The Cariwest Caribbean Arts Festival is celebrating each generation that joins in on the celebration, according to one event judge. “It was good to see this year, we had a lot of younger kids participating in the costume extravaganza,” Joel Kokaram said at the edge of Saturday’s downtown parade. Elaborate costumes, stilt-walking, flags, music and dance filled the streets for the second day of the festival, which looks to share Caribbean culture and expression with Edmontonians. Read more: These women are getting the party started before this weekend’s Caribbean festival “It’s always a good vibe here in Edmonton. It’s growing every year. It used to be Caribbean countries, but now there’s South American countries, African countries getting involved. Hopefully we can get other countries involved as well.” The festival is founded by the Western Carnival Development Association, a non-profit that has, since the 1980s, made this weekend’s festivities the largest Caribbean festival in western Canada. Cariwest continues on Sunday with food tents, vendors and music in Churchill Square.
