{"id":20410,"date":"2021-09-12T19:43:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T23:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=20410"},"modified":"2023-08-26T23:11:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T03:11:51","slug":"cambridge-carnival-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2021\/09\/12\/cambridge-carnival-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Cambridge Carnival Parade Returns For First Time In Three Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cambridge Carnival, the annual celebration of Caribbean culture, returned with a smaller, in-person version of the festival after live events were cancelled the previous two years. They paraded from Cambridgeport and through Central Square this afternoon in the usual spectacular fashion.<\/p>\n

“After two years of uncertainty, this year\u2019s theme for Cambridge Carnival will be Emancipation. The event will celebrate Emancipation from vaccination, from communities isolated in their homes, and the form of Black Lives Matter,” organizers write<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A virtual Cambridge Carnival was held last year, but the live in-person event was cancelled to prevent the spread of covid. The 2019 event was cancelled under pressure of city of Cambridge leaders who feared there would be gun violence at the event.<\/p>\n

Previously: <\/strong>
\nSept. 4, 2019: At Protest Over Canceled Cambridge Carnival, Organizers Call For Scaled-Back Festival In Late September<\/a>
\nAug. 20, 2019: Cambridge Carnival Canceled Over Fears Of Gun Violence, Organizers Say<\/a>
\nSept. 10, 2017: 25th Cambridge Carnival Parade<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cambridge Carnival, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rara Bel Poze performs in the Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tempo International Rhythm Section performs in the Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rara Bel Poze performs in the Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival parade, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cambridge Carnival, Sept. 12, 2021. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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