The annual festival of Caribbean culture was back in a big way on Saturday, as the colourful carnival inspired parade took over Stephen Avenue.
Floats and dancers representing the nations surrounding the Caribbean made their way from Olympic Plaza to Shaw Millennium Park.
Carifest began in the 1980s after members of Calgary’s Caribbean community formed the CanCarib Association, with the goal of fostering an understanding that the culture was more than just food and music.
Photos from the 2022 parade
A woman dances in the Brazil section of the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Brazil float and dancers in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA woman dances in the Brazil section of the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA woman dances in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA DJ plays music in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDJs lead dancers from the back of a pickup truck at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA group of dancers performs for the crowd as the Carifest 2022 Parade slows down past Centre Street and Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYMembers of the Jamaica float and group wave the national flag at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYCalgarians line up to watch the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA man on a motorcycle and a man on a bike do a mock drag race start at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA girl in the Island Tribe float wears her sunglasses upside down during the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers of all ages take part in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYA dancer wears large wings in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Jab Jab dancers, representing Grenada, at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Jab Jab dancers, representing Grenada, at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Jab Jab dancers, representing Grenada, at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYThe Psykotik Mas Club of Calgary at the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers pull old Egyptian styled parade floats in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers pull old Egyptian styled parade floats in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARYDancers wear old Egyptian styled costumes in the Carifest 2022 Parade on Stephen Avenue in Calgary on Saturday, August 13, 2022. ARYN TOOMBS / FOR LIVEWIRE CALGARY
