powerade, South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center, Miami Dade College, Florida Lottery and Geico.

Carnaval Miami has been in existence for over 35 years, assisting the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana service programs in the community.

The Kiwanis Club of Little Havana started over thirty years ago to organize a Kiwanis Club that would develop projects to benefit the growing Hispanic population in Miami. Formed by 25 friends who shared a common bond and interest, it is the oldest Latin continuous-meeting club in the United States.

Feel the rhythm of the night during the Miami Broward Carnival held on October 11, 2015. Presented by Miami Broward One, Columbus Day in Miami will never be the same! This will be a special VIP event for sponsors, celebrities and performers who are all in town to celebrate Carnival Miami. The venue will be decorated like a huge Caribbean carnival, complete with a children’s area, indoor Ferris wheel, a parade, and lots of music, food and drinks. This venue will feature sections themed like a masquerade, with each section featuring a mask. Hosts and hostesses will be outfitted in costumes and traditional garb from the Caribbean nations.

Local and national Caribbean performers will be in attendance, and each sponsor will have a booth where their choice of food will be available. All foods will mirror authentic Caribbean dishes. During the event, a music truck will enter and play music for everyone to dance to. Special appearances by the Carnival King and Queen, Junior Carnival and Miss Miami Broward with attendees having an opportunity to take pictures with them.

The entire event will be filled with many reasons to have fun! Created as an extension of Miami Broward Carnival, this venue will allow participants to see another side of Miami. A smaller version of the famous Jouvert will take place the day before, open to the general public in an outside venue. Sponsored by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Miami Broward, Yellow Cab, South Florida Caribbean News, Caribbean Airlines, The Check Cashing store, Antigua’s Carnival, 1-800-411-Pain and Caribbean American Passport News Magazine, there will be a number of giveaways and prizes.

Past entertainment in 2014 included Red Hot Flames, Pumpa, Patrice, Farmer Nappy, Kerwin Dubois, Iwer, Ricardo Drue, Skinny Banton, Breasman and Scrouge & StageMuzik. Steel bands scheduled to peform are Silver stars USA, Pantastics, Lauderhill Steel, Resurrection Sound, Karibbean Knights and Steel Away. Tickets for this event are now on sale and start at $100. Full of fun and excitement, the Miami Broward Carnival party is an event you don’t want to miss!

The Miami-Broward One Carnival Host Committee is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing a safe, family festival to South Florida and the outlying area, fostering community pride and civic involvement providing critical opportunities to the Caribbean people in South Florida to share the Caribbean culture, promote cultural exchange and build economic cooperation in the multiethnic and multicultural environment.